3 with ties to US consulate killed in Mexican city (AP)
AP - Gunmen killed a U.S. consulate employee and her husband as they drove in this violent border city with their baby in the back seat minutes after the husband of another consular employee was shot to death and his two children wounded officials said Sunday. Security forces suspected a drug gang hit but offered no motive.
Dem House vote-counter lacks health care votes now (AP)
AP - The House's chief Democratic headcounter said Sunday he hadn't rounded up enough votes to pass President Barack Obama's health care overhaul heading into a make-or-break week even as the White House's top political adviser said he was "absolutely confident" in its prospects.

