Forged from the steel of the World Trade Center is how the USS New York is known. On Saturday morning, the USS New York will be officially commissioned as the US Navy's amphibious assault vessel.

The tragedy at Fort Hood became even more of a reality when the names of those fatally shot by an Army psychiatrist spread throughout the media. The list includes a pregnant woman, a newlywed who previously served in Iraq and 62 year old physician's assistant who just returned to the base after having a heart attack two weeks ago.

Oscar the Grouch is the next Sesame Street character to take over the Google doodle. For a week, Google is putting a different Sesame Street character on their doodle to celebrate Sesame Street's 40th anniversary.

The country and military are dealing with an attack from within after a soldier went on a shooting rampage wounding and killing his fellow soldiers at Fort Hood. North Carolina and Fort Bragg have several connections to the tragic Fort Hood shooting including some of the wounded victims.

The tragic Fort Hood shooting has hit close to home for the families and soldiers at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. The military base of the 82nd Airborne Division is a long way from Texas, but the Fort Bragg soldiers and families know what those at Fort Hood are going through.

Police in Orlando say that Orlando gunman Jason Rodrigues has been captured after killing at least one person and injuring five others at a downtown office building where worked two years ago.

In every tragedy, there is usually a hero. Even in the aftermath of the shooting rampage that took place yesterday at the U.S. Army's largest base in the world at Fort Hood, TX, heroes can be found, and the Army is highlighting those individuals.

A number of media outlets report that the Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the United Nations organized a panel discussion on the “Situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan”.

While numerous factors contributed to the United States' rise to the top spot in the annual Country Brand Index survey for the first time ever, the most significant factor is the man in the White House: President Barack Obama.

For the first time in its five-year history, the top ranking in the worldwide Country Brand Index (CBI) survey of national reputations has gone to the United States. The global brand consultancy FutureBrand, which conducts the survey, credited the worldwide popularity of President Barack Obama for the U.S.'s sudden jump to the top spot.

Shannon Lea Dedrick,7 months old, was discovered Wednesday night hidden in a large box with a lid on it beneath the bed of her babysitter, Susan Elizabeth Baker. She was missing for five days. Shannon's mother, Chrystina Lynn Mercer and babysitter, Susan Elizabeth Baker were charged Thursday with several felonies, including desertion of a child and neglect of a child.

The shooter involved in the tragic Fort Hood shooting today, which occurred at 1:30 CST, has not, in fact, been killed as has been previously reported. At a press conference, Lt. Gen. Robert Cone reported that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan has in fact been wounded, captured, and is in custody.