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NATION IN BRIEF

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· PHILADELPHIA -- A wealthy motel owner was convicted of traveling to Europe to molest impoverished boys in exchange for money and gifts. Anthony Mark Bianchi, 45, was convicted of having sex with or attempting to have sex with at least six teenage boys in the isolated Moldovan village of Trebujeni. He faces more than 20 years in prison under sentencing guidelines, prosecutors said.

· NEW YORK -- An artist manning a replica Revolutionary War submersible caused a scare when police found the strange-looking vessel foundering in a security zone near the docked Queen Mary 2, authorities said. Police held the artist, Philip "Duke" Riley, and two other men, both from Rhode Island, for questioning, but there was no indication the trio meant any harm, authorities said.

· FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Colorado State University forecasters trimmed the number of major hurricanes they expect to form in the Atlantic Ocean this year to four, from the five forecast in May.

· CAPE CANAVERAL -- Work to fix a leaky valve in the crew cabin of the space shuttle Endeavour has led NASA to delay its launch by one day, to Wednesday evening, officials said.

-- From News Services

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