FBI reassess its past look at Fort Hood suspect
WASHINGTON (AP) Nearly a year before Maj. Nidal Hasan allegedly went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, terrorism investigators conducted an assessment of him before deciding he did not pose a threat. After the shooting, the FBI is doing a new a...
 5.9K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 66.0 Army vet faked injury to avoid Iraq deployment
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) An Army veteran admitted in federal court Friday to plotting with his wife to bilk the U.S. government by faking paralysis after a car wreck to get disability benefits and avoid being deployed to Iraq. Jeffrey Rush, 27, al...
3.1K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 66.0 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 66.0 World Golf Hall of Fame holds induction
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. Lanny Wadkins, Jose Maria Olazabal and Christy O Connor Sr. were inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame on Monday night, a reward for hundreds of international victories and stellar performances under intense pressure in the ...
2.8K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 66.0 Hurdles remain for health care bill
WASHINGTON Just a few unsolved problems and one final sales job stand between House Democratic leaders and a landmark vote on a remake of the nation s health care system. Unfortunately for the Democrats, the unresolved issues are among the most...
4.4K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 66.0 Sailing home
NEW YORK The new U.S. Navy assault ship USS New York, built with World Trade Center steel, arrived in its namesake city today with a 21-gun salute near the site of the 2001 terrorist attack. First responders, families of Sept. 11 victims and the pu...
3.4K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 66.0 Mark Martin is enjoying the ride
MARTINSVILLE, Va. ” Mark Martin senses that this is going to be a good week for him as he continues chasing Jimmie Johnson and the NASCAR season championship he so covets. If he s right, it would only add to what has been an emotional ride for...
5.1K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 66.0 Airport names director
The Coos County Airport District board has selected a new director to head the North Bend airport. Theresa Cook will begin at the Southwest Oregon Regional Airport in December, bringing with her 14 years of experience in airport management. District ...
1.8K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 66.0 Sports Briefs: Oklahoma QB has shoulder surgery
NORMAN, Okla. Oklahoma s Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Sam Bradford had surgery on his injured right shoulder and the school called it a success. In a release sent out by the school, Bradford s father says Dr. James Andrews informed him that t...
4.9K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 66.0 Sports Briefs: Astros choose Mills for manager
HOUSTON ” Brad Mills is finally getting his chance to run a big-league team. The 52-year-old Mills was hired by Houston on Tuesday after six seasons as Terry Francona s bench coach in Boston. He ll manage in the majors for the first time, thou...
5.1K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 66.0 Veteran talks about stress disorder
I didn t have issues. There were just stupid people around me doing stupid things, Eddie Black told about 50 people at Southwestern Oregon Community College on Tuesday night. That s how Black felt when he returned home from serving in Baghdad, Iraq,...
3.0K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 105.0 Hamlin holds off Johnson for victory
MARTINSVILLE, Va. Denny Hamlin is learning to relish making the best of things after the end of his championship bid, and trying to set himself up to be somebody next year. Coming off consecutive back-of-the-pack finishes with contending cars, no...
3.8K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 66.0 Feds can't provide health care now
I believe it is about time for me to put an example in front of the readers of The World in regard to the public option or single-payer system health care program that is being debated in Congress. As a disabled American veteran, I am entitled to use...
2.4K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 105.0 Salvage firm is planning Titanic expedition in 2010
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) The company that has exclusive rights to salvage the Titanic is planning a possible expedition to the world s most famous shipwreck in 2010. The first expedition to the North Atlantic wreck site since 2004 is revealed in a filing ...
3.7K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 66.0 Newman, Gordon qualifies for front spots
MARTINSVILLE, Va. ” Jimmie Johnson finally wasn t flawless at Martinsville. The points leader and winner in five of the past six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races on the smallest, tightest oval in the series qualified 15th Friday. Ryan Newman won...
1.9K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 66.0 Newman, Gordon qualifies for front spots
MARTINSVILLE, Va. ” Jimmie Johnson finally wasn t flawless at Martinsville. The points leader and winner in five of the past six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races on the smallest, tightest oval in the series qualified 15th Friday. Ryan Newman won...
1.9K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 66.0 Pilots: Talking led to passing airport; explanation baffles
WASHINGTON (AP) Two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their destination by 150 miles before turning back should have had numerous warnings as they approached and passed Minneapolis: cockpit displays, controllers trying repeatedly to reach, the...
5.1K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 66.0 Zorn will stop calling plays for Redskins
ASHBURN, Va. Bingo! You re not calling plays anymore, Jim Zorn. Sherm Lewis is coming out of retirement to do it for you. With a pained expression, Washington Redskins coach Zorn announced Monday that the front office strongly suggested that he y...
5.4K - Oct. 20, 2009; scored 66.0 Redskins have yet to play a team with a win
ASHBURN, Va. ” So, Frank Gifford, are you bummed out that your 1954 New York Giants are about to lose a place in the record books to the 2009 Washington Redskins? Not at all, the Hall of Fame running back said with a laugh. Particularly when...
3.7K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 66.0 Judge: Virgina violated some voters rights
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) A federal judge has ruled that Virginia violated the voting rights of military service members and other Americans overseas when officials failed to mail more than 2,100 absentee ballots in time for last year s presidential elect...
0.8K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 66.0 | 
