BROOKLYN, Ill. (AP) -- A shootout in the parking lot of a southern Illinois strip club has left one man wounded and five in jail....

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- The chief of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources says the agency will start enforcing water well reporting....

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Kansas law enforcement and some lawmakers are taking notice of a new legal substance that is designed to mimic the effects of marijuana....

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) -- Some Missouri Southern State University nursing school students are upset about an admission policy barring visible tattoos....

SEDALIA, Mo. (AP) -- A Sedalia couple isn't giving up on tradition....

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

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A bipartisan coalition sought to impose stricter abortion limits on insurance sold under a new health care bill Saturday, hoping to leave their imprint on legislation otherwise crafted largely by more liberal lawmakers.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama summoned Democrats to "answer the call of history" Saturday as the House pushed toward a vote on a landmark health care bill holding out the promise of coverage for tens of millions who lack it.

The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included a pregnant woman who was preparing to return home, a man who quit a furniture company job to join the military about a year ago, a newlywed who had served in Iraq and a woman who had vowed to take on Osama bin Laden after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Here is a look at some of the victims.

STERLING, Va. (AP) -- A brother of the man authorities say went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood says the Army psychiatrist is peaceful person -- and hopes he will be treated fairly by the legal system.

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- 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.

TEMPLE, Texas (AP) -- Texas governor Rick Perry has visited with wounded victims from the Fort Hood shooting.

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's family says he confided in them that he felt harassed as a Muslim in the U.S. military -- and wasn't treated as an American and soldier should be.

Some Muslim servicemembers are worried that the mass shooting at Fort Hood could unravel their work to be accepted as loyal, dedicated soldiers.

SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- 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.

PALM BAY, Fla. (AP) -- Police in Florida say a graffiti artist who apparently ran out of paint midway through a spray-painted creation left a note to potential critics to explain the unfinished work....

VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) -- The California Highway Patrol say a man stole a car to make a court appearance on a previous auto theft charge....

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A sculpture of a New Zealand government minister crafted from cow manure sold for New Zealand dollars 3,080 ($2,220) on an auction Web site. The bust of New Zealand Environment Minister Nick Smith, sculpted as a protest by artist Sam Mahon, attracted 112 bids before being picked up by an anonymous buyer on Friday....

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- An appeals court has ruled Pennsylvania State Police botched a prostitution investigation in which troopers gave an informant money to pay for sex four times at a massage parlor, along with a total of $180 for the man's trouble....

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- A single hole-in-one is a big enough dream for most golfers. But two in one round? That's some luck. Reeves Barbour, the 30-year-old son of Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, had two aces in a single round Oct. 25 on a Robert Trent Jones course in Gainesville, Va....