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October 1, 2000

Mideast violence worse; 12 killed
Hundreds are injured in fighting that started after a visit to a holy site by a controversial Israeli official.

Seeing LASIK's risks clearly
Droves of people are having the surgery, lured by the promise of better vision in ads that don't always warn of the risks.

What to make of Ralph Nader
He has made his name as a consumer advocate, but as a candidate he is struggling to get people's attention.

TV Times addenda
Here is a listing of today's television news shows.

Election briefs
Report: FBI expands tape probe

Washington briefs
Thurmond hospitalized after falling ill

Washington Journal
Senate campaigns ignore RU-486 okay

Foes join forces for new tobacco fight
It's rare to find Big Tobacco, state attorneys general and health care professionals at a negotiation table together, and even rarer to find them sitting on the same side. But a new cause, rising gray market cigarette sales, has united these usual opponents in a fight before Congress.

Science briefs
Hidden faults discovered off California

National briefs
Judge: Inmates can sue for DNA testing

Canada report
Mourners honor Pierre Trudeau; state funeral in Montreal planned

 

National headlines
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Decision 2000

  • Bush Pledges Iraq Arms Hunt Will Continue
  • 'Partial Birth' Abortion Ban Passes House

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