Nation briefs 10/8/06

Ky. man charged with killing his 4 children

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A man charged with killing his four young children and assaulting his wife was ordered held without bail Saturday as the bodies were laid to rest. A judge entered a not guilty plea for Said Biyad, 42, who faces four counts of capital murder and one count of aggravated assault. Biyad, a Somali refugee, entered a Louisville police station Friday morning and told detectives, "I just killed my family," said Lt. Col. Philip Turner, an assistant chief. Police discovered the bodies of the couple's son, Sidi, 8, and three daughters -- Fatuma, 7, Khadija, 4 and Goshany, 2 -- in their mother's apartment. Gail Norris, a deputy coroner with the Jefferson County Medical Examiner's Office, said all four children had been stabbed to death. Police said they believe the killings stemmed from an argument the couple had over the children.

Jeb Bush cornered by protesters in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH -- Florida Gov. Jeb Bush had to take refuge in a subway station supply closet to avoid anti-Republican demonstrators on his way to a campaign event for a Pennsylvania senator. Bush encountered protesters on their way to join a demonstration outside a club where Sen. Rick Santorum, a Republican, was holding a fund raiser Friday. Officers used stun guns to subdue two protesters, saying they disobeyed orders to disperse, said Bob Grove, a Port Authority spokesman. Members of the United Steelworkers union and the anti-war group Uprise Counter Recruitment chanted, "Jeb go home," and said Bush blew them a kiss. Bush, accompanied by a security guard and an aide, retreated into a nearby subway station and was followed by about 50 picketers, said Grove. He said the incident lasted about five minutes.

-- From wire reports