Lady Bird Johnson still hospitalized

AUSTIN -- Lady Bird Johnson remained hospitalized yesterday but is doing well while undergoing tests and is with her two daughters, a family spokeswoman said. The widow of President Lyndon B. Johnson , 94, was hospitalized Thursday night at Seton Medical Center because of a slight fever. She is expected to return home some time in the next couple of days, Christian said. Relatives and friends said she was alert and communicating with her visitors. A stroke in 2002 left her with difficulty speaking. (AP)

Washington, D.C.

A judge who used to authorize wiretaps in terrorist and espionage cases criticized President Bush's decision to order warrantless surveillance after the Sept. 11 attacks . Royce Lamberth, a district court judge in Washington, said yesterday that it was proper for the executive branch to conduct such surveillance. However, "We have to understand you can fight the war [on terrorism] and lose everything if you have no civil liberties left when you get through fighting the war." (AP)

New York

THREE MILE BAY -- A car being chased by police crashed into a utility pole, killing three young children and critically injuring their mother, who was at the wheel, authorities said. The car broke in half, with the rear part continuing 50 feet past the shattered pole, police said yesterday . The children were trapped in the wreckage, part of which caught fire, poice said. Lisa Parker, 29, had been stopped for erratic driving late Friday but drove off as an officer was about to question her, police said yesterday. (AP)

Illinois

CHICAGO -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson was arrested yesterday at a demonstration outside a south suburban gun shop and charged with one count of criminal trespass to property. Jackson was arrested when he refused to move away from the entrance to Chuck's Gun Shop in Riverdale, police said. He was protesting with other community activists after a 16-year-old honor student was gunned down on a city bus. (AP)