Last Week in the World of News

2/19,

Jasper,Texas

An FBI expert testified that he found traces of James Byrd's DNA on clothes worn by his alleged killers the night of his murder. Three reputed white supremacists allegedly killed Byrd by chaining him to the back of their pickup truck and dragging him for three miles. Byrd's DNA was also found on a cigarette butt that he and one of his alleged killers shared before the murder, showing that the men had befriended him before killing him.

2/20, Chicago

Film critic Gene Siskel, who for years was teamed up with Roger Ebert in a syndicated movie-review program, died at the age of 53. Reports did not disclose the cause of death, but Siskel had undergone surgery last year to remove a brain tumor and had recently taken time off from the show to speed up his recovery.

2/18, Philadelphia

2/21,

Iraq

District attorney Lynne Abraham said that she was "delighted" about a French - /. court's decision to extradite fugitive Ira Einhorn back to the city to stand trial for the /7.,..

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-Laura Casamento