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Arafat deputy calls for end to uprising
Obituaries in the news
JERUSALEM -- Yasser Arafat's top deputy said the armed uprising against Israel has been a mistake for the Palestinians and must be stopped, declaring it had held up Palestinian independence and led to a reoccupation of West Bank cities by Israeli troops. Claritin coming over the counter Allergy sufferers won't need a prescription to buy the antihistamine, but they might have to pay more. Kissinger will lead 9/11 inquiry President Bush charges him to 'follow all the facts, wherever they lead' in the independent investigation. Ex-cop again hijacks airplane LYON, France -- A man who hijacked a French jet in 1999 struck again Wednesday, threatening to blow up a flight over Switzerland with 57 passengers aboard, police said. He surrendered after the plane landed in southern France. No one was hurt. Mexican trucks granted right to roll on U.S. roads WASHINGTON -- President Bush gave the go-ahead Wednesday for Mexican trucks to travel U.S. roads beyond commercial border zones where they have been restricted while inspection sites and new regulations were put in place. Scouting volunteers to face criminal checks WASHINGTON -- The Boy Scouts of America will require criminal background checks of new adult volunteers beginning next year, it announced Wednesday. Nation in brief Cheney ordered to give up records Chickasaw astronaut awed by spacewalk CAPE CANAVERAL -- The first American Indian astronaut said Wednesday he is inspired and humbled to be flying -- and walking -- in space. Census: Urban integration on the rise WASHINGTON -- America's metropolitan areas became more integrated during the 1990s, particularly renovated inner cities that attracted whites from suburbia and immigrants from abroad, the Census Bureau reported Wednesday. Seniors with abnormal gait may be prone to dementia Abnormal walking patterns in the elderly may be an early warning sign of senility, researchers say. Dumas' remains bound for Pantheon PARIS -- The remains of Alexandre Dumas, author of The Three Musketeers, have been exhumed from a graveyard in his native village to prepare for transfer to the Pantheon, the domed Paris monument where French luminaries are interred. World in brief Company plans flights to moon Doctor says bin Laden in good health last fall LAHORE, Pakistan -- A prominent Pakistani doctor who admitted treating Osama bin Laden and other al-Qaida leaders before and after Sept. 11 said Wednesday that the terrorist mastermind was in excellent health and showed no signs of kidney failure. Fighting terror notebook Thanksgiving just another day in the war Church offers $100 bills for acts of kindness NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Imagine showing up for worship one weekend and, instead of putting money in the collection plate, taking home a crisp $100 bill. Group: Shun 'factory' turkeys GARDINER, N.Y. -- Dismayed by the practices of large commercial turkey farms, animal welfare groups are intensifying their appeals to consumers to reconsider their Thanksgiving menus. National headlines World headlines Science headlines
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