Fort Hood is on the mend after shootings
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) Pvt. Joseph Foster took a bullet in the leg during the Fort Hood shooting rampage. He pauses when he s asked about the mayhem, then credits a stout heritage with bringing him through the ordeal and leaving him eager for his sc...
 4.0K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 64.0 Maj. Hasan earns praise from imam
WASHINGTON (AP) The personal Web site for a radical American imam living in Yemen who had contact with two Sept. 11, 2001 hijackers is praising alleged Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as a hero. The posting today on the Web site for Anwar ...
0.7K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 64.0 Sports Shorts: Sooners fall from football rankings
NEW YORK Over the past decade, Oklahoma has rarely been out of the AP Top 25 and Stanford has rarely been in. On Sunday, the Sooners and Cardinal sort of swapped places. Oklahoma dropped out of the college football poll for the first time since 200...
3.3K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 101.0 Crash slows Johnson s run to NASCAR title
FORT WORTH, Texas Jimmie Johnson sat in his car going nowhere for more than an hour, his NASCAR Sprint Cup lead shrinking with every passing lap. While crew chief Chad Knaus and Co. were basically rebuilding the mangled mess that was his No. 48 Che...
5.0K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 148.0 Suspect is awake
SAN ANTONIO (AP) A U.S. Army hospital spokesman says the man suspected in a deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, is conscious and able to talk. Dewey Mitchell, a spokesman at Brooke Army Medical Center, says Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan remains in ...
0.8K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 64.0 Senator: Senate will investigate Army shootings
WASHINGTON (AP) The chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee says he plans to begin a congressional investigation of the shootings at Fort Hood. An Army major, Nidal Malik Hasan, is suspected of killing 13 people and wounding 29 others at...
0.9K - Nov. 8, 2009; scored 64.0 Army chief: Avoid speculation about Hasan's faith
WASHINGTON (AP) The Army chief of staff says it s important for the country not to get caught up in speculation about the Muslim faith of the alleged Fort Hood gunman. Gen. George Casey says he s instructed his commanders to be on the lookout for t...
1.0K - Nov. 8, 2009; scored 64.0 Gordon takes pole in Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas ” Jeff Gordon is suddenly having all kind of success at Texas Motor Speedway, a track where he had never won until earlier this season. Gordon captured his first pole of the season, waiting until the third-to-last race to ext...
2.7K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 534.0 LaMike steps up for Ducks
EUGENE ” Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli has shortened LaMichael James name to LaMike. A nickname seems a necessity for the redshirt freshman who has become a key component of the No. 7 Ducks potent offense. He s called on a lot, and LaM...
3.8K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 64.0 Church for dogs
LOS ANGELES When the Rev. Tom Eggebeen took over as interim pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church three years ago, he looked around and knew it needed a jump start. Most of his worshippers, though devoted, were in their 60s, attendance had bottome...
5.1K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 101.0 Large Southern Baptist church in Texas announces expansion
DALLAS (AP) First Baptist in Dallas, one of the nation s largest Southern Baptist Convention congregations, will be growing into a more environmentally friendly campus. First Baptist announced a $130 million expansion featuring a 3,000-seat wo...
1.3K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 64.0 James Dewitt Rutland
A celebration of life service will be held for James Rutland of Coos Bay at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Coos Bay Chapel, Seventh and Anderson with Dr. Jerry Hamilton officiating. Cremation Rites will take place at Ocean View Memory Gardens Crema...
1.8K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 64.0 Bittersweet send-off
TALLADEGA, Ala. ” When Jamie McMurray got home on Sunday night following his dramatic win at Talladega hours earlier, he turned to his wife, Christy, and asked what they should do to celebrate his first victory in nearly three years. Champagne...
5.6K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 64.0 Sports Briefs: College band buses crash in Arkansas
FORDYCE, Ark. ” A dozen students and a bus driver are being treated for injuries after three buses carrying members of the renowned Grambling State University marching band were involved in a traffic crash in southern Arkansas. Arkansas State ...
2.7K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 128.0 Army post shooting rampage leaves 13 dead, 30 hurt
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) Military officials were starting Friday to piece together what may have pushed an Army psychiatrist trained to help soldiers in distress to turn on his comrades in a shooting rampage that killed 13 people and wounded 30 in Tex...
7.3K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 424.0 Sports Briefs: Woods holds share of lead with Watney
SHANGHAI Tiger Woods has shot another 5-under 67 in the HSBC Champions, this one giving him a share of the 36-hole lead with Nick Watney in the final World Golf Championship of the year. Woods overcame mild frustration early in his round Friday by ...
6.0K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 64.0 Army: Suspect said 'Allahu Akbar!' before shooting
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) The base commander at Fort Hood says soldiers who witnessed a shooting rampage that left 13 people dead reported that the gunman shouted Allahu Akbar! before opening fire at the Texas post. Lt. Gen. Robert Cone told NBC s T...
1.2K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 330.0 Dems push for health care votes
WASHINGTON House Democrats are scrambling to secure enough support to pass President Barack Obama s historic health overhaul initiative, working to soothe last-minute concerns from rank-and-file Democrats ahead of a make-or-break vote. Voting is se...
3.7K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 64.0 Gunman: 'Allahu Akbar!'
FORT HOOD, Texas Soldiers who witnessed the shooting rampage at Fort Hood that left 13 people dead reported that the gunman shouted Allahu Akbar! an Arabic phrase for God is great! before opening fire, the base commander said Friday. U.S. A...
9.0K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 128.0 CB man helps Fort Hood victims
When Bridgette Whinery heard about the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas, the Coos Bay woman knew her son would be among those lending a hand not one of the victims. Call it mother s instinct. She just had this peace that I was OK, U.S. Army Spc. Da...
3.8K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 64.0 | 
