By Mark Memmott

The killings Thursday at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, where the death toll now stands at 13, continue to dominate the news this morning.

We just updated that story here. And NPR.org has much more coverage, starting here.

A news conference is expected to begin at the post around 7:30 a.m. ET. Check back with us for news from that.

Here are a few other stories to note:

-- The Associated Press -- Jobless Rate Likely Rose Again In October: The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its October employment report at 8:30 a.m. ET. In advance, the AP writes that:

The nation's economy probably lost a net total of 175,000 jobs in October, pushing the unemployment rate to 9.9%, according to a survey of Wall Street economists by Thomson Reuters.

Watch for the BLS report to be posted here.

-- Morning Edition -- "Karzai Must Kick Out 'Cronies' To Succeed, Sen. Kerry Says". Afghan President Hamid Karzai "needs to seize this opportunity in a very clear and tangible way" to institute reforms and improve Afghanistan's government, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass., told host Renee Montagne:

Related story by BBC News -- "Brown Warns Karzai On Corruption": British Prime Minister Gordon Brown "has told Afghan President Hamid Karzai he will not put UK troops 'in harm's way for a government that does not stand up against corruption.' "

-- The Associated Press -- "Texas Sect Member Guilty Of Sexual Assault Of Minor": "After being duped by false leads and chastised by a court for its handling of polygamist sect children, the state of Texas has won a criminal conviction in its first trial of a sect member charged with sexually assaulted an underage girl. Raymond Jessop, 38, was convicted late Thursday for having sex with the teen with whom he had a so-called spiritual marriage. He faces up to 20 years in prison when the jury reconvenes Monday to begin deciding his sentence."


categories: Afghanistan, Economy, Morning Roundup

7:25 - November 6, 2009

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