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 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....
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....
Navy ship built with WTC steel to go into service
NEW YORK (AP) -- A military band played and sailors fired off cannons as the Navy began a ceremony to commission its newest assault ship forged with tons of steel from the World Trade Center....
Obama appeals for health care votes
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has made a last-minute personal appeal to Democrats to pass landmark health care legislation....
Police: LA celebrity burglaries led by 19-year-old
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A 19-year-old woman was the driving force behind a youthful burglary ring that preyed on Hollywood's rich and famous, often brazenly walking into unlocked homes to make off with cash, jewels and family heirlooms, authorities said....
Afghan ministry: NATO strike kills Afghan soldiers
KABUL (AP) -- NATO and Afghan authorities were investigating Saturday whether an airstrike during the intensive search for two missing U.S. paratroopers mistakenly killed eight Afghans and wounded more than 20 Afghan and American forces....
G-20 finance officials: Too early to end stimulus
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) -- Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged Saturday to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured and committed themselves to urgent action on tackling climate change....
Saudi won't bar hajj pilgrims over swine flu fears
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- The Saudi health minister said Saturday that the kingdom will not bar anyone considered high-risk for swine flu from performing the hajj pilgrimage this year, though he urged countries where pilgrims set out from to take precautions....
To defang Taliban, some look to private schools
QUTBAL, Pakistan (AP) -- The schoolhouse is so tiny that dozens of pupils have to sit outdoors. They're lucky if their teachers have more than a basic education. And the chanting of math equations and Quranic verses gets so loud that the children have a hard time hearing themselves....
Afghan gov't says UN representative out of line
KABUL (AP) -- Pushing back against international criticism, Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday that the top U.N. official in the country overstepped his authority by giving instructions on how to rid the government of corruption and warlords....
West Africa's last giraffes make surprise comeback
KOURE, Niger (AP) -- 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....
Unique homecoming to Vietnam for US commander
DANANG, Vietnam (AP) -- On the day his side lost the Vietnam War, Hung Ba Le fled his homeland at the age of 5 in a fishing trawler crammed with 400 refugees. Thirty-four years later, he made an unlikely homecoming - as the commander of a U.S. Navy destroyer....
US tourist dies 'car surfing' in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Police say a U.S. tourist who was pretending to be surfing on the hood of a friend's moving car was killed when he fell and broke his neck in a popular Puerto Rican beach town....
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