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• U.S. begins flying flying Mexican deportees home
• Vets seeing spike in 'stoner dog' hospitalizations
• Itchy nose? Body language to watch for during the debates
• Unusual Dallas quakes linked to fracking, expert says
• Can Ken Feinberg save the Colorado victims’ fund?
• Ohio auto workers: How does the industry affect your vote?
• Video shows U.S. journalist being held in Syria
• See a tiger handler swim with full-grown felines
• Photos: Wheelchair-bound photographer keeps shooting
• Week four: NFL still predicting a Romney victory
• Trial over crash of $1M Bugatti postponed
• Microbe music: Scientists turn algae data into songs
• Will the presidential debates make a difference?
• Romney says he would not deport immigrants using Obama program
• Judge halts Pa.'s tough new voter ID requirement
• Romney would send consumers healthcare bill, with benefits
• Texas driver accused of crashing $1M Bugatti for insurance
• Video: Romney’s garbageman stars in new attack ad
• Border Patrol agent shot dead, another wounded in Arizona
• U.S. pulls all its staff out of Benghazi
• SeaWorld killer-whale injury spurs PETA complaint
• Romney won't revoke illegal immigrant visas given by Obama
• Philly officer caught on video hitting woman
• Georgian opposition on course for election win
• Obama ad says Romney backed 'sweatshop' conditions in China

U.S. begins flying flying Mexican deportees home Posted: 02 Oct 2012 12:58 PM PDT The U.S. government began flying Mexican deportees home on Tuesday in a two-month experiment aimed at relieving Mexican border cities overwhelmed with people ordered to leave the United States.

Vets seeing spike in 'stoner dog' hospitalizations Posted: 02 Oct 2012 12:42 PM PDT Colorado veterinarians have a message for medical marijuana users: Don't get your dog stoned. They say marijuana is toxic in a dog's system and has even resulted in some canine deaths. "There are huge spikes in the frequency of marijuana ingestion in places where it's become legal," veterinarian Dr. Debbie Van Pelt told local CBS [...]

Itchy nose? Body language to watch for during the debates Posted: 02 Oct 2012 12:24 PM PDT Looking for clues about who is winning the big debate? Just watch for a few body language signs on the podium.

Unusual Dallas quakes linked to fracking, expert says Posted: 02 Oct 2012 11:51 AM PDT Three unusual earthquakes that shook a suburb west of Dallas over the weekend appear to be connected to the past disposal of wastewater from local hydraulic fracturing operations, a geophysicist who has studied earthquakes in the region says.

Can Ken Feinberg save the Colorado victims’ fund? Posted: 02 Oct 2012 11:36 AM PDT The controversy began a week after the shooting when a local charity, Community First—the official money raiser for Aurora victims—doled out $100K to a network of non-profits.

Ohio auto workers: How does the industry affect your vote? Posted: 02 Oct 2012 11:19 AM PDT To gauge how Ohio autoworkers, their families, and residents who are reliant on the industry are feeling, Yahoo News is asking them to share their perspectives on the 2012 campaign.

Video shows U.S. journalist being held in Syria Posted: 02 Oct 2012 10:14 AM PDT Austin Tice, who has been missing since August, appears in an online video clip, blindfolded and saying "Oh, Jesus" in a frightened voice.

See a tiger handler swim with full-grown felines Posted: 02 Oct 2012 09:57 AM PDT It looks like a scene out of a box-office smash movie. But for Jeff Harwell, 30, an animal handler at Arizona's Out of Africa Wildlife Park in Camp Verde, Ariz., running at full speed, being chased by a full-grown tiger or waiting for the 450-pound animal to pounce is part of a normal day.

Photos: Wheelchair-bound photographer keeps shooting Posted: 02 Oct 2012 09:41 AM PDT Wheelchair-bound Palestinian freelance photographer Moamen Qreiqea takes pictures of his daughter outside his home in Gaza City October 1, 2012. Qreiqea, 25, lost both his legs in an Israeli air strike in 2008 while taking pictures east of Gaza. The father of two is determined to continue his career despite his disability. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: MEDIA SOCIETY)

Week four: NFL still predicting a Romney victory Posted: 02 Oct 2012 09:25 AM PDT According to our highly scientific rules for using the NFL to predict the election, Romney now has a 69 percent chance of winning in November.

Trial over crash of $1M Bugatti postponed Posted: 02 Oct 2012 09:09 AM PDT Two years ago, a Texas used car dealer drove a $1 million 2006 Bugatti Veyron into a lagoon, claiming he had been distracted by a pelican while behind the wheel. This week, a civil trial was supposed to begin over an insurance company's claim that Andy House destroyed the Bugatti to collect on a $2.2 million policy -- but in a last-minute change, the trial was indefinitely postponed without explanation.

Microbe music: Scientists turn algae data into songs Posted: 02 Oct 2012 08:51 AM PDT There's a springy, almost cheerful feel to the song called "Bloom." And "Far and Wide" sounds a bit unearthly.

Will the presidential debates make a difference? Posted: 02 Oct 2012 08:34 AM PDT ANAYSIS: Last week Mitt Romney opened an Ohio bus tour on the same day that a new poll in the state showed him lagging behind President Obama by a 10 point margin.This week, he enters his final day of preparations before the first presidential debate as a new national poll finds the race close: Obama leads Romney, 49 percent to 45 percent among likely voters across the country, according to the Quinnipiac University survey. ...

Romney says he would not deport immigrants using Obama program Posted: 02 Oct 2012 08:17 AM PDT Mitt Romneysaid that if he's elected president he would not cancel President Obama's deferred action program for young illegal immigrants before putting in another immigration plan in place.

Judge halts Pa.'s tough new voter ID requirement Posted: 02 Oct 2012 07:45 AM PDT A judge on Tuesday blocked Pennsylvania's divisive voter identification requirement from going into effect before Election Day, delivering a hard-fought victory to Democrats who said it was a ploy to defeat President Barack Obama and other opponents who said it would prevent the elderly and minorities from voting.

Romney would send consumers healthcare bill, with benefits Posted: 02 Oct 2012 07:28 AM PDT Romney's vow to repeal and replace President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul has played prominently in the campaign, even as Romney has offered few details about his alternative.

Texas driver accused of crashing $1M Bugatti for insurance Posted: 02 Oct 2012 07:11 AM PDT A trial is set to begin later this month after an insurance company filed a lawsuit against a Texas man accused of intentionally driving his $1 million Bugatti car into a lagoon to collect on the insurance policy.

Video: Romney’s garbageman stars in new attack ad Posted: 02 Oct 2012 06:55 AM PDT "My name is Richard Hayes, and I pick up Mitt Romney's trash," the man says to the camera in the 60-second ad.

Border Patrol agent shot dead, another wounded in Arizona Posted: 02 Oct 2012 06:39 AM PDT Officials withheld the name of the dead agent pending notification of family. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cochise County Sheriff's Office were investigating, the Border Patrol said.

U.S. pulls all its staff out of Benghazi Posted: 02 Oct 2012 05:16 AM PDT The State Department from the Libyan city of Benghazi, closing the consulate building and possibly ending any chance of an on-site investigation of the attack there.

SeaWorld killer-whale injury spurs PETA complaint Posted: 02 Oct 2012 04:43 AM PDT A killer whale at SeaWorld in San Diego is recovering from a nasty gash to its jaw that is the subject of a dispute between the park and the animal rights group PETA.

Romney won't revoke illegal immigrant visas given by Obama Posted: 02 Oct 2012 04:10 AM PDT Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he would honor temporary work permits for young illegal immigrants who were allowed to stay in the U.S. because of an executive order signed this summer by President Barack Obama.

Philly officer caught on video hitting woman Posted: 02 Oct 2012 03:54 AM PDT Police have launched an internal investigation after a video was posted online that shows an officer striking a woman twice in the face at a neighborhood party associated with Philadelphia's annual Puerto Rican Day parade.

Georgian opposition on course for election win Posted: 02 Oct 2012 02:48 AM PDT TBILISI (Reuters) - Billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili said on Tuesday he was confident of becoming prime minister of the former Soviet republic of Georgia as partial results put his opposition coalition on course to win a parliamentary election. Ivanishvili's supporters streamed through Tbilisi's streets after polls closed on Monday, waving flags and sounding car horns in celebration despite rival victory claims by President Mikheil Saakashvili's United National Movement (UNM). ...

Obama ad says Romney backed 'sweatshop' conditions in China Posted: 02 Oct 2012 02:31 AM PDT A hard-hitting new TV ad from the Obama campaign accuses Mitt Romney of profiting from and indirectly supporting "sweatshop conditions" at a Chinese appliance company in which his Bain Capital invested. "A company called Global Tech maximized profits by paying its workers next to nothing...

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