WASHINGTON  — The Supreme Court, its new chief justice joining the majority, made clear Monday that juries, not judges, must determine facts that justify harsher prison sentences.

Rachael Louise Frank was taken to Napa County jail, along with a male friend, after police determined the pair had gotten into a fight and damaged one another’s cars, according to police.

WASHINGTON — Beneath the resounding Democratic victories of the past two weeks, tensions have been growing between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and many new committee chairmen and other members over her aggressive management style and her approach to the war, according to lawmakers and advisers.

NEW WESTMINSTER, British Columbia — A Canadian pig farmer confessed to killing 49 women and was caught before he could reach his goal of making it an even 50, prosecutors told jurors at the start of his murder trial Monday.

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — Visitors to Yosemite can make campsite reservations on a Web site that offers one-stop shopping for several federal and state parks across the country.

BIEL, Switzerland — Swatch Group AG, the world’s largest watchmaker, on Monday posted a 12 percent rise in 2006 revenue.

6:56 p.m. WASHINGTON -- A politically weakened President Bush implored a skeptical Congress Tuesday night to embrace his unpopular plan to send more U.S. troops to Iraq, saying it represents the best chance in a war America must not lose. “Give it a chance to work,” he said.

WASHINGTON  — President Bush will tell Americans Tuesday night he has important plans for health care, education and other kitchen table topics that have little to do with Iraq.

BAGHDAD, Iraq — A suicide bomber crashed his car into a central Baghdad market crowded with Shiites just seconds after another car bomb tore through the stalls where vendors were hawking DVDs and used clothing, leaving 88 dead Monday in the bloodiest attack in two months.

WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers who stray too far from the party line could find themselves facing primary opponents financed by unions, trial lawyers and political activists eager to put the new congressional majority to the test.

VIENNA, Austria — Glaciers will all but disappear from the Alps by 2050, scientists warned Monday, basing their bleak outlook on mounting evidence of slow but steady melting of the continental ice sheets.

WASHINGTON  — Congressional Republicans pushed back Monday against President Bush’s decision to deploy additional troops in Iraq, some voicing opposition while others called for the administration and Iraqi government to be held accountable.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — He was an 18-year-old Marine headed to war.

ATLANTA — When Antonio Hernandez Jr. planned a trip to Mexico with his parents, he was sure to get the passports two weeks ahead of time.