- Most of the U.S. pilots helping to strike enemy forces in Afghanistan, move cargo and refuel fighter planes are part-timers in Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units, but Pentagon leaders say they are just as competent as their counterparts in the full-time military.
FBI: Threatening Letters Might be Hoaxes
- The head of the FBI's Lafayette offices said Saturday that more than 100 threatening letters sent to homes, businesses and government offices appeared to be hoaxes. Some of the letters contained white powder, though preliminary tests show no traces of anthrax, state police said.
Man on Trial for Money Transfers
- A man arrested during the nationwide crackdown on financial networks suspected of funneling money to terrorists is going on trial -- but on charges that have nothing to do with terrorism.
He is charged with two counts of operating a money transfer business without a state license.
