In hard times, steel makes hay
The weak dollar and a lack of competition from foreign producers are contributing to a surge in the industry. The Tribune's David Greising reports.

Troops hike to quake-buried Chinese villages
Soldiers hiking over landslide-blocked roads reached the epicenter of China's devastating earthquake Tuesday, pulling bodies and a few survivors from collapsed buildings. The death toll of more than 12,000 is certain to rise as the buried are found.

Anonymous rape tests are going nationwide
Starting next year across the country, rape victims too afraid or too ashamed to go to police can undergo an emergency-room forensic rape exam, and the evidence gathered will be kept on file in a sealed envelope in case they decide to press charges.

Texas authorities investigate more polygamy charges
Behind guarded, ornate gates at the end of a rural road, a self-proclaimed prophet warns his followers about the end of time and rails against a dangerous and unclean world outside their West Texas compound.

Bombs kill 60 and wound 150 in western India
Bombs ripped through crowded parts of this ancient city in western India on Tuesday, killing 60 people and wounding 150, police said. The seven explosions in Jaipur took place in markets and several other areas of the city in Rajasthan, a region dotted with palaces and temples that draws hundreds of thousands of tourists every year, said A.S. Gill, the state's police chief.

Detroit City Council moves toward ousting mayor
DETROIT—The embattled mayor of Detroit faced new and stronger pressure to resign Tuesday as City Council members put in motion a two-pronged process to boot him from office, something that has never been done in this old industrial city's history.