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Medvedev: Arms control deal with US can be reached
Russia and the United States have a good chance at signing 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 | 12:30 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 | 12:30 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.
New Nov 07, 2009 | 12:25 pm
Peres calls on Palestinian leader not to quit
Israel's president has called on Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to rescind his decision to stand down, invoking the memory of Yitzhak Rabin at a commemoration for the assassinated Israeli premier.
New 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."
New 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.
New Nov 07, 2009 | 12:20 pm
Obama appeals for health care votes
President Barack Obama made a last-minute personal appeal to Democrats to pass landmark health care legislation Saturday as the House voted to advance debate on a bill to expand coverage to millions of the uninsured.
New Nov 07, 2009 | 12:15 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 | 12:15 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.
New Nov 07, 2009 | 12:05 pm
Iran releases 3 journalists jailed during rallies
Iranian authorities have released three journalists who were among more than 100 people arrested during pro-government and opposition street demonstrations this week, the country's official news agency reported.
New 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.
New Nov 07, 2009 | 11:55 am
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 | 11:50 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.
New 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.
New Nov 07, 2009 | 11:50 am
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 | 11:50 am
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.
New Nov 07, 2009 | 11:30 am
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.
New 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
Ida spurs tropical storm warnings in Caribbean
Tropical storm warnings were issued Saturday for parts of Mexico and Cuba as Ida rapidly gained strength over Caribbean waters, and the storm could start affecting the U.S. Gulf Coast by Tuesday.
Nov 07, 2009 | 11:05 am
