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Forestland could be razed for housing
MISSOULA, Mont. – The Bush administration is preparing to ease the way for the nation's largest private landowner to convert hundreds of thousands of acres of mountain forestland to residential subdivisions.
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Musharraf knew of nuclear export, scientist claims
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan's army under President Pervez Musharraf supervised a shipment of uranium centrifuges to North Korea in 2000, the disgraced architect of Pakistan's atomic weapons program said yesterday.
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2 Central Coast wildfires rage; newer blaze south doubles size
BIG SUR – A pair of out-of-control wildfires roared along California's central coast yesterday, chewing through opposite ends of a parched forest and threatening more than 4,500 homes.
- Nev. estate wins suit against U.S. over land dispute
RENO, Nev. – A federal judge has awarded more than $4.2 million to the estate of a late Nevada rancher and private-property rights advocate, ruling that the U.S. Forest Service committed a constitutional “taking” of his water rights during a decades-long dispute over livestock grazing on federal land.
- Comic book artist with S.D. ties drew covers collectors coveted
SANTA MONICA – Michael Turner, a comic book artist who drew covers for major titles such as “Superman/Batman,” “The Flash” and “Civil War,” has died. He was 37.
- REGION UPDATE
Lone survivor in copter crash dies
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The lone survivor of a crash of two medical helicopters died yesterday at the Flagstaff Medical Center, bringing the death toll to seven, police said.
- Man remains top hot dog eater after tiebreaker
NEW YORK – Joey Chestnut retained the top spot at the annual hot dog eating contest at Coney Island yesterday after first tying with archrival Takeru Kobayashi in a 10-minute chow-down and then beating him in a five-dog eat-off.
- NATION UPDATE
Milwaukee shooting kills four revelers
MILWAUKEE – At least one person fired a gun into a crowd in a street early yesterday, killing four people and sending panicked revelers running for cover, police said.
- Experts call praise for vitamin D premature, warn of dosage risks
WASHINGTON – A flurry of recent research indicating that vitamin D may have a dizzying array of health benefits has reignited an intense debate over whether federal guidelines for the “sunshine vitamin” are outdated, leaving millions unnecessarily vulnerable to cancer, heart disease, diabetes and other ailments.
- New citizens welcomed by Bush at Monticello
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – President Bush hailed America's tradition of liberty at a naturalization ceremony at Thomas Jefferson's hilltop Monticello as Americans celebrated Independence Day with old-fashioned parades, fireworks and revelry.
- Lady Liberty's crown may be reopened to the public
NEW YORK – The National Park Service is considering reopening Lady Liberty's crown for the first time since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to documents released yesterday.
- Despite all efforts, CIA still finds itself under the spotlight
WASHINGTON – Soon after accepting the post of CIA director two years ago, Michael Hayden set an unusual goal for his scandal-beset agency: virtual invisibility.
- France gives heroine's welcome to hostage rescued in Colombia
PARIS – Two days after her rescue, six years after being captured by Colombian guerrillas, Ingrid Betancourt arrived in Paris yesterday to thank the joyful nation that had championed her cause.
- Group of Eight leaders face global warming, oil, food, credit woes
SAPPORO, Japan – Between surging oil prices, food inflation and a credit crunch that has depressed global growth, leaders from the Group of Eight economic powers face the gravest combination of economic woes in at least a decade when they gather next week.
- Poland turns down U.S. missile offer; talks to go on
WARSAW, Poland – Poland's prime minister said yesterday the latest U.S. offer to persuade his country to accept a missile defense facility is unsatisfactory, but he stressed he expects negotiations to continue.
- Iran replies to proposal over nuclear program
PARIS – Iran formally responded yesterday to a proposal of incentives aimed at resolving the impasse over the country's nuclear program, European officials said.
- Bomb blast injures 50 at holiday concert in Belarus
MINSK, Belarus – A homemade bomb filled with nuts and bolts tore through a crowd that included the country's authoritarian president early yesterday, injuring more than 50 people at an all-night holiday concert, health officials said.
- WORLD UPDATE
Area around volcano in Chile on red alert
SANTIAGO – Chile declared a red alert around the Llaima volcano yesterday, days after it spewed lava down one of its sides.
- Congolese senator appears at hearing before world court
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – When Jean-Pierre Bemba, a rich and powerful Congolese politician, visited his family in Brussels, Belgium, in late May, he had no inkling he'd be grabbed by Belgian police, thrown in jail and end up before an international tribunal.
- Italy takes emergency step to save crumbling Pompeii
ROME – Italy's government began a process yesterday aimed at helping combat decay at the Pompeii archaeological site, officials said.
- Israel closes Gaza crossings after attack
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Israel crossings with the Gaza Strip were closed yesterday in retaliation for Palestinian rocket fire that has violated a rocky truce as Gaza's Islamic Hamas rulers responded by suspending talks on freeing a long-held Israeli soldier.
- For most U.S. troops, July Fourth is just another day spent on the job
BAQOUBA, Iraq – It's Army Staff Sgt. Edgar Covarrubias' second Fourth of July in Iraq. No family barbecue, no fireworks, but Covarrubias says he'll call his mom, wife and kids to share the day anyway.
- Awakening Councils seek political power in fall provincial vote
RAMADI, Iraq – After inspecting a prison, police chief Tariq Yousef al-Asaal returned to his spacious office, where U.S. military officers and Iraq's power brokers have sought his advice. A week earlier, the governing council in Ramadi, the dust-swept capital of Anbar province, had fired him.
- President's handshake with Israeli upsets Iraqis
BAGHDAD – Several members of the Iraqi parliament called on President Jalal Talabani yesterday to apologize for shaking hands with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak at a conference in Greece this week.
- Daily developments
Assassination: Gunmen on a motorcycle yesterday assassinated an official of Iraq's biggest Shiite party in the southern city of Basra, police said.
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