June 3, 2003
First Up: After tense competition, the winner of the National Spelling Bee was Sai Gunturi. The winning word, "Homogeekess."
Item 2:  President Bush and Air Force One landed in France on Sunday. No truth to the rumor that the whole air traffic control surrendered.
Item 3:  Ellen DeGeneres says her new role in the animated film "Finding Nemo" has made her rethink her diet. The comedienne says, "Now it's hard for me to eat fish." In a related story, Ellen's girlfriend has left her.
Item 4:  A Sad Note:
A scorching heat wave has claimed 800 lives in India. The Sad Part: That was just one apartment.
Item 5: According to a spokesman for Paul McCartney, Heather Mills is pregnant with the couple's first child. They made the announcement so she would have a leg up on the gossip columnists.
Item 6: Dateline - Kissimmee, Florida:
Local police are disguising themselves as hobos in an effort to catch drivers who run red lights. Homeless advocates are outraged because this may give hobos a bad name.
And Finally:

Dateline - Michigan:
Police are blaming a traffic accident on a truck driver who said he lost control while making a bologna sandwich. After further investigation, it turns out he actually lost control of the wheel while sandwiching his bologna between his hands.