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Army chaplain seeks prayers for Fort Hood shooter

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:54:00 -0500

Mourners were asked to pray for the man authorities say went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood and his family, and an Army chaplain exhorted his congregation on Sunday to draw together even if the gunman's motives may never be fully known.

Ill. prosecutors seek journalism students' grades

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:53:46 -0500

A Northwestern University professor and journalism students who spent three years investigating the case of a man convicted in the 1978 killing of a security guard believe they have evidence that shows prosecutors put the wrong man behind bars. But in the quest to prove his innocence, they may have to defend themselves, too.

Ida now a Category 2 storm with 100 mph winds

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:43:19 -0500

Hurricane Ida strengthened to a Category 2 storm on Sunday, and a hurricane watch was extended to the Florida Panhandle as Ida made its way across the Gulf of Mexico.

Obama says it's now Senate's turn on health care

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:56:12 -0500

President Barack Obama said Sunday it was time for the Senate to "take the baton" on health care reform after the House passed its plan for overhauling the nation's health care system.

Utah girl's pierced nose: US-Indian culture clash

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:02:38 -0500

To 12-year-old Suzannah Pabla, piercing her nose was a way to connect with her roots in India. To Suzannah's school, it was a dress-code violation worthy of a suspension.

Killings remain unsolved as sniper execution nears

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:51:37 -0500

It galled her to do it, but Sarah Dillon was desperate for answers, so she wrote letters to convicted snipers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo: If you murdered my son, please confess, she wrote.

Alleged Ohio serial killer rare among mass killers

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:49:15 -0500

Authorities say Anthony Sowell lured women into his home in a busy neighborhood, killed them - most by strangulation - and scattered their remains throughout the inside and buried some in the backyard.

Suspect identified in Seattle police killing

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:34:06 -0500

Police described a suspect in the shooting death of a Seattle policeman as a "lone domestic terrorist" and said he was also suspected of firebombing four police vehicles.

Philly transit strike in 6th day; no new talks

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:37:34 -0500

No new talks are scheduled as the strike by Philadelphia bus drivers, subway and trolley conductors and mechanics enters its second work week following the collapse of a proposed deal.

Suspect in Vail bar shooting faces murder charge

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:21:14 -0500

A 63-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting one person and wounding three others in a Vail bar has been arrested in what authorities say was an apparently random shooting.