Survivors describe the day death came out of the sky
THORAI, Afghanistan -- When a bomb landed just outside their home, blowing out their windows and demolishing a wall, Qudratullah decided his family should flee. Theirs was a panicked attempt to leave Tarin Kot, a nearby Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan, which was being bombed that October night.

FBI: Arson, not car crash, killed suspect in license case
MEMPHIS -- An arson car fire, not a crash, killed a Tennessee driver's license examiner charged in a bogus license scheme that may be linked to terrorism, an FBI agent testified Wednesday.

Agent's family: Lindh is traitor
The parents of a CIA officer slain in Afghanistan say John Walker Lindh should be subject to the death penalty.

Ring, and love, endure for terror victim
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The wedding ring would have to come off. Harry Waizer had been horribly burned in the attack on the World Trade Center, and his blackened hands were swelling dangerously.

Arafat reportedly pulls gun on aide
JERUSALEM -- With the possible exception of Yasser Arafat, no Palestinian is more powerful, or more feared, than Jibril Rajoub, Arafat's security chief in the West Bank.

House nears final vote on election gifts
Working into the early morning, proponents of campaign finance changes defeat amendments designed to kill the bill.

Bush reiterates warning to Hussein
WASHINGTON -- President Bush issued an ominous warning to Saddam Hussein on Wednesday, saying the Iraqi president "needs to understand I am serious" about launching pre-emptive strikes beyond Afghanistan to eliminate terrorist threats against the United States.

Official: Airports won't hit deadline
WASHINGTON -- The Transportation Department probably will not meet a Dec. 31 deadline for having enough explosive detection machines to inspect all checked baggage, the agency's inspector general said Wednesday.

Amino acid may raise risk of Alzheimer's
A new study finds that people with heightened levels of homocysteine may be twice as likely to develop the disease.

Pressures, emotions run high in House debate
WASHINGTON -- Wednesday's marathon House debate on campaign finance legislation had not even begun when emotions started bubbling over.