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Fort Hood, community mourn shooting victims
A chaplain exhorted hundreds of mourners gathered at a candlelight vigil to not give up hope as Fort Hood and its surrounding community looked to each other for comfort after an Army psychiatrist allegedly went on a deadly shooting spree at the military base.

 
NY town marks year since immigrant fatally stabbed
The family of an Ecuadorean man slain on a Long Island street will be among those participating in a candlelight vigil and memorial service to mark the first anniversary of the killing.

 
Police: Fla. shooting suspect was angry at company
Employees at an engineering firm recognized their former co-worker when he drew a handgun from under his shirt, police said, and shot his first victim dead in the reception area. He then walked into the office and unloaded several more rounds, wounding five other employees at the company that fired him two years ago.

 
Computers, records seized at ACORN offices in La.
State investigators raided ACORN offices on Friday, taking away computer hard drives and documents as part of a probe into alleged embezzlement and tax fraud when the organization’s national headquarters was based in New Orleans.

 
Stepfather convicted in death of ’Baby Grace’
Two years after the remains of a toddler who came to be known as "Baby Grace" were dumped in Galveston Bay, the child’s stepfather was convicted of capital murder in her beating death.

 
Court upholds removal of man after Nazi salute
A federal appeals court has ruled that Santa Cruz City Council members did not violate a man’s rights when they ordered him removed from a council meeting after he made a one-armed Nazi salute.

 
Sea lions killed, but Columbia salmon toll rises
Killing or removing 25 California sea lions over the past two years has not reduced the toll on salmon at the base of Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River.

 
Pa. governor: Philly transit strike could end soon
A tentative contract agreement has been reached that could end the public transit strike that has idled Philadelphia’s subways, buses and trolleys for four days, Gov. Ed Rendell said late Friday.

 
UN urges Karzai to fight corruption
The U.N. Security Council joined calls Friday on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to fight corruption, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling the country’s political situation "delicate" following deeply flawed elections.

 
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 woman who had vowed to take on Osama bin Laden after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Here is a look at some of the victims.

 
Obituaries in the news
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But for heroes, bloodbath could have been worse
Pfc. Marquest Smith, on his way to Afghanistan in January, was completing routine paperwork about a bee-sting allergy when the sounds erupted.

 
$900,000 winner in Space Elevator Games
A Seattle team has won $900,000 in a competition aimed at developing technology based on the science fiction concept of a space elevator.

 
Several hundred gather at Fort Hood vigil
Several hundred people gathered at a base stadium where the Army’s chief chaplain offered prayers for families and victims of the shooting rampage that left 13 dead and 30 wounded at Fort Hood, Texas.

 
Person-of-interest in Seattle officer killing shot
Police on Friday shot and wounded a person-of-interest sought in the Halloween night killing of a Seattle police officer, just as a massive memorial service for the officer drew to a close.

 
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,359
As of Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, at least 4,359 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

 
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 833
As of Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, at least 833 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EDT.

 
NJ jurors convict Fla. man in ’fat defense’ trial
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.

 
Los Angeles moves to ban declawing of cats
The Los Angeles City Council has given preliminary approval to an ordinance that would ban the declawing of cats.

 
Teen charged with killing nun in NM
A teenager was charged Friday with killing a nun after allegedly breaking into her trailer home on the Navajo Indian reservation in search of cash or valuable items.

 
NM cabinet official resigns after DWI arrest
A top official in Gov. Bill Richardson’s cabinet has resigned over a drunken driving arrest just days after she was appointed to a spot in President Barack Obama’s administration.

 
4th Chicago teen charged in videotaped beating
A fourth teen is facing murder charges in the beating death of a Chicago high school honor student last month.

 
Wis. man donates cheesehead hat signed by Obama
A Wisconsin man who got his cheesehead hat signed by President Barack Obama has decided to donate it to a museum rather than sell it on eBay.

 
Capitol Christmas tree to be cut from AZ forest
An 85-foot blue spruce soon will embark on a long journey from the mountains of northeastern Arizona to Washington, D.C., to stand as the Capitol Christmas tree.

 
Coast Guard chief hails Calif. crash victims
Thousands of family members, friends and colleagues said farewell Friday to seven Coast Guard members who died when their plane collided with a Marine helicopter off the San Diego coast.

 

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