NATIONAL
Schiavo parents continue appeal
After being denied by a federal judge, the parents of Terri Schiavo immediately turned to the U.S. appeals courts to try to keep their severely brain-damaged daughter alive, a last effort that legal scholars predicted had little chance for success. [Page 1a]
Minn. shooter engendered fear
Students at Red Lake High School in Minnesota recalled seeing warning signs long before an armed fellow student barged into the school and killed eight people, including himself. Police said he also fatally shot his grandfather and a woman elsewhere. [Page 1a]
High court hears Cochran case
The Supreme Court had a brush with a celebrity trial, hearing a case involving showman lawyer Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. and whether a disgruntled former client who picketed Cochran's office for three years can be barred from speaking publicly about the lawyer. [Page 3a]
WORLD
Israel hands over another town
Dozens of Palestinian fugitives were reunited with their families, ending years on the run, after Israeli troops returned the West Bank town of Tulkarm to Palestinian control and promised to stop pursuing the men. It was the second of five towns to be handed over to Palestinian control. [Page 12a]
Iraqi civilians turn on insurgents
An Iraqi carpenter and his young relatives opened fire with AK-47s on a group of masked gunmen with grenades coming toward the carpenter's shop in Baghdad. Three insurgents were killed in the gunbattle, and the rest fled. [Page 13a]
MARYLAND
Leader for U.S. attorney post
Rod J. Rosenstein, 40, has emerged as the leading contender to become U.S. attorney in Maryland. The Justice Department official, the principal deputy assistant attorney general for the tax division, previously worked for Whitewater independent counsel Kenneth Starr. [Page 1a]
Mayor seeks $2.32 billion budget
Mayor Martin O'Malley will propose today a $2.32 billion budget for the next fiscal year, a 6.7 percent increase in spending. The spending plan includes pay raises for municipal employees and some small enhancements in services. It also features a modest reduction in the city's property tax rate. [Page 1b]
2 found dead in Baltimore home
Two people were found dead in a Northeast Baltimore home and their daughter and grandson found unconscious. Fire and environmental officials were investigating a cause. [Page 1b]
Carroll airport expansion OK'd A $58.8 million expansion at the Carroll County Regional Airport to accommodate larger corporate aircraft, add jobs and increase revenues was approved by county officials. [Page 1b]
TODAY
Comedy dot.com to a generation
In a few years, four friends who run CollegeHumor.com have become the arbiters of comedy for their generation. Their Web site is visited by 8 million users each month. They have a book deal, and they're talking to Paramount about a movie. [Page 1c]
Jeans return as denim craze
Jeans are back. Witness the resurgence of Jordache jeans, which is riding the wave of the premium denim craze. People like Kate Bosworth and Lindsay Lohan wear them. [Page 1c]
CBS News executive settles, quits
The final CBS News executive asked to resign for his role in the network's discredited report on President Bush's military service reached a settlement with CBS and quit yesterday. Josh Howard was executive producer of the 60 Minutes Wednesday broadcast where the report aired Sept. 8. [Page 3c]
BUSINESS
Port receives a weak review
A review of other U.S. ports indicates that Maryland's might be more susceptible to political influence than most. The debate on whether the port of Baltimore should answer to someone other than the state transportation secretary will begin today in Annapolis. [Page 1a]
Fed raises interest rates again
Concerned that energy prices could lead to broader inflation, the Federal Reserve boosted short-term interest rates and signaled that rates would probably keep rising. Chairman Alan Greenspan and his colleagues raised the rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 2.75 percent. [Page 1a]
McCormick's throwback meeting
When McCormick & Co. Inc. convenes its annual meeting today, the bags of its products given to shareholders are a reflection of the tradition-minded spice maker and a throwback to when U.S. companies put on the Ritz for annual meetings. They are a reminder of how much people like free stuff. [Page 1d]
SPORTS
Bonds says he might miss season
Coming off knee surgery and caught up in baseball's steroids scandal, Barry Bonds said he might not play this season - despite standing on the doorstep of the career home run record. The Giants slugger said he was physically and mentally "done," and blamed the media in part for his troubles. [Page 1e]
Terps women eliminated, 75-65
The second-seeded Ohio State women's wide array of offensive weapons overpowered seventh-seeded Maryland, and the Terps' hopes for their first trip to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament in 13 years were dashed in a 75-65 loss in a Philadelphia Regional second-round contest at Comcast Center. [Page 1e]
O's DuBose charged with DUI
Orioles pitcher Eric DuBose was arrested and charged with driving under the influence Monday in Sarasota, Fla., before making a start later that day at the team's minor league complex. He was released on $500 bond. [Page 4e]
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"This case is taking an issue that's very abstract, death and dying, and making it more real. That's why people are responding to it."
Paul Malley, president of Aging With Dignity, which offers living wills to callers (Article, Page 1A)
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