Afghans eradicate opium, U.N. reports
The country's hard-line rulers banned the poppy plant and, U.N. inspectors say, farmers complied.
Navy: No more civilians at helm
The president will order a review of all military policies on allowing guests to participate in exercises.
Democrats unveil more modest tax plan
WASHINGTON -- Jon Corzine and Luwanna Adams have little or nothing in common. He is a billionaire Wall Street investor-turned-senator; she is a $20,400-a-year office worker. But when they appeared together on Capitol Hill on Thursday, they succeeded in giving voice to the Democrats' view of President Bush's proposed tax cut.
Bush's debut on world stage starts with visit to Fox's mom
WASHINGTON -- With all the talk about President Bush wanting to elevate U.S.-Mexico relations, perhaps no other gesture will drive home the point better than a rather unorthodox stop he has scheduled Friday during a one-day visit to Mexico.
National briefs
Shuttle crew prepares to depart space station
Civilians describe crashing into boat
WASHINGTON -- When John Hall and 15 other civilians climbed aboard the U.S. submarine Greeneville last Friday, they were "just middle-class Americans" ready for "the ride of their lifetimes."
World briefs
El Salvador survivors need food, shelter
