Officials: Fort Hood suspect acted alone

WASHINGTON - The Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood massacre is believed to have acted alone despite repeated communications - monitored by authorities - with a radical imam overseas, U.S. officials said Monday. The FBI will conduct an internal review of its handling of the information, they said.

Issue Tracker: County's foreclosure deeds drop while petitions soar

THE ISSUE: The state of foreclosure activity in Hampshire County.

House bill won't fly in Senate

WASHINGTON - The glow from a health care triumph faded quickly for President Barack Obama on Sunday as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the House has nowhere to go in the Senate.

Senate to probe Army handling of Fort Hood shooter

FORT HOOD, Texas - A key U.S. senator said Sunday he would begin an investigation into whether the Army missed signs that the man accused of opening fire at Fort Hood had embraced an increasingly extremist view of Islamic ideology.

DIGEST

Project preps packages for overseas U.S. troops

NORTH ORANGE - Twelve volunteers are getting together Saturday to prepare 65 boxes of donated toiletries and snacks and send them to local residents serving in the military in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Lookout: Feeling the tick of clockworks, as Jupiter chases the sun

This month we were all made aware of the changing seasons through the artificial changing of our clocks back to standard time. The abrupt change of waking to the daylight but having night come by dinner was startling to those of us not paying attention.

As House health vote nears, opponents take to streets

WASHINGTON - With a historic House vote on a $1 trillion health care bill barely 48 hours away, battle lines are hardening as lobbying groups for seniors and doctors endorsed the legislation, while thousands of protesters swarmed Capitol Hill to oppose it.