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| Swing states' unemployment rates may not help Obama Friday, Oct 19, 2012 01:56 PM PDT  “The question for the swing states is whether the improvement over the year is keeping up with the population growth,†says a senior research fellow and former BLS official. Full Story | Top |
| Lebanon's former PM blames Assad for Beirut bomb Friday, Oct 19, 2012 06:08 PM PDT  Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday of being behind the huge car bomb which killed a senior Lebanese intelligence official in central Beirut. Asked by Lebanon's Future Television who was responsible for the killing, Hariri replied: "Bashar Hafez al-Assad," giving the full name of the Syrian president. "Who killed Wissam al-Hassan is as clear as day. Certainly the Lebanese people will not be silent over this heinous crime and I, Saad Hariri, promise that I will not be silent," he said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Eerie images blend past and present Friday, Oct 19, 2012 12:00 PM PDT  As+described+in+a+story+from+the+ Daily+Mail ,+Dutch+historian+Jo+Teeuwisse+discovered+300+negatives+in+a+flea+market+and+began+to+research+the+sites+of+the+photos.+This+photo+shows+soldiers++on+Avenue+de+Paris+in+Cherbourg+in+1944. ( Courtesy+of+Jo+Teeuwisse ) Full Story | Top |
| Teen girl shot by Taliban can stand, write Friday, Oct 19, 2012 10:18 AM PDT  The Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban for wanting an education stood up today in a remarkable comeback from her near fatal wound. Full Story | Top |
| Obama ad hits Romney on auto bailout in Ohio Friday, Oct 19, 2012 02:53 PM PDT  "Mitt Romney. Not one of us." That's the last message in this hard-hitting ad from President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, aimed squarely at arguably the most important battleground state of the 2012 presidential election: Ohio. The ad zeroes in on Romney's opposition to the auto industry bailoutâ€"a key issue in Ohio, which has a large [...] Full Story | Top |
| Catch the Orionid meteor shower this weekend Friday, Oct 19, 2012 02:42 PM PDT  Star gazers will want to be looking upward this weekend: The Orionid meteor shower is one of the best meteor showers of the year and should not be missed. According to NASA's website: "Earth will pass through a stream of debris from Halley's Comet, (the) source of the annual Orionid meteor shower. Forecasters expect 25 [...] Full Story | Top |
| Ryan attends fundraiser with '47 Percent' host Friday, Oct 19, 2012 05:45 PM PDT  Mitt Romney has been trying to distance himself from his infamous “47 percent†comments since they were leaked last month, but his ticket is not distancing itself from the man at whose home the GOP presidential nominee made those remarks.... Full Story | Top |
| Defense wants 9/11 trial televised globally from Guantanamo Friday, Oct 19, 2012 03:45 PM PDT  The death penalty trial of five Guantanamo prisoners accused of plotting the September 11 attacks is so important that it should be televised to the public, defense lawyers argued on Friday. Full Story | Top |
| Tribal court disputed in Grand Canyon bridge fight Friday, Oct 19, 2012 06:22 PM PDT  The jurisdiction of a Native American tribal court was challenged Friday by the developer of a popular glass bridge over the Grand Canyon who has been locked in a multi-million dollar contract dispute with an Arizona-based tribe. Full Story | Top |
| GOP pounces after news of CIA cable on Libya raid Friday, Oct 19, 2012 04:05 PM PDT  Sensing a moment of political vulnerability on national security, Republicans pounced Friday on disclosures that President Barack Obama's administration could have known early on that militants, not angry protesters, launched the attack on U.S. diplomats in Libya. Full Story | Top |
| Judge blocks Arizona law that bars funding to Planned Parenthood Friday, Oct 19, 2012 07:44 PM PDT PHOENIX (Reuters) - A federal judge blocked Arizona on Friday from applying a new law that bars Planned Parenthood clinics from receiving money through the state for providing medical care because the women's health organization also performs abortions. District Court Judge Neil Wake issued a temporary injunction after Planned Parenthood sued over the law, which would have cut off Medicaid funding for family planning and health services delivered by organizations offering abortions. Medicaid is a joint federal-state program that provides health care coverage for low-income people. ... Full Story | Top |
| 3 bank failures bring U.S. 2012 total to 46 Friday, Oct 19, 2012 04:59 PM PDT Regulators on Friday closed two small banks in Florida and one in Missouri, bringing to 46 the number of U.S. bank failures this year. Full Story | Top |
| Cat leads owner to discovery of ancient Roman ruins Friday, Oct 19, 2012 02:14 PM PDT Mirko Curti was chasing his cat through the streets of his village on Tuesday night when the cat inadvertently discovered a set of ancient Roman ruins. "The cat managed to get into a grotto and we followed the sound of its meowing," Curti told the Guardian. When he caught up to the animal, it had [...] Full Story | Top |
| Stocks see worst drop in four months Friday, Oct 19, 2012 05:06 PM PDT  Poor earnings reports from three companies in the Dow Jones industrial average sent indexes down sharply Friday, marking a sour end to an otherwise strong week in the stock market. Full Story | Top |
| Obama and Romney tied in Florida: Poll Friday, Oct 19, 2012 01:44 PM PDT  A new CNN/ORC poll of likely voters in Florida shows President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney statistically tied in this battleground state. Full Story | Top |
| Banana Boat recalls sunscreen due to fire risk Friday, Oct 19, 2012 06:00 PM PDT  The maker of Banana Boat sunscreen is recalling a half-million bottles of spray-on lotion after reports that a handful of people have caught on fire after applying the product and coming in contact with open flames. Full Story | Top |
| Woman in need of rare liver transplant turns to social media Friday, Oct 19, 2012 11:33 AM PDT It's not just for status updates and photo sharing -- social media has become an important outlet for patients in desperate need of organ donors. Debra Karby, a 37-year-old mother from Vancouver with a rare and aggressive form of liver sarcoma, is hoping that she can increase her odds of receiving a liver by sharing [...] Full Story | Top |
| Grandson of Kim Jong Il talks about life outside North Korea Friday, Oct 19, 2012 12:33 PM PDT  Kim Han Sol, the grandson of longtime North Korean leader the late Kim Jong Il, has two earrings in his left lobe and a Libyan roommate at school. Full Story | Top |
| Which party is targeting your favorite TV shows? Friday, Oct 19, 2012 11:12 AM PDT  Yahoo! News columnist Chris Wilson breaks down where political ad money is being spent â€" and why. Full Story | Top |
| 'I have to go see a man about a dog': A guide to 1920s slang Friday, Oct 19, 2012 01:34 PM PDT  Prohibition be damned, words were just better in the 1920s. There's a fascinating piece today in the New York Times from Edward Rothstein about the new prohibition exhibition at Philadelphia's National Constitution Center that's well worth a read if you're interested in things booze and 1920s, and of course about that truly weird little legal time in our country's history. But of extra-special interest to me in this article was the following note about the exhibit: Full Story | Top |
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