Boy freed after being trapped beneath boulder

EAGLE, Colo. -- A 16-year-old boy whose foot was trapped under a huge boulder for more than 12 hours suffered swelling but no broken bones. William McCann, of Leander, Texas, was climbing Wednesday afternoon in the Holy Cross Wilderness area southwest of Vail when he was trapped by a rock about 5 feet tall and 5 feet wide, Eagle County sheriff's officials said. McCann said others in his group had grabbed boulders and pulled themselves up, but when it was his turn, the boulder under his hand came crashing down on his right foot. Rescuers told him the boulder weighed at least 1,000 pounds.

Borrowing reduced for first time since 2003

WASHINGTON -- Consumers, showing some caution about piling up new debt, reduced their borrowing in May for the first time in 18 months, the Federal Reserve reported Friday. They reduced their borrowing by $3 billion in May from the previous month, a drop of 1.7 percent on an annualized basis. That marked the first decline since November 2003. The decline in new debt in May reflected a pullback in demand for nonrevolving credit, which includes loans for cars, vacation and education.

Italy to begin withdrawing from Iraq in September

GLENEAGLES, Scotland -- Italy plans to begin withdrawing some of its troops from Iraq in September, Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Friday. He said the withdrawal plans could change because they depend on security conditions on the ground. Berlusconi has come under increasing pressure in Italy over his support for the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq. Berlusconi said September was a possibility, but Foreign Minister Gianfranco Fini then talked of early 2006.

Creator of Sasser worm gets suspended sentence

VERDEN, Germany -- The teen creator of the "Sasser" Internet worm, which caused millions of dollars in damage worldwide, won't be going to jail despite his conviction Friday on charges including computer sabotage. Sven Jaschan, 19, instead got a 21-month suspended sentence and was ordered to do community service, court spokeswoman Katharina Kruetzfeld said. Jaschan could have been sentenced to up to five years in prison.

Mother of missing teen apologizes for remarks

ORANJESTAD, Aruba -- The mother of a missing Alabama teenager apologized Friday for any offense her remarks about the justice system here may have caused to Arubans. Beth Holloway Twitty said she had been extremely distraught with the scarcity of clues to her daughter's fate when she contended Tuesday that two brothers who have been tied to the case were guilty and should not have been freed from jail. Her remarks were widely criticized as an unfair attack on the Dutch judicial system that governs this Caribbean protectorate of the Netherlands.

Dismissal sought for 'don't ask, don't tell' challenge

BOSTON -- A federal prosecutor urged a judge Friday to dismiss a challenge to the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gay service members. Assistant federal prosecutor Mark Quinlivan said the rule, passed in a bipartisan vote 1993, was debated extensively before being approved by Congress and signed by President Clinton. "Don't ask, don't tell" denies gay service members their rights, said an attorney for 12 service members who were dismissed for being gay.

-- From wire reports

Consumers reduce borrowing for first time since late 2003

WASHINGTON -- Consumers, showing some caution about piling up new debt, reduced their borrowing in May for the first time in 18 months, the Federal Reserve reported Friday.

They reduced their borrowing by $3 billion in May from the previous month, a drop of 1.7 percent on an annualized basis. That marked the first decline since November 2003.

The decline in new debt in May reflected a pullback in demand for nonrevolving credit, which includes loans for cars, vacation and education.