Ala. professor accused of 3 killings fired
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- The University of Alabama in Huntsville has fired the professor accused of shooting six co-workers, killing three.

BUENA, N.J. -- Yemen counterterrorism authorities captured a U.S. citizen of Somali origin after he shot his way out of a hospital in the Middle Eastern country, where he was being held...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- The University of Alabama in Huntsville has fired the professor accused of shooting six co-workers, killing three.
HARRISON, N.Y. -- Police say a New York woman who claimed her Toyota Prius accelerated on its own was on her way to have its gas pedal checked at the time of the accident.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Tornadoes have struck parts of Arkansas, injuring four people and destroying a handful of homes.
LOS ANGELES -- Federal prosecutors filed charges Wednesday against a sushi chef and a Santa Monica restaurant on allegations that they served illegal and endangered whale meat.
NORWALK, Calif. --A 7-year-old California boy described to reporters Wednesday how he managed to hide in a bathroom and call 911 while armed gunmen threatened to kill his family.
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Marine Corps is trying to determine why a fighter jet suffered engine failures, crashing into the ocean off South Carolina and forcing the pilots to bail out.
HONOLULU -- Wildlife officials lauded Washington's "holistic approach" to conservation in Hawaii after the Obama administration declared 48 species as endangered and announced plans to set aside more than 40 square miles on Kauai as critical habitat to allow the plants and animals to flourish.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Facing potential bankruptcy, the board that governs the once flush-with-cash Kansas City school district is taking the unusual and contentious step of shuttering almost half its schools.
LOS ANGELES -- Groups pushing for robust Hispanic participation in the 2010 census are enlisting a new corps of foot-soldiers in their battle to reach that hard-to-count demographic: tech-savvy, smart-phone-toting young people.
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- Democrats claimed momentum Wednesday in their drive to enact the sweeping health care legislation sought by President Barack Obama, citing near agreement on crucial issues despite persistent Republican efforts to knock them off stride.
JACKSON, Miss. -- An 18-year-old student says a Mississippi school board that canceled a high school prom did so in retaliation for her request to bring a same-sex date.
WASHINGTON -- Toyota's massive recalls are prompting Congress to reconsider whether the nation's auto safety agency has lived up to its mission of protecting motorists.
PHILADELPHIA -- A suburban Philadelphia family's webcam-spying lawsuit against a high school could be heading for a settlement.
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. -- Pompano Beach Fire Rescue have rescued a group of repairmen who found themselves trapped on a drawbridge when it became stuck in the upright position Wednesday morning.
PHILADELPHIA -- Colleen LaRose spent long days caring for her boyfriend's father in a second-floor apartment in Pennsburg, a small town north of Philadelphia.
NEW YORK -- Oil prices reversed earlier gains by Wednesday afternoon as traders reconsidered the government's weekly crude inventory report, which showed a smaller increase in supplies than expected.
WASHINGTON -- Backers are calling national education standards long overdue and critical to the economy.
HARRISON, N.Y. -- The driver of a Toyota Prius told police in suburban New York that her car accelerated on its own, then lurched down a driveway, across a road and into a stone wall.
WASHINGTON -- More than a thousand women who made history in the Air Force received the nation's highest civilian honor in Washington today: The Congressional Gold Medal.