The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas came from a wide range of backgrounds

Democratic leaders hoped to hold the vote Saturday evening, but Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland said it could be delayed.

Co-founder of the Islamic Community of Greater Killeen says he had a bad feeling about Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan after the two talked twice in late summer

At least eight people injured in shooting in downtown Orlando

The World Series victory comes during the inaugural season of a newly built $1.5 billion Yankee Stadium

Sens. Webb, Warner voted for measure; Cantor backed it in House

The Army says 12 people were killed and more than 30 wounded at the Army base at Fort Hood, Texas.

One shooter killed, two suspects apprehended—all were U.S. soldiers

Investigative surge addresses “epidemic,” U.S. attorney says.

Unlike the Democrats’ legislation it has no requirement for people to buy insurance and no prohibitions against insurance companies denying coverage to people with pre-existing medical conditions

Beauty products maker said strong overseas results helped drive the performance

Ethics committee said it was investigating whether California Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters used her influence to help a bank in which her husband owned stock

Construction of long-delayed monumen to civil rights icon to begin soon on the National Mall

the panel also is issuing a subpoena to Countrywide Financial Corp. — now owned by Bank of America Corp. — for records related to its so-called ``VIP’‘ program that provided mortgages to several senators and other officials with preferential terms

President travels Tuesday to Virginia to campaign on behalf of Democrat Creigh Deeds in a gubernatorial contest that is shaping up to be the GOP’s to lose

An estimated 104,000 U.S. and NATO troops will be in Afghanistan by the end of the year — two-thirds of which are American

Prices, however, continued to be dragged down by foreclosures and short sales

The White House says the initiatives will make it easier for smaller community banks to provide credit to small businesses

The Senate gave final approval Tuesday for a plan to permit terrorist suspects held at the controversial facility to be shipped to U.S. soil to face trial,

questions and answers about the housing starts report and what it says about the state of housing and the overall economy

The Times trimmed 100 jobs last year and has cut another 100 from the newspaper’s business operations

Prosecutors will be told it is not a good use of their time to arrest people who use or provide medical marijuana in strict compliance with state law

Military hearing held Wednesday for soldier convicted of crimes at Abu Ghraib

President spoke after touring a highway construction site in Springfield

Such is the tail, er, tale of Mr. Toes, the cream-colored cat who’s become the talk of Charlie’s Service Center

The sweeping $829-billon, 10-year health care remake would help most Americans get coverage without creating a new government insurance plan

The Hemp Industries Association says the protesters turned to civil disobedience for the first time

The ban also includes a rare restriction in the Arab world: limiting places where Syrians can indulge in the hubbly bubbly — water pipes known as argileh here

At Cornell University, Ann Martin, who runs the ``Curious? Ask an Astronomer’‘ Web site, says people are scared.

Consensus does not extend to congressional Republicans