HACKENSACK, N.J.—A jury convicted a Florida man Friday of murdering his former son-in-law, rejecting the man's defense that he was too fat to have run up and down a flight of stairs to commit the crime and make a quick getaway.   Full Story

BALTIMORE—The accusations that Mayor Sheila Dixon used holiday gift cards for the needy during personal shopping sprees may sound like a minor embarrassment at worst, a small-time case of a politician enjoying the perks of power.   Full Story

MIAMI—Tropical storm warnings have been issued for parts of Mexico and Cuba as Ida rapidly gains strength over Caribbean waters.   Full Story

PHILADELPHIA—Members of Philadelphia's largest transit union and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority are set to vote on a contract to end the strike that has idled buses, subways and trolleys for five days.   Full Story

WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama said Saturday that the training designed to keep U.S. forces safe abroad prevented further deaths and ended the rampage at Fort Hood.   Full Story

NEW YORK—The Navy is commissioning its newest battleship with a bow forged from steel that once held up the World Trade Center.   Full Story

SHANKSVILLE, Pa.—Esther Heymann was overflowing with grief for her stepdaughter. Standing in a blustery snow, overlooking the empty field where Flight 93 had crashed a couple of years earlier, she couldn't stop crying.   Full Story

WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama is heading to Capitol Hill for talks with House Democrats as they scramble to find enough votes to pass landmark legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system.   Full Story

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MIAMI—Ida has become a tropical storm again, with top winds of 45 mph (72 kph), as it swirls in the Caribbean on a track that could bring it to the U.   Full Story

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island—prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help.   Full Story