Emerging from a closed-door meeting with the president, Speaker Nancy Pelosi predicted passage of the bill later on Saturday, adding, 'We will pass health care reform.' (Nov. 7)
The mother of a police officer being praised for taking down the suspected gunman who opened fire at Ft. Hood talks about that first phone call with her daughter, who was reportedly shot in the thighs and wrist. (Nov. 7)
President Barack Obama ends his Capitol Hill meeting with House Democrats as he tries to round up Democratic votes for his health care overhaul. A vote is expected on Saturday. (Nov. 7)
A tentative forecast track shows Tropical Storm Ida, packing winds of up to 60 miles per hour, could hit the U.S. Gulf Coast early in the week. (Nov. 7)
Two days of heavy rains have caused massive flooding in the northern coast of Australia. (Nov. 7)
In the Republican Party's weekly radio address, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said Democrats should scrap their ambitious legislation and concentrate on modest health care changes that could find bipartisan support. (Nov. 7)
President Barack Obama praises the heroism that ended gunfire at Fort Hood in Texas. But in his weekly address, Obama called for patience while officials piece together what happened. (Nov. 7)
Investigators examined Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's computer, his home and garbage Friday to learn what motivated the suspect, who lay in a coma, shot four times after officials say he went on the killing spree that left 13 people at Fort Hood dead. (Nov. 6)
Police say surveillance video shows a North Carolina man purposely drove his car through glass doors and into a courthouse early Friday morning. They say he then calmly got out, with cigarette in hand and walked away. The man has been arrested. (Nov. 6)
A N.J. jury has convicted a man of murdering his former son-in-law, rejecting the man's defense that he was too fat to commit the crime and make a quick getaway. (Nov. 6)
A neighbor of the man police say went on a shooting rampage in Orlando, Florida killing one and wounding 5 others says she wasn't surprised that police believe Jason Rodriguez is responsible. (Nov. 6)
Federal authorities have charged a teenager with killing a nun after allegedly breaking into her trailer home on the Navajo Indian reservation in search of cash or valuable items. (Nov. 6)
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 and a newlywed who had served in Iraq. (Nov. 6)
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. (Nov. 6)
One day after a massacre left 13 people dead and 30 others wounded at Fort Hood, Texas, investigators are trying to piece together how and why the the alleged shooter, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, went on a bloody rampage. (Nov. 6)
The World Series champion New York Yankees were honored today with a ceremony and parade in Manhattan. New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg presented each team member with a key to the city before cheering fans. (Nov. 6)
An Oklahoma couple received the shock of a lifetime when their S-U-V was sideswiped by an animal. But it wasn't a deer crossing the road. It was a circus elephant that had escaped. (Nov. 6)
University of New Mexico junior defender Elizabeth Lambert has been suspended indefinitely from the women's soccer team after her rough play during a match against BYU in the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament. (Nov. 6)
Here's the latest news for Friday November 6th: Orlando police arrest apprehend alleged gunman; Army General calls Fort Hood shooting a 'kick in the gut'; Obama addresses new unemployment numbers; Yankees celebrate another title.
The friends of 20-year-old Noor Faleh Almakeki held a vigil in her memory on Thursday night. The Iraqi immigrant's father allegedly ran her down along with a friend, because he thought she had become too westernized. (Nov. 6)
Army Chief of Staff George Casey and Army Secretary John McHugh also arrived at the Ft. Hood army base a day after a shooting rampage killed 13 people and left dozens injured. (Nov. 6)
Police say a gunman opened fire Friday in the offices of an engineering firm where he was let go more than two years ago, killing one person and injuring five others. (Nov. 6)
The New York Yankees got the keys to the city for their World Series win, after parading up Broadway through a storm of confetti. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg bestowed the honor on the team at a ceremony on the steps of City Hall. (Nov. 6)
Rob Lowe plays a twisted killer in the new TV movie, 'Too Late to say Goodbye,' premiering Saturday on Lifetime Movie Network. The role is a twist from the romantic lead he plays on ABC's 'Brothers & Sisters.' (Nov. 6)
A neighbor of the Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood cleaned out his apartment in the days before the rampage. This video shows some of the items he gave away. (Nov. 6)
Texas neighbors of the man accused of opening fire at Fort Hood, say he seemed like a nice guy with no problems and never flaunted his religious beliefs. (Nov. 6)
Police in Orlando say a gunman has been apprehended after killing one person and injuring five others at a downtown office building where he was let go two years ago. (Nov. 6)
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis says the worst of the job losses are behind and gives advice to job seekers. (Nov. 6)
Tom Hanks attended a private screening of the film "Beyond All Boundaries" at the World War II Museum in New Orleans. Hanks produced the 4-D war film that will be shown exclusively at the museum. (Nov. 6)
Police in Orlando say they have surrounded a Florida high-rise after gun shots were fired. The Legions Place office building in downtown Orlando was ordered on lockdown. (Nov. 6)
The president orders flags at the White House and other federal agencies to be flown at half-staff until Veterans Day as a tribute to those who lost their lives during a shooting at Fort Hood. (Nov. 6)
Robert De Niro, Emily Blunt, Colin Firth and Danny Boyle were all honored at the Bafta/LA Britannia Awards in LA - where the stars discussed their latest projects. (Nov. 6)
AP's weekly Video Game Video offers a look at the year's most anticipated holiday title, "Modern Warfare 2," out next week, and the developer explains why vehicles were left out of the game's multiplayer section. (Nov. 6)
Christina Romer, a top White House economic adviser, says unemployment numbers topping 10 percent were expected, but still a disappointment. Still, she says the economy is showing some positive signs. (Nov. 6)
A doctor at Fort Hood in Texas describes the scene as the injured starting flooding into the emergency room after a mass shooting on the Army post. (Nov. 6)
Eight years ago this Maryland man and his son were neighbors of the Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire at Fort Hood, Texas -- and they recall him as a nice and giving person. (Nov. 6)
Federal authorities search the apartment of Nidal Malik Hasan, the man believed to be responsible for the worst mass killing on a U.S. military base. (Nov. 6)
An Army colonel at Fort Hood talks about her dealings with suspected shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, saying he gave no indications of being troubled while working on the post. (Nov. 6)
Rihanna says Chris Brown had "no soul in his eyes" after he attacked her following a pre-Grammy Awards party. The singer tells ABC's "Good Morning America" that after being hit and bitten by Brown, "There was no person when I looked at him." (Nov. 6)
The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983, and is likely to go higher. The AP's Mark Hamrick says this is the 22nd month the economy has lost jobs, the longest on record. (Nov. 6)