Shuttle lands...Mumbai suspect talks...Muslims condemn attacks in Mumbai

EDWARDS Air Force BASE, Calif. (AP) The seven astronauts aboard the shuttle Endeavour are back on terra firma. They landed a couple of hours ago at Edwards Air Force Base in California after a 16-day mission to the space station. Bad weather prevented a landing in Florida.

MUMBAI, India (AP) A senior police officer says the only gunman captured after the terrorist siege of Mumbai, India, has told authorities he belongs to a Pakistani militant group. The gunman was one of 10 terrorists who paralyzed the commercial center for several days. The attack killed least 174 people.

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) Muslims around the world are condemning the Mumbai attacks as senseless terrorism and are again on the defensive about bloodshed linked to their religion. One lecturer at Baghdad University says anyone who slaughters people while shouting God is great is "sick and ignorant."


CHICAGO (AP) Aviation officials say Illinois' first snowstorm of the season has led to the cancellation of 50 flights so far at Chicago's O'Hare airport. And low visibility is causing flight delays of up to an hour. Weather service officials say the storm could dump up to 8 inches of snow in some northern counties.

Washington (AP) The head of the United Auto Workers is making a public plea for government help for U.S. carmakers as the Big Three put the final touches on stabilization plans to submit to Congress by Tuesday. Ron Gettelfinger says "We cannot afford to see these companies fail."


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