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Flight Attendant to Horse: Why the Long Face? Cuddles Caused a Bit of Stir in 1st Class, But One Little Mishap Was Overlooked Air travel can be a messy business, especially if you are flying with a horse. Take the following excerpt from an American Airlines passenger record last week: "PAX WAS TRAVELING WITH A MINIATURE SERVICE HORSE IN SEAT 3A. HORSE HAD A BOWEL MOVEMENT ON THE CARPET OF THE BULKHEAD. CABIN SVC HAD TO DO EXCESSIVE CLEANING IN ORDER FOR AIRCRAFT TO LEAVE FOR THE NEXT FLIGHT. STRONG ODOR ALSO HAD TO BE AIRED OUT.?ORD CSM JP INCUSCI"...

Rally for America on PBS and a hometown hero. Click to play On the Homefront:  Spencer Michels reports from Sacramento on how the Iraq war is affecting veterans. The best we can do here is the audio.It would have been nice to see former Lt. John Kane representing our veterans and police officers so well, and Stephanie Brown with vets at the VA Hospital here.  We found it a balanced report with our side getting the first and last word for a change. We're sure those members of our Armed Services and their families, who may have viewed it tonight, appreciate the brief scenes from our Rally for...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Hands planted firmly in his pockets, Pierre Nicholas Thompson stood at the microphone, leaned back and easily spelled "chinoiserie" to survive the first round of the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee. The national competition began early Wednesday with a record 250 finalists. Only 175 proceeded to Round 2, taking a written, 25-word test designed to cut the number of competitors in half. The results weren't expected until late afternoon. Before most Americans were pouring their first cup of coffee Wednesday, the young contestants, ages 9-15, were fighting back jitters to get through "escabeche,""pultaceous,""farinaceous,""iatrogenic,""psittacism" and "tergiversation." "Chinoiserie," Thompson's...