Hearing ends with prosecutor calling alleged Maui spy difficult to work with but competent. A Maui man accused of spying for China is difficult to work with and makes wild exaggerations but is legally able to stand trial, a federal prosecutor asserted Friday.

Nicaragua court says President Ortega can seek re-election; opposition in uproar. Leftist President Daniel Ortega appears to have won the right to seek re-election in 2011, though opponents call the decision illegal and are vowing to fight it.

Calif. struggles to desegregate its prisons as it faces a diverse, violent inmate population. The riot that ravaged a Southern California prison and injured 175 inmates began with a fight between black and Hispanic gang members, a stark reminder of the difficulty of race relations behind bars and the challenges of desegregating inmates.

Cyber Cemetery at North Texas school keeps government work alive when agency Web sites go dark. It was a historian's nightmare. During the change from the Clinton to the Bush administration, Web sites affiliated with the Clinton White House went dark, and an unknown number of online documents and files were forever lost.

Memorial tributes pop up wherever there's a Michael Jackson fan _ funeral home, soup kitchen. Tilesha McClurkin wanted to join other Michael Jackson fans to celebrate his life, but she knew she wouldn't be able to go to whatever official memorial celebration might be held.

Maine gay-marriage advocates: Current law leads to 'unbearable' hardships for same-sex couples. Diane Sammer and her partner, Pam Dennis, were careful to sign papers giving Sammer power of attorney over Dennis' affairs. Yet after Dennis died of a heart attack and her body was to be cremated, the undertaker refused to accept Sammer's signature.