Al-Najjar case won't test use of secret evidence
WASHINGTON -- The debate on the use of secret evidence appears to be back at square one.
Snitch, and he'll make you a citizen
WASHINGTON -- Foreigners who help catch terrorists can be rewarded with U.S. citizenship, Attorney General John Ashcroft promised Thursday.
Afghans nearer deal on regime
KOENIGSWINTER, Germany -- Talks on Afghanistan's political future gained momentum Thursday, with the Northern Alliance dropping its rejection of international security forces and moving closer to a power-sharing agreement to end Afghan suffering.
Lists detail enemies' status, targets for interrogation
WASHINGTON -- Two lists are kept at the command center for the war in Afghanistan: one with al-Qaida leaders that marks them "inj" for injured or "kia" for killed.
U.S. prepares to hunt terrorists
WASHINGTON -- The American commander of the war in Afghanistan is assembling a mix of ground forces and air power to fit the most difficult and dangerous phase of the military campaign: rooting out Taliban and al-Qaida terrorist leaders from caves, tunnels and other fortified hideouts.
FBI: Abortion foe behind hoax letters
WASHINGTON -- The FBI Thursday named fugitive Clayton Lee Waagner, an avowed antiabortion militant, as the primary suspect in the mailing of hundreds of hoax anthrax letters to abortion clinics since Sept. 11.
World doesn't know extent of Iraq's arms
NEW YORK -- International experts are certain that Saddam Hussein has a biological weapons program but without weapons inspectors on the ground, there is no way to know whether Iraq is resuscitating nuclear or chemical capabilities.
Rebels close in on Kandahar
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Anti-Taliban fighters said they were battling the hard-line militia Thursday on the outskirts of Kandahar, the ousted regime's last bastion, and -- based on a new report Thursday night -- possibly the refuge of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden.
Bin Laden kept Taliban afloat
A founding member of the Taliban details how bin Laden gained influence by bankrolling its war effort.
CBS' Dan Rather heads to war zone
NEW YORK -- Dan Rather has become the first of the major network evening-news anchors to head to the battle zone in Afghanistan, but CBS News is being coy about his whereabouts.
Health officials: More needed to fight bioterrorism
WASHINGTON -- Administration health officials told Congress Thursday that $3-billion is needed to prepare for bioterrorism, twice as much as President Bush is requesting.
Dying boy's plea: Let me see my daddy
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Twelve-year-old Andres Felipe Perez has lost hope.
Social Security plans all need more taxes or cut benefits
WASHINGTON -- For years, many politicians -- mostly Republicans -- have advocated creating small, private investment accounts for American workers to help secure the future of Social Security without tax increases or benefit cuts.
