U.N. Talks With Iraq Called Positive
- Iraq and the United Nations agreed Thursday that their first high-level talks in a year got off to a "positive and constructive" start, but there was no indication Baghdad will allow U.N. weapons inspectors back in the country.
9-11 Victims' Fund Rules Finalized
- The final rules for distributing money from a federal fund for victims of Sept. 11 have been expanded to cover more people and give them more money. The average award will be about $1.85 million, roughly $200,000 more than what was calculated under draft guidelines.
