National and International News-Friday, Sept. 29th

PORTOROZ, Slovenia (AP) - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says he doesn't know if the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have created more terrorists. But he says it's "nonsensical" to suggest that it would be better to stop killing or capturing the people who are trying to kill Americans. Rumsfeld spoke to reporters at a NATO conference.

NEW YORK (AP) - A new book by Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward paints a very bleak picture of the situation in Iraq. He says the violence is worse than the White House has acknowledged and won't get better next year.

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) - Two schools in Lakeland, Florida, will be closed today as law enforcement officers continue searching for a man who shot two sheriff's deputies and shot at a police officer. One of the deputies was killed. Officials say they are prepared for a gunfight.

BAILEY, Colo. (AP) - The girl who was killed in a standoff at a Colorado high school Wednesday was able to send a text message on her cell phone before she was shot. Emily Keyes messaged "I love U guys" in response to a message asking "How are U?" that someone sent for her father.

TOKYO (AP) - Toshiba is the latest company to announce the recall of Sony batteries made for its laptop computers. The announcement brings the number of recalled batteries to about seven
(m) million worldwide. The batteries can catch fire.