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Reports on the investigation into how Ottilie Lundgren, a victim of inhalation anthrax, contracted the illness.

Reports that the United States grand jury investigating the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack is questioning the relationship of the witnesses with the suspected hijackers.

Reports on the leads followed by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding the suspects in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. INSET: Wanted: Up to $5 Million Reward.

Reports on allegations against pension-fund manager Alan Bond that he bilked clients whose accounts he managed. Details of his earlier charge of receiving kickbacks siphoned from investment returns of his clients; Description of the civil allegations by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission; His plea of not guilty.

Reports on the threat of litigation against investment analysts; Securities fraud allegations and investigations of securities firms; Suit filed in New York federal court contending that six major securities firms committed fraud; Fraudulent activity such as firms requiring analysts to issue favorable recommendations so that firms could collect fees and extra business; Other suits.

Reports on a trend of jurors in criminal trials who keep hidden agendas and biases. The case of Jerry Blanton and his conduct during jury deliberations in the trial of two prominent lawyers on charges of conspiracy with the Cali drug cartel; How he pushed for a guilty verdict; Possibility that he tried to build publicity for a book he was writing; Other cases involving jurors who did not disclose personal biases.

Analyzes the electronic business operation of online law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher.

Highlights the convention of election lawyers in Florida. Names of lawyers from the Democratic and Republican parties; Significance of judges' rulings on an election result; Cases of political frauds in the United States.

Reports that the stock of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. has declined in the wake of a controversy surrounding Martha Stewart's sale of ImClone Systems stock. Allegations that Stewart was acting on insider knowledge when she sold the stock; Role of Stewart's broker, Peter Bacanovic of Merrill Lynch & Co., in the sale; Ambiguity in the rules involving the use of nonpublic information by Wall Street brokers and their clients.

Reports on the resignation of Tyco International Ltd. chief executive L. Dennis Kozlowski. How Kozlowski's sudden departure has awakened concerns about the status of the conglomerate; Thoughts on John F. Fort, who will succeed Kozlowski; Tyco's problems including lost market value and high debt.

Reports on Ali Mohamed, an Egyptian who served in the United States Army and helped train terrorists for Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda network. U.S. government investigation of Mohamed, whose trainees were indicted and convicted for the 1993 World Trade Center bombing; Limitations placed on government officials investigating terrorists.

Reports on the crashing of a commercial passenger jet from American Airlines in Rockaway, a section of Queens in New York City. Many residents of Rockaway lost in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks; Personal accounts of how the Airbus 300 fell to pieces and burst into flames; Description of Rockaway.

Reports on the spread of anthrax spores in postal facilities in the United States as of November 2, 2001.

Reports that U.S. investigators are focusing on former chief executive Bernard J. Ebbers in their investigation of the accounting scandal of telecommunications company WorldCom. U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission charge of fraud against the company; Questions concerning Ebbers knowledge of overstatements of earnings by WorldCom; Expectation that more accounting irregularities will be discovered.

Discusses the arrest of José Padilla, and how this highlights why the U.S. considers the Al Qaeda network to be a serious terrorist threat. Allegations that Padilla was plotting a so-called dirty bomb attack on the U.S.; Connections of Padilla to Al Qaeda; Role of Abu Zubaydah as an Al Qaeda informer; Concern of the U.S. government about the potential that terrorists might acquire weapons of mass destruction. INSET: Dirty Bombs.

Reports on investigations into anthrax mailed in letters in the United States. Efforts to solve the mystery of where the anthrax came from that killed an elderly woman in Connecticut who had no apparent connection to a post office or media business; Investigation methods, including interviews, analysis of immigrant records, and laboratory work; Details on clues found by investigators.

Discusses the investigation of the anthrax-contaminated letters sent to pediatrician Antonio Banfi in Chile, to the Senate and media offices in the United States.

Focuses on the profile of the anthrax perpetrator that was released by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Focus on a reclusive, science-minded criminal; Similarities to Theodore Kaczynski, the so-called Unabomber; Brief details of the FBI investigation; Why mounting evidence has made the lone domestic terrorist the leading theory; Background on the anthrax scare; Clues which came from the anthrax letters; Comments of experts; Continued hunt for an al Qaeda link.

Reports on the detainment of Mamdouh Mahmud Salim, a Sudanese living in Germany. Investigation into Salim's connections to terrorist leader Osama bin Laden following the 1998 bombings of two United States embassies in Africa; Belief that Salim was attempting to start a German branch of bin Laden's Al Qaeda organization; Extradition of Salim following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.

Reports on the detaining of people in the United States following terrorist attacks. Lack of disclosure relating to evidence for the detainment of certain people; Dr. Albader Alhazmi, a Saudi Arabian radiologist living in San Antonio, Texas, who was detained for several days; Reference to the World War II internment of Japanese in the U.S.

Discusses the pardons given to Marc Rich by former United States President Bill Clinton on January 20, 2001. Alleged crimes of Rich, including buying oil from Iran during a hostage crisis; Role of Rich's lawyer, Jack Quinn, in winning Rich's pardon; Questions as to whether a U.S. president's authority to issue appeals should be curtailed.