BEIJING (AP) — On the eve of Hamid Karzai's inauguration for another term as Afghanistan's president, there are continued U.S. concerns about his government. President Barack Obama, in interviews before leaving China today for South Korea, declined to say he trusted Karzai. And Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who's in Afghanistan, says she'll keep pressing Karzai's government to act against corruption.

WASHINGTON (AP) — What happens if they're acquitted? That's one of the questions from senators today for Attorney General Eric Holder, who's been defending the decision to bring Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (HAH'-leed shayk moh-HAH'-med) and other 9/11 suspects to New York for a civilian trial. Holder told the panel that failure isn't an option -- but he added that even if one of the suspects is acquitted, that doesn't mean he'll be released in the United States.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time pirates off Somalia attacked the Maersk Alabama, captain Richard Phillips was held hostage at gunpoint for five days before a rescue by NAVY seals who killed three pirates. This time, pirates who attacked the same ship today were repelled by private guards who were on board, and who fired guns and a high-decibel noise device.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (seh-BEEL'-yuhs) says federal policy on who should get breast cancer screening has not changed. Her statement is aimed at easing confusion over a government panel's recommendation Monday that said most women don't need mammograms in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50. Sebelius says that task force doesn't set federal policy.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is the first state in the nation to require that new televisions be more energy efficient. State regulators today unanimously voted to ban power-hungry TVs from store shelves in the state, starting in 2011. The requirement gets even tougher in two more years.