Teen killed while sleeping at Ore. hunting camp

Authorities say a 14-year-old boy is dead and his cousin is in custody after a bullet came through the wall of the motor home the boy was sleeping in at a central Oregon hunting camp and struck him in the head. 1257833027

NYPD: Suspicious powder sent to 3 NY consulates

Envelopes containing suspicious powder were sent to three foreign consulates in Manhattan on Monday, but initial tests suggested the mailings were a hoax, police officials said. 1257829365
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NM teen back in jail after failed suicide attempt

A New Mexico teenager suspected of killing a nun on the Navajo Indian reservation reportedly tried to commit suicide over the weekend. 1257826366
Family sues over boy's gun show death

The family of an 8-year-old boy who fatally shot himself at a gun show in western Massachusetts say the Uzi submachine gun jammed twice before he lost control of the weapon and fired into his head. 1257822454
Attorney meets with Fort Hood shooting suspect

The attorney for the Army psychiatrist accused in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says he's met with his hospitalized client. 1257821578
Man gets 14 years in immigrant smuggling case

A Texas man has been sentenced to more than 14 years in prison for his role in what became the deadliest human smuggling attempt in U.S. history. 1257820065
Wash. lt. gov's son wounded in workplace shooting

A close friend of Washington Lt. Gov. Brad Owen shot one of Owen's sons in an apparent workplace dispute Monday afternoon and then shot himself in the head, the lieutenant governor said. 1257826055
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 836

As of Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, at least 836 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Monday at 10 a.m. EST. 1257819454
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,362

As of Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, at least 4,362 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. 1257818879