Washington (AP) There's finger-pointing in Washington about the Fort Hood mass shooting. At issue is when or if Pentagon officials found out about contacts made between accused shooter Maj. Nidal Hasan and a radical religious figure overseas. A Pentagon terrorism investigator looked at Hasan's contracts months ago. A task force concluded that no further investigation was required.

TUALATIN, Ore. (AP) Authorities in Oregon say an estranged husband has shot and killed his wife at a drug-testing laboratory and then killed himself. Two of the woman's co-workers were wounded. The attack happened in Tualatin (too-AH'-luh-tihn), just east of Portland.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) The mood is festive in parts of Brazil, where the lights are back on after a massive power failure blacked out parts of Rio De Janeiro and other cities for more than two hours. Officials say a hydroelectric dam suddenly went offline.

Neighboring Paraguay lost power for about 20 minutes.

NEW YORK (AP) Researchers say heavy exposure to a chemical widely used in hard plastic bottles has been linked to sexual problems among male factory workers in China. Still, a researcher says people shouldn't be alarmed by the findings. Bisphenol A, or BPA, is used in a wide variety of consumer products, including some hard plastic bottles and metal food or beverage cans.

NEW YORK (AP) A lawyer for the TV producer accused of trying to extort David Letterman says it was all a sales pitch for a screenplay, not a shakedown. Robert "Joe" Halderman's lawyer asked a New York court to throw out the case. Letterman's lawyer told reporters outside the court that it was "classic blackmail." (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 11-10-09 2356CST | save this article / add to your favorites list