Kuwait City: Killed soldiers identified in helicopter crash

The Pentagon identified killed soldiers from a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on night training that crashed Tuesday in the Kuwaiti desert. The Kuwaiti military said sandstorms were reported in the area at the time the chopper went down.

The aircraft, which belonged to the Army’s V Corps, was part of the force that has massed in this Persian Gulf emirate for a possible invasion of Iraq.

Those killed Tuesday were Spc. Rodrigo Gonzalez-Garza, 26, of Texas; Chief Warrant Officer Timothy W. Moehling, 35, of Florida; Chief Warrant Officer John D. Smith, 32, of Nevada; and Spc. William J. Tracy, 27, of New Hampshire.

Chicago: Daley wins fifth term as Chicago mayor

Mayor Richard Daley swamped three little-known, challengers to win a fifth term Tuesday.

Daley, 60, defeated two ministers — the Revs. Paul Jakes and Joseph McAfee — and businesswoman Patricia McAllister in a nonpartisan election.