What was on the front page of the newspaper in 2002?

It's impossible to answer this question, because each city and each state (assuming you are discussing the United States) would have had different front page stories every day. The front page is where the day's biggest news stories (both local and national) are placed; so without knowing more about which part of the country, I can't provide you with what was on the front page. But as far as big national stories in 2002, these are some that made front page news: Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and then killed in Pakistan by terrorists. The US government established the Department of Homeland Security. Houston, TX mother Andrea Yates was found guilty of murdering her five children. Two suspects were finally arrested in the "Beltway Sniper" case, in which ten people were randomly killed in and around Washington DC. Former US President Jimmy Carter made a visit to Cuba, where he spoke with Fidel Castro-- the first time a US president had visited Cuba since Castro came to power in 1959. And the New England Patriots won the Superbowl, defeating the St. Louis Rams 20-17.