Afghanistan
Relief worker killed
One relief worker was killed and two others injured Thursday in a crossfire between feuding Afghan factions near a refugee camp on the Pakistan border, a U.N. spokesman said.
Yusuf Hassan, a spokesman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, refused to name the victims in the incident, which he said occurred near the Old Bagzai camp in Pakistan's North West Frontier province.
Security has been a serious problem for aid workers, who started returning to Afghanistan in November, and for those they seek to help. The most needy, officials said, are in the unsettled regions of the country.
"The conflict is not over," said Maki Shinohara, a spokeswoman for the U.N. agency.
New Jersey
Flight 93 widow gives birth
Lisa Beamer, the widow of the man who cried, "Let's roll!" as passengers aboard the doomed Sept. 11 United Flight 93 prepared to confront their hijackers, has given birth to a healthy girl.
Morgan Kay Beamer was born Wednesday in Princeton, said Diane Morrow, a spokeswoman for the Todd M. Beamer Foundation. Morgan was Todd Beamer's middle name.
The baby weighed 7 pounds and was 21 inches tall. The couple also has two young sons, Drew and David.
"Right now she's in a hospital room with family and friends, so the real reality of it won't set in until she's at home and having to go through the late-night feedings and diaper changings by herself," Doug MacMillan, the foundation's executive director, said Thursday. "It's going to be a difficult time for her, but Lisa has the grace and the strength to get through this."
ATLANTA
Airport breach nets charges
A man was charged Thursday with criminal trespass and reckless conduct for a security breach that temporarily shut down Atlanta's airport in November.
Michael Lasseter, 32, faces up to two years in jail and $2,000 in fines if convicted. Arraignment was scheduled for Feb. 1.
Earlier this month, the Federal Aviation Administration fined Lasseter $3,300 for violating security regulations when he ran past two security guards and down an up-escalator at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport on Nov. 16.
The incident prompted evacuation of the airport.
NEW YORK
Debris-clearing hits landmark
The millionth ton of debris was lifted on Wednesday from the site of the World Trade Center collapse nearly four months since round-the-clock recovery operations began.
The debris is trucked and barged to a reopened municipal dump on Staten Island, where it is combed for any human remains and potential criminal evidence.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency estimated the terrorist attack left 1.2 million tons of debris in lower Manhattan. The clearing effort is expected to continue into summer.
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