House passes health care bill on close vote
Web-posted 11/08/2009
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. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous.

Funeral services held for slain New Mexico nun
Web-posted 11/08/2009
A slain Catholic nun who lived and worked on the Navajo Indian reservation was remembered Saturday for her passion for the poor at funeral services.

Police: 1 killed, 2 injured in shooting near Vail
Web-posted 11/08/2009
The police chief in Vail says one person has been killed and two injured in a shooting at a bar near the Colorado ski resort town.

Suspect told 'There's something wrong with you'
Web-posted 11/08/2009
There was the classroom presentation that justified suicide bombings. Comments to colleagues about a climate of persecution faced by Muslims in the military. Conversations with a mosque leader that became incoherent.

Ground broken for Flight 93 memorial in Pa.
Web-posted 11/08/2009
With the words "Let's roll" — the command issued by United Flight 93 passenger Todd Beamer to lead the passenger revolt — U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and 39 victims' relatives and dignitaries turned shovels of dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday for a permanent national memorial.

Alleged Ohio serial killer rare among mass killers
Web-posted 11/08/2009
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.

Fort victims had different reasons for enlisting
Web-posted 11/08/2009
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. Here is a look at the victims.

Army: Shooting suspect taken off ventilator
Web-posted 11/08/2009
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.

Brother: Shooting suspect is a peaceful person
Web-posted 11/08/2009
A brother of the man authorities say went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood says the Army psychiatrist is peaceful person — and hopes he will be treated fairly by the legal system.

House votes strict ban on abortion subsidies
Web-posted 11/08/2009
A bipartisan House coalition voted Saturday to prohibit coverage of abortions in a new government-run health care plan that Democrats would establish to compete with private insurers.