• Reuters: Top News
    • House set to open healthcare debate WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With a close vote looming, the U.S. House of Representatives was expected to open debate on Saturday on a sweeping reform bill that would spark the biggest healthcare changes in four decades.
    • Motive probed in Fort Hood shooting rampage KILLEEN, Texas (Reuters) - Investigators searched on Friday for the motive behind a mass shooting at a sprawling U.S. Army base in Texas, in which an Army psychiatrist trained to treat war wounded is suspected of killing 13 people.
    • Iran says over 100 people detained at anti-U.S. rally TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian police detained more than 100 people for "disturbing public order" during a rally this week to mark the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
    • UK urges divided G20 to reach climate finance deal ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - British finance minister Alistair Darling urged his G20 counterparts on Saturday to work toward a $100 billion deal on tackling climate change as developing nations held firm they did not want to talk about it.
    • Laid-off Orlando engineer kills one, wounds five ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - An ex-employee of an engineering consulting firm who was laid off in 2007 opened fire at his former workplace in Orlando, Florida, on Friday, killing one person and wounding five others, police said.
    • Bin Laden videotape not new, monitoring site says WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A videotape of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden released on Friday is the Pashto-language version of a tape released several months ago, said IntelCenter, a U.S.-based terrorism monitoring firm.
    • Lebanon's Hariri set to announce unity government BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri will announce a new national unity government in the next two days after clinching a deal with the opposition on its make-up, politicians from both sides said on Saturday.
    • Russian military plane crashes in Pacific, 11 missing MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian military plane with 11 people on board crashed in the Pacific Ocean during a training flight late on Friday, the Defense Ministry said.
    • U.S. OKs two more import probes versus China WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. trade panel on Friday approved two new investigations into charges of unfair trade practices by China, but rejected another one week ahead of President Barack Obama's trip to Asia.
    • At least 25 hurt in U.S. troop search in Afghanistan HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - More than 25 NATO and Afghan troops were wounded during a search Friday for two missing U.S. paratroopers in western Afghanistan, the NATO-led force said.
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    • Broader Measure of Unemployment Stands at 17.5% The official jobless rate excludes millions of people who have given up looking for work and part-time workers who want to be working full time.
    • Prospect of More U.S. Troops Worries Afghan Public Eight years of war have left people in Afghanistan exhausted, impatient and increasingly unsure that the Taliban can be defeated.
    • Virtual Goods Start Bringing Real Paydays It is quickly becoming commonplace for people to spend a few dollars to get ahead in an online game or to give a friend a gift on a social network.
    • Chinese Agencies Struggle Over How to Handle Video Game Two government agencies are facing off over the right to regulate the popular online game World of Warcraft.
    • From Humdrum Day to a Scene of Chaos Survivors of the shooting say that in a few seconds, everything changed.
    • Combat Stress and the Fort Hood Gunman Is post-traumatic stress among caregivers a significant problem?
    • Army Tests Sole-Killer Theory as Details Emerge Officials were not prepared to say whether the attack was the act of a lone and troubled man or connected to terrorist groups, foreign or domestic.
    • Muslims at Fort Voice Outrage and Ask Questions Members of the local mosque in Killeen, Tex., say they hope good relations will prevail in the wake of the Fort Hood shootings.
    • For Those Scoring at Home Hideki Matsui won't be there, but the House vote on health care reform is a World Series of sorts for fans of big-time politics.
    • Bonuses Uncertain for Bloomberg Election Aides The closeness of the vote may jeopardize the quadrennial payouts — some as high as $400,000 — that the mayor has routinely showered on his campaign workers.
    • Complaint Box | Public Grooming Attention, fellow commuters: Keeping personal hygiene personal could make those subway rides so much more bearable.
  • AP Top U.S. News At 6:13 a.m. EST
    • Fort Hood, community mourn shooting victims FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- 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....
    • Police: Fla. shooting suspect was angry at company ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- 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....
    • After immigrant killed in NY, others tell of abuse PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (AP) -- The high school buddies who trolled the streets looking for Hispanics to attack called it "beaner hopping."...
    • Police: LA celebrity burglaries led by 19-year-old LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Investigators cracked a youthful burglary ring that preyed on Hollywood's rich and famous, often brazenly walking into their unlocked homes to make off with cash, jewels and family heirlooms, authorities said....
    • Another attack leaves US Muslims fearing backlash As word spread that a gunman had opened fire at Fort Hood leaving a trail of carnage, a chilling realization swept across the U.S. Muslim community: He has an Islamic name....
    • Navy ship built with WTC steel to go into service NEW YORK (AP) -- The Navy is commissioning its newest battleship with a bow forged from steel that once held up the World Trade Center....
    • Ida returns to tropical storm strength MIAMI (AP) -- 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....
    • But for heroes, bloodbath could have been worse FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- Pfc. Marquest Smith, on his way to Afghanistan in January, was completing routine paperwork about a bee-sting allergy when the sounds erupted....
    • Stepfather convicted in death of 'Baby Grace' GALVESTON, Texas (AP) -- 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....
    • Computers, records seized at ACORN offices in La. NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- 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....