- Jobless rate tops 10 pct. for first time since '83
- Ft. Hood suspect reportedly shouted `Allahu Akbar'
- Brown: UK staying in Afghanistan, but wants reform
- Mistrust hinders ID of Cleveland slaying victims
Associated PressPaul Sancya
Jobless rate tops 10 pct. for first time since '83
The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 _ and is likely to go higher.Nearly 16 million people can't find jobs even though the worst recession since the Great Depression has apparently ended. Many economists worry that persistently high unemployment could undermine... full story
Associated PressDAVID MORRIS
Ft. Hood suspect reportedly shouted `Allahu Akbar'
Soldiers who witnessed the shooting rampage at Fort Hood that left 13 people dead reported that the gunman shouted "Allahu Akbar!" _ an Arabic phrase for "God is great!" _ before opening fire, the base commander said Friday.Lt. Gen. Robert Cone said officials had not yet confirmed that the suspected... full story
Associated PressOli Scarff
Brown: UK staying in Afghanistan, but wants reform
Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Afghanistan's government on Friday to take action against corruption, saying he would not risk more British lives there unless it reforms.Brown said in a speech that success in Afghanistan is vital to Britain's security _ but declared that if the Afghan government does... full story
Associated PressMark Duncan
Mistrust hinders ID of Cleveland slaying victims
Police say there's only one way for the families of missing women to know for sure if their loved ones are among the victims found in suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell's house: Give DNA samples. But relatives with checkered pasts in the hardscrabble neighborhood seem reluctant to come forward.Area... full story
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