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Some saw trouble ahead with Fort Hood shooter

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 several people who shared the same profession as the alleged shooter, a father of three with ties to Laos whose family had a history of military service, a civilian who had returned to work a week after suffering a heart attack, and a psychiatric nurse who arrived at Fort Hood a day before the shooting.

Ida grows into hurricane near Mexico's Carib coast

CANCUN, Mexico - Officials readied storm shelters along Mexico's Caribbean coast Saturday and told fishermen and tour operators to pull in their boats as Ida strengthened into a hurricane as it neared the resort city of Cancun.

Murder case a glimpse into stresses of caretaking

Police: 1 killed, 2 injured in shooting near Vail

VAIL, Colo. - A man opened fire inside a bar near the ski town of Vail Saturday night, killing one person and wounding three others, police said.

House Roll Call: How they voted on abortion issue

The 240-194 roll call Saturday by which the House voted to prohibit federal funding of abortions in a Democratic-written health care bill.

House passes health care bill on close vote

WASHINGTON - In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry.

Funeral services held for slain New Mexico nun

W. Africa's last giraffes make surprising comeback

KOURE, Niger - A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bounding across a sparse landscape of rocky orange soil.

Today in History - Nov. 8

Today is Sunday, Nov. 8, the 312th day of 2009. There are 53 days left in the year.

House passes resolution honoring Fort Hood victims

WASHINGTON - The House has passed a resolution honoring the victims of the attack at Fort Hood, Texas.

Obama to attend memorial for Fort Hood victims

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will attend a memorial service Tuesday honoring victims of the Ford Hood shootings, an attack he described as "all the more heartbreaking and all the more despicable" because it occurred on the nation's largest Army post.

Obama prods House to pass health care bill

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says now is the time for Congress to "answer the call of history" and approve legislation revamping the country's health care system.

Mexican army makes large opium seizure

MORELIA, Mexico - The Mexican army said Saturday it has seized a shipment of almost a quarter-ton of opium in the country's northern mountains, one of the largest such seizures made in Mexico.

Army: Officer shot at Fort Hood in good condition

TEMPLE, Texas - Authorities say one of the officers who has been hailed as a hero in the Fort Hood massacre has had a second surgery and is grateful for all the good wishes.

Talks in Philadelphia transit strike break off

PHILADELPHIA - Negotiations aimed at ending a transit strike in Philadelphia broke off Saturday night with Pennsylvania's governor calling on the union to let its members vote on the transit authority's offer.

Army: Shooting suspect taken off ventilator

FORT HOOD, Texas - A U.S. Army spokesman says the man authorities say went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood has been taken off a ventilator but still remains in intensive care at a military hospital.

NY vigil marks immigrant's hate-crime killing

PATCHOGUE, N.Y. - Dozens of people are holding a candlelight vigil on Long Island to mark the one-year anniversary of the stabbing death of Ecuadorean immigrant Marcelo Lucero.

G-20 finance officials: Too early to end stimulus

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged Saturday to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change.