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Lawyer: Fla. office shooting suspect mentally ill
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The engineer accused of fatally shooting one employee and wounding five others at the firm where he once worked is "very mentally ill" and crumbled under the stress of his divorce, bankruptcy and unemployment, his attorney said Saturday....
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The engineer accused of fatally shooting one employee and wounding five others at the firm where he once worked is "very mentally ill" and crumbled under the stress of his divorce, bankruptcy and unemployment, his attorney said Saturday....
Suspect asked for advice on going to fight Muslims
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- The Army psychiatrist suspected of going on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood recently asked for advice on what he should tell fellow soldiers concerned about fighting Muslims in Iraq or Afghanistan, a local Muslim leader said Saturday....
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- The Army psychiatrist suspected of going on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood recently asked for advice on what he should tell fellow soldiers concerned about fighting Muslims in Iraq or Afghanistan, a local Muslim leader said Saturday....
Alaska island village hit by suspected swine flu
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island - prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help....
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island - prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help....
Ida spurs tropical storm warnings in Caribbean
MIAMI (AP) -- Tropical storm warnings have been issued for parts of Mexico and Cuba as Ida rapidly gains strength over Caribbean waters....
MIAMI (AP) -- Tropical storm warnings have been issued for parts of Mexico and Cuba as Ida rapidly gains strength over Caribbean waters....
Fort victims had different reasons for enlisting
The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included a pregnant woman who was preparing to return home, a man who quit a furniture company job to join the military about a year ago, a newlywed who had served in Iraq and a woman who had vowed to take on Osama bin Laden after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Here is a look at some of the victims....
The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included a pregnant woman who was preparing to return home, a man who quit a furniture company job to join the military about a year ago, a newlywed who had served in Iraq and a woman who had vowed to take on Osama bin Laden after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Here is a look at some of the victims....
MIAMI (AP) -- Tropical storm warnings issued in Mexico, Cuba as Ida rapidly strengthens over Caribbean....
NJ jurors convict Fla. man in 'fat defense' trial
HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) -- A jury convicted a Florida man Friday of murdering his former son-in-law, rejecting the man's defense that he was too fat to have run up and down a flight of stairs to commit the crime and make a quick getaway....
HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) -- A jury convicted a Florida man Friday of murdering his former son-in-law, rejecting the man's defense that he was too fat to have run up and down a flight of stairs to commit the crime and make a quick getaway....
Gift card scandal could sink Baltimore mayor
BALTIMORE (AP) -- The accusations that Mayor Sheila Dixon used holiday gift cards for the needy during personal shopping sprees may sound like a minor embarrassment at worst, a small-time case of a politician enjoying the perks of power....
BALTIMORE (AP) -- The accusations that Mayor Sheila Dixon used holiday gift cards for the needy during personal shopping sprees may sound like a minor embarrassment at worst, a small-time case of a politician enjoying the perks of power....
Both sides set to vote on Philly transit contract
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Members of Philadelphia's largest transit union and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority are set to vote on a contract to end the strike that has idled buses, subways and trolleys for five days....
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Members of Philadelphia's largest transit union and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority are set to vote on a contract to end the strike that has idled buses, subways and trolleys for five days....
Navy ship built with WTC steel to go into service
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Navy is commissioning its newest battleship with a bow forged from steel that once held up the World Trade Center....
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Navy is commissioning its newest battleship with a bow forged from steel that once held up the World Trade Center....
Pa. locals, Flight 93 families united by history
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- Esther Heymann was overflowing with grief for her stepdaughter. Standing in a blustery snow, overlooking the empty field where Flight 93 had crashed a couple of years earlier, she couldn't stop crying....
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- Esther Heymann was overflowing with grief for her stepdaughter. Standing in a blustery snow, overlooking the empty field where Flight 93 had crashed a couple of years earlier, she couldn't stop crying....
Ida returns to tropical storm strength
MIAMI (AP) -- Ida has become a tropical storm again, with top winds of 45 mph (72 kph), as it swirls in the Caribbean on a track that could bring it to the U.S. Gulf Coast next week....
MIAMI (AP) -- Ida has become a tropical storm again, with top winds of 45 mph (72 kph), as it swirls in the Caribbean on a track that could bring it to the U.S. Gulf Coast next week....
After immigrant killed in NY, others tell of abuse
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (AP) -- The high school buddies who trolled the streets looking for Hispanics to attack called it "beaner hopping."...
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (AP) -- The high school buddies who trolled the streets looking for Hispanics to attack called it "beaner hopping."...
NY town marks year since immigrant fatally stabbed
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (AP) -- The family of an Ecuadorean man slain on a Long Island street will be among those participating in a candlelight vigil and memorial service to mark the first anniversary of the killing....
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (AP) -- The family of an Ecuadorean man slain on a Long Island street will be among those participating in a candlelight vigil and memorial service to mark the first anniversary of the killing....
Computers, records seized at ACORN offices in La.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- State investigators raided ACORN offices on Friday, taking away computer hard drives and documents as part of a probe into alleged embezzlement and tax fraud when the organization's national headquarters was based in New Orleans....
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- State investigators raided ACORN offices on Friday, taking away computer hard drives and documents as part of a probe into alleged embezzlement and tax fraud when the organization's national headquarters was based in New Orleans....
Stepfather convicted in death of 'Baby Grace'
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) -- Two years after the remains of a toddler who came to be known as "Baby Grace" were dumped in Galveston Bay, the child's stepfather was convicted of capital murder in her beating death....
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) -- Two years after the remains of a toddler who came to be known as "Baby Grace" were dumped in Galveston Bay, the child's stepfather was convicted of capital murder in her beating death....
Court upholds removal of man after Nazi salute
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) -- A federal appeals court has ruled that Santa Cruz City Council members did not violate a man's rights when they ordered him removed from a council meeting after he made a one-armed Nazi salute....
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) -- A federal appeals court has ruled that Santa Cruz City Council members did not violate a man's rights when they ordered him removed from a council meeting after he made a one-armed Nazi salute....
Sea lions killed, but Columbia salmon toll rises
Killing or removing 25 California sea lions over the past two years has not reduced the toll on salmon at the base of Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River....
Killing or removing 25 California sea lions over the past two years has not reduced the toll on salmon at the base of Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River....
UN urges Karzai to fight corruption
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.N. Security Council joined calls Friday on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to fight corruption, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling the country's political situation "delicate" following deeply flawed elections....
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.N. Security Council joined calls Friday on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to fight corruption, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling the country's political situation "delicate" following deeply flawed elections....
But for heroes, bloodbath could have been worse
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- Pfc. Marquest Smith, on his way to Afghanistan in January, was completing routine paperwork about a bee-sting allergy when the sounds erupted....
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- Pfc. Marquest Smith, on his way to Afghanistan in January, was completing routine paperwork about a bee-sting allergy when the sounds erupted....
Several hundred gather at Fort Hood vigil
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- Several hundred people gathered at a base stadium where the Army's chief chaplain offered prayers for families and victims of the shooting rampage that left 13 dead and 30 wounded at Fort Hood, Texas....
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- Several hundred people gathered at a base stadium where the Army's chief chaplain offered prayers for families and victims of the shooting rampage that left 13 dead and 30 wounded at Fort Hood, Texas....
Person-of-interest in Seattle officer killing shot
SEATTLE (AP) -- Police on Friday shot and wounded a person-of-interest sought in the Halloween night killing of a Seattle police officer, just as a massive memorial service for the officer drew to a close....
SEATTLE (AP) -- Police on Friday shot and wounded a person-of-interest sought in the Halloween night killing of a Seattle police officer, just as a massive memorial service for the officer drew to a close....
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,359
As of Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, at least 4,359 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count....
As of Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, at least 4,359 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count....
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 833
As of Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, at least 833 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EDT....
As of Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, at least 833 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EDT....
Los Angeles moves to ban declawing of cats
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Los Angeles City Council has given preliminary approval to an ordinance that would ban the declawing of cats....
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Los Angeles City Council has given preliminary approval to an ordinance that would ban the declawing of cats....
Teen charged with killing nun in NM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A teenager was charged Friday with killing a nun after allegedly breaking into her trailer home on the Navajo Indian reservation in search of cash or valuable items....
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A teenager was charged Friday with killing a nun after allegedly breaking into her trailer home on the Navajo Indian reservation in search of cash or valuable items....
NM cabinet official resigns after DWI arrest
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) -- A top official in Gov. Bill Richardson's cabinet has resigned over a drunken driving arrest just days after she was appointed to a spot in President Barack Obama's administration....
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) -- A top official in Gov. Bill Richardson's cabinet has resigned over a drunken driving arrest just days after she was appointed to a spot in President Barack Obama's administration....
4th Chicago teen charged in videotaped beating
CHICAGO (AP) -- A fourth teen is facing murder charges in the beating death of a Chicago high school honor student last month....
CHICAGO (AP) -- A fourth teen is facing murder charges in the beating death of a Chicago high school honor student last month....
Wis. man donates cheesehead hat signed by Obama
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A Wisconsin man who got his cheesehead hat signed by President Barack Obama has decided to donate it to a museum rather than sell it on eBay....
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A Wisconsin man who got his cheesehead hat signed by President Barack Obama has decided to donate it to a museum rather than sell it on eBay....
Capitol Christmas tree to be cut from AZ forest
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) -- An 85-foot blue spruce soon will embark on a long journey from the mountains of northeastern Arizona to Washington, D.C., to stand as the Capitol Christmas tree....
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) -- An 85-foot blue spruce soon will embark on a long journey from the mountains of northeastern Arizona to Washington, D.C., to stand as the Capitol Christmas tree....
Coast Guard chief hails Calif. crash victims
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Thousands of family members, friends and colleagues said farewell Friday to seven Coast Guard members who died when their plane collided with a Marine helicopter off the San Diego coast....
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Thousands of family members, friends and colleagues said farewell Friday to seven Coast Guard members who died when their plane collided with a Marine helicopter off the San Diego coast....
Cops: Mich. man admits killing abortion protester
OWOSSO, Mich. (AP) -- A Michigan man charged with killing an abortion protester and a business owner told police he had guns loaded in his truck when he took two nieces and a friend to school just before the shooting spree....
OWOSSO, Mich. (AP) -- A Michigan man charged with killing an abortion protester and a business owner told police he had guns loaded in his truck when he took two nieces and a friend to school just before the shooting spree....
Veteran admits faking paralysis to avoid Iraq
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) -- An Army veteran admitted in federal court Friday to plotting with his wife to bilk the U.S. government by faking paralysis after a car wreck to get disability benefits and avoid being deployed to Iraq....
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) -- An Army veteran admitted in federal court Friday to plotting with his wife to bilk the U.S. government by faking paralysis after a car wreck to get disability benefits and avoid being deployed to Iraq....
Father pleads not guilty to killing daughter
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A man serving time for killing his infant son and trekking around the country with the child's body pleaded not guilty Friday to doing the same thing to his baby daughter....
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A man serving time for killing his infant son and trekking around the country with the child's body pleaded not guilty Friday to doing the same thing to his baby daughter....
NYC woman sentenced for killing, mutilating father
NEW YORK (AP) -- A New York City woman convicted of killing her father and mutilating his body has been sentenced to five to 15 years in prison....
NEW YORK (AP) -- A New York City woman convicted of killing her father and mutilating his body has been sentenced to five to 15 years in prison....
Wisconsin deputy shoots inmate at hospital
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) -- Authorities in Wisconsin say a deputy shot an inmate at a hospital in suburban Milwaukee after the inmate began a scuffle....
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) -- Authorities in Wisconsin say a deputy shot an inmate at a hospital in suburban Milwaukee after the inmate began a scuffle....
2 teens charged with girl's death at Calif. school
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Two 16-year-old boys have been charged as adults in the death of a 16-year-old girl who was shot after a homecoming football game in Long Beach....
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Two 16-year-old boys have been charged as adults in the death of a 16-year-old girl who was shot after a homecoming football game in Long Beach....
Survivor of Conn. family slayings calls for probe
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- As the lone survivor of a deadly 2007 Connecticut home invasion called for an investigation into why prison officials let a writer interview one of the defendants for a book, the state attorney general said Friday a probe has already begun....
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- As the lone survivor of a deadly 2007 Connecticut home invasion called for an investigation into why prison officials let a writer interview one of the defendants for a book, the state attorney general said Friday a probe has already begun....
Iraq again seeks international bombing probe
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Iraq's foreign minister has reiterated his country's request for a high-level international envoy to investigate the extent of foreign involvement in recent bombings of government institutions....
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Iraq's foreign minister has reiterated his country's request for a high-level international envoy to investigate the extent of foreign involvement in recent bombings of government institutions....
Circus elephant that escaped and was hit by SUV OK
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- An animal rights group on Friday asked a U.S. Department of Agriculture agency to look into an owner's treatment of a circus elephant that escaped and was hit by a sport utility vehicle on a northwestern Oklahoma highway....
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- An animal rights group on Friday asked a U.S. Department of Agriculture agency to look into an owner's treatment of a circus elephant that escaped and was hit by a sport utility vehicle on a northwestern Oklahoma highway....
Fla. cops: Wife faked own abduction to scam hubby
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- A wealthy health care executive came home one night in September to find a terrifying note from his wife, Quinn Gray: The 37-year-old housewife and mother of two had been abducted from her posh Florida beach community....
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- A wealthy health care executive came home one night in September to find a terrifying note from his wife, Quinn Gray: The 37-year-old housewife and mother of two had been abducted from her posh Florida beach community....
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Fort Hood suspect gave away belongings, said methodical goodbyes, before shooting rampage...
Fort Hood suspect gave away belongings, said methodical goodbyes, before shooting rampage...
Officer praised for taking down suspected gunman
KILLEEN, Texas (AP) -- A civilian police officer is being praised for taking down a man suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood when she shot him in the torso....
KILLEEN, Texas (AP) -- A civilian police officer is being praised for taking down a man suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood when she shot him in the torso....
Pa. prostitution case tossed over gov't-funded sex
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- An appeals court has ruled Pennsylvania State Police botched a prostitution investigation in which troopers gave an informant money to pay for sex four times at a massage parlor, along with a total of $180 for the man's trouble....
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- An appeals court has ruled Pennsylvania State Police botched a prostitution investigation in which troopers gave an informant money to pay for sex four times at a massage parlor, along with a total of $180 for the man's trouble....
`Drug kingpin' convicted by New York jury
NEW YORK (AP) -- A Guatemalan designated as one of the world's biggest drug kingpins has been convicted of cocaine importation and distribution charges....
NEW YORK (AP) -- A Guatemalan designated as one of the world's biggest drug kingpins has been convicted of cocaine importation and distribution charges....
AZ 'honor killing' victim just wanted to be normal
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) -- Noor Faleh Almaleki just wanted to be a normal American woman....
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) -- Noor Faleh Almaleki just wanted to be a normal American woman....
Ohio man who killed family, self had money woes
PATASKALA, Ohio (AP) -- Police say an Ohio man sent a letter to a business associate saying his family would soon be dead before fatally shooting his wife, son and himself....
PATASKALA, Ohio (AP) -- Police say an Ohio man sent a letter to a business associate saying his family would soon be dead before fatally shooting his wife, son and himself....
Judge approves release of some Yale killing files
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- Some documents detailing the case against a former Yale University employee accused of killing a graduate student must be unsealed and made available to the public in three business days, a Connecticut judge ruled Friday....
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- Some documents detailing the case against a former Yale University employee accused of killing a graduate student must be unsealed and made available to the public in three business days, a Connecticut judge ruled Friday....
NY village gets new voting system to aid Hispanics
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) -- A federal judge imposed an unusual election system on a suburban village Friday, nearly two years after finding that the existing system was unfair to Hispanics....
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) -- A federal judge imposed an unusual election system on a suburban village Friday, nearly two years after finding that the existing system was unfair to Hispanics....
Hospital: Fort Hood suspect moved to San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- An Army medical official says the man suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood has been transferred to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio....
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- An Army medical official says the man suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood has been transferred to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio....
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