NATIONAL NEWS 02 (heads only)
Laid-off Orlando engineer kills one, wounds five
Death toll up to 13 at Fort Hood
Unemployment rate hits 10.2 percent
House Democrats scramble for healthcare votes
Jobless aid and tax credit extended by Congress
H1N1 to cause more deaths in northern winter
Ex-head of NY police pleads guilty to corruption
Senate panel approves Democratic climate bill
Hurricane Ida hits Nicaragua
Healthcare bill is in the home stretch
VIDEO: Filipino prisoners dance to Queen
Fed sees rates near zero for "extended period"
NATIONAL NEWS 02 (para w/pix)
Laid-off Orlando engineer kills one, wounds five  
 
The suspected gunman, who caused panic for several hours at the Gateway Center building in downtown Orlando, was arrested at his mother's home.
 
 
 
Death toll up to 13 at Fort Hood
The shooting took place at a "Soldier Readiness Facility" where soldiers preparing for overseas deployment were getting last-minute medical checkups.
 
Unemployment rate hits 10.2 percent  
 
The U.S. unemployment rate unexpectedly jumped to 10.2 percent in October, breaching the politically sensitive double-digit barrier for the first time in 26-1/2 years.
 
 
 
House Democrats scramble for healthcare votes
House Democratic leader Steny Hoyer indicated Democrats were short of the 218 votes needed to pass the reform bill but said "we're very close."
 
Jobless aid and tax credit extended by Congress  
 
The measure, which aims to breathe life into the ailing U.S. economy, passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 403 to 12, one day after it was unanimously approved by the Senate.
 
 
 
H1N1 to cause more deaths in northern winter
the virus is not known to have mutated, including in people infected in a large outbreak in Ukraine, meaning that the current pandemic vaccines are expected to confer "good protection."
 
Ex-head of NY police pleads guilty to corruption  
 
Kerik also admitted as part of his guilty plea that he had received apartment renovations from a construction firm suspected of organized crime ties and had helped the company win city contracts.
 
 
 
Senate panel approves Democratic climate bill
With Republicans boycotting the environment panel's measure, saying more analysis of the legislation was needed, 10 Democrats approved the bill.
 
Hurricane Ida hits Nicaragua  
 
At 1 p.m., the center of Ida was about 75 miles north of Bluefields, and barely moving the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
 
 
 
Healthcare bill is in the home stretch
Failure to pass the bill in the Democratic-led House would be a major political blow to President Barack Obama.