1. Harriet Miers has been ordered to tell Congress what she knows about the firing of eight federal prosecutors. She was subpoenaed today by Democrats who are looking to see if there's a link between the White House and the controversial firings.

2. Iraqi forces are trying to keep Baghdad quiet after suspected al-Qaeda insurgents attacked a revered Shiite shrine earlier today. This is the second time the mosque has been hit and there are fears this attack could prompt large sectarian violence.

3. Police in Clay City, Kentucky say a prisoner in the backseat of a police cruiser was somehow able to shoot and kill the city's police chief. They say Randy Lacy was shot by a man he had just arrested.

4. Scientists working in China say they discovered the remains of a bird-like dinosaur. They say it was 15-feet tall and weighed 3,000 pounds. They say the discovery is forcing them to rethink how birds evolved.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. subpoena : VERB V n, V n
If someone subpoenas a person, they give them a legal document telling them to attend a court of law and give evidence. If someone subpoena s a piece of evidence, the evidence must be produced in a court of law.

2. revere: VERB V n
If you revere someone or something, you respect and admire them greatly. (FORMAL)

3. revered: ADJ usu ADJ n

4. prompt: VERB V n to-inf, V n
To prompt someone to do something means to make them decide to do it.

5. shrine: N-COUNT
A shrine is a place of worship which is associated with a particular holy person or object.

6. mosque: N-COUNT
A mosque is a building where Muslims go to worship.

7. sectarian: ADJ usu ADJ n
Sectarian means resulting from the differences between different religions.