Suspect in Orlando office shooting had money woes

ORLANDO, Fla. | A man who was so deep in debt that he did not have the money to visit his son 30 minutes away opened fire Friday at the engineering firm that fired him two years ago, killing one person and wounding five, authorities said.

Nov 06, 2009 | 5:45 pm | Loading…

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Perot pledges $6.1M to Army college in Kansas

Texas billionaire and two-time presidential candidate Ross Perot has pledged $6.1 million to a private foundation to pay for programs at the Army's Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

Nov 06, 2009 | 3:15 pm

Poll: One-third able to get swine flu vaccine

Only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine have been able to get it, according to a new national poll released Friday.

Nov 06, 2009 | 2:30 pm

Fla. yacht broker gets 2 months prison in UBS case

A Florida yacht broker who admitted filing a false U.S. tax return and concealing millions of dollars in a secret account at Swiss bank UBS AG was sentenced Friday to two months in prison.

Nov 06, 2009 | 11:35 am

Jobless rate tops 10 percent for first time since '83

WASHINGTON | The unemployment rate has passed the psychological threshold of 10 percent for the first time since 1983 -- and is likely to go higher.

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Medical marijuana shops abound in California

A surge in medical marijuana in California has left communities trying to regulate or ban the drug. This wine country town has welcomed a dispensary as a strong source of tax revenue during the recession.

Nov 06, 2009 | 8:35 am

Ft. Hood suspect reportedly shouted `Allahu Akbar'

FORT HOOD, Texas | Soldiers who witnessed the shooting rampage at Fort Hood that left 13 people dead reported that the gunman shouted "Allahu Akbar!" before opening fire, the base commander said Friday.

Nov 06, 2009 | 7:30 am | Loading…

Troubling portrait emerges of Fort Hood suspect

WASHINGTON | His name appears on radical Internet postings. A fellow officer says he fought his deployment to Iraq and argued with soldiers who supported U.S. wars. He required counseling as a medical student because of problems with patients.

Nov 06, 2009 | 7:25 am | Loading…

Will he shoot? Ex-Trail Blazer eyes Ore. gov race

Chris Dudley's free throw shots were always iffy propositions. Now the former Portland Trail Blazer is in a new arena taking aim at a governor's chair _ and Oregon's Republicans think he can score.

Nov 06, 2009 | 4:05 am

Army: 12 dead, 31 hurt

FORT HOOD, Texas | An Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post Thursday, authorities said, in a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded in the worst mass shooting ever at a military base in the United States.

Nov 06, 2009 | 12:00 am

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Fannie Mae offers borrowers option to foreclosure

Can't pay the mortgage? You still might be able to stay in your home. Government-controlled mortgage company Fannie Mae is going to give borrowers on the verge of foreclosure the option of renting their homes for a year.

Nov 05, 2009 | 5:15 pm

Conn. anti-war candidate weighs run for governor

Ned Lamont, the anti-Iraq war political phenomenon who nearly knocked Joe Lieberman out of the U.S. Senate, has turned his attention to next year's race for the Connecticut governorship.

Nov 05, 2009 | 4:45 pm

Feds seize computers, cash at Fla. lawyer's office

Federal agents seized computers, bank and investment records, cash and even the key to a Ferrari during an all-night search at the office of an attorney suspected of operating a massive fraud scheme.

Nov 05, 2009 | 3:55 pm

NYPD: Scalper tried to bribe cop with Yankees tix

New York City police say a scalper arrested for selling fake World Series tickets outside Yankee Stadium tried to win his freedom by bribing an officer with seats.

Nov 05, 2009 | 2:10 pm

Congress votes for more aid to jobless, homebuyers

WASHINGTON | Congress took further steps to right the staggering economy by expanding a popular tax credit for homebuyers and extending unemployment checks for the growing legions of people running out of benefits with few job prospects.

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Analysis: Failure 101: a class students could use

Disgraced ex-New York Times reporter Jayson Blair talking to college students about ethics?

Nov 05, 2009 | 1:05 pm

Democrats' plan to help 'uninsurables' questioned

You're afraid your cancer is back, and a health insurance company just turned you down.

Nov 05, 2009 | 9:45 am

3 injured, home destroyed in Texas gas line blast

A natural gas pipeline exploded in the Texas Panhandle on Thursday, shaking homes, melting window blinds and shooting flames hundreds of feet into the air, authorities said.

Nov 05, 2009 | 9:20 am

Wet weather delays harvest from Midwest to South

Hartwell Huddleston returned the extra combine he bought to help harvest what looked to be one of his best soybean crops ever.

Nov 05, 2009 | 3:05 am