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December 3, 2002
Political violence spiraling in Haiti
Late last month, a U.S. Air Force plane landed at Haiti's international airport on the outskirts of the capital, Port-au-Prince.

Seeds sown to ease climate change
In suburban Washington, a grain silo towers over the landscape. It's filled with corn that residents use to heat homes in their fight against global warming.

Al-Qaida linked to Kenya attacks
The network claims responsibility in a Web site statement, which officials call credible.

High court to decide sodomy case
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court reopened a homosexual rights issue Monday, agreeing to decide a case that asks if it's unconstitutional for states to punish same-sex couples for having sex.

Study trying to find which nutrients stymie cancer
WASHINGTON -- Can a diet rich in a particular nutrient really prevent cancer? The government is recruiting 32,000 middle-aged men to see whether selenium or vitamin E can prevent prostate cancer, the biggest clinical trial yet to address such dietary questions.

Nation in brief
FBI says officer deaths by criminals on the rise

Groups seek to keep trucks out of U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Citing concern over air pollution, a coalition of environmental, labor and trucking industry groups sought an emergency stay Monday that would delay the opening of U.S. highways to trucks from Mexico.

World in brief
President's foes begin strike in Venezuela




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