Around the World: United States

Anthrax case solved

The investigation spanned six continents, but in the end, US federal investigators say they found the anthrax killer in their own back yard.

The government declared the 2001 attacks solved on Wednesday, pointing the blame at former Army scientist Bruce Ivins, who committed suicide last week as prosecutors prepared to bring charges. The Justice Department said it was confident it could have convicted the scientist, who spent his career developing anthrax vaccines and cures at the bioweapons lab at Fort Detrick, Maryland.

5 F-22s sent to Guam

The US Air Force has been breaking in its new fleet of F-22s, the world's most advanced fighter jet, this summer by sending five of the planes from cool and dry Alaska to hot and humid Guam for the first time.

The F-22 Raptors have been operational for less than three years. Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska has been home to two F-22 squadrons since last year. It's only the second base to house the stealth fighters, after Langley Air Force Base in Virginia.

(China Daily 08/08/2008 page58)