Mass. father of boy in cancer case dies

The father of an autistic Massachusetts boy who died after his mother allegedly withheld cancer medication has died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash. 1257635162

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Brother: Shooting suspect is a peaceful person

A brother of the man authorities say went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood says the Army psychiatrist is peaceful person - and hopes he will be treated fairly by the legal system. 1257634860
Suspect told 'There's something wrong with you'

There was the classroom presentation that justified suicide bombings. Comments to colleagues about a climate of persecution faced by Muslims in the military. Conversations with a mosque leader that became incoherent. 1257636353
Some fear backlash against Muslims in US military

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's family says he confided in them that he felt harassed as a Muslim in the U.S. military - and wasn't treated as an American and soldier should be. 1257632747
Some fear backlash against Muslims in US military

Some Muslim servicemembers are worried that the mass shooting at Fort Hood could unravel their work to be accepted as loyal, dedicated soldiers. 1257631849
Transformer fire disrupts Ellis Island activities

Fire officials say operations at Ellis Island have been widely disrupted by a transformer fire. 1257631258
Police report says wrong-way driver a pot smoker

New York State Police investigators said in a written report that a woman who killed seven people plus herself in a crash on the Taconic State Parkway was a regular marijuana user. 1257630650
Officer describes firefight that downed Hasan

One of two police officers who confronted the alleged Fort Hood killer says he shot Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan before kicking the man's weapon away, handcuffing him and ending the nation's worst killing spree on a military base. 1257638147
Funeral services held for slain New Mexico nun

A slain Catholic nun who lived and worked on the Navajo Indian reservation of western New Mexico was remembered for her passion for the poor at funeral services. 1257627374
Alleged Ohio serial killer rare among mass killers

Authorities say Anthony Sowell lured women into his home in a busy neighborhood, killed them - most by strangulation - and scattered their remains throughout the inside and buried some in the backyard. 1257630277