WASHINGTON (AP) - Al Gore says the U.S. should set a goal of getting all of its electricity from clean sources within 10 years. The former vice president says rising fuel costs and growing awareness of climate change are creating a political environment that makes that doable.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House plans to vote today on the so-called Drill Act. The Democratic-backed plan aims to get oil companies to drill on land where they already have leases. It's an alternative to opening up new areas that are environmentally sensitive.

CHICAGO (AP) - More fallout from Jesse Jackson's highly publicized appearance on Fox News two Sundays ago. The network says a microphone caught him using the N-word in complaining that Barack Obama was telling blacks "how to behave."

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - There are reports of some civilian casualties from allied airstrikes in western Afghanistan today. As many as a dozen militants are reported dead in the raid, called in by Afghan and NATO-led troops on the ground.

SOUTHPORT, England (AP) - It's not exactly the best weather for golf, but the British Open is under way in Southport, England. It's so cold, wet and windy that many of the golfers are wearing ski caps pulled down over their ears.