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A top leader of the Sunni Arab movement that has been aligned with U.S. forces in Iraq's Anbar province was killed Thursday in a roadside bombing. Sheikh Abdul Sattar Abu Risha was founder of the Anbar Salvation Council, which joined U.S. troops fighting al-Qaida in Iraq last year.

German officials say that they've disrupted a terrorist plot to attack Frankfurt's international airport, as well as the U.S. military base at Ramstein. A German federal prosecutor says the three suspects trained in Pakistan and aimed to make bombs larger than those used in previous attacks in London and Madrid.

A joint commission of Iraqi and U.S. officials is examining incidents involving the Blackwater security firm, including the deaths of civilians in a melee last week in Baghdad. Prime Minister Maliki is directing harsh rhetoric at the company.

The Senate voted Wednesday on a bill that would expand federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research. The bill passed 63-34. But President Bush has reiterated his plans to veto the legislation. Whether the Senate can override a veto is uncertain.

There are reports of at least two U.S. military strikes in Somalia, said to have targeted al-Qaida figures wanted for the bombing of two U.S. embassies in Africa in 1998. The Pentagon refuses to confirm or deny the operation.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates spent three days in Iraq this week, meeting with senior military officials and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Saturday, he joins President Bush for further discussions of Iraq policy.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a law suspending his nation's participation in the Conventional Forces in Europe treaty, a move that would allow Moscow to deploy more troops and military hardware near Western European borders.

The U.S. government operated 100 boarding schools for American Indians on and off reservations. One expert says the schools were part of a strategy to conquer Indians. Students who attended them were required to talk and dress as mainstream Americans.

Wray faced a wide range of questions by House Judiciary Committee members, most framed as accusations that the FBI pursues a political agenda targeting conservatives.

The loan forgiveness comes after past mishandling of income-driven repayment plans, which were designed for low-income borrowers. The move will erase $39 billion in federal student loan debt.