Details in sniper case slow to come
By Davic Dishneau The Associated Press ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Investigators hunting an increasingly brazen sniper defended their meager release of information, saying Sunday they don't want the killer to know what they know.Authorities pointed to the dangerous balance between pleading for public help and revealing too much.
( Wire DataStream, 10/14/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

2002 likely to be among hottest on record
By Seth BorensteinKnight Ridder NewspapersWASHINGTON -- Three-quarters of the way through the year, 2002 is turning into the second hottest year on record, easily elbowing last year into third place.The average global temperature for January through September 2002 was 58.48 degrees Fahrenheit -- 1.04 degrees warmer than the 122-year normal. This year is 0.16 degrees warmer than last year but still 0.14 degrees off the record set in a sizzling 1998, according to the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C.
( Wire DataFeatures, 10/14/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Fearing the worst
By Soraya Sarhaddi NelsonKnight Ridder NewspapersKFAR SAVA, Israel -- As Americans ponder the consequences of a U.S. attack on Iraq, people in this hamlet northeast of Tel Aviv seem quite certain where Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein will strike back. At Israel.
( Wire Knight-Ridder, 10/14/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Modifying Alzheimer's vaccine may make it safe
By Randolph E. SchmidThe Associated PressWASHINGTON -- Modifications to an experimental vaccine for Alzheimer's disease that was discontinued because of side effects might make it safe, a study suggests.Researchers in Canada and Germany found that a more refined form of the vaccine worked in mice, which raised the chance that it might not produce in humans the inflammation that ended clinical trials.
( Wire DataStream, 10/14/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Campuses react as anti-Israel sentiment increases
By Michael A. FletcherThe Washington PostStudents and faculty at a growing number of universities are joining a fledgling movement to pressure schools into selling their holdings in companies that do business in Israel, prompting a a counter-campaign among Jewish groups that consider the effort part of a creeping tide of anti-Semitism on campus.
( Wire DataFeatures, 10/13/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Spacewalking astronauts continue work on station's outdoor plumbing
By Marcia DunnThe Associated PressCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Spacewalking astronauts continued work Saturday on the outdoor plumbing of the International Space Station, hooking up new air-conditioning lines and installing clamps to prevent pressure buildups.It was the second spacewalk in three days for David Wolf and Piers Sellers, visiting from space shuttle Atlantis.
( Wire DataStream, 10/13/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Experts say sniper feeding on publicity
By Kari LydersonSpecial to The Washington PostCHICAGO -- A rash of "serial press conferences" by Washington-area authorities could be contributing to the shooting spree that has killed eight people in 10 days, according to forensic scientists speaking on a panel near Chicago on Saturday.
( Wire DataFeatures, 10/13/2002 03:01 AM EDT)