CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.?For the second day in a row Tuesday, stormy weather prevented the returning crewmen of the international space station from being reunited with their families after a separation of six and one-half months. Mission Control told space shuttle Endeavor commander Kenneth Cockrell that drier weather was expected today.

EVANSVILLE, Ind.?A moderate earthquake rattled nerves Tuesday in portions of the Midwest and South, but authorities had no immediate reports of serious damage. The quake, which struck at 12:37 p.m. CDT, registered a magnitude of 5.0, said John Bellini of the U.

U student Brett Peterson, 36, was found dead in his campus apartment the afternoon of June 13. The cause of Peterson's death is unknown pending the results of an investigation by the state medical examiner. A detective with the U Police Department reported that no evidence of a crime was found.

Death at Medical Towers? A man was found dead in an apartment in the Medical Towers. There were no signs of foul play. The case is under investigation. Employee threatened?A U female employee reported that she had received a phone call from her ex-husband in which he said he was coming to Utah from California to kill her.

When Professor Anne Yeagle offered an extra credit assignment to students, she didn't expect the whirlwind that came with it. Yeagle, who is teaching three intensive economics courses this summer, offered her students a maximum of 10 extra credit points for collecting $100 for a charity?an opportunity that allowed students to boost their final grade by a full letter.

The U School of Business' Bureau of Economic and Business Research has appointed a senior economist as interim director after the death of former director Thayne Robson. James Wood, who has worked for the bureau for 29 years, has taken over the directorial duties until a new director is found.

Before Bret Michael Edmunds was wanted for questioning on the disappearance of Elizabeth Smart he was wanted by the U Police Department. On June 7, police issued a warrant for Edmunds' arrest for failure to respond to an officer's signal to stop. Five days later detectives in the kidnapping case asked for the public's help in finding Edmunds.

JERUSALEM?A Palestinian detonated nail-studded explosives on a Jerusalem bus crowded with high school students and office workers Tuesday, killing himself and 19 passengers in the city's deadliest suicide attack in six years. Fifty-five people were wounded.

I'm really frustrated with my summer courses. It took me a long time to be able to admit it, but now I can. I really didn't think it was that much of a problem until I realized that my favorite part of the day is walking to class. That's right? from the time I get out of my car, lock my door, close my door, unlock my door, re-open my door because my headlights are on (don't ask me why this is at 10 in the morning), and then re-slam my door, to the time I open the door to the building that my class is in?I love it! The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, the smell of fresh cut grass fills the air (just like in "The Sound of Music") and the gentle breeze blows through the hairs of my legs, creating that "not-quite- cold, not-quite-hot" sensation.

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