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• Mysterious 'October Suprise' website a hoax?
• What women want: Abortion, contraception, equal pay – or jobs?
• Relationship with dad may affects teens' sexual behavior
• Death toll from meningitis outbreak climbs to 20
• Romney’s ace could come from mystery swing state
• Conservative 'Obama' filmmaker resigns from college over relationship
• Google 3Q earnings leak early, stock dives
• Ann Romney tells 'The View' that she's pro-life
• Ann Romney says no more campaigns if they lose
• Bullied teen's death spurs fake fundraising sites
• Spy kids: Britain announces secret agent apprenticeships
• N.Y. court rules Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional
• Sarcastic binder reviews a hit on Amazon
• Twitter censors users for the first time
• Protests erupt as Ireland's first abortion clinic opens
• First-time treasure hunter finds Roman-era gold coins
• Newsweek to cease print, go all-digital in 2013
• Libyan authorities name suspect in Benghazi embassy attack
• Family shocked at Bangladeshi's arrest in NY plot
• Tagg Romney: I wanted to 'take a swing' at Obama
• Pakistan held, freed militant before girl's attack
• In Aleppo, Syrian rebels bogged down in sniper war
• Obama and Romney blocks away in NYC and more to watch today
• Boy Scouts' 'perversion' files set to be released
• Violence breaks out at Greek anti-austerity demo

Mysterious 'October Suprise' website a hoax? Posted: 18 Oct 2012 01:41 PM PDT A website touting a secret document went online this week, counting down the minutes until it would reveal a nasty revelation about either Obama or Romney.

What women want: Abortion, contraception, equal pay – or jobs? Posted: 18 Oct 2012 01:25 PM PDT Obama and Romney are banking on very different sets of priorities held by the women they're hoping to win – primarily blue-collar, suburban "waitress moms."

Relationship with dad may affects teens' sexual behavior Posted: 18 Oct 2012 12:51 PM PDT Fathers' attitudes toward teen sex and the emotional closeness of their relationship with their teen have a sizeable influence on their teens' sexual behaviors, separate from the influence of moms, a new review of studies suggests.

Death toll from meningitis outbreak climbs to 20 Posted: 18 Oct 2012 12:34 PM PDT The deadly outbreak of the rare disease showed no signs of abating, as nine new cases were reported, bringing the total to 254.

Romney’s ace could come from mystery swing state Posted: 18 Oct 2012 11:44 AM PDT GOP challenger Mitt Romney could have an ace in the hole to counter President Barack Obama if the election comes down to one electoral vote, in the form of a gift from Maine.

Conservative 'Obama' filmmaker resigns from college over relationship Posted: 18 Oct 2012 11:28 AM PDT An evangelical magazine reported that the long-married Dinesh D'Souza was also engaged to a woman.

Google 3Q earnings leak early, stock dives Posted: 18 Oct 2012 11:11 AM PDT Google reported its quarterly earnings much earlier than expected Thursday, and the results missed analysts' expectations significantly.

Ann Romney tells 'The View' that she's pro-life Posted: 18 Oct 2012 10:55 AM PDT "The good news is I'm not running for office and I don't have to say what I feel. But I am pro-life. I'm happy to say that," she said.

Ann Romney says no more campaigns if they lose Posted: 18 Oct 2012 10:38 AM PDT The candidate's wife told ABC's "The View" that it was a "hard thing" to put her family through another White House bid after Mitt lost the '08 GOP primary.

Bullied teen's death spurs fake fundraising sites Posted: 18 Oct 2012 10:22 AM PDT Amanda Todd, 15, Chronicled Years of Bullying, Cutting and Struggling in a Video

Spy kids: Britain announces secret agent apprenticeships Posted: 18 Oct 2012 10:05 AM PDT How's this for a job title — secret agent's apprentice?

N.Y. court rules Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional Posted: 18 Oct 2012 09:48 AM PDT The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is now the second federal appeals court to reject part of the Defense of Marriage Act.

Sarcastic binder reviews a hit on Amazon Posted: 18 Oct 2012 09:31 AM PDT During Tuesday's debate, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney said that he had been given "binders full of women" when he sought females for cabinet positions while governor of Massachusetts. Sarcastic binder enthusiasts pounced. A meme was born. Snarky Amazon.com customers have posted slews of fake (though incredibly in-depth) reviews on, you guessed it, binders. Many [...]

Twitter censors users for the first time Posted: 18 Oct 2012 09:15 AM PDT For the first time ever, Twitter censored a controversial account at the request of local government earlier this week. It was run by neo-Nazis. The ban, which is the first of its kind under a relatively new Twitter policy that gives the company "the ability to reactively withhold content from users in a specific country -- while keeping it available in the rest of the world." As such, the ban is only effective in Germany, however. The rest of the world is free to follow the bigots.

Protests erupt as Ireland's first abortion clinic opens Posted: 18 Oct 2012 08:59 AM PDT The first abortion clinic on the island of Ireland opened Thursday in Belfast, sparking protests by conservatives from both the Catholic and Protestant sides of Northern Ireland.

First-time treasure hunter finds Roman-era gold coins Posted: 18 Oct 2012 08:42 AM PDT Armed with a basic metal detector, a first-time treasure hunter in Britain reportedly has uncovered a trove of Roman-era gold coins that experts believe represents one of the largest such finds in England's history.

Newsweek to cease print, go all-digital in 2013 Posted: 18 Oct 2012 07:35 AM PDT "Newsweek will transition to an all-digital format in early 2013," editor Tina Brown wrote in an email to employees early Thursday.

Libyan authorities name suspect in Benghazi embassy attack Posted: 18 Oct 2012 07:02 AM PDT Authorities in Libya have named a leader of a Benghazi-based Islamist group as commander in the attack that killed the U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans last month, the New York Times reports.

Family shocked at Bangladeshi's arrest in NY plot Posted: 18 Oct 2012 06:28 AM PDT A Bangladeshi man accused of trying to bomb the Federal Reserve building in New York City is a banker's son from a middle class neighborhood whose family members said Thursday that they were stunned by his arrest.

Tagg Romney: I wanted to 'take a swing' at Obama Posted: 18 Oct 2012 06:11 AM PDT The eldest of Mitt Romney's five sons,said on Wednesday that he wanted to "take a swing" at President Obama during Tuesday night's debate, according to a report.

Pakistan held, freed militant before girl's attack Posted: 18 Oct 2012 05:55 AM PDT One of the two Taliban militants suspected of attacking a teenage girl activist was detained by the Pakistani military in 2009 but subsequently released, intelligence officials said Thursday.

In Aleppo, Syrian rebels bogged down in sniper war Posted: 18 Oct 2012 05:39 AM PDT In Syria's largest city, rebels fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad have found ways to destroy government tanks and have managed to hold their positions despite attacks by jets and helicopters

Obama and Romney blocks away in NYC and more to watch today Posted: 18 Oct 2012 04:49 AM PDT President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney speak Thursday at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Obama speaks at 7:55 p.m. EDT, and Romney at 9 p.m. EDT. Smith, for those needing a politics history refresher, was a New York governor, opponent of prohibition and [...]

Boy Scouts' 'perversion' files set to be released Posted: 18 Oct 2012 04:33 AM PDT Confidential files kept by the Boy Scouts of America on men they suspected of child sex abuse are set to be released after a two-year-long court battle.

Violence breaks out at Greek anti-austerity demo Posted: 18 Oct 2012 04:16 AM PDT Greek workers are holding their second general strike in a month, protesting new austerity measures.

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