Romney tries to change the subject
Seeking to shift the attention away from a leaked video from a private fundraiser in which he said he doesn’t have to worry about 47 percent of non-income tax paying Americans, Mitt Romney today sought to draw attention to a 1998...Read More ...
Obama says he works 'for everybody, not just for some'
Appearing on the "Late Show" with David Letterman, President Barack Obama scolded Mitt Romney over his caught-on-camera remarks, declaring that "if you want to be president, you gotta work for everybody, not just for some." Letterman had asked Obama on Tuesday about Romney's remarks at a fundraiser several months ago in which the Republican standard-bearer [...]Read More ...
Chicago teachers vote to end strike, return to classroom
Teachers agreed Tuesday to return to the classroom after more than a week on the picket lines in Chicago, ending a combative stalemate with Mayor Rahm Emanuel over evaluations and job security, two issues at the heart of efforts to reform the nation's public schools.Read More ...
Poll: Obama job approval rising, race still tight
Americans are feeling markedly better about the country's future and about Barack Obama's job performance, but the president's re-election race against Republican Mitt Romney remains a neck-and-neck proposition as Election Day creeps ever closer, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.Read More ...
Beijing demonstrators damage U.S. ambassador's car
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26 killed in Mexico pipeline fire near U.S. border
A big fire erupted at a natural gas pipeline distribution center near Mexico's border with the United States on Tuesday, killing 26 maintenance workers and forcing evacuations of people in nearby ranches and homes.Read More ...
Death row inmate says he’s too overweight to be executed
Lawyers for a 480-pound death row inmate in Ohio say their client is too overweight to be put to death.Read More ...
Romney reports his first debt of the campaign
For the first time in this campaign, Mitt Romney’s campaign is $11 million in debt after borrowing $20 million in August.Read More ...
U.S. activist says he was deceived over anti-Muslim film
An American Coptic Christian activist whose California TV facility was used to make an anti-Islamic film that touched off protests across the Muslim world said he was deceived by the film's producer about its inflammatory content.Read More ...
Ryan: Romney 'obviously inarticulate' in fundraiser remarks
Mitt Romney's running mate is calling the Republican presidential nominee "obviously inarticulate" when he remarked that nearly half of Americans believe they are victims and entitled to a range of government support.Read More ...
Navy: Nuclear sub boss faked death to end affair
A Navy officer who was dismissed last month as commander of a Connecticut-based nuclear submarine faked his own death to end an affair he was carrying on with a mistress, investigation documents show.Read More ...
Panetta meets with Chinese leader-in-waiting
BEIJING, China - U.S. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta met Wednesday with Chinese leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping, who just days ago reappeared after a puzzling two-week disappearance.
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French magazine to publish cartoons of Prophet Mohammed
A French satirical magazine is set to publish several cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed on Wednesday, a move that is likely to inflame the Islamic faithful and militants who have already rioted in more than 20 countries over a movie mocking the prophet. Depictions of...
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Salman Rushdie dismisses latest death threat
Salman Rushdie is dismissing the latest threat against his life as just talk.Read More ...
Calif. man arrested for ESPN post on killing kids
A California man accused of posting comments on ESPN's website saying he was watching kids and wouldn't mind killing them was in jail Tuesday on $1 million bail after he was arrested for investigation of making terrorist threats, authorities said.
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Find out how much your college tuition would be today
Attention, aging college graduates. Ever wonder how much it would cost you to attend your alma mater today? WNYC has created a nifty widget, below, that calculates exactly how much the tuition at your college has grown since you graduated. College costs increased twelvefold over the past 30 years, vastly outpacing inflation. The result? More [...]
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Clinton: Intelligence didn't show threat to consulate
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters today the intelligence surrounding the threat to the U.S. consulate in Benghazi did not indicate that the consulate was under threat. “With all of our missions overseas in advance in Sept. 11, as is done every year, we...Read More ...
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