Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:33:42 GMT
Shock, sadness grip tight-knit Fort Hood community
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:40:27 GMT
AP - A chaplain exhorted hundreds of mourners gathered at a candlelight vigil to not give up hope as Fort Hood and its surrounding community looked to each other for comfort after an Army psychiatrist allegedly went on a deadly shooting spree at the military post.
Decision day for health care in the House
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:02:45 GMT
AP - President Barack Obama is trying to close the deal in the House on his health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote that's certain to be seen as a test of his presidency.
Police: Fla. shooting suspect was angry at company
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:33:42 GMT
AP - Employees at an engineering firm recognized their former co-worker when he drew a handgun from under his shirt, police said, and shot his first victim dead in the reception area. He then walked into the office and unloaded several more rounds, wounding five other employees at the company that fired him two years ago.
Police: LA celebrity burglaries led by 19-year-old
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:36:09 GMT
AP - Investigators cracked a youthful burglary ring that preyed on Hollywood's rich and famous, often brazenly walking into their unlocked homes to make off with cash, jewels and family heirlooms, authorities said.
After immigrant killed in NY, others tell of abuse
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:44:13 GMT
AP - The high school buddies who trolled the streets looking for Hispanics to attack called it "beaner hopping."
Gift card scandal could sink Baltimore mayor
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:46:58 GMTAP - 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.
Another attack leaves US Muslims fearing backlash
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:30:37 GMT
AP - As word spread that a gunman had opened fire at Fort Hood leaving a trail of carnage, a chilling realization swept across the U.S. Muslim community: He has an Islamic name.
Ida spurs tropical storm warning for Grand Cayman
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:43:43 GMT
AP - A tropical storm warning has been issued for Grand Cayman Island as Ida gains strength over Caribbean waters.
Both sides set to vote on Philly transit contract
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:19:57 GMT
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
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:13:20 GMT
AP - The Navy is commissioning its newest battleship with a bow forged from steel that once held up the World Trade Center.
Ida returns to tropical storm strength
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:00:54 GMT
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.
But for heroes, bloodbath could have been worse
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:27:01 GMTAP - Pfc. Marquest Smith, on his way to Afghanistan in January, was completing routine paperwork about a bee-sting allergy when the sounds erupted.
Stepfather convicted in death of 'Baby Grace'
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:55:02 GMT
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.
Computers, records seized at ACORN offices in La.
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:56:24 GMT
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.
Fort victims had different reasons for enlisting
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:56:54 GMT
AP - 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.
Israel: Gaza rockets can reach metro Tel Aviv
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Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:20:37 GMT
AP - Hamas militants in Gaza have successfully test-fired an Iranian rocket able to reach Israel's largest urban center, the country's military intelligence chief said Tuesday.
Court upholds removal of man after Nazi salute
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:52:40 GMTAP - 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.
Preliminary reports: 3 ND college students drowned
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:55:05 GMT
AP - Authorities say preliminary autopsy results show drowning as the cause of death for three North Dakota college softball players found dead inside a sport utility vehicle that sunk in a rural farm pond.
Officer praised for taking down suspected gunman
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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:13:40 GMT
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.
