Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

WASHINGTON - An influential senator is looking into whether Congress should re-regulate dietary supplements because steroids and other banned substances are finding their way into over-the-counter bodybuilding products. Full Story »

ZURICH - Lawyers for Roman Polanski filed a motion in court Tuesday asking that the director be released from Swiss custody — the first step in his legal battle to avoid extradition to the United States for a 1977 statutory rape case. Full Story »

• Video: Polanski asks Swiss court to let him go AP
• Slideshow: Director Roman Polanski

NEW YORK - A decade after "The Laramie Project" became a theatrical phenomenon, its creators are back with an epilogue highlighted by a riveting prison interview with the killer of gay college student Matthew Shepard — depicting him as candid but not remorseful over the murder. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES - With a departed teammate in their thoughts and celebrations, the Los Angeles Angels ended the AL West race with one emphatic win — followed by one cathartic party. Ervin Santana pitched a seven-hitter for his fourth career shutout, and Kendry Morales' early two-run homer propelled the Angels to an 11-0 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday night, clinching Los Angeles' fifth division title in six seasons. Full Story »

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said it would set a date soon for international inspection of a newly declared nuclear installation, but warned on Tuesday it may curb cooperation if Western powers repeated "past mistakes" at talks this week. Full Story »

• Video: Iran missile tests called provocative Reuters
• Slideshow: Iran Nuclear Issues

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine authorities braced on Tuesday for another storm as the toll from rain and floods from a weekend typhoon, now bearing down on Vietnam, rose to 246 dead while damages climbed to nearly $100 million. Full Story »

• Video: More deaths after flooding in The Philippines AP
• Slideshow: Philippines Flooding

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras' de facto government sent troops on Monday to shut down two media stations loyal to ousted President Manuel Zelaya, drawing fresh condemnation of its increasingly heavy-handed rule. Full Story »

• Slideshow: Honduran president ousted

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed 30 civilians in southern Afghanistan Tuesday including 10 children and seven women, the Interior Ministry said. Full Story »

• Slideshow: Afghanistan

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The four cities bidding for the prize honor of hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics began three intensive days of lobbying on Tuesday with the Obama factor looming large ahead of Friday's vote by the IOC. Full Story »

MANILA (Reuters) - Two U.S. Navy servicemen and one Filipino marine were killed on Tuesday in a land mine attack in a stronghold of Islamic militants in the southern Philippines, officials said. Full Story »

BEIJING (Reuters) - Shortly after the Communist Party took power in China, capitalists in Shanghai paraded through the streets with drums and flags, asking the Party to take over their businesses. Full Story »

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suspected U.S. drone aircraft fired two missiles Tuesday at a Taliban commander's house in Pakistan's South Waziristan region, killing five militants, intelligence officials said. Full Story »

• Slideshow: Pakistan

MANILA (AFP) - Hundreds of thousands of exhausted Philippine flood survivors crammed into schools, gymnasiums, churches and other makeshift shelters on Tuesday as the death toll from the weekend disaster soared to 246. Full Story »