WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic leaders in the House hope to craft a jobs bill. Job-creating ideas include additional help for small business, more road and bridge spending and extending business tax breaks slated to expire at the end of the year.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Army officials say progress is being made on reducing the pace of soldier suicides. Still, there have been 140 suicides by active duty soldiers this year. That's the same as were confirmed for all of 2008.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Secret Service says a police advance car working ahead of Vice President Joe Biden's motorcade was involved in an accident. Two police officers and a livery car driver were injured. Biden was unhurt and the motorcade continued on its route.

JARRATT, Va. (AP) — A former Army counterintelligence worker has been executed by electric chair in Virginia. Larry Bill Elliot was convicted for killing a couple in 2001. Prosecutors said Elliott killed the couple to win the love of a former stripper who was involved in a bitter custody dispute with the man who was killed.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — FBI officials say an elderly, thin, gray-haired man nicknamed the "Geezer Bandit" is responsible for holding up five San Diego-area banks since summer. It's believed the man is in his 70's. The latest heist happened yesterday.