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NASA aims for evening shuttle launch following successful space station repairs
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) After a five-day delay caused by space station trouble, NASA fueled space shuttle Endeavour on Tuesday for liftoff on a mission to deliver a fresh crew to the orbiting outpost.

Authorities search O.J. Simpson's home in connection with drug, theft ring
MIAMI (AP) Federal agents searched O.J. Simpson's home early Tuesday as part of an investigation into an Ecstasy drug ring and the theft of equipment used to steal satellite television signals.

Judge jails four teachers on strike in N.J., threatens more arrests if strikes continue
FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) A judge jailed four New Jersey teachers who remained on strike against his order, and he threatened to jail hundreds more if they didn't return to work.

MIDDLEBURY, Ind. (AP) Police in this northern Indiana town are...
MIDDLEBURY, Ind. (AP) Police in this northern Indiana town are looking for a man who ran through a restaurant wearing only a green hat and fake beard and carrying a flag.

Police: FBI, DEA serve warrant at home of former football great O.J. Simpson
MIAMI (AP) Federal agents searched the home of former football great O.J. Simpson early Tuesday as part of an investigation into an Ecstasy drug ring and the theft of equipment used to steal satellite television signals.

Georgia to start Olympic torch on 46-state tour to Salt Lake City for winter games
ATLANTA (AP) The Olympic torch was returned to the United States Tuesday for the first time since the 1996 summer Games in Atlanta, where it was to begin a 46-state tour to the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Developments in terrorist attacks investigation, retaliation
Developments related to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks:

Wet, cool weather spreads across West; Another warm day forecast for East
Storms spread rain, snow and cool temperatures through the West on Friday, while temperatures remained above normal in the East.

Former enemies, modern victims welcomed for 60th anniversary of Pearl Harbor
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) Sixty years ago, pilots Taisuke Maruyama and Kamane Harada were among the waves of Japanese fighters who bombed Pearl Harbor, plunging America into World War II.

MEXICO CITY (AP) Juan Jose Arreola, a nationalist Mexican author...
MEXICO CITY (AP) Juan Jose Arreola, a nationalist Mexican author known for vivid short stories of self-discovery, died Monday at 83. Hydrocephalus had left him bedridden since 1998.