Thursday, October 24, 2002

Drug Agency Weighs Role of Hormone Replacements. The Food and Drug Administration is still wrestling with questions about how to regulate hormone replacement therapy for postmenopausal women after a study raised safety questions. By Gina Kolata. 11:31:16 PM

Japan's Economy Czar Caught in Bitter Revolt. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's hand-picked economic czar came under fresh attack on Thursday over his plan for radical action to clean up the country's banking crisis. By Ken Belson. 11:31:12 PM

New York Tells Microsoft to Get Its Butterfly Decals Out of Town. Two days after city inspectors ripped up illegal Nike advertising decals glued to sidewalks along Central Park West, Microsoft unleashed a swarm of large adhesive butterflies in Manhattan. By David W. Dunlap. 11:31:11 PM

CBS Names Top Sales Executive. CBS Names Executive In Charge of Sales. 11:31:10 PM

Viacom's Results in Line With Estimates. Buoyed by strong performances at divisions like CBS, MTV Networks and radio, Viacom posted record third-quarter results in line with expectations. By Geraldine Fabrikant. 11:31:08 PM

Ball Profit Up, Stock Down. BROOMFIELD, Colo., Oct. 24 (Bloomberg News) The Ball Corporation, which agreed in August to buy a German can maker for $1.18 billion, said today that its third-quarter profit rose 38 percent because of more sales of aluminum cans and plastic bottles for beverages. Net income increased to $50 million, or 87 cents a share, from $36.3 million, or 61 cents, a year earlier. By Bloomberg News. 11:31:06 PM

Disease Related to Anemia Drug. Johnson & Johnson said that the number of suspected cases of a rare disease associated with its anemia drug Eprex had risen to 160 as of the end of July from 141 as of the end of May. By The New York Times. 11:31:04 PM

Synthetic Hormone Outperforms Estrogen in Building Mice Bones. A newly identified synthetic hormone worked better than estrogen to strengthen bone when tested in mice, researchers reported on Thursday. By Denise Grady. 10:31:17 PM

Scientists Shrink Computing to Molecular Level. Scientists have created what they say is not only the world's smallest logic circuit, but also possibly the smallest that could ever be made. By Kenneth Chang. 10:31:17 PM

Study Finds Storm Cycles Etched in Lake Beds. Four times since the last ice age, the Northeast has been struck by cycles of storms far more powerful than any in recent times, according to a new study. By Andrew C. Revkin. 10:31:17 PM

Gains in Understanding Human Cells. Scientists have made a significant stride toward understanding how a living cell's operations are controlled by the information in its genome. By Nicholas Wade. 10:31:16 PM

A Brutal Battle for Independence. Here are highlights of the Chechen resistance since the last years of the Soviet Union. 1990 Chechen separatists hijack a Russian Tu-154. 10:31:13 PM

Technology Briefing: Telecommunications. SBC REPORTS DROP IN 3RD-QUARTER INCOME;. 10:31:09 PM

JDS Cuts Jobs, Plants, Sees Sales Sliding More. OTTAWA (Reuters) - JDS Uniphase (JDU.TO) (JDSU.O) said on Thursday it will cut more jobs and close more plants to lower costs further as sales of its fiber-optic equipment fell for a seventh consecutive quarter, and it warned of even lower revenues in the quarter now under way. By Reuters. 10:31:08 PM

Electronic Arts Posts Profit, Raises Guidance. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - No. 1 independent video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. (ERTS.O) on Thursday reported a quarterly profit that shot past Wall Street's expectations, driven by strong sales of its ``Madden'' football games, and raised guidance for the current quarter. By Reuters. 10:31:07 PM

Return Sought of $10 Million WorldCom Paid Goldman. WorldCom's bankruptcy monitor is trying to persuade Goldman, Sachs to return $10 million the company paid to Goldman several weeks before it filed for bankruptcy. By Seth Schiesel. 10:31:07 PM

Scientists Shrink Computing to Molecular Level. Scientists have created what they say is not only the world's smallest logic circuit, but also possibly the smallest that could ever be made. By Kenneth Chang. 10:31:06 PM

New York Tells Microsoft to Get Its Butterfly Decals Out of Town. Two days after city inspectors ripped up illegal Nike advertising decals glued to sidewalks along Central Park West, Microsoft unleashed a swarm of large adhesive butterflies in Manhattan. By David W. Dunlap. 10:31:05 PM

Disney to Offer New Internet Access Service. The Walt Disney Company will introduce a new dial-up Internet access service aimed at families with children that is a customized version of Microsoft's MSN. By Saul Hansell. 10:31:04 PM

Amazon's Loss in Quarter Shows a Sharp Decrease. Amazon lost $35 million, compared with a loss of $170 million a year ago, with sales buoyed by its offer of free shipping. By Saul Hansell. 10:31:03 PM

Study Tallies Sites Blocked by Google. Google has excluded more than 100 Web sites, many of them devoted to Nazism, from the French and German versions of its index under pressure from those nations' governments. By John Schwartz. 10:31:03 PM

Florida Court Rejects Death Row Appeal. The Florida Supreme Court cleared the way for the execution of two inmates who had challenged the state's death penalty laws on the basis of a United States Supreme Court ruling earlier this year. 9:31:53 PM

Rumsfeld Denies Rift Exists Between Pentagon and C.I.A.. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld went to great lengths on Thursday to describe a collegial, cooperative relationship between the Pentagon and the Central Intelligence Agency. By Thom Shanker. 9:31:52 PM

Study Finds Storm Cycles Etched in Lake Beds. Four times since the last ice age, the Northeast has been struck by cycles of storms far more powerful than any in recent times, according to a new study. By Andrew C. Revkin. 9:31:52 PM

F.B.I. Issues a Terror Warning, Citing Possible Threat to Trains. The F.B.I. issued a warning that Al Qaeda may be planning to attack passenger trains, "possibly using operatives who have a Western appearance." By Joel Brinkley. 9:31:51 PM

Gore Calls U.S. Vulnerable to More Bioterror Attacks. Former Vice President Al Gore said today that a "dangerous weakness in our health care system" made the United States vulnerable to bioterrorism. By Robert Pear. 9:31:39 PM

Ex-F.B.I. Chief Seen as Choice for Accounting Post. The S.E.C. has settled on William H. Webster, the former F.B.I. and C.I.A. director, to head a new agency regulating the accounting profession. By Stephen Labaton. 9:31:39 PM

F.B.I. Issues a Terror Warning, Citing Possible Threat to Trains. The F.B.I. issued a warning that Al Qaeda may be planning to attack passenger trains, "possibly using operatives who have a Western appearance." By Joel Brinkley. 9:31:38 PM

Lower Medicare Payouts Concern Bush Officials. Bush administration officials say they have become deeply concerned that a cut in Medicare payments to doctors will prompt doctors to quit the program. By Robert Pear. 9:31:38 PM

Budget Deficit Is Said to Be $159 Billion. The federal budget deficit for the year that ended Sept. 30 was $159 billion, a sharp swing from the surplus of $127 billion in the previous year. By Richard W. Stevenson. 9:31:37 PM

Report Finds U.S. Unprepared for Next Terrorist Attack. Despite months of preparations and the spending of millions of dollars, the U.S. remains extremely vulnerable to a major terrorist attack. By James Dao. 9:31:36 PM

Rumsfeld Denies Rift Exists Between Pentagon and C.I.A.. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld went to great lengths on Thursday to describe a collegial, cooperative relationship between the Pentagon and the Central Intelligence Agency. By Thom Shanker. 9:31:35 PM

Technology Briefing: Telecommunications. SBC REPORTS DROP IN 3RD-QUARTER INCOME;. 9:31:34 PM

World Business Briefing: Global Trade. SOUTH KOREA AND CHILE IN PACT;. 9:31:33 PM

WPP Revenue Falls About 3% as Profit Outlook Worsens. Raising the prospect of a renewed downturn in advertising, the WPP Group said that its revenue had fallen in the third quarter and that its outlook was worsening. By Suzanne Kapner. 9:31:32 PM

Ex-Leftist in the Center as Brazil Votes Again. Though foreign investors still generally seem worried, a growing number of Brazilian executives are throwing their support behind leftist candidate, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. By Tony Smith. 9:31:32 PM

Cost-Cutting Ax Is Falling Again at ABB. Once again, J[florin]rgen Dormann, ABB's third chief executive in five years, is finding himself having to slash and burn. By Alison Langley. 9:31:31 PM

Hong Kong Is Under New Scrutiny. Credit-rating agencies, investors and bankers are voicing growing concern over Hong Kong's huge budget deficit, a stagnant economy and falling consumer prices. By Keith Bradsher. 9:31:31 PM

Washington's Mr. Fix-It as Overseer of Accounting. William H. Webster, who officials say will be the new ethics overseer of the accounting industry, has a r/sum/ steeped in integrity-enhancing positions. By Neil A. Lewis. 9:31:30 PM

Tyco Inquiry Mostly Clears Its Accounting. Tyco International said that it did not expect that its internal investigation would uncover a huge accounting fraud, an announcement that pushed its shares higher. By Andrew Ross Sorkin. 9:31:30 PM

Tyco's Small Changes Leave Big Questions. Minor frauds don't count. At least that is what the analysts asking questions on Tyco International's conference call Thursday seemed to think. 9:31:29 PM

A Lingerie Maker Returns to Its Racier Past. Frederick's of Hollywood, the warhorse that made millions of dollars on risqu/ lingerie that tickled the fancy of gray-haired men, is coming back from bankruptcy. By Tracie Rozhon. 9:31:29 PM

Shares Slump as Doubts About the Recent Rally Increase. Stocks fell for a second day in three amid concern that gains made in the last two weeks have driven prices higher than justified by the outlook for corporate profit growth. By Bloomberg News. 9:31:28 PM

Disney to Offer New Internet Access Service. The Walt Disney Company will introduce a new dial-up Internet access service aimed at families with children that is a customized version of Microsoft's MSN. By Saul Hansell. 9:31:27 PM

Study Tallies Sites Blocked by Google. Google has excluded more than 100 Web sites, many of them devoted to Nazism, from the French and German versions of its index under pressure from those nations' governments. By John Schwartz. 9:31:27 PM

Amazon's Loss in Quarter Shows a Sharp Decrease. Amazon lost $35 million, compared with a loss of $170 million a year ago, with sales buoyed by its offer of free shipping. By Saul Hansell. 9:31:26 PM

Jobless Claims Fall a Bit More Than Expected. Claims for jobless benefits fell more than expected last week, a report released Thursday by the Labor Department showed. By Bloomberg News. 9:31:25 PM

End Is Seen to Long Battle for Cruise Line. The Carnival Corporation has reached an agreement to buy P&O Princess Cruises for about $5.3 billion in stock, people close to the companies said. By Suzanne Kapner. 9:31:24 PM

Possible Late Rescue for Vanguard Airlines. The chief of Vanguard Airlines said that his company was preparing to liquidate its assets even as it continued last-minute negotiations with a potential investment group. By Edward Wong. 9:31:24 PM

Investors Balk a Bit at a Casino Offering. Investors, who have lost heavily over the last two years in the stock market, have decided to hedge their bets on casino mogul Steve Wynn. By Kenneth N. Gilpin. 9:31:23 PM

Bristol-Myers to Restate Results to Reflect Shift in Inventory Policy. The Bristol-Myers Squibb Company said that it would restate its financial results to reflect its retreat from controversial inventory practices. By Reed Abelson. 9:31:22 PM

Return Sought of $10 Million WorldCom Paid Goldman. WorldCom's bankruptcy monitor is trying to persuade Goldman, Sachs to return $10 million the company paid to Goldman several weeks before it filed for bankruptcy. By Seth Schiesel. 9:31:22 PM

Citigroup Plans to Cut 1,000 Jobs. Citigroup is planning job cuts in its investment banking and corporate banking businesses, according to executives who were briefed on the plans. By Riva D. Atlas. 9:31:21 PM

Ex-F.B.I. Chief Seen as Choice for Accounting Post. The S.E.C. has settled on William H. Webster, the former F.B.I. and C.I.A. director, to head a new agency regulating the accounting profession. By Stephen Labaton. 9:31:20 PM

Small Card, Big Spender. While we may have misgivings about what we'll do when the bills arrive, we still embrace every credit card innovation that lets us shop as fast as we can. By Thomas Hine. 8:31:34 PM

Has China Become an Ally?. American relations with China improved in a way that few could have imagined when the Bush administration declared China a "strategic competitor." By Kenneth Lieberthal. 8:31:33 PM

Dead Parrot Society. Despite his public image as a plain-spoken man, President Bush is in fact as slippery and evasive as any politician in memory. By Paul Krugman. 8:31:33 PM

Saudis In Bikinis. If most Saudi women want to wear a tent, if they don't want to drive, then that's fine. But why not give them the choice? By Nicholas D. Kristof. 8:31:32 PM

Crime in France. Crime in France To the Editor:. 8:31:32 PM

Carmaker's Complaint. Carmaker's Complaint To the Editor:. 8:31:31 PM

'Meet the Women'. `Meet the Women' To the Editor:. 8:31:31 PM

A Tax Cut for Whom?. A Tax Cut for Whom? To the Editor:. 8:31:30 PM

Smoking on the Street. Smoking on the Street To the Editor:. 8:31:30 PM

Heston and the N.R.A.. Heston and the N.R.A. To the Editor:. 8:31:29 PM

Stability, Not War. Stability, Not War To the Editor:. 8:31:29 PM

He Drives, She Drives: A Love Story. He Drives, She Drives: A Love Story To the Editor:. 8:31:28 PM

The Price of Occupation. The Price of Occupation To the Editor:. 8:31:28 PM

How Not to Run a State Legislature. How Not to Run A State Legislature To the Editor:. 8:31:28 PM

The Vatican on 'Zero Tolerance'. The Vatican on `Zero Tolerance' To the Editor:. 8:31:27 PM

For Congress in New York. Here are our endorsements in two of the more competitive Congressional races in New York. 8:31:27 PM

Dying for Lack of Nurses. The nursing work force is aging, and hospitals are confronting a severe shortage of nurses. 8:31:26 PM

Days of Diplomacy. Beijing's cooperation in pressing North Korea and Iraq to dismantle weapons of mass destruction will be a crucial test of China's maturity as a global power. 8:31:25 PM

The Terror Ends. If ever there were a time for people to pour out of their houses into the middle of the block, to stand talking in parking lots and to take their time in public places, this is it. 8:31:24 PM

World Business Briefing: Global Trade. SOUTH KOREA AND CHILE IN PACT;. 8:31:23 PM

End Is Seen to Long Battle for Cruise Line. The Carnival Corporation has reached an agreement to buy P&O Princess Cruises for about $5.3 billion in stock, people close to the companies said. By Suzanne Kapner. 8:31:23 PM

Cost-Cutting Ax Is Falling Again at ABB. Once again, J[florin]rgen Dormann, ABB's third chief executive in five years, is finding himself having to slash and burn. By Alison Langley. 8:31:22 PM

Ex-Leftist in the Center as Brazil Votes Again. Though foreign investors still generally seem worried, a growing number of Brazilian executives are throwing their support behind leftist candidate, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. By Tony Smith. 8:31:22 PM

WPP Revenue Falls About 3% as Profit Outlook Worsens. Raising the prospect of a renewed downturn in advertising, the WPP Group said that its revenue had fallen in the third quarter and that its outlook was worsening. By Suzanne Kapner. 8:31:21 PM

World Briefing: World. PESSIMISM ON GREENHOUSE-GAS TARGETS;. 8:31:21 PM

World Briefing: Middle East. IRAN: Swedish Diplomat Expelled;. 8:31:20 PM

World Briefing: Europe. BRITAIN: New Top Official For Northern Ireland; RUSSIA: Party Accused Of Anti-Semitism;. 8:31:20 PM

Ex-Tennis Star Given 2 Years' Probation. Boris Becker, the scandal-scarred German tennis star, was sentenced on Thursday to two years' probation and fined nearly $300,000 after being found guilty of income tax evasion. By Mark Landler. 8:31:19 PM

Japan's Economy Czar Caught in Bitter Revolt. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's hand-picked economic czar came under fresh attack on Thursday over his plan for radical action to clean up the country's banking crisis. By Ken Belson. 8:31:19 PM

Its Swing Vote in the Council Gives Mexico More Muscle. Mexico's vote will reveal whether the United States's neighbor has moved firmly into its geopolitical orbit, or is taking new distance from the Bush administration. By Julia Preston. 8:31:18 PM

Cellphones Let Families Hear Ordeal of Captives. In a large school gymnasium rimmed with television sets and steamy windows, relatives of the 700 hostages being held captive inside a central Moscow theater held their vigil throughout the night. By Sabrina Tavernise. 8:31:18 PM

Illusion and Disillusion: Chechen Crisis Comes Home for Putin. The larger question may be how to extract the hostage sitting a mere 10-minute drive from the crisis, behind the Kremlin's towering walls. By Michael Wines. 8:31:17 PM

Ashcroft Says U.S. Will Place Agents in China. Attorney General John Ashcroft offered praise for China's efforts to combat international terrorism and announced the opening of an F.B.I. liaison office in Beijing to further that effort. By Elisabeth Rosenthal. 8:31:17 PM

Report Finds U.S. Unprepared for Next Terrorist Attack. Despite months of preparations and the spending of millions of dollars, the U.S. remains extremely vulnerable to a major terrorist attack. By James Dao. 8:31:16 PM

Rumsfeld Denies Rift Exists Between Pentagon and C.I.A.. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld went to great lengths on Thursday to describe a collegial, cooperative relationship between the Pentagon and the Central Intelligence Agency. By Thom Shanker. 8:31:16 PM

Extracurricular Task: Testing Condoms. A German condom maker is offering to pay British students $150 per semester to rate its wares for ease of use and pleasure. By Alan Cowell. 8:31:15 PM

Anger Builds and Seethes as Arabs Await American Invader. People in the Middle East must consider the possibility that the American government may exert daily administrative control over a swath of Arab soil for a long period. By Daniel J. Wakin. 8:31:14 PM

Under the Giant Buddha, a Tussle Over Tourists. For the monks of the Po Lin Monastery, their bronze statue of Buddha has become too popular an attraction and they are threatening to bar visitors for a week. By Keith Bradsher. 8:31:13 PM

More Talk on Attacks Than Taxes at Trade Forum. The Asian-Pacific Economic Conference in Mexico has turned from a discussion on trade to a forum on threats. By Tim Weiner. 8:31:13 PM

U.S. May Ask Court to Dismiss a $1 Trillion Suit Linking Saudis to Al Qaeda and 9/11. The Bush administration is closely monitoring a private lawsuit accusing members of the Saudi royal family of ties to Al Qaeda. By Philip Shenon. 8:31:12 PM

Bahrain Says 52% Vote Turnout Meets Democratic Goals. The government declared the election a success, saying it signaled support for the royal family's efforts to usher in democracy. By Somini Sengupta. 8:31:12 PM

New Irish Police Squad to Investigate All Clerical Abuse Cases. The Irish police on Thursday set up a special team of detectives that will investigate every case of child sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests ever reported in the country. By Brian Lavery. 8:31:11 PM

China Fills 2nd-Tier Posts Before Coming Shake-Up. Two of the Communist Party's most secretive and powerful officials have given up their posts, the government news media announced on Thursday. By Erik Eckholm. 8:31:11 PM

Japan Extends the Visit of 5 From North Korea. Japan said on Thursday that it would extend the stay of five people kidnapped by North Korea decades ago as long as possible so the returnees could decide their future "freely." By Howard W. French. 8:31:10 PM

Israeli Bedouin Colonel Is Formally Charged With Spying. An Israeli military court indicted a lieutenant colonel on Thursday on charges of spying for the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah. By James Bennet. 8:31:10 PM

U.S. and Its Asian Partners Strain to Form United Stand on North Korea. Bush administration officials struggled on Thursday to develop a common strategy on North Korea with Asian partners. By Steven R. Weisman. 8:31:09 PM

A Fight Over Farms Ends, Opening Way to Wider Europe. A rift between France and Germany over aid to farmers was resolved, allowing the leaders of the European Union to begin talks on integrating 10 new countries. By Elaine Sciolino. 8:31:09 PM

Rebels Kill a Hostage in Russian Theater Siege. Chechen rebels threatening to blow up a Moscow theater turned over the body of a young woman, as Russia's president vowed not to yield to the assault. By Michael Wines. 8:31:08 PM

End to 3 Weeks of Terror for the Capital Region. A harrowing three-week ordeal came to an end as police arrested two suspects in the sniper shooting spree that left 10 slain and three wounded. By Francis X. Clines with Christopher Drew. 8:31:04 PM

F.B.I. Issues Terror Warning. The F.B.I. issued a warning to state and local law enforcement nationwide today about a possible attack soon against transportation systems, particularly railroads. By The Associated Press. 5:31:03 PM

Amazon Slashes Losses. Amazon posted a smaller net loss $35 million, or 9 cents per share. However, Wall Street analysts expected a loss of 4 cents a share. By Troy Wolverton, Staff Writer, News.com. 3:31:03 PM

Bristol-Myers to Restate Earnings. Bristol-Myers Squibb will restate earnings downward for parts of 2000 and 2001 while revising this year's earnings upward. By The Associated Press. 1:31:01 PM

France and Germany Clinch Landmark Deal to Enlarge E.U.. France and Germany reached a landmark agreement today to curb European Union farm spending, unlocking the final phase of negotiations to enlarge the 15-nation bloc. By Reuters. 12:31:09 PM

Tyco Says It Lost $1.75 Billion and Will Restate Earnings. Tyco International reported today that it lost $1.75 billion in its fiscal fourth quarter, and the troubled company said it had restated its results for the first nine months of its fiscal year. By Kenneth N. Gilpin. 12:31:04 PM

F.B.I. to Open Liaison Office in Beijing, Ashcroft Says. Concluding a visit, the attorney general announced the opening of an F.B.I. liaison office in Beijing to further efforts to combat international terrorism. By Elisabeth Rosenthal. 11:31:27 AM

Color Prints, Sharper Than Ever. Laser-based photo processing machines, like those found at the local one-hour photo shop, can make even the most faded print look good. By Roy Furchgott. 10:31:08 AM

White House Investigating Attack on Internet. The Bush administration said it was investigating this week's coordinated attack on the Internet, but played down speculation it was carried out by terrorists. By Reuters. 10:31:07 AM

Google Excludes Controversial Sites. Goole has quietly deleted more than 100 controversial sites from some search result listings, including sites that are anti-Semitic, pro-Nazi or related to white supremacy. By Declan Mccullagh, Staff Writer,, News.com. 10:31:06 AM

Police Questioning Man and Boy; Arrests Occur Without Incident. The Maryland police arrested a man and a 17-year-old boy at a rest stop in connection with the sniper attacks. By Jayson Blair. 9:31:07 AM

Tyco Reports $1.75 Billion Loss. Tyco International said today that it lost $1.75 billion in its fourth quarter as it took big charges for restructuring and the reduced value of assets. By The Associated Press. 9:31:03 AM

Stocks Rise on Jobs Data. Stocks rose early this smorning after government data showed new claims for U.S. unemployment benefits dipped again this month. By Reuters. 8:31:16 AM

U.S. Labels Indonesian Faction as Terrorist. The United States on Wednesday formally declared a radical Islamic group suspected of involvement in the Bali bombing to be a foreign terrorist organization. By Jane Perlez. 8:31:13 AM

Seoul to Urge Talks to Deal With A-Arms in North Korea. Aides for South Korea President Kim Dae Jung signaled on Wednesday that he would advocate a conciliatory approach ind dealing with North Korea. By Don Kirk. 8:31:13 AM

A Tiny Gulf Kingdom Bets Its Stability on Support for U.S.. Qatar's pro-Western atmosphere and the carte blanche offered to the American military have proved irresistible to Washington. By Craig S. Smith. 8:31:12 AM

Longshoremen Accused of Slowdown in West. West Coast port operators complained to the Justice Dept. that dock workers were engaging in a "systematic work slowdown." By Steven Greenhouse. 8:31:11 AM

States Get Federal Warning on School Standards. The Education Dept. called educators who try to sidestep President Bush's education act "enemies of equal justice and equal opportunity." By Diana Jean Schemo. 8:31:11 AM

Police Name Man Being Sought for Questioning in Sniper Case. The manhunt for the roving suburban sniper focused on two men being sought by the police as key witnesses who were reported on the run. By Francis X. Clines with Christopher Drew. 8:31:04 AM

Explosion at French Factory Kills 2. A gas explosion at a radiator factory in suburban Paris last night killed two people. By The Associated Press. 6:31:09 AM

Details Sketchy; West Coast Site Is Searched. Authorities arrested two men found sleeping in a car at a Maryland rest stop today in connection with the sniper attacks that have killed 10 people. By Jayson Blair and Francis X. Clines. 6:31:02 AM

Tyco Restating Results $125 Million Lower. Tyco said that it had agreed to pay the State of New Hampshire $5 million to settle accusations of possible misconduct by some former executives. By Andrew Ross Sorkin. 5:31:10 AM

2 Men Arrested in Connection With Serial Sniper Attacks. Authorities arrested two men found sleeping in a car at a Maryland rest stop today in connection with the sniper attacks that have killed 10 people. By The Associated Press. 4:31:08 AM

Prisoners Riot in British Jail. LONDON (AP) -- Prisoners rioted at a jail in eastern England, smashing windows and setting fires before being subdued Thursday by hundreds of police and prison guards. By The Associated Press. 4:31:04 AM

World Briefing: Asia. NEPAL: Bombing At State Company; SRI LANKA: Rebel Leader Sees Mediators;. 2:31:06 AM

National Briefing: Southwest. ARIZONA: Ruling For Abortion Rights; NEW MEXICO: A Pamphlet Takes Sides;. 12:31:03 AM