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Injured begin leaving hospital

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

As the nation grieved for the 13 people killed in Thursday's attack at Fort Hood, there was a glimmer of encouragement Saturday as some of the people wounded in the shooting were able to leave one hospital near the Army base.

Military counselors face case overload

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Many of the patients are bereft, angry, broken. Their stories are gruesome and the process of recovery exhausting. In time, the repeated stories of battle and loss can leave even the most professional therapist numb or angry.

Karzai: Foreigners are interfering

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government lashed out Saturday at his foreign critics, accusing a top U.N. official and other international figures of interfering in the country's affairs.

Fort Hood rampage clues emerge

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

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.

Clearwater concert hall to unveil mural for its 25th anniversary

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:02:00 EST

Christopher M. Still's mural has a lot to say about Ruth Eckerd Hall.

Hasan sought discharge, aunt says

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

He prayed every day at the Muslim Community Center in Silver Spring, Md., a devout Muslim who, despite asking to be discharged from the U.S. Army, according to his aunt, was on the eve of his first deployment to war.

The sky's the limit

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

You wouldn't expect it to take two hours for a plane to go from Davis Islands to downtown Tampa, but that's how long it took Tuesday night.

23 college chiefs are millionaires

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

A record 23 private college and university presidents received more than $1 million in total compensation in fiscal 2008, according to an analysis of the most recently available data published Monday by the Chronicle of Higher Education. A record one in four in the study of 419 colleges' mandatory IRS filings made at least $500,000.

Celebrity culture fed thieves

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

For a group of Hollywood-obsessed teens, entertainment news on the Internet offered more than a glimpse into the lives of stars. It helped them break into celebrities' homes.

State primaries thrown by military voting law

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

A law meant to protect the voting rights of deployed troops and other Americans overseas is forcing at least a dozen states to consider holding primaries earlier or to negotiate another plan federal officials will accept.

Support for pot reaches new high

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Gallup's October Crime poll finds 44 percent of Americans in favor of making marijuana legal and 54 percent opposed. U.S. public support for legalizing marijuana was fixed in the 25 percent range from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s, but acceptance jumped to 31 percent in 2000 and has continued to grow.

Mopping up, digging out

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

While residents in some Western and Plains states were digging out Friday after an early blast of snow, heavy rain and strong winds that toppled trees, power lines and church steeples lashed parts of the South, leaving one person dead.

U.N. says help came slowly

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The United Nations demanded to know Friday why it took an hour for Afghan police and NATO troops to respond to a Taliban attack on a guest house filled with U.N. staff in Kabul.

Zelaya reaches deal with opponents in Honduras

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Four months after he was ousted by the military, Honduran President Manuel Zelaya reached an agreement with his opponents that could restore him to office and end a political crisis that has roiled the hemisphere, officials said Friday.

Hawaii goes with the flow

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory took this picture of advancing lava on the Kalapana access road in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Sunday. Civil defense officials think the trailhead of the Kalapana viewing area is safe from a tongue of lava from the Kilauea volcano.

Public option still divides Democrats

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Senate Democrats voiced deep disagreements Tuesday about the idea of a government-run health insurance plan, suggesting that the decision by Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada to include a public plan in major health care legislation had failed to unite his caucus.

Bush: Stand by principles

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

At a paid motivational speech in Fort Worth, Texas, President George W. Bush urged listeners to stand by their beliefs.

Jackson movie opens tonight

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The 50 comeback concerts Michael Jackson planned in London for last summer sold out in a few hours.

Numbers count to gain support

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The debate about the health care system's overhaul is filled with topics and terms unfamiliar to many. Each week, we'll examine some of the issues, the politics behind them and how they would affect consumers.

SEEING IS BELIEVING ON CHARLOTTE'S TRAIN

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

After Hillsborough County's rail plans stalled 10 years ago, Charlotte, N.C., got the federal money that had been designated for Tampa's project.