US Army Major Nidal Hasan, accused of killing 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, intensified contacts with a radical Yemeni American cleric just months before the shootings and began discussing surreptitious financial transfers, The Washington Post reported Saturday.

Senator says investigators may reveal more troubling e-mails from alleged Ft. Hood shooter. WASHINGTON ? The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials.

Senator says investigators may reveal more troubling e-mails from alleged Ft. Hood shooter. WASHINGTON ? The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials.

Report: Radical imam says he didn't pressure Fort Hood suspect. The radical Muslim imam who communicated with the Fort Hood shooting suspect said he did not pressure Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan to harm Americans, The Washington Post reported Monday.

Report: Radical imam says he didn't pressure Fort Hood suspect. A radical Muslim cleric with suspected links to al-Qaida considered himself a confidant of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist accused in the Fort Hood shootings, The Washington Post reported Monday.

A radical Yemeni cleric who exchanged emails with the suspected Fort Hood gunman "blessed the act" Monday and said the US shooting spree that left 13 dead was "permissible" under Islam.

Top US Army officials were to brief key lawmakers Monday on the Fort Hood shooting, after President Barack Obama vowed to unearth "what steps, if any" might have been prevented the deadly rampage.

A key US Senate committee said Monday it had postponed a briefing with top army officials on the Fort Hood shooting, as lawmakers sought clues that might have averted the deadly rampage.

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Monday that al Qaeda remained the biggest threat to U.S. security, as his aides stepped up pressure on Afghanistan and Pakistan to cooperate with Washington's strategy in the troubled region.

Sarah Palin, queen of the Republican right, was to meet TV talk queen Oprah Winfrey on Monday at the start of a frenzied book tour -- and, some believe, an unlikely White House challenge.

Sarah Palin, queen of the Republican right, starred Monday with TV talk queen Oprah Winfrey at the start of a frenzied book tour -- and, some believe, an unlikely White House challenge.

Business foes of health care overhaul legislation are outspending supporters at a rate of 2-to-1 for TV ads as they grow increasingly nervous over a final bill.

No December agreement foreseen, efforts to slow warming should continue. Hopes for a long-awaited United Nations summit on climate change, set to begin on Dec. 7, deflated last month when organizers conceded that world leaders think it very unlikely that any substantive deal will be reached.

Business foes of health care overhaul boost TV ads, other efforts as focus shifts to Senate. Business foes of health care overhaul legislation are outspending supporters at a rate of 2-to-1 for TV ads as they grow increasingly nervous over a final bill.

Reports: Army to probe whether it missed warning signs before Fort Hood massacre. The Army will conduct an internal investigation to examine whether it missed warning signs about Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the man accused of killing 13 people in the Nov. 5 shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, two newspapers reported Monday.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Sarah Palin said a run for the White House in 2012 is "not on my radar screen right now" as the Republican carefully did not close the door to a possible candidacy in an interview that launched her big book tour.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Sarah Palin said a run for the White House in 2012 is "not on my radar screen right now" as the Republican carefully did not close the door to a possible candidacy in an interview that launched her big book tour.

YouTube offers new tool to connect news media, citizen journalists with dramatic footage. YouTube is trying to help shrinking newsrooms expand their video coverage without increasing their payrolls.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Sarah Palin said a run for the White House in 2012 is "not on my radar screen right now" as the Republican carefully did not close the door to a possible candidacy in an interview that launched her big book tour.

YouTube launched a free tool on Tuesday that allows news organizations to highlight newsworthy video footage from "citizen journalists" on their websites.