Congress Sends Stopgap Bill To Keep Government Open
Congress approved a temporary funding measure to run federal agencies through November 21 enabling annual spending bills to finish and adjourn for the year. The Senate backed the bill by voice vote and sent it to the White House after a House passage of 418 to 5.
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Helicopter Crash Kills Six Soldiers Near Doshi
In Doshi the crash of a UH-60 Black Hawk occurred at about 9 40 a m local time with a second Black Hawk nearby and two Apaches circling overhead. The wreckage along the Tigris bank spread over about 100 yards as fires burned for hours. No survivors were reported among the soldiers aboard.
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Four Palestinians killed as Israeli forces clash in Gaza and West Bank
Israeli troops killed three gunmen in Gaza after accusations of infiltration near the fence. A 10-year-old boy was fatally shot and a 12-year-old wounded as tanks and mounted guns fired on border areas. In Jenin, troops surrounded a house in a curfew, while a power struggle between Yasser Arafat and Ahmed Qurei stalls a new Palestinian government and donor talks.
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Abortion case heads back to Supreme Court
The new federal abortion ban, signed by President Bush, faces the Supreme Court with critics arguing it mirrors flaws the Court found in 1973. Lawyers expect further trials and a likely federal appeals ruling before the case reaches the high court, possibly a year away.
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Saddam pressed late bid to avert invasion with US deal
A former Iraqi official told AP that Saddam Hussein authorized a last minute approach to Washington offering oil contracts for US firms and access for weapons inspectors. Imad Hage said he acted as go-between and that the talks failed when Iraq would not force Saddam to step down. The aide cited daily contact with the dictator and said high level Iraqi intelligence leaders were aware of the discussions.
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Reds broadcaster Joe Nuxhall battles cancer with chemotherapy
Reds announcer Joe Nuxhall, 75, is undergoing cancer treatment after a lymphoma diagnosis two weeks ago. He has had four chemotherapy sessions and remains upbeat about his condition.
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Nuxhall long Reds career spans broadcaster shift
Hall of Fame broadcaster Joe Nuxhall, who started as the youngest MLB pitcher in 1944 and later became a Reds radio voice, plans to retire after 2004 while staying on for 60 games with Marty Brennaman as his partner. His likeness stands at Great American Ball Park.
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