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• Drew Barrymore welcomes a baby girl named Olive
• Friends for 91 years celebrate 100th birthday together
• Colo. shooting victim wants candidates to address gun violence
• More 'Fast and Furious' guns linked to Mexican crimes
• Huge tax increase looms at year-end 'fiscal cliff'
• The Ohio ground game: What moves the undecided voter?
• Hong Kong ferry collides with tugboat, 8 dead
• Afghan bomber kills 14, including 3 U.S. troops
• Fighting spreads in Aleppo's walled city, Syria's cultural jewel
• Photos: A look back at the legendary Kennedy-Nixon debates
• Photos: 'Carmageddon II' declared a success
• NY Sen.: Milk prices may double without Farm Bill
• Philly police expect charges against child driver
• World's heaviest pumpkin record falls twice
• Romney shifts focus back to Obama’s foreign policy
• Girl, 11, killed after falling out of party bus
• Ikea deleted women from Saudi version of catalogue
• Boy Scouts to report pedophiles missed previously
• Eurozone unemployment stuck at record 11.4 pct
• Ahmadinejad's camerman defected during his U.N. visit
• He built that: The man behind the “MC ‘Bama” and “Real Mitt Romney” videos
• What would Romney’s Supreme Court look like?
• Another big Supreme Court term starts Monday
• Moscow court postpones jailed punk band's appeal
• At least 13 dead in suicide attack on NATO patrol in Afghanistan

Drew Barrymore welcomes a baby girl named Olive Posted: 01 Oct 2012 12:56 PM PDT It's a girl for Drew Barrymore. The "Big Miracle" star and her husband, Will Kopelman, welcomed their first child, a baby girl named Olive, Sept. 26. "We are proud to announce the birth of our daughter, Olive Barrymore Kopelman, born September 26th, healthy, happy and...

Friends for 91 years celebrate 100th birthday together Posted: 01 Oct 2012 12:40 PM PDT It really was the celebration of the century. Best friends for 91 years, Joseph Katz and Al Spiegal, celebrated their 100 th birthdays together in Lauderhill, Fla., on Saturday.

Colo. shooting victim wants candidates to address gun violence Posted: 01 Oct 2012 11:34 AM PDT In a TV ad, Stephen Barton urges people to ask themselves which candidate has a plan to stop gun violence.

More 'Fast and Furious' guns linked to Mexican crimes Posted: 01 Oct 2012 11:18 AM PDT A new report by our partners at Univision has found more links between crimes in Mexico and guns from the flawed "Fast and Furious" operation.

Huge tax increase looms at year-end 'fiscal cliff' Posted: 01 Oct 2012 10:44 AM PDT A typical middle-income family making $40,000 to $64,000 a year could see its taxes go up by $2,000 next year if lawmakers fail to renew a lengthy roster of tax cuts set to expire at the end of the year, according to a new report Monday

The Ohio ground game: What moves the undecided voter? Posted: 01 Oct 2012 10:27 AM PDT Voter contact lists may be based on sophisticated algorithms, but political volunteers still depend on broad smiles, practiced pitches and infinite patience.

Hong Kong ferry collides with tugboat, 8 dead Posted: 01 Oct 2012 10:11 AM PDT The ferry was headed to Hong Kong's famed Victoria Harbour to watch fireworks on a long holiday weekend.

Afghan bomber kills 14, including 3 U.S. troops Posted: 01 Oct 2012 09:54 AM PDT A suicide bomber driving a motorcycle packed with explosives rammed his bike into a joint Afghan-American patrol on Monday morning in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 14 people including three U.S. troops and their translator, officials said.

Fighting spreads in Aleppo's walled city, Syria's cultural jewel Posted: 01 Oct 2012 09:22 AM PDT Fires that gutted a vast medieval market have broken out in other areas of the Old City of Aleppo, a world heritage site, as rebels and government forces fight for the ancient heart of Syria's biggest city.

Photos: A look back at the legendary Kennedy-Nixon debates Posted: 01 Oct 2012 08:49 AM PDT

Photos: 'Carmageddon II' declared a success Posted: 01 Oct 2012 08:32 AM PDT LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 29: Construction officials Kasey Shula (L) and Natasha Jones pose for a photo on the 405 Freeway as construction crews demolish a portion of the Mulholland Drive bridge along the 405 Freeway September 29, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. The 405 Freeway was completely shut down for a 10 mile stretch this weekend for the demolition that is part of a larger $1-billion freeway improvement project. (Photo by Jonathan Alcorn/Getty Images)

NY Sen.: Milk prices may double without Farm Bill Posted: 01 Oct 2012 07:59 AM PDT The 2012 Farm Bill passed the Senate on June 21 by a bipartisan vote of 64 to 35, but it remains stalled in the House of Representatives.

Philly police expect charges against child driver Posted: 01 Oct 2012 07:42 AM PDT Police expect to charge a 10-year-old Philadelphia boy with auto theft and related charges after they say he swiped a van then crashed it into five parked cars.

World's heaviest pumpkin record falls twice Posted: 01 Oct 2012 07:25 AM PDT The world's biggest pumpkin netted its owner $5,500 for first place and another $10,000 as a bonus for breaking the one-ton mark.

Romney shifts focus back to Obama’s foreign policy Posted: 01 Oct 2012 07:08 AM PDT Sensing a potential opening, Mitt Romney is trying to bring the conversation back to the Obama administration's response to a terrorist attack in Libya that left four Americans dead.

Girl, 11, killed after falling out of party bus Posted: 01 Oct 2012 06:35 AM PDT An 11-year-old girl was killed after she fell out the emergency window of a party bus during a birthday celebration in downtown Portland, Ore.

Ikea deleted women from Saudi version of catalogue Posted: 01 Oct 2012 06:02 AM PDT Ikea is being criticized for deleting images of women from the Saudi version of its furniture catalogue, a move the company says it regrets.

Boy Scouts to report pedophiles missed previously Posted: 01 Oct 2012 05:29 AM PDT The Boy Scouts of America plan to begin doing what critics argue they should have done decades ago — bring suspected abusers named in the organization's so-called perversion files to the attention of police departments and sheriff's offices across the country.

Eurozone unemployment stuck at record 11.4 pct Posted: 01 Oct 2012 05:13 AM PDT The data renews concerns that efforts to slash debts of the 17 countries that use that euro have sacrificed jobs.

Ahmadinejad's camerman defected during his U.N. visit Posted: 01 Oct 2012 04:57 AM PDT Hassan Gol Khanban came to the States as part of the 140-person Iranian entourage attending last week's General Assembly meeting, but he managed to stay behind.

He built that: The man behind the “MC ‘Bama” and “Real Mitt Romney” videos Posted: 01 Oct 2012 04:40 AM PDT Hugh Atkin is an American politics junkie who lives in Sydney, Australia, and makes viral videos about U.S. politics.

What would Romney’s Supreme Court look like? Posted: 01 Oct 2012 04:24 AM PDT The Republican pick for president would very likely get to drastically reshape the legal landscape if he's elected.

Another big Supreme Court term starts Monday Posted: 01 Oct 2012 01:55 AM PDT The Supreme Court is starting a new term that is shaping up to be as important as the last one, with the prospect of major rulings about affirmative action, gay marriage and voting rights.

Moscow court postpones jailed punk band's appeal Posted: 01 Oct 2012 01:38 AM PDT A Russian court has postponed the appeal of three members of a jailed anti-government rock band until Oct. 10 after one group member fired her lawyers.

At least 13 dead in suicide attack on NATO patrol in Afghanistan Posted: 01 Oct 2012 01:22 AM PDT Three NATO soldiers and an Afghan interpreter were killed, along with at least nine civilians, in a suicide attack on a patrol in volatile eastern Khost province on Monday, a NATO spokeswoman and local witnesses said.

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