Tuesday, July 15, 2003
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Hurricane Claudette nears Texas coast: "An invigorated Hurricane Claudette lumbered toward the Texas shore early Tuesday, its outward edge lashing the coastline with heavy wind and rainfall."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Abbas, Arafat settle their dispute: "A Palestinian attacker stabbed a man to death and wounded another in Tel Aviv on Tuesday in what police called the first terror attack in an Israeli city since militant groups declared a truce June 29. Palestinian leaders, meanwhile, said they settled a rift that jeopardized peace efforts."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Bush: U.S. working hard to find Iraq WMD: "President Bush, facing questions about his credibility, says the United States is working overtime to prove Saddam Hussein was developing weapons of mass destruction before the United States invaded Iraq."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Feds refuse to produce al-Qaida witness: "The Justice Department acknowledges its defiance of a judge's order may cause dismissal of charges against accused Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui, but says it won't produce an al-Qaida prisoner for questioning by the defendant."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Encephalitis kills 110 children in India: "Mosquito-borne encephalitis has killed 110 children in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh in the past six weeks, health officials said Tuesday."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press