Profiles from the scene
Read about some of the victims identified so far in the tragedy at Fort Hood.
House nears vote on health care bill
President Barack Obama summons Democrats to "answer the call of history" as the House pushes toward a vote on a landmark health care bill that would cover millions of uninsured. Full story
Spat over 'Muslim' halts 9/11 marker
A memorial to honor a Sept. 11 victim from a Connecticut town has been halted by the unexpected conflict arising from his father's insistence it say his son was murdered by "Muslim terrorists."
Clear warning signs, Hasan's colleagues say
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was so conflicted over what to tell fellow soldiers about fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan that a local Islamic leader said Saturday he was deeply troubled by it.
Cavern could collapse, taking part of city
A cavern that formed over three decades as oil field service companies pumped fresh water into a salt layer more than 400 feet below could collapse, taking with it part of Carlsbad, N.M.
Profile of Fort Hood suspect emerges
The suspect in the Fort Hood shootings was by turns caring and contentious, a man quick to say "I am blessed" yet one who seemed to stew in discontent that he could not always keep to himself.
Fort Hood suspect said his goodbyes
As if going off to war, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment, gave leftover frozen broccoli to one neighbor and called another to thank him for his friendship.
La. justice quits after interracial flap
A Louisiana justice of the peace who refused to marry a couple because the bride was white and groom was black resigns.
U.S. Muslims fear backlash after attack
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.
‘Sleepers’ raise money for homeless
Participants in an annual event called "Sleep Out" will give up their beds for one night and spend the time out in the streets to raise money for homeless young people in Britain.
Newsweek: The fight over abstinence at Harvard
Thanks to the provocations of True Love Revolution, the university's three-year-old pro-abstinence club, brainy women are defending their right to have sex with whomever they want, whenever and however they want.







