No anthrax in suspicious letter; 2 similar mailings found
By Erin LaMourie
Staff Reporter

The suspicious letter received Monday that temporarily evacuated the radio-TV-film department and the TCU Post Office tested negative for anthrax and is believed to have been sent from a woman in Pennsylvania, Bob Adams, Fort Worth U.S. Postal Inspector said Tuesday.
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Second half rally not enough as Pirates drop Horned Frogs
By Brandon Ortiz
Sports Editor

Perhaps Pirate defensive tackle Ty Hunt said it best as he walked off the field of Amon Carter Stadium at the end of Tuesday’s game.
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Defense deal could bring benefits to UTA
By Matt Ward
The Shorthorn

ARLINGTON (U-WIRE) — The University of Texas at Arlington’s College of Engineering could soon realize some big benefits from last week’s announcement that Lockheed Martin Corp. was chosen to build the new Joint Strike Fighter for the United States and its military allies, university officials said Monday.
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Additional anthrax cases raise concerns
By Paul Recer
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A New York woman believed suffering from anthrax struggled for her life Tuesday, triggering fresh concerns the disease was spreading beyond the intersection of the postal service and the news media. Postmaster General John Potter said several billion dollars will be needed to safeguard the nation’s mail system.
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Ridge emphasizes terrorism warning
By Karen Gullo
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The FBI issued its latest nationwide terrorist alert following “the convergence of information from credible sources,” Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge said Tuesday, material deemed related to Osama bin Laden or his al-Qaeda network.
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Some U.S. troops inside Afghanistan
Rumsfeld acknowledges ground presence in north, south areas
By Matt Kelley
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The United States has a “modest number” of troops inside Afghanistan, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday in the Pentagon’s clearest acknowledgment yet of the American ground presence in the anti-terror war.
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Senators propose restricting student visas
By Spencer Hawkins
Daily Californian

BERKELEY, Calif. (U-WIRE) — California Sen. Dianne Feinstein plans to introduce a bill that would deny student visas to students from countries alleged to harbor terrorists.
As a counter-terrorism measure, Feinstein and Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl are constructing a bill that will restrict students from Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan and Syria from obtaining student visas to study at universities in the United States.
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Red Cross ends appeals for Liberty Fund donations
By Darlene Superville
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The American Red Cross is halting its appeals for donations to a fund created to help victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, its interim chief executive officer said Tuesday.
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Cost deters those who would use abortion pill, doctors say
By Ruth Padawer
Knight-Ridder Tribune

HACKENSACK, N.J. — When the federal government approved the abortion pill one year ago, the drug’s supporters predicted it would revolutionize the way women ended their pregnancies — and temper the intensity of the public debate.
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Bush throws first pitch in Game 3 of World Series
Yankees use strong pitching in win over Diamondbacks
Associated Press

NEW YORK — Roger Clemens and Mariano Rivera showed the Arizona Diamondbacks they know a little bit about pitching in the World Series, too.
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Full moon, Seven Sisters to greet trick-or-treaters
By Coralie Carlson
Associated Press

MIAMI — For the first time in 46 years, this year’s Halloween ghosts and goblins can trick or treat by the light of a full moon. They won’t get another chance until 2020, astronomers said.
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