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• Bad news, nerds: Popular kids higher paid as adults
• Wacky campaign ads flood Conn. Senate race
• And the highest-earning dead celebrity is ...
• Ex-employee sought in fatal megachurch shooting in Ga.
• Kennedy relative denied parole for '75 murder of neighbor
• Trump’s ‘big’ announcement about Obama revealed
• Gunman kills 1 person in chapel of Ga. megachurch
• Police hail 'Home Alone' girl, 10, who foiled robbery
• White House downplays emails sent during Benghazi attack
• Lance Armstrong removes Tour wins from Twitter bio
• Obama vows debt-cutting ‘grand bargain,’ immigration reform in 2013
• Bobby Brown arrested for DUI
• 3rd parties agree: Get the money out of politics (and maybe legalize weed)
• Special Olympian writes open letter to Ann Coulter over offensive tweet
• I can't drive 85: Texas unveils a road with new speed limit
• Barnes & Noble says PIN pads in 63 stores hacked
• French rogue trader ordered to pay back $7 billion
• Sen. Scott Brown: Washington needs more moderates
• California surfer killed in shark attack
• Trump’s big surprise about the president and more to watch on Wednesday
• UN envoy: Syria, rebels agree to truce for Muslim holiday
• Fewer Americans view third Obama-Romney TV debate
• Tagg Romney apologizes to Obama for 'swing' remark
• Ex-Goldman director Gupta awaits sentence in insider case
• Romney camp says son Tagg has apologized to Obama

Bad news, nerds: Popular kids higher paid as adults Posted: 24 Oct 2012 12:39 PM PDT Nerd or Homecoming King: Which one will make more money as an adult?

Wacky campaign ads flood Conn. Senate race Posted: 24 Oct 2012 11:11 AM PDT If there were any doubts that the tone of the Connecticut Senate race has become one of the most negative in the country, a glance at either side's abusive and sometimes wacky campaign ads should clear them up. Republican nominee Linda McMahon's personal fortune has played a key role in turning the blue state into [...]

And the highest-earning dead celebrity is ... Posted: 24 Oct 2012 10:38 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Elizabeth Taylor surpassed Michael Jackson as the highest-earning dead celebrity in the past year, with her estate pulling in $210 million, much of it from the auction of her jewels, costumes and artwork, Forbes said on Wednesday. Jackson, who died in 2009, dropped into second place with earnings of $145 million, followed by Elvis Presley with $55 million. In addition to the Taylor auction, which totaled $184 million, the actress, who passed away in 2011 at the age of 79, also earned $75 million from sales of her top selling perfume White Diamonds. ...

Ex-employee sought in fatal megachurch shooting in Ga. Posted: 24 Oct 2012 10:21 AM PDT Authorities were searching Wednesday morning for 52-year-old Floyd Palmer and considered him armed and dangerous.

Kennedy relative denied parole for '75 murder of neighbor Posted: 24 Oct 2012 10:04 AM PDT Michael Skakel was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for the 1975 murder of 15-year-old Martha Moxley.

Trump’s ‘big’ announcement about Obama revealed Posted: 24 Oct 2012 09:48 AM PDT The real estate mogul said he would give $5 million to a charity of Obama's choice in exchange for releasing his college records and passport application.

Gunman kills 1 person in chapel of Ga. megachurch Posted: 24 Oct 2012 09:30 AM PDT The suspect escaped after the shooting at World Changers Church International in College Park south of Atlanta.

Police hail 'Home Alone' girl, 10, who foiled robbery Posted: 24 Oct 2012 09:13 AM PDT A 10-year-old Washington State girl is being hailed by police as the modern day version of "Home Alone" star Macaulay Culkin after she dialed 911 when three burglars entered her home.

White House downplays emails sent during Benghazi attack Posted: 24 Oct 2012 08:56 AM PDT The White House this morning attempted to down-play the significance of emails sent to top national security officials during the attack on the diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, one of which suggested a known terrorist group claimed credit for the attack in...

Lance Armstrong removes Tour wins from Twitter bio Posted: 24 Oct 2012 08:40 AM PDT It's not an admission of guilt, exactly, but it'll do until one comes along: Lance Armstrong has removed his Tour de France and triathlon honors from his Twitter bio.

Obama vows debt-cutting ‘grand bargain,’ immigration reform in 2013 Posted: 24 Oct 2012 07:48 AM PDT The president's comments came in a telephone conversation with a newspaper that he initially insisted was off-the-record.

Bobby Brown arrested for DUI Posted: 24 Oct 2012 07:32 AM PDT Bobby Brown is facing another DUI charge after being arrested in Los Angeles early today.

3rd parties agree: Get the money out of politics (and maybe legalize weed) Posted: 24 Oct 2012 07:16 AM PDT "Did we have opening statements," former CNN and current Ora.tv host Larry King asked after candidates at Tuesday's minor-party debate in Chicago had each answered the first question. "Unfortunately, no," debate co-host Christina Tobin of the Free and Equal Elections Foundation answered. "Grassroots!" "OK, this...

Special Olympian writes open letter to Ann Coulter over offensive tweet Posted: 24 Oct 2012 06:59 AM PDT During Monday's presidential debate, conservative pundit and paid provocateur Ann Coulter said she supported Mitt Romney's strategy to not attack President Obama. Or, as Coulter put it on Twitter, "I highly approve of Romney's decision to be kind and gentle to the retard." On Tuesday, John Franklin Stephens, a Special Olympics athlete, published an open [...]

I can't drive 85: Texas unveils a road with new speed limit Posted: 24 Oct 2012 06:43 AM PDT Motorists, start your engines. It's opening day for the last leg of a Texas toll road with the nation's fastest speed limit.

Barnes & Noble says PIN pads in 63 stores hacked Posted: 24 Oct 2012 06:09 AM PDT Barnes & Noble Inc. said Tuesday that devices used by customers to swipe credit and debit cards have been tampered with in 63 of its stores in nine states.

French rogue trader ordered to pay back $7 billion Posted: 24 Oct 2012 05:37 AM PDT The Paris appeals court has upheld former Societe Generale trader Jerome Kerviel's conviction for covering up massive losses, sentencing him to three years in prison and ordering him to pay back a staggering €4.9 billion (about $7 billion) in damages.

Sen. Scott Brown: Washington needs more moderates Posted: 24 Oct 2012 05:20 AM PDT Incumbent GOP Sen. Scott Brown says it doesn't much matter to him which party wins the majority in Washington.

California surfer killed in shark attack Posted: 24 Oct 2012 04:30 AM PDT A shark attack at an Air Force base beach has claimed the life of an experienced 39-year-old surfer, following months of frequent shark sightings along the central California coast.

Trump’s big surprise about the president and more to watch on Wednesday Posted: 24 Oct 2012 04:14 AM PDT Campaigning. Campaigning. Campaigning. President Barack Obama will hit three states Wednesday—Iowa, Colorado and Nevada—and Vice President Joe Biden will spend the day in Ohio. Republican nominee Mitt Romney will campaign in Nevada and Iowa, and running mate Paul Ryan will speak on upward mobility in Ohio. Romney surrogates will be busy, too. Sen. John McCain [...]

UN envoy: Syria, rebels agree to truce for Muslim holiday Posted: 24 Oct 2012 03:57 AM PDT The Syrian government and some rebel leaders have agreed to a ceasefire during an upcoming four-day Muslim holiday, the U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria announced Wednesday.

Fewer Americans view third Obama-Romney TV debate Posted: 24 Oct 2012 02:50 AM PDT The number of American TV viewers who watched the last debate between President Obama and Republican Mitt Romney fell sharply on a night when football and baseball competed with politics for eyeballs.

Tagg Romney apologizes to Obama for 'swing' remark Posted: 24 Oct 2012 01:11 AM PDT Sources tell ABC News that on stage after Monday's debate, Mitt Romney's oldest son, Tagg, 42, apologized to the president for saying he wanted to "take a swing at him."

Ex-Goldman director Gupta awaits sentence in insider case Posted: 24 Oct 2012 12:38 AM PDT The sentencing on Wednesday of fallen Wall Street titan Rajat Gupta for insider trading could come down to whether a judge agrees that his lifetime of charity counts against sending him to prison.

Romney camp says son Tagg has apologized to Obama Posted: 24 Oct 2012 12:22 AM PDT Mitt Romney's son Tagg has apologized to President Obama for saying in a radio interview that he was tempted to "take a swing" at the president for criticizing his father during a debate.

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