(NECN: Fort Hood, TX) - UPDATE: Army: Fort Hood shootings suspect is alive; death toll from attack remains 12.

The United States Army says 12 people are dead and 31 wounded after a shooting rampage on the Fort Hood Army base in Texas.

Lt. Gen Bob Cone says the shootings began around 1:30 p.m. and that all the casualties took place at the base's Soldier Readiness Center where soldiers who are about to be deployed or who are returning undergo medical screening.

He says the primary shooter used two handguns in the attack.

(NECN: Boston, Mass.) - 23-year-old David Krejci of the Boston Bruins has been diagnosed with the H1N1 (swine) flu.

"We just gotta deal with our own issues and hope that he gets better quickly," said head coach Claude Julien.

"We do the best we can...there is no guarantees, we are all vulnerable to it," said Julien.

"He needs to be quarantined until he is symptom-free," said Julien.

"We've installed a bunch of hand sanitizers," said Julien.

(NECN: Boston, Mass.) - Boston Bruins forward David Krejci has been diagnosed with the H1N1 (swine) flu. Today, the 23-year-old's teammates reacted to the news, and what they are doing to avoid the virus and keep their minds on the ice.

"I'm looking forward to tonight. It's my second game against Montreal since last year," said Steve Begin.

"We've been having trouble the last few games...would be great tonight to score some goals," said Begin.

"I hope he gets better. He will," said Thornton. "He'll get healthy and we'll get back to work with him," said Shawn Thornton.

(NECN: Washington) - President Barack Obama is touting the endorsements of AARP and doctors for a health care overhaul.

"They are endorsing this bill because they know it will strengthen Medicare, not jeopardize it. They know it will protect the benefits our seniors receive," said Obama of the AARP.

"The same is true for the doctors and medical professionals who are supporting this bill," said Obama. "They would not be supporting it if they really believed that government bureaucrats making decisions that are best left to doctors."

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(NECN: Washington) - Nine members of the Members of the Mobilization for Health Care for All were arrested inside senator Joseph Lieberman's office this morning.

People who gave only their first names are refusing to give their names to the police, seeking to stay in jail until Sen Lieberman pledges to stop taking private insurance company contributions.

Lieberman, the Connecticut Independent, has said he will join Republicans to filibuster a Democratic health bill if it contains a public health insurance option to operate alongside the private insurance market.

(NECN: Washington) - The House is in its final push toward a historic vote on President Obama's remake of the U.S. health care system.

A debate and vote are expected Saturday on the 10-year, $1.2 trillion bill that would extend coverage to 96% of Americans, require employers to insure their employees and bar such insurance company practices as dropping coverage for sick people.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, says "we're on our path, we're very excited about it."

(NECN: Washington) - President Barack Obama spoke this morning at the opening of an all-day conference at the Interior Department, telling Native American tribal leaders that he is determined to reverse the federal government's history of marginalizing and ignoring the plight of Indian nations.

"I'm absolutely committed to moving forward with you, and forging a new and better future together," said Obama.

(NECN/AP: Madison, Wis.) - President Barack Obama is making a pitch for states to rewrite their education laws and is offering some $5 billion in education grants as leverage.

Obama on Wednesday told an audience in Wisconsin that an education in the United States is a prerequisite to success and that Washington stands ready to help states teach their students. He is making a fresh pitch and challenging lawmakers to set aside bickering and make education a national priority.

(NECN: Boston, Mass.) - An independent review of MBTA finances finds the transportation agency has been relying on an unsuitable financing model that is compromising safety, because it cannot fund critical maintenance.

The 36-page report classifies 51 projects as "a danger to life or limb of passengers and/or employees."

The report was written by former John Hancock chief David D'Alessandro and ordered by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick this summer.

Click here to read the full report.

(NECN: Washington) - White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says detainees at Guantanamo Bay are not receiving vaccinations against the H1N1 (swine) flu virus.

Gibbs says no vaccines are at the naval base and none are on the way.

A spokesman for the U.S. jail facility a day earlier said guards and then inmates were scheduled for inoculations.