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Widow: Man who killed Texas pastor mentally ill

FOREST HILL, Texas (AP) - The man who rammed his car into a Fort Worth-area church then beat the pastor to death with an electric guitar apparently suffered from a mental illness, his widow said. Speaking after a prayer vigil for the Rev. Danny Kirk Sr. Tuesday night, Shanellia Harris Birdow said

Analysis: Doing his job, Obama a subtle campaigner

By BEN FELLERAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - It may look to America like President Barack Obama is off the campaign trail. He's really not. By commanding the response to a ferocious October storm a week before the election, Obama is employing a major political advantage in

Hazardous release in NM sickens 200 near El Paso

By JUAN CARLOS LLORCAAssociated Press SANTA TERESA, N.M. (AP) - An unknown hazardous material sickened about 200 people Tuesday just northwest of El Paso, Texas, as some workers in the industrial area where the substance released described feeling a burning sensation on their skin, according to

Power out at NYC hospital; 200 patients evacuate

NEW YORK (AP) - A backup generator failed at a New York City hospital Monday night, forcing it to move out more than 200 patients, including 20 babies from neonatal intensive care. Dozens of ambulances lined up around the block outside New York University Tisch Hospital as doctors and nurses began