China didn't just walk onto the world stage. It soared over it.

WASHINGTON -- Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on Friday admitted to an extramarital affair while his wife was battling cancer. He denied fathering the woman's daughter.

NEW YORK -- Wall Street rebounded sharply Friday as another drop in oil prices eased worries over losses at mortgage finance company Fannie Mae. The Dow Jones industrials rose about 300 points, more than wiping out their losses from the previous session.

BAGHDAD -- Iraqi police say at least 16 people have been killed and 20 wounded when a car bomb struck a market in the northern city of Tal Afar.

BEIJING -- Three Americans were detained Friday after trying to protest near a key Olympic venue just an hour before the games' opening ceremony, according to a pro-Tibet group.

CHICAGO -- Party officials say former President Clinton will deliver a speech on the third night of the Democratic National Convention before an address by the as-yet-to-be-named running mate for Barack Obama.

BEIJING -- There has long been a tenuous line between sports and politics. But it's likely that the line has never been blurrier than it is now as the Olympic Games begin in the largest country on earth. The only person who seems to have sure footing in these puzzling times is a runner named Lopez Lomong. You should hear his story.

SHERMAN, Texas -- A charter bus carrying Vietnamese worshippers on a pilgrimage slammed onto its side and off a highway north of Dallas early Friday, killing at least 14 people and injuring more than 40, authorities said.

DETROIT -- Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, charged with perjury and other felonies for his testimony in a civil trial, was ordered to jail Thursday because he violated his bond by taking a quick trip to Canada without notifying authorities.

WASHINGTON -- Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt attempted to ease concerns Thursday that the Bush administration is planning to issue new rules that would limit women's access to birth control.

WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates has endorsed an Afghanistan government proposal to increase the size of the Afghan army by more than 50,000 troops.

Cattleman George Glasier sees the next nuclear era amid the blood-orange mesas of the Paradox Valley, the same western range lands that hold a darker legacy from the last rush to pull uranium from the ground.