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The man accused of killing one person and wounding five others in a shooting at an Orlando office where he once worked made his first appearance in court Saturday, and was ordered held without bond.

President Obama will meet with members of the House Democratic caucus Saturday in a rare visit to Capitol Hill as he works to push forward proposed health care legislation.

The first people who came across Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, suspected in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, told tales of quick, calm efforts in the face of danger.

A Cuban woman known for writing critical blogs about life in the communist nation said she was briefly detained by government agents Friday in the capital.

NATO forces in Afghanistan are investigating a report that an airstrike killed Afghan security forces in a region rife with arms smuggling and narcotics trafficking.

They listen to tales of life's worst moments, but they can't go home and tell their spouses about what they've heard. Sometimes no amount of schooling is enough to shield them from taking on some of their patients' suffering.

A senior Iranian politician said Saturday the country would not ship low-enriched uranium out of the country, which is a major part of a pending nuclear deal between Iran and international powers, according to semiofficial state media.

A hotly anticipated vote to overhaul health care by the full House of Representatives may be delayed until Sunday, according to two Democratic sources.

Investigators face a gruesome scene today as they try to determine why a gunman opened fire inside a military processing center in Fort Hood, Texas, killing 13 people.

Police are looking for burglars who hit the home of a soldier deployed in Afghanistan twice within a week.

A man accused of killing one and wounding five in a shooting at his former workplace was charged with murder, police said. "I'm sorry," he allegedly said when arrested.

U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Pearson wasn't much with words, his older brother said through tears, but when he picked up a guitar he let his music speak for him.

Michael Jackson's father wants a judge to order the pop star's estate to pay him a monthly allowance, according to papers filed in court Friday.

A recent sale of Impressionist and modern art at Sotheby's auction house exceeded sales estimates and raised the hopes of industry insiders that a rebound is under way.

Authorities on Friday released the name of a fourth victim found last week in or around the home of registered sex offender.

Mexican authorities have arrested three doctors, a nurse and a receptionist accused of stealing newborns at a private hospital and selling them, authorities say.

An owner of a 7-Eleven convenience store in Fort Hood, Texas, said Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan came in for coffee and hashbrowns most mornings, including the morning he allegedly shot dozens of soldiers.

A civilian police officer who shot the Fort Hood gunman four times during his bloody rampage stopped the attacker cold, a U.S. Army official said Friday.

A 1965 Volkswagen van stolen 35 years ago in Spokane, Washington, was found by customs agents in shipping container in the Los Angeles port last month, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection official said.

The maternal grandmother of a 7-month-old Florida girl found hidden in a small cedar box under her baby sitter's bed says her daughter, who was charged in the case, is troubled and needs help.

Assistant Sub Inspector Anwar Ali starts his day with a prayer. He needs all the help he can get.

It was the kind of phone call military families dread receiving from Iraq and Afghanistan -- not from Texas.

Two members of the NATO-led military force in Afghanistan have been missing since Wednesday, the force said Friday.

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a psychiatrist who worked in a hospital at Fort Hood, the nation's biggest Army base, is blamed for the deaths of 12 soldiers and one civilian, military officials said. Another 30 people were wounded; 28 of them required hospitalization. About half required surgery, and all were in stable condition Friday morning, said Col. Steven Braverman, hospital commander at Fort Hood.

The custody clash between Jesse James and ex-wife Janine Lindemulder over their 5-year-old isn't over, but James says his current wife isn't part of it.

A polygamist sect member arrested following last year's raid of a west Texas ranch was convicted Thursday of sexually assaulting an underage girl with whom he had entered into a "spiritual" marriage, the state's attorney general said.

The 650,000 jobs created or saved by the stimulus package so far make up only a small step toward correcting the gap between the tens of millions of unemployed people and the few openings that those people are fighting over.

It was a busy night for New York Yankees Manager Joe Girardi -- not only did he lead his team to the World Series championship, but on his way home, he also helped the victim of a car accident get out of harm's way.