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Colombia says it rescued three Americans and a French-Colombian politician from leftist FARC rebels who held them for years. John Otis, South America bureau chief for the Houston Chronicle, says all the former hostages are in reasonably good health.

Hawaiians consume more Spam than any other people in the United States. Cookbook author Muriel Miura explains why and shares one of her favorite Spam recipes.

Harvard Law professor Elizabeth Warren talks about your credit rating — how it's compiled, and how it may be used against you. Warren also discusses the errors that may lower your score and how to fix them.

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is clarifying how his upcoming trip to Iraq might affect his war policy. Obama still believes U.S. combat troops should be out within 16 months of his taking office. But he says he would be more specific about how that would happen when he returns from Iraq.

Washington, D.C., Mayor Adrian Fenty says Thursday's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the District ban on handguns will mean more gun violence in the city. But the decision doesn't mean guns will go on sale in the city anytime soon.

After assaults from protesters during the Olympic torch relay, anti-foreign sentiment has grown in China. The surge in nationalism has been well-documented by China's vibrant Internet community. Many Web sites run by young bloggers reflect anger over perceived anti-Chinese bias in Western media reports about Tibet.

Richard Shryock, Virginia Tech's chairman of foreign languages and literatures, lost two faculty members and 15 students in his department in last April's shootings. A year later, he's planting trees in quiet reflection over their loss.

In his first visit to the U.S., Pope Benedict XVI has addressed the issue of clergy sex abuse several times. Canonical law expert Nicholas Cafardi says he sees signs that the pope may be weighing changes to church law that will make it easier to deal with the abuse problem.

Las Vegas Sands, Wynn Resorts and MGM Mirage all enjoyed a spike in stock prices after the world's largest gambling hub — the southern Chinese enclave of Macau — limited new casino construction. So many companies are building casinos, Macau's chief is worried about social stability.

Adila, a young Afghan girl with a life-threatening heart defect, has been dispatched to Pakistan, where it is hoped she will undergo emergency surgery. But some worry she won't survive the trip.