Washington, D.C.: U.S. warns of possible attacks in Uzbekistan

The State Department on Saturday warned that the government had received reports that terrorists may attack hotels frequented by Americans in Uzbekistan.

The report said supporters of extremist groups such as the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Al-Qaida, and the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement remain active in the region. The groups may seek “softer targets” as security is increased at official U.S. facilities, the government said.

“These groups have expressed anti-U.S. sentiments and may attempt to target U.S. government or private interests in Uzbekistan,” a government statement said.

Honolulu: Jupiter moon total hits 58

Six more moons have been found orbiting Jupiter, pushing to 58 the total number of known natural satellites of the solar system’s largest planet.

University of Hawaii’s David Jewitt and Scott Sheppard, along with Jan Kleyna of Cambridge University, announced the discoveries Friday.

The moons are tiny, perhaps just a mile or so across, and orbit Jupiter at a distance of tens of millions of miles. They were found as part of an ongoing search using the world’s two largest digital cameras at the Subaru and Canada-France-Hawaii telescopes atop Mauna Kea.

Jupiter has more moons than any other planet. The largest four were discovered by Galileo in 1610. Of those, Ganymede is the largest known moon in the solar system, with a diameter of 3,260 miles.

Florida: Bill would ban student aid to citizens of terror nations

A bill before the Florida Legislature would ban state aid to university and college students who are citizens of countries on the State Department’s list of nations that sponsor terrorism.

The proposal was drafted by state Rep. Dick Kravitz, who said he didn’t like the idea that the United States was educating people who would return to regimes that oppose America.

The bill would bar state aid from going to university students from six of the seven countries on the State Department list: Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya and North Korea. Cuba is also on the list but was amended out of the bill. Florida has a large Cuban population.

Washington, D.C.: Delaware governor calls for more antiterror money

With much attention focused on U.S. troops in Iraq, a Democratic governor urged Congress on Saturday to also provide more money for firefighters, police and other emergency workers who are combating domestic terrorism.

“Whether in the Middle East or in America, the brave and selfless individuals who have pledged to protect us deserve our support,” Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner said in the Democrats’ weekly radio address.

Governors asked Congress to include adequate funding for fire, police and emergency service workers when it considered the supplemental appropriations for the military action in Iraq.