In other news Monday, at least 10 people are missing after an explosion at an underground natural gas pipeline in north-central Texas, and residents of three Midwestern states are cleaning up after severe thunderstorms and tornadoes struck the region over…

Bank of America Corp. said Friday that it has agreed to pay $4 billion in stock for Countrywide Financial -- rescuing the battered lender that has come to represent the excesses of the subprime mortgage market.

By PBS News Hour