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Unemployment rate shoots past 10%

WASHINGTON — Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only the second time since World War II and warnings … more

By Jeannine Aversa and Christopher S. Rugaber
AP Economics Writers | 11/7/09 | 81 views

Democrats struggle to get health-bill votes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid intense lobbying by the Obama administration, House Democratic leaders struggled Friday for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, offering … more

11/7/09 | 77 views

News In Brief

LONDON — Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Afghanistan’s government on Friday to take action against corruption, saying he would not risk more … more

11/7/09 | 74 views

Suspect in Orlando office shooting had money woes

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A man so broke that he said he didn’t have the money to visit his son 30 minutes away opened fire Friday at the engineering firm that fired him two years ago, killing one … more

11/7/09 | 53 views

Chaplain charged with rape

DOTHAN (AP) — Houston County Sheriff Andy Hughes says the office’s chaplain has confessed to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old Dothan girl. Hughes said Friday that detectives arrested … more

11/7/09 | 75 views

Hottest tickets of all

Fast cars take a back seat during tough economic times, but SEC football, barbecue, beer and the beach reign supreme in the hearts of Southerners. The verdict is still out on hunting and … more

By Paul Huggins
Staff Writer | 11/7/09 | 363 views

How does 15-year prison sentence almost end after 4 months?

First of two articles MONTGOMERY — When a Florence woman sentenced to 15 years in prison for drug distribution came up for parole four months later, people familiar with the case asked … more

By M.J. Ellington
Staff Writer | 11/7/09 | 589 views | 3 comments

Fort Hood suspect said methodical goodbyes

FORT HOOD, Texas — 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 … more

By Mike Baker and Brett J. Blackledge
Associated Press Writers | 11/7/09 | 253 views

Bank in Ardmore held up

Authorities launched a manhunt for a robber who threatened employees at an Ardmore, Tenn., bank with a gun Friday afternoon and then fled with cash. The suspect, clad in all black clothes, walked … more

By Tiffeny Hurtado
Staff Writer | 11/7/09 | 141 views

Slaughter at Army base

FORT HOOD, Texas — An Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post Thursday, authorities said, a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded in the … more

By April Castro
and Devlin Barrett
Associated Press Writers | 11/6/09 | 775 views | 8 comments