http://www.rockymounttelegram.com The latest headlines from RockyMountTelegram en-us Copyright 2009, Cox Newspapers Inc., The Rocky Mount Telegram Sat, 7 Nov 2009 23:04:21 EST Newspapers COXnet RSS Generator v1.0 http://alt.coxnewsweb.com/rockymounttelegram/images/rockymount_8831.gif http://www.rockymounttelegram.com 5 http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/National/US_Fort_Hood_Victim_Vignettes.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/National/US_Fort_Hood_Victim_Vignettes.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 22:55:24 EST The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included several people who shared the same profession as the alleged shooter, a father of three with ties to Laos whose family had a history of military service, a civilian who had returned to work a week after suffering a heart attack, and a psychiatric nurse who arrived at Fort Hood a day before the shooting. Here is a look at some of the victims. http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/National/US_Fort_Hood_Shooting.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/National/US_Fort_Hood_Shooting.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 22:50:27 EST FORT HOOD, Texas — 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. http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/National/US_Flight_93_Memorial.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/National/US_Flight_93_Memorial.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 22:26:45 EST SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — With the words "Let's roll" — the command issued by United Flight 93 passenger Todd Beamer to lead the passenger revolt — U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and 39 victims' relatives and dignitaries turned shovels of dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday for a permanent national memorial. http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/National/US_Philadelphia_Transit_Strike.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/National/US_Philadelphia_Transit_Strike.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 22:01:52 EST PHILADELPHIA — Negotiations aimed at ending a transit strike in Philadelphia broke off Saturday night over disagreement on pensions and the impact of possible national health care overhaul, and Pennsylvania's governor walked away from the negotiations. http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/National/US_Fort_Hood_Virginia_Tech.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/National/US_Fort_Hood_Virginia_Tech.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 21:55:05 EST BLACKSBURG, Va. — Virginia Tech administrators have been advising Pentagon officials on how to respond to the mass shootings at Fort Hood. http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/National/US_Cleveland_Bodies_Found.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/National/US_Cleveland_Bodies_Found.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 21:16:40 EST CLEVELAND — 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. http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/National/US_Immigrant_Hate_Crimes.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/National/US_Immigrant_Hate_Crimes.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 20:33:26 EST PATCHOGUE, N.Y. — The high school buddies who trolled the streets looking for Hispanics to attack called it "beaner hopping." http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/National/US_Fort_Hood_Shooting_Officers.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/National/US_Fort_Hood_Shooting_Officers.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 20:30:18 EST KILLEEN, Texas — 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. http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/National/US_Fort_Hood_Shooting_Munley.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/National/US_Fort_Hood_Shooting_Munley.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 20:22:20 EST TEMPLE, Texas — Authorities say one of the officers who has been hailed as a hero in the Fort Hood massacre has had a second surgery and is grateful for all the good wishes. http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/National/US_Fort_Hood_Hasans_Condition.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/National/US_Fort_Hood_Hasans_Condition.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 20:16:14 EST FORT HOOD, Texas — A U.S. Army spokesman says the man authorities say went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood has been taken off a ventilator but still remains in intensive care at a military hospital.