Ida spurs tropical storm warnings in Caribbean MIAMI Tropical storm warnings were issued Saturday for parts of Mexico and Cuba as Ida rapidly gained strength over Caribbean waters, and the storm could start affecting the U.S. Gulf Coast by Tuesday.George W. Bush visits Fort Hood, wounded soldiers FORT HOOD, Texas Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, have visited wounded soldiers and their families after the mass shooting at Fort Hood.Man sought in police killing in serious condition SEATTLE A man shot by police as he was sought in connection with the Halloween killing of a Seattle police officer was in serious condition Saturday following hours of surgery.
Bruni-Sarkozy tells of 8 years in psychoanalysis PARIS During her years as a top model, French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy gave psychoanalysis nary a thought.US tourist dies 'car surfing' in Puerto Rico SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico Police say a U.S. tourist who was pretending to be surfing on the hood of a friend's moving car was killed when he fell and broke his neck in a popular Puerto Rican beach town.Saudi won't bar hajj pilgrims over swine flu fears RIYADH, Saudi Arabia The Saudi health minister said Saturday that the kingdom will not bar anyone considered high-risk for swine flu from performing the hajj pilgrimage this year, though he urged countries where pilgrims set out from to take precautions.