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House opens debate on health care overhaul bill

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:04:28 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul moved toward a vote in the House Saturday after anti-abortion lawmakers won a chance to knock out language that would let federally subsidized health care plans cover abortions.

UK foreign secretary: Obama critics miss the point

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:58:28 GMT

LONDON (AP) -- British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Saturday accused critics of U.S. President Barack Obama of foolishly expecting him to fix the world's woes single-handedly.

Ida Spurs Tropical Storm Warnings for Mexico, Cuba

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:17:27 GMT

MIAMI (AP) -- Tropical storm warnings issued in Mexico, Cuba as Ida rapidly strengthens over Caribbean.

Police ID Another Victim in Cleveland Killings

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:25:34 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) -- Police in Cleveland have identified another woman whose remains were discovered at the home of a suspected serial killer.

Rihanna: Chris Brown 'had no soul in his eyes'

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:22:47 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) -- Rihanna on Friday described the horror she felt as her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown was biting and punching her during a violent argument in February, saying she saw "no soul in his eyes."

3 ND College Students Drowned

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:04:46 GMT

DICKINSON, N.D. (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.

Fort Hood, Community Mourn Shooting Victims

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:41:30 GMT

FORT HOOD, Texas (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 base.

Police: Fla. Shooting Suspect was Angry at Company

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:37:34 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (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.

FOR FULL COVERAGE OF THE ORLANDO OFFICE SHOOTINGS, CLICK HERE.

Global Travelers Rank United States No. 1

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:16:15 GMT

WASHINGTON -- After trailing perennial favorite Australia, the USA earned the No. 1 spot for the first time in this year's Country Brand Index, an online survey of about 3,000 international business and vacation travelers that ranks how countries are perceived.

FBI Team Will Re-enact Fort Hood Massacre

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:07:23 GMT

FORT HOOD, Texas -- The FBI on Friday dispatched a special team of investigators from Washington, D.C., to re-create the Fort Hood shooting in an attempt to learn how the attack was carried out.

Suspected Shooter Sent to Fort Hood for 'Fresh Start'

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:44:26 GMT

WASHINGTON -- The military must answer for whether it missed warning signs when the Fort Hood shooting suspect performed poorly as a psychiatrist in a previous post, the Pentagon's former top doctor said Friday.

Fort Hood Suspect Said Methodical Goodbyes

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:24:36 GMT

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- As if going off to war, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment, gave leftover frozen broccoli to one neighbor and called another to thank him for his friendship -- common courtesies and routines of the departing soldier.

Neighbor: Fort Hood Suspect Emptied His Apartment

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:27:41 GMT

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- An Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood cleaned out his apartment and left a phone message saying goodbye to a friend in the days before the rampage that left 13 people dead, neighbors said Friday.

Fort Hood Victims had Different Reasons for Enlisting

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:27:22 GMT

FT. HOOD, Texas -- The Associated Press spoke to family and friends of the 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas.

Find Information About Loved Ones at Ft. Hood

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:06:14 GMT

FT. HOOD, Texas -- The American Red Cross has set up a link to help people find information about their loved ones who are stationed at Ft. Hood in the wake of Thursday's mass shooting.

Planned Sat. Vote on Health Care May be Delayed

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:13:18 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A House leader says Democrats haven't yet lined up enough votes to pass their health care overhaul bill and may push the vote set for Saturday back one day or more.

Family Calls Suspects Actions Deplorable

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:53:52 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The family of the suspected Fort Hood shooter says "the actions of their cousin are despicable and deplorable."

Fire Reported at Jailed Iraqi Father's Ariz. House

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:34:25 GMT

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- An early morning garage fire forced nine people out of the home of a jailed Iraqi immigrant accused of running down his daughter because she had become too "westernized."

Army: Civilian Officer Shot Gunman, Ended Rampage

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:06:31 GMT

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- The top commander at Fort Hood is crediting a civilian police officer for stopping the shooting rampage that killed 13 people at the Texas post.

Timeline: Mass Shootings in Recent Years

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:50:17 GMT

WASHINGTON -- Click in for a glance at some of the worst U.S. mass shootings in recent years.