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Opinion: Not Mental. Not Muslim. Just a Killer

Over a hundred years ago, President Theodore Roosevelt launched a profound concept of social justice by stating: "I shall see to it that every man has a square deal, no more and no less." And now with the release Thursday of a Senate report on Maj. Nidal Hasan and the Fort Hood shooting, and the tragic shootings in...

Nidal Hasan a 'Ticking Time Bomb': 4 Key Conclusions from the Senate Inquiry

Maj. Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist accused of going on a shooting spree at Fort Hood in 2009, was known as a "ticking time bomb" who could have been stopped by the military or the FBI. That's the conclusion of a Senate inquiry led by Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. In an 89-page report...

Calling Dr. Love: Dallas Giving Key to City to Kiss' Gene Simmons

DALLAS -- Kiss bassist Gene Simmons is legendary for his musical talent and for the tongue wagging, fire breathing and blood spitting of his alter ego, the Demon. But when the rocker and reality show celebrity comes to Dallas today to be honored by city officials, it will be for activities that are more in keeping with...

Fort Hood Remembers: One Year After Rampage

(Nov. 5) -- One year ago, a gunman went on a rampage at Fort Hood, killing 13 and wounding more than 30 in a tragedy that was memorialized today by the Army's highest-ranking officer and its top civilian. Gen. George Casey, the Army's chief of staff, and Army Secretary John McHugh led a remembrance ceremony this afternoon...

Soldiers Say Work Helped After Fort Hood Shootings

MADISON, Wis. (Oct. 30) -- For nearly a year in Afghanistan, a tightly knit Army Reserve unit kept the memories of their comrades killed during a shooting rampage Fort Hood close. But not too close. The Madison-based 467th Combat Stress Control Detachment wore black wrist bands and dedicated field clinics to their fallen...

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05/07/12 Southwest passenger revenue up 7-8 percent Source: The Orange Leader Southwest Airlines Co. said a key measure of passenger revenue rose as much as 8 percent last month as it benefited from fare increases even as its planes carried fewer people.
05/07/12 Texas couple claims etouffÃ©e prize Source: The Orange Leader A Texas couple took away the top prize at this year's Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival etouffÃ©e (ay-too-FAY') cook-off, though the voting was too close to call.
04/30/12 Boy, 11, fatally shot in Houston, alleged accident Source: The Orange Leader Houston police have questioned and released a teen after an 11-year-old boy was fatally shot at an apartment complex.
04/30/12 La. pipeline spills 80,000 gallons of oil Source: The Orange Leader ExxonMobil Corp. says it is cleaning up about 80,000 gallons of oil that spilled from a pipeline in a rural Pointe Coupee Parish, northwest of Baton Rouge.
04/28/12 Police find couple after 911 call Source: The Orange Leader Police officers found an elderly couple dead after an apparent murder-suicide.