Video shown in sex-slave murder case
Jurors watched a video Monday of a sadomasochistic sex session between an alleged victim and a man accused of killing women and stuffing their bodies in barrels.
( By JOHN MILBURN, Associated Press, 10/14/2002 03:25 PM PDT)

Colorado Latinos eye bilingual education law
Juan Garcia read "El Patito Feo" - "The Ugly Duckling" - in Spanish to his 4-year-old daughter, his knees nearly to his chest as he sat in a tiny chair in the pre-kindergarten class.
( By P. SOLOMON BANDA, Associated Press, 10/14/2002 03:18 PM PDT)

Bali blast shows terror patterns
A tropical paradise, a discotheque, a wedding hall, a corner cafe: More and more, terrorists are hitting home by hitting civilians away from home.
( By RON KAMPEAS, Associated Press, 10/14/2002 03:13 PM PDT)

Ohio panel gives evolution nod
A state school board panel Monday recommended that Ohio science classes emphasize both evolution and the debate over its validity.
( By LIZ SIDOTI, Associated Press, 10/14/2002 03:11 PM PDT)

Report: Nursing homes kill thousands
A review of government documents and court records indicates hundreds of elderly patients in nursing homes are dying from neglect, according to a newspaper report.
( Associated Press, 10/14/2002 02:39 PM PDT)

Study: Redheads resist anesthesia
The genetic quirk that makes red hair red may also make carrot-tops harder to knock out - in the operating room, that is.
( By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer, 10/14/2002 02:15 PM PDT)

Dow ends up 27; Nasdaq climbs 10
Investors traded cautiously Monday, managing to give the market a third straight day of gains despite a weekend bomb attack in Indonesia that spooked overseas markets.
( HOPE YEN, AP Business Writer, 10/14/2002 02:07 PM PDT)

Couple in apparent murder-suicide
A woman who was fatally wounded outside her church told people who went to her aid that she had been shot by her husband. He was later found dead in an apparent suicide.
( Associated Press, 10/14/2002 02:04 PM PDT)

Memory cited in stress disorder
A study of 40 men who saw combat in Vietnam and their twins who did not suggests the size of the brain region involved in storing memory can predict vulnerability to post-traumatic stress disorder.
( By ANDREW BRIDGES, AP Science Writer, 10/14/2002 02:02 PM PDT)

U.S. intelligence: Bali attack 'sophisticated'
The bombings of a popular nightclub strip in the Indonesian resort island of Bali were conducted by a "sophisticated" terrorist group because of the large amount of high explosives used and the coordination of the attacks, a U.S. intelligence official said on Monday.
( By TABASSUM ZAKARIA, Reuters, 10/14/2002 01:53 PM PDT)

Researchers Barred From U.S. Papers
Some scientists are running into a major post-Sept. 11 stumbling block: Federal restrictions have eliminated access to information vital to their studies.
( RACHEL KIPP, Associated Press Writer, 10/14/2002 01:43 PM PDT)

Supplement may slow Parkinson's
A small but promising study found that an over-the-counter dietary supplement may slow the progression of Parkinson's disease.
( By LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer, 10/14/2002 01:39 PM PDT)

Einhorn: Others had access to his apartment
Ira Einhorn, the one-time star of the city's counterculture movement on trial for allegedly killing his girlfriend Holly Maddux in 1977, testified today that others had access to the couple's apartment and he was surprised to learn that Maddux's body was found in his closet.
( By Joann Loviglio , Associated Press, 10/14/2002 12:58 PM PDT)

Two men arrested after fresh U.N. security breach
Just days after a man vaulted the fence at U.N. headquarters and fired shots in the air, two New Yorkers were arrested after sneaking into the U.N. compound under cover of darkness to take pictures of one another, police said on Monday.
( Reuters, 10/14/2002 12:05 PM PDT)

Nine injured in I-95 wreck in North Carolina
A truck slammed into a slow-moving line of cars in a construction zone Monday, injuring nine people, six of them critically, authorities said.
( Associated Press, 10/14/2002 12:01 PM PDT)

Utah woman charged in polygamy case
For apparently the first time in more than 100 years, Utah prosecutors are going after a woman on polygamy-related charges.
( By PATTY HENETZ, Associated Press, 10/14/2002 11:47 AM PDT)

Einhorn Takes Stand in Murder Trial
Ira Einhorn, the former hippie guru on trial for allegedly killing his girlfriend in 1977, testified Monday that other people had access to the couple's apartment and that he was surprised when police found her body in his closet.
( JOANN LOVIGLIO, Associated Press Writer, 10/14/2002 11:42 AM PDT)

Boom forces Idaho town residents out
Ketchum was born in the 1870s gold rush, a tiny railroad town that quickly gained fame for its healing hot springs.
( By REBECCA BOONE, Associated Press, 10/14/2002 11:34 AM PDT)

Consumer groups blame Bush for large meat recalls
U.S. consumer advocates on Monday blamed an "industry-friendly" Bush administration for a series of meat recalls on an unprecedented scale this summer, saying hundreds have fallen ill because Washington eased food safety standards.
( By RANDY FABI, Reuters, 10/14/2002 11:20 AM PDT)

Court rules against Naomi Campbell
Three appeal court judges ruled Monday that a British newspaper was justified in publishing a photo of Naomi Campbell leaving a drug addiction center, as the model had lied to the news media about her drug problems.
( Associated Press, 10/14/2002 11:15 AM PDT)

Michigan mom sentenced in son's suicide
A woman who drove her 19-year-old son and daughter-in-law to an abandoned farmhouse and supplied the young people with drugs so they could commit suicide was sentenced Monday to 15 to 30 months in prison.
( By DEE-ANN DURBIN, Associated Press, 10/14/2002 10:48 AM PDT)

U.S. keeps alert status at yellow
An apparent suicide boat rips a hole in an oil tanker off Yemen. A U.S. Marine is gunned down in Kuwait. A bomb kills scores of nightclub patrons in Bali. Osama bin Laden's top deputy speaks out for the first time in almost a year, prompting warnings to Americans around the world.
( By JOHN J. LUMPKIN, Associated Press, 10/14/2002 10:46 AM PDT)

Tropical storm watch issued for South Florida
A tropical storm watch was hurriedly issued this morning for coastal Miami-Dade County and the entire Florida Keys as a tropical depression formed south of Cuba and seemed poised to strike or brush South Florida.
( By MARTIN MERZER, Miami Herald, 10/14/2002 10:25 AM PDT)

Gracia Burnham to return, testify in Philippines
Gracia Burnham has agreed to return to the Philippines -- where she was held captive for 377 days in a jungle -- to testify against her abductors, her father said today.
( The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle, 10/14/2002 09:59 AM PDT)