Town's residents, Flight 93 families united by tragedy

SHANKSVILLE, Pa. -- Esther Heymann was overflowing with grief for her stepdaughter. Standing in a blustery snow, overlooking the empty field where Flight 93 had crashed a couple of years earlier, she couldn't stop crying.

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Ground broken for Flight 93 memorial in Pa.

With the words "Let's roll" _ the command issued by United Flight 93 passenger Todd Beamer to lead the passenger revolt _ U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and 39 victims' relatives and dignitaries turned shovels of dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday for a permanent national mem…

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Talks in Philadelphia transit strike break off

Negotiations aimed at ending a transit strike in Philadelphia broke off Saturday night over disagreement on pensions and the impact of possible national health care overhaul, and Pennsylvania's governor walked away from the negotiations.

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Va. Tech advises Army on Texas shootings response

Virginia Tech administrators have been advising Pentagon officials on how to respond to the mass shootings at Fort Hood.

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Alleged Ohio serial killer rare among mass killers

Authorities say Anthony Sowell lured women into his home in a busy neighborhood, killed them _ most by strangulation _ and scattered their remains throughout the inside and buried some in the backyard.

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Suspect told 'There's something wrong with you'

There was the classroom presentation that justified suicide bombings. Comments to colleagues about a climate of persecution faced by Muslims in the military. Conversations with a mosque leader that became incoherent.

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After immigrant killed in NY, others tell of abuse

The high school buddies who trolled the streets looking for Hispanics to attack called it "beaner hopping."

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Officer describes firefight that downed Hasan

One of two police officers who confronted the alleged Fort Hood killer says he shot Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan before kicking the man's weapon away, handcuffing him and ending the nation's worst killing spree on a military base.

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Army: Officer shot at Fort Hood in good condition

Authorities say one of the officers who has been hailed as a hero in the Fort Hood massacre has had a second surgery and is grateful for all the good wishes.

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Army: Shooting suspect taken off ventilator

A U.S. Army spokesman says the man authorities say went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood has been taken off a ventilator but still remains in intensive care at a military hospital.

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G-20 finance officials: Too early to end stimulus

Finance officials from rich and developing countries have pledged to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change.

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Suspect identified in Seattle police killing

Seattle police on Saturday said they believe a man suspected of fatally shooting a police officer on Halloween night also firebombed police cruisers and other property nine days earlier.

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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 father of three with ties to Laos whose family had a history of military service, a civilian who had returned to work a week after suffering a heart attack, and a psychi…

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Office shooting suspect's life spiraled downward

Jason Rodriguez's marriage long ago went sour, his home taken in foreclosure, his job lost to incompetence, his finances sunk in bankruptcy. It was a "stress overload" for the man accused of a deadly shooting rampage at his former office, his lawyer said Saturday.

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AP News in Brief

Obama tells Democrats to answer the call of history as they move toward health care vote

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Brother: Shooting suspect is a peaceful person

A brother of the man authorities say went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood says the Army psychiatrist is peaceful person _ and hopes he will be treated fairly by the legal system.

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Mass. father of boy in cancer case dies

The father of an autistic Massachusetts boy who died after his mother allegedly withheld cancer medication has died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash.

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Perry says he's humbled after visiting wounded

Texas governor Rick Perry has visited with wounded victims from the Fort Hood shooting.

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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 Navy service Saturday both as a symbol of healing and strength.

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Some fear backlash against Muslims in US military

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's family says he confided in them that he felt harassed as a Muslim in the U.S. military _ and wasn't treated as an American and soldier should be.

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Some fear backlash against Muslims in US military

Some Muslim servicemembers are worried that the mass shooting at Fort Hood could unravel their work to be accepted as loyal, dedicated soldiers.

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Transformer fire disrupts Ellis Island activities

Fire officials say operations at Ellis Island have been widely disrupted by a transformer fire.

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Police report says wrong-way driver a pot smoker

New York State Police investigators said in a written report that a woman who killed seven people plus herself in a crash on the Taconic State Parkway was a regular marijuana user.

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Funeral services held for slain New Mexico nun

A slain Catholic nun who lived and worked on the Navajo Indian reservation of western New Mexico was remembered for her passion for the poor at funeral services.

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Minnesota teen who fled chemo now cancer-free

A Minnesota teen who fled the state to avoid chemotherapy has finished his cancer treatment.

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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."

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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.

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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.

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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.

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