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CFO shocked at rampage that left 1 dead, 5 wounded

The firm's chief financial officer Ken Jacobson says "There was nothing to indicate any hard feelings," after Rodriguez was fired two years ago.

Alaskan Island village hit by suspected swine flu

So many of the 130 residents of Diomede have been stricken with flu-like symptoms that the Alaska Army National Guard stepped in with a helicopter to transport a medical team there.

Police ID another victim in Cleveland killings

Police in Cleveland have identified another woman whose remains were discovered at the home of a suspected serial killer.

Young soldiers show heroism in Fort Hood tragedy

Unlike many, maybe even most of the soldiers on this enormous military post, privates first class Marquest Smith and Jeffrey Pearsall had never seen combat before Thursday. But the pair of 21-year-olds emerged from the tragic shootings of 43 soldiers and civilians here as bonafide combat heros.

Veteran admits faking paralysis to avoid Iraq

Sentencing will be in February for an Army veteran who plotted with his wife to bilk the U.S. government by faking paralysis to get disability benefits and avoid being deployed to Iraq.

Shooter praised God before Fort Hood massacre

An Army psychiatrist who had counseled troops and was upset about being deployed to Iraq shouted "Allahu Akbar!" and opened fire on an unarmed crowd at Fort Hood Army base Thursday afternoon, killing 13 people and wounding 30, military officials said.

Woman attacked by accused serial killer Anthony Sowell describes her ordeal

Walking down the sidewalk near her Cleveland apartment, Gladys Wade squeezes the hand of her boyfriend, Junior Stanford and says, "it's going to be tough, but I can do it."

Senate approves unemployment benefit extension; bill now goes to House

Just in time for the holidays, the Senate voted to extend unemployment benefits for more than a million jobless Americans expected to lose benefits by the end of the year.

Several trading firms get the vaccine before local hospitals

There's fresh anger over the shortage of H1N1 vaccines after reports several Wall Street firms have already received doses, ahead of many hospitals.

Opponents of health care bill call on members of Congress

At the U.S. Capitol Republican lawmakers and a few thousand protesters rallied against the health care bill headed for a vote this weekend.

Salmonella victims upset no prosecutions yet

The victims of the nationwide salmonella outbreak that sickened hundreds and was linked to nine deaths are infuriated prosecutors have yet to bring charges against the company at the center of the investigation.

Update: 13th victim of Fort Hood shooting rampage dies

A military official says one more person has died after being injured during a shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas, putting the toll at 13 dead and 30 wounded.

Congress considers speeding up tougher credit card laws

President Obama signed into law a measure last spring that would prevent credit card companies from raising interest rates on existing balances.

Suspected serial killer of as many as eleven people appears in court

Anthony Sowell went before a municipal court judge in Cleveland Wednesday morning, a day after authorities discovered at least four more bodies and a skull buried at his house.

A warning to pet owners who've implanted a microchip in their pet

Dains says, "Most of the time, the microchips do not have updated information on their owners."

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