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Fort Hood chief recalls 'shots fired' call

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:40:01 EST

The call came over the radio. "Shots fired." And then, even worse: "Officer down." Billy Rhoads, chief of the Fort Hood Fire Department, grabbed a radio and donned his flak jacket. He tore down the road. A dozen or so blocks away, a gunman had opened fire on fellow soldiers.

Virginia set to execute 'Beltway sniper'

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:30:22 EST

John Allen Muhammad, the mastermind of the 2002 sniper attacks that terrorized the suburbs of the nation's capital, is scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday evening at a state prison near Jarratt, Virginia.

Clinton to address Senate Democrats on health bill

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:24:10 EST

CNN has learned from two senior Democratic sources that former President Bill Clinton will attend the Senate Democrats' weekly luncheon Tuesday to address the caucus about health care.

Iran to charge 3 American hikers with espionage

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:20:39 EST

Iran will charge three American hikers who strayed into the country with espionage, a Tehran prosecutor said Monday.

Niece of Cleveland mayor lived with murder suspect Sowell

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:52:42 EST

The niece of the mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, once lived with murder suspect Anthony Sowell, a registered sex offender charged with murder after the remains of 11 victims were found at his home, a spokeswoman for the mayor said Monday.

Plea deal offered in astronaut love triangle case

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:13:58 EST

A plea deal has been offered in the case of a former astronaut accused of being involved in a well-publicized, violent love triangle, prosecutors said.

After 5 years, Firefox faces new challenges

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:10:13 EST

Five years ago, Mozilla made it clear that the browser wars weren't over after all.

Basketball great Abdul-Jabbar has cancer

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:07:13 EST

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, one of the greatest college and professional basketball players of all time, says he has been diagnosed with a form of blood cancer.

Chili Pepper's music school has kids hoppin', learning

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:52:53 EST

The Silverlake Conservatory of Music is a quaint storefront nestled in a hipster block of Los Angeles called Sunset Junction. Just before 3:30 p.m. on weekdays, kids stream through the front door toting drumsticks, violins and guitar cases, the latter taller than they are.

Iowa paper boy vanished on route in 1982

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:33:35 EST

When the Sunday edition of the Des Moines Register came off the presses on September 5, 1982, the front page headlines included: "USDA Focus Shifts Back to Farmers"; "Video Recorders Let Viewers 'Beat the Clock,' Spark TV Boom"; and "China Offers Accord with Soviet Union."