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Alleged Ohio serial killer rare among mass killers
Authorities say alleged serial killer Anthony Sowell is among a narrow subcategory of killers who hunt their victims from home.
New Nov 07, 2009 | 1:40 pm
Muslim leader had troubling talks with suspect
An Army psychiatrist who authorities say went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood was so conflicted over what to tell fellow soldiers about fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan that a local Islamic leader was deeply troubled by it, the leader said Saturday.
New Nov 07, 2009 | 1:35 pm
Navy ship built with WTC steel goes into service
The USS New York, built with steel from the rubble of the World Trade Center, was put into service Saturday both as a symbol of healing and strength.
New Nov 07, 2009 | 1:30 pm
Minnesota teen who fled chemo now cancer-free
A Minnesota teen who fled the state to avoid chemotherapy has finished his cancer treatment.
New Nov 07, 2009 | 1:25 pm
Medvedev: Arms control deal with US can be reached
Russia and the United States have a good chance of reaching a new nuclear arms reduction deal before year's end, but other nuclear powers must join disarmament efforts, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in remarks released Saturday.
New Nov 07, 2009 | 1:15 pm
Lawyer: Fla. office shooting suspect mentally ill
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.
New Nov 07, 2009 | 1:00 pm
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 wo…
New Nov 07, 2009 | 1:00 pm
Giant dominoes form tribute to Berlin Wall's fall
Massive colorful dominoes painted by German students were placed Saturday along the former path of the Berlin Wall to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the barrier that divided the city for nearly three decades.
Nov 07, 2009 | 12:45 pm
Afghan ministry: NATO strike kills Afghan forces
U.S. and Afghan authorities investigated Saturday whether a botched NATO airstrike was to blame for the death of Afghan soldiers and police during a search for two American paratroopers missing in a Taliban-infested area of the country's west.
Nov 07, 2009 | 12:25 pm
Spat over 'terrorists' halts Conn. 9/11 memorial
A memorial to honor a Sept. 11 victim from a small northwestern Connecticut town has been halted by the unexpected conflict arising from his father's insistence it say his son was murdered by "Muslim terrorists."
Nov 07, 2009 | 12:20 pm
Woman hit, killed on Calif. highway fetching boxes
A 36-year-old woman has died after she was struck several times while retrieving boxes on a Sacramento freeway.
Nov 07, 2009 | 12:20 pm
Police: Inmate had threatened deputy with knife
Authorities in Wisconsin say an inmate somehow armed himself with a knife and threatened a sheriff's deputy before the officer shot and wounded him.
Nov 07, 2009 | 12:05 pm
Philly transit union says pact reports 'premature'
A national spokesman for the Philadelphia transit system's largest union says reports of a tentative agreement were "premature" and the negotiations aimed at ending a five-day strike continue.
Nov 07, 2009 | 11:55 am
Ground broken for Flight 93 memorial in Pa.
With the word's "let's roll," U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and relatives of United Flight 93 victims have turned shovels of dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony for a permanent national memorial at the western Pennsylvania crash site.
Nov 07, 2009 | 11:50 am
Killings remain unsolved as sniper execution nears
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.
Nov 07, 2009 | 11:50 am
Bull trout numbers dropping in Montana's Swan drainage
KALISPELL - Bull trout numbers in northwest Montana's Swan River drainage have dropped to their lowest level in 17 years, as introduced lake trout appear to be outcompeting - and eating - their native cousins.
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Kalispell woman sentenced for bank fraud
MISSOULA - A 47-year-old Kalispell woman has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for embezzling more than $227,000 from two companies she did bookkeeping work for.
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West Africa's last giraffes make surprise comeback
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.
Nov 07, 2009 | 11:30 am
NY case spotlights Dead Sea Scrolls, fake e-mails
Students and university officials started getting e-mails last year in which a prominent Judaic studies scholar seemed to make a startling confession: He had committed plagiarism.
Nov 07, 2009 | 11:20 am
Perry says he's humbled after visiting wounded
Texas governor Rick Perry has visited with wounded victims from the Fort Hood shooting.
Nov 07, 2009 | 11:10 am
