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Most Popular News Headlines - Yahoo! News Congressman calls evolution lie from 'pit of hell' Obama still more liked than Romney despite poor debate Kid Executes Epic Gymnastics Move During Gym Class Dodge Ball Game Officials reject conspiracies on unemployment rate Obama raises $181 million in September Mother of gay California Boy Scout fights for Eagle award Top Five Personality Traits Employers Hire Most Romney cites 'job crisis' despite employment gains Mitt Romney gets personal in Florida speech Israeli air force shoots down drone aircraft Calif. gas prices hit all-time high 8-Year-Old’s Letter to Romney Urges Him to Not Fire Big Bird GOP Jobs Report Manipulation Claims Dismissed Short supplies keep gas prices rising in Calif. October Surprise Job Numbers Draw Republican Skepticism Giant Eye In Space Seen by NASA Telescopes Obama Calls on Congress to Act on Tax Cut, Housing Debate, jobs report shake up presidential race Panetta says Karzai should thank allied forces Obama supporters in overdrive to line up early votes Have TV networks, AP already called 19 states? Ark. GOP calls candidates' statements 'offensive' Study: Free birth control leads to fewer abortions Well-preserved mammoth carcass found in Siberia Terminally ill woman who fought for right to die has change of heart Extradited terrorism suspects appear in US courts Voter fraud complaint filed against Fla. Democrats Romney raises $12 million after the debate David Blaine's Electrical Stunt Could Create Harmful Ozone New York Officials Apologize for Billing Man Killed by Cop Car NKorean soldier defects to SKorea across border North Carolina: A political mix of old and new Are Swing States Swinging Back to Romney? Obama, Romney clash on September jobs report Urban Coyotes Could Set Stage for Larger Predators Film dramatizing bin Laden raid airing Nov. 4 SF archbishop jokes about recent DUI arrest Four theories on why Obama lost the debate Pope's butler convicted in leaks, given 18 months Congressman calls evolution lie from 'pit of hell' Georgia Rep. Paul Broun said in videotaped remarks that evolution, embryology and the Big Bang theory are "lies straight from the pit of hell" meant to convince people that they do not need a savior. Full Story Top Obama still more liked than Romney despite poor debate WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's strong debate performance did little to convince more voters he understands them or is a "good person" even though he has narrowed President Barack Obama's overall poll lead, according to a Reuters/Ipsos survey released on Saturday. Just a month before the November 6 election, the Democratic president is ahead of his Republican challenger on character attributes that can win over undecided voters who have not been swayed on policy points. ... Full Story Top Kid Executes Epic Gymnastics Move During Gym Class Dodge Ball Game For many high schoolers, the mere mention of dodge ball brings a feeling of either excitement or downright fear. People who are good at the game find it to be a real treat, and one kid in a new hit YouTube video may have just mastered the perfect dodge ball move. The match being played in [...] Full Story Top Officials reject conspiracies on unemployment rate When conspiracists suggested Friday that the Obama administration had engineered a sharp drop in unemployment to aid President Barack Obama's re-election, the response was swift. Full Story Top Obama raises $181 million in September President Barack Obama and the Democrats raised $181 million in September — their largest monthly haul since he launched his reelection bid, his campaign announced Saturday. "Some amazing news this morning: 1,825,813 people came together to raise $181 million for this campaign in September," the campaign said on Twitter. "If you gave $5, it helped. [...] Full Story Top Mother of gay California Boy Scout fights for Eagle award (Reuters) - The mother of a gay California Boy Scout denied an Eagle award because of his sexual orientation is fighting to overturn the decision before he turns 18, the cut-off date for the organization's highest honor. Ryan Andresen's mother, Karen, said the scoutmaster of his Troop 212 in Moraga, a San Francisco suburb, had refused to grant Eagle status to Ryan, who has been a scout since age 6, even though he met the requirements. "His last words were I'd rather resign than sign," Andresen told Reuters. A petition launched by Andresen on Change. ... Full Story Top Top Five Personality Traits Employers Hire Most …they all can be evaluated by a recruiter or hiring manager within the first 30 seconds of meeting a candidate. Full Story Top Romney cites 'job crisis' despite employment gains Declaring that the nation is in a "jobs crisis," Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is charging ahead with his economic arguments in spite of unemployment dropping to its lowest level since President Barack Obama took office. Full Story Top Mitt Romney gets personal in Florida speech ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Mitt Romney got personal tonight in Florida, shifting the attention away from the improving unemployment rates and instead opting to share story after story about people he's met over the years. There was the woman from Oklahoma whose husband was killed... Full Story Top Israeli air force shoots down drone aircraft JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli air force shot down a drone after it crossed into southern Israel on Saturday, the military said, but it remained unclear where the aircraft had come from. The drone was first spotted above the Mediterranean in the area of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip to the west of Israel, said military spokeswoman Avital Leibovich. It was kept under surveillance and followed by Israeli air force jets before it was shot down above a forest in an unpopulated area near the border with the occupied West Bank. Leibovich said it was shot down at about 10 a.m. ... Full Story Top Calif. gas prices hit all-time high It's a record, though just barely. The price of gasoline hit an all-time average high in California of $4.6140 a gallon Saturday, fueled by a reduced supply and a volatile market. Full Story Top 8-Year-Old’s Letter to Romney Urges Him to Not Fire Big Bird People are still talking about Wednesday night's presidential debate, but regular joes and political pundits standing around the water cooler aren't the only ones putting in their two cents. Even youngsters are getting in on the controversy sparked by GOP nominee Mitt Romney's remarks, particularly those about beloved PBS character Big Bird. Eight-year-old Cecelia Crawford [...] Full Story Top GOP Jobs Report Manipulation Claims Dismissed The U.S. unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to a near four-year low of 7.8 percent in September, the lowest since President Obama took office. Most economists were expecting a slight rise, so the number has raised suspicions that the White  House might be cooking the books ahead... Full Story Top Short supplies keep gas prices rising in Calif. California gas prices continued surging Friday, adding another 17 cents per gallon on average, and the increases are expected to continue for at least several more days, ensuring long lines and short tempers at pumps around the state. Full Story Top October Surprise Job Numbers Draw Republican Skepticism Republicans Reject New Jobs Report As Too Little, Too Late For Obama Full Story Top Giant Eye In Space Seen by NASA Telescopes A pair of NASA space telescopes have captured a spectacular new photo of the Helix Nebula, a glowing celestial vision that resembles a giant cosmic eye. Full Story Top Obama Calls on Congress to Act on Tax Cut, Housing Obama: Congress should approve tax cut, mortgage refinance plan Full Story Top Debate, jobs report shake up presidential race The presidential race enters its final month enlivened by two events with the potential to reshape the contest or perhaps negate each other. Soon after Mitt Romney's strong debate performance came Friday's encouraging economic news, not a minute too soon for President Barack Obama. Full Story Top Panetta says Karzai should thank allied forces Defense Secretary Leon Panetta lashed back at Afghan President Hamid Karzai Friday, saying the Afghan leader should say thank you now and then to the allied forces who are fighting and dying there, rather than criticizing them. Full Story Top Obama supporters in overdrive to line up early votes Nervous about Obama's re-election, supporters scour battleground states to lock down votes Full Story Top Have TV networks, AP already called 19 states? Television networks and the Associated Press will skip exit polling in 19 states in the upcoming presidential election, apparently deciding those states have already gone to President Barack Obama or Mitt Romney. Full Story Top Ark. GOP calls candidates' statements 'offensive' Arkansas Republicans tried to distance themselves Saturday from a Republican state representative's assertion that slavery was a "blessing in disguise" and a Republican state House candidate who advocates deporting all Muslims. Full Story Top Study: Free birth control leads to fewer abortions Free birth control led to dramatically lower rates of abortions and teen births, a large study concluded Thursday, offering strong evidence for how a bitterly contested Obama administration policy could benefit women's health. Full Story Top Well-preserved mammoth carcass found in Siberia A teenage mammoth that once roamed the Siberian tundra in search of fodder and females might have been killed by an Ice Age man on a summer day tens of thousands of years ago, a Russian scientist said Friday. Full Story Top Terminally ill woman who fought for right to die has change of heart 28-Year-Old Had Battled Wishes of Religious Parents Full Story Top Extradited terrorism suspects appear in US courts A partially blind extremist Egyptian-born preacher charged in multiple terrorism plots entered a U.S. court for the first time Saturday without the use of his arms, complaining that prosthetic hooks he uses were taken away as he and four other terrorism defendants were flown to New York overnight from London. Full Story Top Voter fraud complaint filed against Fla. Democrats Florida officials are reviewing allegations of voter registration fraud against the state Democratic Party. Full Story Top Romney raises $12 million after the debate Mitt Romney has received tangible evidence that his debate performance Wednesday night was a success, receiving $12 million in online contributions, according to the Wall Street Journal, which quotes the Republican presidential nominee's campaign. The Journal goes on to say that Romney's campaign has also received a bump in volunteers and larger crowds at his [...] Full Story Top David Blaine's Electrical Stunt Could Create Harmful Ozone David Blaine's Electrical Stunt Could Create Harmful Ozone Full Story Top New York Officials Apologize for Billing Man Killed by Cop Car Police Demanded Tamon Robinson Pay $710 For Damage to a Cop Car That Killed Him Full Story Top NKorean soldier defects to SKorea across border A North Korean soldier killed two of his superiors Saturday and defected to South Korea across the countries' heavily armed border in a rare crossing that prompted South Korean troops to immediately beef up their border patrol, officials said. Full Story Top North Carolina: A political mix of old and new North Carolina's population has nearly doubled since 1970, fueled by an economic expansion that brought an influx of Midwesterners, Northeasterners and nonwhites and turning the state from a Republican presidential stronghold into a battleground. Full Story Top Are Swing States Swinging Back to Romney? Two different pollsters show Virginia, Ohio, and Florida leaning more towards Mitt Romney than they had been, but the tracking polls still have President Obama up nationally. Here's our guide to today's polls and why they matter.  Full Story Top On the heels of Friday's positive jobs report, President Obama said the economy is "moving forward again" but that Republicans in Congress are standing in the way of further growth and need to "finally start doing something to actually help the middle class get ahead."... Full Story Top Obama, Romney clash on September jobs report FAIRFAX, Va.—President Barack Obama on Friday welcomed word that the unemployment rate dropped from 8.1 to 7.8 percent in September as vindication of his economic policies. Republican challenger Mitt Romney's first statement countered that "this is not what a real recovery looks like." "This morning, we found out that the unemployment rate has fallen to [...] Full Story Top Urban Coyotes Could Set Stage for Larger Predators Many urbanites in Chicago and other big cities have gotten used to the presence of coyotes, what with the wily animal popping up in everyday locations like a Quiznos sandwich shop, as happened in 2007. But the animal's presence in urban areas sets the stage for larger predators like wolves, mountain lions and bears, which might be harder to live with, according to one coyote researcher.   Full Story Top Film dramatizing bin Laden raid airing Nov. 4 A film dramatizing the death of Osama bin Laden is set to debut next month on the National Geographic Channel, two days before the presidential election. Full Story Top SF archbishop jokes about recent DUI arrest San Francisco's new Roman Catholic archbishop made self-deprecating jokes about his recent drunken-driving arrest during his formal installation ceremony, which came just days after he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of reckless driving. Full Story Top Four theories on why Obama lost the debate As part of the slow, downward slide of civilization since the publication of Theodore H. White's "Making of the President 1960," most books about presidential campaigns have morphed into the breathless David-Axelrod-was-nervous view of backstairs history. But when the now-it-can-be-told chronicles of Campaign 2012 come out, I will rush with panting eagerness to read why Barack Obama gave the worst debate performance of an incumbent president ever. Full Story Top Pope's butler convicted in leaks, given 18 months The pope's butler was convicted Saturday of stealing the pontiff's private documents and leaking them to a journalist in the gravest Vatican security breach in recent memory. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison, but the Vatican said a papal pardon was likely. Full Story Top

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