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The consulate general in San Diego says identifications on the victims suggest they were nationals of Mexico.

News that illness caused Cuban President Fidel Castro to temporarily cede power to his brother prompted celebrations in the Cuban-American neighborhoods of Miami, home to many of the descendents of Cubans who fled the island nation's communist rule. Guillermo Martinez, a columnist for the South Florida Sun Sentinel, talks with Madeleine Brand.

France's new conservative president, who worked his way up the ladder in a rise unusual in the country's political history, is offering his people the option of radical change.

The president says Congress is blocking his proposals to deal with high gas prices. He also called on lawmakers to pass legislation to combat the housing crisis.

Tropical Storm Hanna hit the East Coast along the North and South Carolina border on Saturday. It is expected to race north along the Eastern Seaboard, bringing heavy rain and flooding.

Cancer patients who get what some people are calling prehabilitation can recover more quickly, early research suggests. Getting insurance to cover it can be tricky, though.

Advocates for health overhaul have argued that by insuring more people the law would keep patients out of emergency rooms. But two-thirds of hospital administrators anticipate busier ERs, a survey finds.

A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds the number of people getting coverage is running ahead of the administration's estimate of how many young adults would become insured this year under the law.

Officials in India say several explosions that killed at least 49 people in New Delhi were the work of terrorists. But they aren't saying who was behind them. Neighboring Pakistan has strongly condemned the attacks.

The Red Cross says hundreds of people have been killed in fighting between government forces and Tamil Tiger separatists in Sri Lanka.