- A New York-bound Air India jetliner being shadowed by Canadian fighters because authorities determined a suspicious passenger was aboard landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport at about 4:45 p.m. It was believed to be carrying 378 passengers.
Daschle: U.S. Must Find Bin Laden
- The United States must find Osama bin Laden and other terrorist leaders for the war on terrorism to be a success, Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle said Thursday amid growing Democratic challenges to President Bush's defense policies.
Guantanamo Detainees Refuse to Eat
- More than a third of the detainees at the remote U.S. military outpost refused to eat breakfast Thursday after two guards stripped an inmate of his turban during prayer. A small number of inmates protested by refusing both lunch and dinner Wednesday.