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Suspect asked for advice on going to fight Muslims
23 mins ago
A Muslim leader says the Army psychiatrist suspected of going on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood asked him for advice on what he should tell soldiers who had concerns about going to fight Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Ida spurs tropical storm warnings in Caribbean
26 mins ago
Tropical storm warnings have been issued for parts of Mexico and Cuba as Ida rapidly gains strength over Caribbean waters.
Ida returns to tropical storm strength
5 hours 39 mins ago
Ida has become a tropical storm again, with top winds of 45 mph (72 kph), as it swirls in the Caribbean on a track that could bring it to the U.S. Gulf Coast next week.
Police: Fla. shooting suspect was angry at company
14 mins ago
The engineer accused of fatally shooting one worker and wounding five others at the firm where he once worked appeared briefly in court Saturday and was ordered held without bond.
NJ jurors convict Fla. man in 'fat defense' trial
64 mins ago
A jury convicted a Florida man Friday of murdering his former son-in-law, rejecting the man's defense that he was too fat to have run up and down a flight of stairs to commit the crime and make a quick getaway.
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Gift card scandal could sink Baltimore mayor
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The accusations that Mayor Sheila Dixon used holiday gift cards for the needy during personal shopping sprees may sound like a minor embarrassment at worst, a small-time case of a politician enjoying the perks of power.
Both sides set to vote on Philly transit contract
4 hours 19 mins ago
Members of Philadelphia's largest transit union and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority are set to vote on a contract to end the strike that has idled buses, subways and trolleys for five days.
Navy ship built with WTC steel to go into service
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The Navy is commissioning its newest battleship with a bow forged from steel that once held up the World Trade Center.