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Stepping for the first time into the role of national consoler, President Barack Obama plans to honor the 13 people slain in a shooting rampage here by remembering what they left behind, offering personal stories about the lives they touched and the service they provided to their country. Read More

The famed Navajo Code Talkers, the elite Marine unit whose unbreakable code stymied the Japanese in World War II, fear their legacy will die with them. Read More

The mayor-elect of Camden, N.J., has a vision of bringing the middle class to one of the nation's poorest cities. Read More

A Marine reservist has been charged with attacking a Greek Orthodox priest he mistook for an Arab terrorist. Read More

The driver and the child in her lap survived when a pickup truck slammed into a 1,500-gallon aquarium at Tampa International Airport. The tropical fish were not so lucky. Read More

A South Carolina mother fruitlessly tried to shield her 20-month-old toddler from a barrage of bullets in a drive-by shooting that killed the baby and two adults and injured at least five others, relatives said Tuesday. Read More

A former student held a school administrator hostage for more than two hours Tuesday morning, then surrendered to police without firing a shot, officials said. No one was injured. Read More

U.S. Capitol Police say six protesters have been arrested at Sen. Joseph Lieberman's office in Washington. Read More

The mother of one of three U.S. hikers accused of espionage by Iranian authorities said Tuesday her son would "fall on the floor laughing" at the suggestion he is a spy. Read More

Hundreds of military families and civilians are arriving at Fort Hood, Texas, where victims of last week's shooting spree will be honored. Read More

Gov. Tim Kaine denied clemency Tuesday for sniper John Allen Muhammad, clearing the way for him to be executed for the attacks that terrorized the nation's capital region for three weeks in 2002. Read More

A Republican upstate New York lawmaker has resigned from her state legislative leadership position more than a week after pulling out of a special congressional election and endorsing a Democrat in the race. Read More

Michele Squires once owned the 1965 Volkswagen van that was found recently in a shipping container at a Southern California port _ 35 years after she had it stolen from a repair shop. Read More

The driver of Boston subway train that came to a screeching halt just before hitting a woman who had fallen onto the tracks has been hailed as a hero. Read More

The leader of a western Pennsylvania church is settling a federal lawsuit by pulling the plug on jam band concerts he says were religious services. Read More

Tropical Storm Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty winds Tuesday before weakening to a depression, leaving weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents largely unscathed. Read More

John "Junior" Gotti's trial in New York City has been temporarily halted after he told U.S. marshals that he didn't want to attend. Read More

Former astronaut Lisa Nowak's attorneys will discuss the possibility of a plea deal with prosecutors during a courtroom appearance in Orlando. Read More

Oklahoma City police say a fire that swept through a home where four people were found dead was intentional. Read More

Forecasters say Ida has weakened to a tropical depression and is heading east toward the Florida Panhandle with winds near 35 mph (55 kph). Read More