(AP) – President Barack Obama has paused his Election Day schedule for a moment for something he loves — basketball. The president’s motorcade made a 10 minute drive to Attack Athletics, a sports complex, to play hoops with friends and
(AP) Gunmen kill brother of Syrian parliament speakerBy BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTGunmen shot and killed the brother of Syria’s parliament speaker as he drove to work in the capital Damascus on Tuesday, the state-run news agency reported on Tuesday. It was
(AP) Poll challenges, provisional vote areas of concernBy CURT ANDERSONAssociated PressWASHINGTONChallenges at the polls, voter confusion and potential problems with provisional ballots in many key states are among the top Election Day concerns for voting rights groups and the presidential
Sandy Banks of the L.A. Times has figured out why anyone would vote against Barack Obama. Why, they are all racists, of course. Oh, you don’t use “the N word,” she tells us, but we know what you Romney voters really
(AP) Activist group: At least 50 troops killed in SyriaBy BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTA Syrian activist group says a suicide car bomber has killed more than 50 Syrian soldiers and pro-government gunmen. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the
(AP) UN: Iran not cooperating on nuclear weapons probeBy EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated PressUNITED NATIONSThe U.N. nuclear chief said Monday that Iran is not cooperating with an investigation into suspected secret work on nuclear weapons. Yukio Amano told the U.N. General
Associated Press – New Jersey’s Republican Gov. Chris Christie says President Barack Obama deserves praise for helping his state recover from Superstorm Sandy but he is still going to vote for Mitt Romney. Christie, speaking Sunday in New Jersey to a
(AP) Falling temps add urgency to superstorm recoveryBy JOCELYN NOVECK and MICHAEL RUBINKAMAssociated PressNEW YORKFalling temperatures on Sunday put more people at risk in a region already battling gasoline shortages, stubborn power outages and spasms of lawlessness in the wake
By LAUREN E. BOHNAssociated PressSAFED, IsraelMoshe Rute survived the Holocaust by hiding in a barn full of chickens. He nearly lost the use of his hands after a stroke two years ago. He became debilitated by recurring nightmares of his
BEIRUT (AP) — A video that appears to show a unit of Syrian rebels kicking terrified, captured soldiers and then executing them with machine guns raised concerns Friday about rebel brutality at a time when the United States is making
(AP) Battered NJ agonizes over whether to rebuild shoreBy GEOFF MULVIHILL and MARYCLAIRE DALEAssociated PressLONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, N.J.In its tear of destruction, the megastorm Sandy left parts of New Jersey’s beloved shore in tatters, sweeping away beaches, homes, boardwalks and
By MARYCLAIRE DALE and WAYNE PARRYAssociated PressMANTOLOKING, N.J.New Jersey’s delicate barrier islands, long and slender strips of land cherished by generations of sunbathing vacationers and full-time residents alike, are a hazardous wasteland of badly eroded shore, ruined beachfront homes, flooded
SCOTT MAYEROWITZ and JONATHAN FAHEYAssociated Press WritersNEW YORKHomes grew chilly without heat. Food spoiled in refrigerators. Televisions remained silent. And people everywhere scurried for a spot to charge their cellphones. Two full days after Superstorm Sandy ripped through the Northeast,
By MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated PressCAIROEgyptian officials say United States Central Intelligence Director David Petraeus is in Cairo for security talks. They say Petraeus arrived Wednesday, leading a U.S. delegation that will meet with top Egyptian security officials to exchange information about
(AP) In darkened NYC, safety on the list of concernsBy JENNIFER PELTZ and RALPH D. RUSSOAssociated PressNEW YORKFaced with the prospect of days without power and swaths of the city plunged into darkness at night, police brought in banks of
(AP) Obama to visit storm victims as campaign rolls onBy CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama, locked in a fierce re-election bid, is emphasizing his incumbent’s role for a third straight day, skipping battleground states to visit victims of Hurricane Sandy
By MATTHEW BARAKATAssociated PressMcLEAN, Va.Wars and video games seem to go together like peanut butter and jelly. But those games usually involve tanks and machine guns and Tet offensives; not horses, bayonets and Bunker Hill. Now, though, one of the
Claire McCaskill’s husband, Joseph Shepard, obtained over $20 million in federal stimulus funds that benefited his real estate projects. In the period in which this happened, McCaskill had influence over federal policy that directly affected those proceedings. Last Thursday, the
(AP) Sandy leaves death, damp and darkness in wakeBy TOM HAYS and ALLEN G. BREEDAssociated PressNEW YORK As Superstorm Sandy marched slowly inland, millions along the East Coast awoke Tuesday without power or mass transit, with huge swaths of the
(AP) W.Va. blizzard warning as Appalachia storm blowsAssociated PressCHARLESTON, W.Va.Wet snow and high winds spinning off the edge of superstorm Sandy spread blizzard conditions over parts of West Virginia and neighboring Appalachian states Tuesday, shutting one interstate and knocking out
(AP) Nuclear plant shuts down unit as storm hits coastBy JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTON Part of a nuclear power plant was shut down late Monday while another plant — the nation’s oldest — was put on alert after waters from superstorm
(AP) Apparent insider attack kills 2 NATO troopsBy HEIDI VOGTAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanThe international military coalition in Afghanistan says a man wearing an Afghan police uniform killed two NATO service members in southern Afghanistan. Tuesday’s assault appeared to be the latest
By JENNIFER PELTZ and TOM HAYSAssociated PressNEW YORKMuch of New York was plunged into darkness Monday by a superstorm that overflowed the city’s historic waterfront, flooded the financial district and subway tunnels and cut power to hundreds of thousands of
By EMERY P. DALESIOAssociated PressELIZABETH CITY, N.C.The final hours of the HMS Bounty were as dramatic as the Hollywood adventure films she starred in, with the crew abandoning ship in life rafts as their stately craft slowly went down in
By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe nation’s oldest nuclear power plant is on alert after waters from a colossal storm reached high levels. Oyster Creek in Lacey Township, N.J., was already offline for regular maintenance before Sandy, a superstorm downgraded Monday night
