March honors anniversary of Voting Rights Act

ATLANTA -- Demonstrators streamed down Martin Luther King Jr. Drive chanting, singing and marching on Saturday in support of extending the 40-year-old Voting Rights Act. Organizers hope the "Keep the Vote Alive" march will pressure Congress to extend key provisions of the landmark law, which expires in 2007.

Colorado bans cell phone use by young drivers

DENVER -- Beginning Monday, Colorado is banning young drivers from talking on cellular phones while they're behind the wheel. The Colorado law affects teens with restricted licenses -- brand-new drivers who must have an adult drive with them for a year. Police can issue a citation only if the driver is stopped for another violation.

Mom of fallen soldier protests near Bush's ranch

CRAWFORD, Texas -- Cindy Sheehan, 48, the angry mother of a fallen U.S. soldier, staged a protest near President Bush's ranch on Saturday, demanding an accounting from the president of how he has conducted the war in Iraq. Sheehan arrived in Crawford aboard a bus painted red, white and blue and emblazoned with the words, "Impeachment Tour." Her son, Casey, 24, was killed in Sadr City, Iraq, on April 4, 2004. He was an Army specialist, a Humvee mechanic.

-- From wire reports