National
Florida euthanasia case prompts passage of law
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Invoking a law rushed through the Legislature only an hour earlier, Gov. Jeb Bush ordered a feeding tube reinserted Tuesday into a brain-damaged woman at the center of one of the nation's longest and most bitter right-to-die battles. The bill was designed to save the life of Terri Schiavo, whose parents have fought for several years to keep her alive. Her husband, Michael Schiavo, says she would rather die.
Man charged after illegal stunt in Niagra Falls
NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (AP) - A man who went over Niagara Falls with only the clothes on his back and survived will be charged with illegally performing a stunt, park police said Tuesday.
Kirk Jones, 40, of Canton, Mich., is the first person known to have gone over Niagara Falls without safety devices and lived. He could be fined $10,000.
Stunned tourists described seeing Jones float by on his back Monday in the swift Niagara River, go headfirst over the churning 180-foot waterfall and then pull himself out of the water onto the rocks below.
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Leads in Pearl murder linked to Sept. 11 attacks
WASHINGTON (AP) - American authorities investigating the killing in Pakistan of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl now believe his throat was slit by Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Authorities, who had previously cast doubt on reports alleging Mohammed's role, have new information that leads them to believe he killed Pearl, said a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The official would not detail the evidence.
International
Iran will give access of facilities to inspectors
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran agreed Tuesday to suspend uranium enrichment and give inspectors unrestricted access to its nuclear facilities as demanded by the U.N. watchdog agency, a step that could ease the standoff over fears Iran is seeking to build nuclear weapons. The announcement came after weeks of pressure on Iran to meet an Oct. 31 deadline to come clean on its nuclear program, which Washington believes aims to build a nuclear arsenal. The United States - which has led the charge for the U.N. Security Council to take action against Tehran - gave a cautious welcome.
Iraqi police arrest 32 in Muslim holy city raids
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Coalition troops and Iraqi police arrested 32 people Tuesday in raids in the Shiite Muslim holy city of Karbala, and U.S. troops fired in the air to disperse a crowd at the Oil Ministry after a woman objected to a search by a sniffer dog.
In Fallujah, troops of the 82nd Airborne Division were back on the streets Tuesday, one day after one paratrooper was killed and six wounded in an ambush. Two civilians, including a Syrian truck driver, were also killed.
There were no reports of attacks in Fallujah on Tuesday, but nine miles to the southwest, an American Humvee was ablaze after what local residents said was an attack by insurgents. U.S. troops were searching houses in the area.
Bush pledges to keep fighting terror in Bali
SINGAPORE (AP) - President Bush set out for the front lines of the war against terror on Wednesday, taking a pledge of U.S. solidarity into Indonesia and its struggle against al Qaeda-linked groups in a visit to the bomb-scarred island of Bali. Secret Service officials were nervous about Bush's safety during his stay on the island, limited to just three hours. At least 5,000 police and army troops were on guard, and warships patrolled the seas.
