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• Fact check: 4.5 million new jobs created under Obama?
• Michelle Obama gets raves for Tracy Reese dress
• Astronauts conquer stuck bolt with toothbrush, grease
• Hundreds of Afghan soldiers detained, fired for insurgent links
• Middle class vs. the 1%: It’s about to get really ugly
• Photos: Munich marks 'Black September' anniversary
• Powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake reported in Costa Rica
• Victims' relatives mark Munich attack anniversary
• Magnitude 7.9 quake strikes northwestern Costa Rica
• Obama moves convention speech to smaller indoor venue
• Obama's convention speech being moved indoors
• Michelle Obama’s literary turn: Finally, a convention speech with a real plot
• Wildfire near LA remains in wilderness area
• The great chestnut trees of Europe are dying
• U.S. national debt hits $16 trillion
• Gorgeous cosmic 'superbubble' observed by x-ray space telescope
• Jurors to begin deliberations at Peterson trial
• Clinton's China visit produces no breakthrough
• Facebook says Zuckerberg won't sell stock for 1 year
• Gunman kills 1 at rally for new Quebec premier
• Pentagon: SEAL's bin Laden book reveals classified intel
• Shooting mars win for Quebec separatists
• Voters react to Michelle Obama's convention speech
• Security incident mars win for Quebec separatists
• Paul Ryan’s marathon puffery matters less than his convention whopper

Fact check: 4.5 million new jobs created under Obama? Posted: 05 Sep 2012 11:28 AM PDT With the Democratic National Convention in full swing, a number of party leaders are attempting to boost President Obama's re-election effort by asserting that 4.5 million new jobs have been created during his term. President Obama himself has recently claimed more job growth in the past 29 months than President George W. Bush created "during [...]

Michelle Obama gets raves for Tracy Reese dress Posted: 05 Sep 2012 10:55 AM PDT First lady Michelle Obama got rave reviews for the custom-made Tracy Reese pink and copper dress she wore while giving a tribute to her husband at the Democratic National Convention.

Astronauts conquer stuck bolt with toothbrush, grease Posted: 05 Sep 2012 10:39 AM PDT Spacewalking astronauts triumphed over a stubborn bolt and installed a critical power-switching box at the International Space Station on Wednesday, reviving electrical systems.

Hundreds of Afghan soldiers detained, fired for insurgent links Posted: 05 Sep 2012 10:07 AM PDT The Afghan army has detained or sacked hundreds of soldiers for having links to insurgents, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday as it tries to stem the rising number of so-called insider attacks.

Middle class vs. the 1%: It’s about to get really ugly Posted: 05 Sep 2012 09:34 AM PDT Expectations are high leading up to the President Obama's acceptance speech in Charlotte, NC on Thursday evening, as they were last week in Tampa for Republican nominee Mitt Romney.

Photos: Munich marks 'Black September' anniversary Posted: 05 Sep 2012 09:17 AM PDT Israel's Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom and relatives of the victims of the eleven members of the Israeli Olympic team who were killed in an attack by the radical Palestinian group Black September, light candles at the air force base in Fuerstenfeldbruck September 5, 2012. The air force base was the site of the denouement of the Munich Massacre during the 1972 Summer Olympics. Nine Israeli hostages and eight Black September terrorists were killed in a failed police raid after they were flown to the base from the Olympic Village via helicopter. REUTERS/Michael Dalder (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS SPORT OLYMPICS CIVIL UNREST)

Powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake reported in Costa Rica Posted: 05 Sep 2012 09:01 AM PDT A powerful, magnitude-7.6 earthquake shook Costa Rica on Wednesday. There were no immediate accounts of damage or injuries.

Victims' relatives mark Munich attack anniversary Posted: 05 Sep 2012 08:50 AM PDT Relatives of Israelis slain by Palestinian gunmen during the 1972 Olympics in Munich are marking its 40th anniversary with Israeli and German officials at the air base where most of the 12 victims died.

Magnitude 7.9 quake strikes northwestern Costa Rica Posted: 05 Sep 2012 08:28 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck northwestern Costa Rica on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The major quake near the Pacific coast was centered about 50 miles (80 km) south of Liberia, Costa Rica, and was at a depth of 12.4 miles (20 km). A Caribbean-wide tsunami watch is in effect, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. "Earthquakes of this size have the potential to generate a widespread destructive tsunami that can affect coastlines across the entire Caribbean region," the warning center said.

Obama moves convention speech to smaller indoor venue Posted: 05 Sep 2012 08:11 AM PDT Citing "severe weather forecasts," the Democratic National Convention Committee announced Wednesday that President Barack Obama would move his prime-time acceptance speech from Bank of America Stadium to a smaller, indoor venue nearby. "We have been monitoring weather forecasts closely and several reports predict thunderstorms in the area, therefore we have decided to move Thursday's proceedings [...]

Obama's convention speech being moved indoors Posted: 05 Sep 2012 07:56 AM PDT Democratic officials are moving President Barack Obama's convention speech Thursday indoors because of the possibility of severe weather.

Michelle Obama’s literary turn: Finally, a convention speech with a real plot Posted: 05 Sep 2012 07:39 AM PDT The president's wife brought an element so far lacking at both the DNC and the Republican convention last week: suspense.

Wildfire near LA remains in wilderness area Posted: 05 Sep 2012 07:06 AM PDT A 3,600-acre fire in the San Gabriel Mountains near Los Angeles chewed through thick brush in steep terrain that hadn't burned in two decades amid hot, dry conditions.

The great chestnut trees of Europe are dying Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:28 AM PDT Visit the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris and chestnut trees greet you as you wander among graves of luminaries such as Oscar Wilde and Jim Morrison.

U.S. national debt hits $16 trillion Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:11 AM PDT The Treasury Department said Tuesday that the national debt has topped $16 trillion, the result of chronic government deficits that have poured more than $50,000 worth of red ink onto federal ledgers for every man, woman and child in the United States.

Gorgeous cosmic 'superbubble' observed by x-ray space telescope Posted: 05 Sep 2012 04:55 AM PDT Exploding stars carve out gas cavities called superbubbles in a nearby dwarf galaxy, as shown in a new photo from the Chandra space telescope.

Jurors to begin deliberations at Peterson trial Posted: 05 Sep 2012 03:17 AM PDT After years of speculation, national media attention and more than a month of testimony, allegations that Drew Peterson murdered his third wife are finally expected to go to a jury Wednesday.

Clinton's China visit produces no breakthrough Posted: 05 Sep 2012 01:23 AM PDT Talks between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Chinese leaders Wednesday failed to narrow gaps on how to end the crisis in Syria and how to resolve Beijing's territorial disputes with its smaller neighbors in the South China Sea.

Facebook says Zuckerberg won't sell stock for 1 year Posted: 05 Sep 2012 12:50 AM PDT Facebook's stock got some reprieve in after-hours trading Tuesday after the company said CEO Mark Zuckerberg won't sell stock in the company for at least the next 12 months.

Gunman kills 1 at rally for new Quebec premier Posted: 04 Sep 2012 11:29 PM PDT A gunman opened fire during a midnight victory rally for Quebec's new premier, killing one person and wounding another. The new premier, Pauline Marois of the separatist Parti Quebecois, was whisked off the stage while giving her speech and uninjured.

Pentagon: SEAL's bin Laden book reveals classified intel Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:56 PM PDT Top Pentagon officials said that a firsthand account of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden written by a former Navy SEAL reveals classified information and could endanger other special ops servicemen.

Shooting mars win for Quebec separatists Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:40 PM PDT Police say a man fired a gun during a midnight victory rally for Quebec's new premier, killing one person and wounding another. The new premier, Pauline Marois of the separatist Parti Quebecois, was whisked off the stage and uninjured.

Voters react to Michelle Obama's convention speech Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:07 PM PDT Yahoo! News asked voters to share their reactions to Michelle Obama's DNC address.In their own words, here are perspectives from voters across the nation.

Security incident mars win for Quebec separatists Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:51 PM PDT Pauline Marois, Quebec's newly elected premier, was whisked off the stage during her victory speech for security reasons.

Paul Ryan’s marathon puffery matters less than his convention whopper Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:34 PM PDT The cliché that "a presidential campaign is a marathon not a sprint" dates back to at least to Michael Dukakis in 1988—and probably much earlier than that. But never before has a marathon itself emerged as a character issue in a presidential race. All that changed when Paul Ryan boasted to radio host Hugh Hewitt that his personal best marathon time was "under three, high twos. I had a two hour and fifty-something."

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