The House approved an abortion amendment and rejected a Republican substitute for landmark health care legislation, paving the way to final passage of the Democrats' plan late Saturday.

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was so conflicted over what to tell fellow soldiers about fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan that a local Islamic leader said Saturday he was deeply troubled by it.

Leaders of the vibrant Muslim community here express outrage at the shooting rampage being laid to one of their members, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who had become a regular attendee at the local mosque.

The USS New York, built with steel from the rubble of the World Trade Center, was put into service Saturday both as a symbol of healing and strength.

No. 3 Alabama picked up another dramatic win and a second straight trip to the SEC championship game. Julio Jones caught a 73-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to help the Crimson Tide defeat No. 9 LSU 24-15 and clinch the West Division crown.

Shes sent from heaven 5-year-old mare rallies from last to win by a length, improve to 14-0.

Notre Dame may have gotten Michael Floyd back from a broken collarbone for its clash against Navy, but the Irish had no answer for the Midshipmen's option offensive attack as Navy won 23-21 in South Bend. Navy ran all over Notre Dame, racking up 349 rushing yards, dashing any BCS hopes Jimmy Clausen and company might have had. The Irish also hurt their own cause, committing three turnovers (2 fumbles, 1 INT) and missing two field goals on the day.

Giraffe herds in Niger were nearly wiped out a decade ago but have rebounded miraculously. Experts credit a government keen for revenue that has made laws to protect them.

A company spokesman says a Delta plane headed to Philadelphia had to return to the gate just before takeoff from Atlanta because of an engine fire.

A memorial to honor a Sept. 11 victim from a Connecticut town has been halted by the unexpected conflict arising from his father's insistence it say his son was murdered by "Muslim terrorists."

Authorities say Anthony Sowell killed women and then left them in his home fitting a profile shared by Jeffrey Dahmer: serial killers who hunt from home.

Saudi warplanes and artillery bombard a Shiite rebel stronghold in northern Yemen for a third straight day, according to the rebel fighters.

More than two years after pledges to boost mental-health care, the promises have fallen short at U.S. military hospitals, say psychiatrists, Army officials, and wounded soldiers and their kin.

Officials along Mexico's Caribbean coast are readying storm shelters amid warnings that Tropical Storm Ida could become a hurricane as it nears the resort city of Cancun.

A 40-year-old engineer whose life seemed to just keep getting worse is charged with first-degree murder, accused of killing one and wounding five at his former Florida office.

President Barack Obama said that the training designed to keep U.S. forces safe abroad prevented further deaths and ended a shooting rampage at Fort Hood.

Military officials, colleagues and neighbors are lauding Sgt. Kimberly Munley, who ran to the scene of the Fort Hood shooting and confronted the gunman.

Manhattan office workers who got carried away during the Yankees victory parade Friday apparently began tossing files and documents out the window when they couldnt get their hands on confetti.

Dan Persa threw a touchdown pass and Marshall Thomas recovered a fumble for another touchdown, and Northwestern snapped No. 8 Iowas 13-game winning streak with a 17-10 victory on Saturday.

The president of the International Tennis Federation thinks Serena Williams will receive a fine but not be suspended for her U.S. Open tirade.

Despite the slow economy and even slower auto sales, a wide range of new cars is waiting on the other side of 2009.

Many people in the Pakistani city of Peshawar blame "foreign hands," not the Taliban, for last week's heinous market bombing.