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Drought tests arcane water laws
Not a day goes by when attorney Tim Buchanan isn't deluged with calls from his hundreds of clients. He hears accusations of theft and negligence. He responds with threats of lawsuits and fines. Graft helps paraplegic woman walk LOS ANGELES -- An experimental nerve-graft surgery allowed a paraplegic woman whose spinal cord was severed in an automobile accident to reacquire limited use of her legs, an Italian doctor reported last week at a conference in California. Scientists say Earth formed faster than they thought Scientists have found evidence that Earth made its final step to planet status about 30-million years earlier than previous research had suggested. Bush ends break with service appeal CRAWFORD, Texas -- President Bush on Saturday closed out the final hours of his 32-day escape from Washington by designating September as a month of service to honor victims of Sept. 11. Manhunt ends with charges LARGO, Md. -- A man was charged with first-degree murder Saturday in the fatal shootings of two deputies who tried to take him away for psychiatric care. Kentucky suspends satanic services at state prison LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The Kentucky Department of Corrections has suspended formal satanic worship services at the Green River Correctional Complex while officials work to shape a statewide policy on the practice. Mountain of bones sheds light on fate of Napoleon's army VILNIUS, Lithuania -- Arunas Barkus pokes at a leg bone in a pile of skeletal remains, tagged No. 151 and sprawled on an autopsy table at Vilnius University. At the touch of his fingers, marrow crumbles into the dust of one of history's most catastrophic military adventures. Canada, U.S. at work on 'smart borders' plan Canada and the United States are about to announce a "Smart Borders Agreement" to enhance security for both countries. 6 sentenced to hang for gang-rape of woman in Pakistan DERA GHAZI KHAN, Pakistan -- A judge sentenced six men to death by hanging in the gang-rape of a woman to punish her family, a case closely watched by government officials and international human rights groups. Eight men were acquitted in the verdict early Sunday. Support broadens for U.S. immunity HELSINGOER, Denmark -- The European Union showed a new willingness Saturday to compromise on U.S. demands that it exempt Americans from prosecutions at the international court on war crimes. Mourning for Diana less public after 5 years LONDON -- Five years after Princess Diana's death prompted an astonishing public outpouring of grief, Britain remembered her Saturday in far more subdued fashion, marking a sad anniversary with small, personal gestures and private recollections. From AP: special links on the terrorist attacks and aftermath • Sharon and Arafat: Old foes on parallel paths • FBI's Most Wanted terrorists • Afghanistan in Depth • Panoramic view of tragedy • Satellite view of Ground Zero • Flashpoint: Afghanistan • Multimedia Coverage of the Terror Attacks • Latest News on the Terror Attacks • Updated List of Victims • Terror Attack Multimedia Gallery • Terror's Path: An Interactive Map • Missing: A Multimedia Essay • Terror Attack: Minute by Minute • Terror Attack: Tower Collapse • Terrorists Attack: Video Gallery • Aftermath Photo Gallery • Day of Terror Photo Gallery National headlines [an error occurred while processing this directive]
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