• Obama targets Democratic holdouts on health care
President Obama made an urgent plea for health reform ahead of Sunday's vote. Also: ? Obama will address House Dems Saturday ? More lawmakers announced decisions ? Boehner called the vote "tight"
• State will fund Casey Anthony's defense
The state of Florida must fund some of Casey Anthony's defense in her first-degree murder trial for the death of daughter Caylee, a judge ruled Friday.
• Criminals halt Mexico troop movements
Five presumed drug gang members and one soldier were killed in shootouts Thursday and Friday after criminals blocked thoroughfares in two northern Mexico states to prevent military reinforcements from arriving, authorities said.
• Argentine state OKs chemical castration
Officials in Argentina's Mendoza province have authorized chemical castration for rapists after a significant increase in sexual assaults last year.
• Anna Nicole estate loses $300M fight
Anna Nicole Smith's estate is not entitled to $300 million the deceased actress had claimed was intended as a gift from her oil tycoon husband, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.
