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• Models sue agencies in $22 mil lawsuit
• Dozens hurt when floor collapses during Fla. party
• Obama immigration stance locks in Hispanic support
• Jordan says it foils al-Qaida-linked terror plot
• Mass shooting reported in Wisconsin: 7 hospitalized, suspect at large
• Deputies on scene of shooting at Wisconsin mall
• Hotel official: Fidel Castro appears in public
• Poll has Obama, Romney tied at 47 percent
• Debate moderating: a thankless job
• In race to 270, it may come down to 106 counties
• Taxes go up in 2013 for 163 million workers
• AP photos: The life and times of George McGovern
• Asian thirst drives demand for 2,500-euro cognac
• McGovern an unwavering, often unrequited, liberal
• Family Spokesman: George McGovern dead at age 90
• Pope names 7 new saints, seeks to revive faith
• Iran denies report of plans for talks with U.S.
• Israeli vice PM welcomes prospect of U.S.-Iran talks
• Syria: Explosion in Damascus kills at least 10
• Confusion in Libya over fate of former Gaddafi spokesman
• Pope to name 7 new saints, seeks to revive faith
• Suit: Doctors mistakenly declared Chicago boy dead
• 2 off-duty Fla. officers fatally shoot naked woman
• Republican Party gives Romney financial advantage over Obama
• With Romney closing in, Obama to launch swing state blitz

Models sue agencies in $22 mil lawsuit Posted: 21 Oct 2012 01:23 PM PDT It pays to be beautiful, but it may not pay as much as it should. That's the contention in a $20 million class-action suit against some of New York's top modeling and advertising agencies, including Ford Models, Next Management and Wilhelmina.

Dozens hurt when floor collapses during Fla. party Posted: 21 Oct 2012 01:05 PM PDT Authorities say more than 50 people were hurt when the floor collapsed during a party at an apartment building in Florida.

Obama immigration stance locks in Hispanic support Posted: 21 Oct 2012 12:17 PM PDT Elizabeth Alvisar is exactly the sort of voter Mitt Romney needs.

Jordan says it foils al-Qaida-linked terror plot Posted: 21 Oct 2012 12:01 PM PDT Jordan says authorities have arrested 11 suspected al-Qaida-linked militants for allegedly planning to attack shopping malls and Western diplomatic missions in the country.

Mass shooting reported in Wisconsin: 7 hospitalized, suspect at large Posted: 21 Oct 2012 11:44 AM PDT At least seven people were hospitalized after a shooting at or near a mall in Brookfield, Wis., on Sunday, according to local news reports.

Deputies on scene of shooting at Wisconsin mall Posted: 21 Oct 2012 11:28 AM PDT Multiple people were wounded in a shooting near a suburban Milwaukee shopping mall on Sunday, and deputies were still looking for the gunman.

Hotel official: Fidel Castro appears in public Posted: 21 Oct 2012 09:50 AM PDT Fidel Castro has appeared in public for the first time in months, a top hotel executive told The Associated Press on Sunday, challenging persistent rumors that the aging revolutionary is near death.

Poll has Obama, Romney tied at 47 percent Posted: 21 Oct 2012 09:16 AM PDT President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are tied at 47 percent support each among likely voters with just over two weeks to go before the U.S. presidential election, a NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released on Sunday said.

Debate moderating: a thankless job Posted: 21 Oct 2012 09:00 AM PDT Beneath Bob Schieffer's Southern charm is the tough spine of someone used to dealing with politicians. The moderator of Monday's final presidential debate will need it, because it has been open season on the other journalists who have done that job this campaign.

In race to 270, it may come down to 106 counties Posted: 21 Oct 2012 07:53 AM PDT How Virginia goes in the presidential election may come down to voters who live amid the small wineries, affluent subdivisions and Civil War battlegrounds of Loudon County.

Taxes go up in 2013 for 163 million workers Posted: 21 Oct 2012 07:20 AM PDT President Barack Obama isn't talking about it and neither is Mitt Romney. But come January, 163 million workers can expect to feel the pinch of a big tax increase regardless of who wins the election.

AP photos: The life and times of George McGovern Posted: 21 Oct 2012 06:47 AM PDT Proud liberal. Staunch foe of the Vietnam War. Decorated World War II bomber pilot. Three-time U.S. senator. Presidential candidate dealt a crushing defeat by Richard Nixon in 1972.

Asian thirst drives demand for 2,500-euro cognac Posted: 21 Oct 2012 06:30 AM PDT COGNAC, France (Reuters) - So fine are the hand-made crystal decanters used for Remy Martin's 2,500-euro Louis XIII cognac that workers don silk gloves to fill them with the caramel-colored liquor, to avoid leaving scratches or smudgy fingerprints. It is the finishing touch for a deluxe elixir made from a blend of 1,200 kinds of "eau de vie" brandy aged for decades in century-old oak casks cloaked in a black fungus that feeds on the "angels' share" of alcohol evaporating through the wood. ...

McGovern an unwavering, often unrequited, liberal Posted: 21 Oct 2012 05:26 AM PDT George McGovern was an unwavering, often unrequited advocate for liberal Democratic causes. He pursued those goals in plainspoken, usually understated, Midwestern style. He was a dedicated, decent man, a devoted Democrat even when the party establishment turned away from him in defeat.

Family Spokesman: George McGovern dead at age 90 Posted: 21 Oct 2012 05:09 AM PDT George S. McGovern, a proud liberal who argued fervently against the Vietnam War as a senator from South Dakota and suffered one of the most crushing defeats in presidential election history against Richard Nixon in 1972, died before dawn Sunday. He was 90.

Pope names 7 new saints, seeks to revive faith Posted: 21 Oct 2012 04:52 AM PDT Some 80,000 pilgrims in flowered lei, feathered headdresses and other traditional garb flooded St. Peter's Square on Sunday as Pope Benedict XVI added seven more saints onto the roster of Catholic role models in a bid to reinvigorate the faith in parts of the world where it's lagging.

Iran denies report of plans for talks with U.S. Posted: 21 Oct 2012 04:35 AM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran denied on Sunday a report in a U.S. newspaper that it had plans for direct talks with the United States over its disputed nuclear program. The New York Times reported, citing Obama administration officials, that the United States and Iran had agreed in principle to one-on-one negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, though the White House quickly denied the report. "We don't have any discussions or negotiations with America," Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said in a news conference on Sunday. "The (nuclear) talks are ongoing with the P5+1 group of nations. ...

Israeli vice PM welcomes prospect of U.S.-Iran talks Posted: 21 Oct 2012 04:03 AM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's vice prime minister said on Sunday he would welcome direct talks between the United States and Iran if they were aimed at halting what Israel sees as plans by the Islamic Republic to build a nuclear weapon. But Moshe Yaalon also said that he believed a denial by the White House of a New York Times report that Washington and Tehran had agreed in principle to hold bilateral negotiations. ...

Syria: Explosion in Damascus kills at least 10 Posted: 21 Oct 2012 02:57 AM PDT An explosion hit the Old City of Damascus on Sunday, killing at least 10 people and wounding dozens of other civilians, Syrian activists said. It came as President Bashar Assad discussed the civil war in his country with visiting U.N. peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi.

Confusion in Libya over fate of former Gaddafi spokesman Posted: 21 Oct 2012 02:24 AM PDT TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan militias captured Muammar Gaddafi's chief spokesman on Saturday, the government said, but an audio clip posted on Facebook purporting to be the voice of Moussa Ibrahim denied his capture. There was no independent verification of the authenticity or timing of the Facebook post, dated October 20, a year to the day after the dictator's death. A statement from the prime minister's office said Ibrahim, who was the mouthpiece of the Gaddafi regime during last year's war, was caught in the town of Tarhouna, 70 km (40 miles) south of Tripoli. ...

Pope to name 7 new saints, seeks to revive faith Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:51 PM PDT Pope Benedict XVI is adding seven more saints onto the roster of Catholic role models as he tries to rekindle the faith in places where it's lagging. Two of them are Americans: Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American saint from the U.S. and Mother Marianne Cope, a 19th century Franciscan nun who cared for lepers in Hawaii.

Suit: Doctors mistakenly declared Chicago boy dead Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:03 PM PDT The parents of an 8-year-old boy who has had severe brain damage for years have sued a Chicago hospital, alleging that doctors pronounced their son dead, keeping him off his ventilator for hours, even though relatives continued to insist that the boy's eyes and body were still moving.

2 off-duty Fla. officers fatally shoot naked woman Posted: 20 Oct 2012 09:47 PM PDT Two off-duty Florida law-enforcement officers fatally shot an armed, naked woman who confronted them at a social gathering Saturday, authorities said.

Republican Party gives Romney financial advantage over Obama Posted: 20 Oct 2012 09:15 PM PDT Mitt Romney held a financial advantage over President Barack Obama heading into October thanks to strong fundraising by the Republican Party that will allow its candidate to spend more on the last stretch toward the November 6 election. Campaign finance disclosures show the Romney campaign, the Republican National Committee and the fund they use jointly had $183.1 million in cash on hand at the end of September, more than Obama and the Democratic Party, who had $149.1 million. ...

With Romney closing in, Obama to launch swing state blitz Posted: 20 Oct 2012 08:25 PM PDT Facing a cliffhanger re-election attempt, President Barack Obama will launch a round-the-clock, two-day campaign blitz through six battleground states next week to try to fend off the challenge from Republican Mitt Romney. Polls show Obama's strong debate performance this week gained him little or no ground against the former Massachusetts governor with just over two weeks until the November 6 election. ...

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