Gunman kills six in Netherlands shopping centre

A gunman in the Netherlands has killed six people and wounded 10 before taking his own life, officials say.

The killings took place at a busy shopping centre in the town of Alphen aan den Rijn, about 25km (15 miles) south-west of Amsterdam.

In final hours, breakthroughs, compromises, and convictions held

From NBC's Mike Viquiera

After the final passage of the budget compromise to keep the government open, senior administration officials briefed reporters on the frenzied final two days of the negotiations between Democrats and Republicans.
The officials said that, at the conclusion of Thursday night's meeting between the principles -- President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Speaker John Boehner, and VIce President Joe Biden -- Biden laid down the bottom line on the key sticking point of Title X funding...............................................read more