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• Feds charge 91 people in $429M Medicare fraud
• Obama mocks Romney as ‘getting tough on Big Bird’
• Rep. Todd Akin failed to report state pension
• Trouble for both parties? Independent voter numbers surge in key states
• Landslide in China buries 18 students in collapsed school
• Iowa and New Hampshire, show us your election!
• Cheerleaders fight back over banned Bible verses
• Next great debate: The Jon Stewart - Bill O'Reilly 'Rumble'
• Mayan tomb found in Guatemala may belong to warrior queen
• Unrest in Iran as currency's value plunges
• KitchenAid tweet about Obama’s dead grandmother brings apology
• Facebook reaches 1 billion monthly active users
• Florida man recovers from lightning strike in kite accident
• Mitt Romney won the debate. Why does that matter?
• Turkey renews artillery strikes on Syria
• Student who got 'gay cure' sues California over new law
• How Big Bird won the first presidential debate of 2012
• Rare meningitis cases at 26 in 5 states, 4 deaths
• Miguel Cabrera wins baseball's first Triple Crown in 45 years
• Turkey strikes back at Syria after mortar kills five
• Obama camp: ‘Testy' Romney lacked specifics
• Truth and bogus from tonight's debate
• Plenty of fire at the first presidential debate
• Plenty of fire a the first presidential debate
• Romney: Green jobs funding could have helped hire 2 million teachers

Feds charge 91 people in $429M Medicare fraud Posted: 04 Oct 2012 01:13 PM PDT A federal strike force has charged 91 people, including a hospital president, doctors and nurses, with Medicare fraud schemes in seven cities involving $429 million in false billings.

Obama mocks Romney as ‘getting tough on Big Bird’ Posted: 04 Oct 2012 10:28 AM PDT "Thank goodness....we didn't know that Big Bird was driving the federal deficit," Obama said at a Denver rally today.

Rep. Todd Akin failed to report state pension Posted: 04 Oct 2012 10:11 AM PDT Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin released a decade's worth of federal financial reports he has updated with nearly $130,000 in state pension income that he received.

Trouble for both parties? Independent voter numbers surge in key states Posted: 04 Oct 2012 09:55 AM PDT JUPITER, Florida -- If current voter registration trends continue, both the Republican and Democratic parties may have a serious numbers problem. Since President Barack Obama was elected in November 2008, the number of voters registered as independents or with a third party has surged in several key states, while those registered with both major parties [...]

Landslide in China buries 18 students in collapsed school Posted: 04 Oct 2012 09:38 AM PDT BEIJING, China - A landslide toppled an elementary school building and buried 18 students Thursday in a mountainous southwest China county recovering from a recent earthquake.

Iowa and New Hampshire, show us your election! Posted: 04 Oct 2012 09:21 AM PDT Iowa and New Hampshire residents, you're no strangers to candidate attention during an election year—or even before an election year, thanks to the nation's first presidential caucuses and primaries being held in your states. And the attention hasn't stopped now that they're both in play for the general election. The rest of us want to [...]

Cheerleaders fight back over banned Bible verses Posted: 04 Oct 2012 09:05 AM PDT Cheerleaders in a small East Texas town that worships two things -- God and football -- are now fighting back after the Bible verses they painted on banners to display at games were banned.

Next great debate: The Jon Stewart - Bill O'Reilly 'Rumble' Posted: 04 Oct 2012 08:48 AM PDT The reviews are in for the first presidential debate of the 2012 election campaign, with experts and voters agreeing that Mitt Romney came out swinging, challenging President Obama on health care, the economy and even funding for Sesame Street's Big Bird.

Mayan tomb found in Guatemala may belong to warrior queen Posted: 04 Oct 2012 08:31 AM PDT Archaeologists say they've discovered what could be the tomb of one of the greatest Mayan rulers, the seventh-century warrior queen Lady K'abel.

Unrest in Iran as currency's value plunges Posted: 04 Oct 2012 07:08 AM PDT Iran deployed riot police at key Tehran intersections on Thursday, after tensions flared over the nation's plunging currency in the most widespread display of anger linked to the country's sanctions-hit economy.

KitchenAid tweet about Obama’s dead grandmother brings apology Posted: 04 Oct 2012 06:34 AM PDT An insensitive tweet not only went to the company's 25,000 followers, but also included a hashtag to make it part of NBC News' social debate conversation.

Facebook reaches 1 billion monthly active users Posted: 04 Oct 2012 06:01 AM PDT (Reuters) - Social media company Facebook Inc said on Thursday it reached the 1 billion active monthly users threshold last month, and is up by 45 million users since June. Facebook, based in Menlo Park, California, hit the 1 billion milestone on September 14 at 12:45 p.m. Pacific time, the company said on its website. It added that it had 600 million mobile users, according to a fact sheet posted on its website The 1 billion user count is up from the end of June, when it had 955 million active monthly users. The company also said it has seen 1. ...

Florida man recovers from lightning strike in kite accident Posted: 04 Oct 2012 05:27 AM PDT A Florida man who was critically injured while flying a kite on a beach is recovering from his injuries. Falk Weltzien, 39, was on Vilano Beach Monday with his 14-year-old son, Kai, when he was struck, the St. Augustine Record reported. For a moment, Kai,...

Mitt Romney won the debate. Why does that matter? Posted: 04 Oct 2012 04:38 AM PDT In terms of substance, we learned nothing we didn't already know, writes Yahoo News!'s Tom Bissell.

Turkey renews artillery strikes on Syria Posted: 04 Oct 2012 04:21 AM PDT Turkey fired on Syrian targets for a second day Thursday but said it has no intention of declaring war, despite tensions after deadly shelling from Syria killed five civilians in a Turkish border town. The border violence has added a dangerous new dimension to a conflict that is pulling Syria's neighbors deeper into what already resembles a proxy war.

Student who got 'gay cure' sues California over new law Posted: 04 Oct 2012 03:48 AM PDT The student, Aaron Blitzer, who is studying to be a therapist in that field, says he was cured by the therapy that was banned under a California law.

How Big Bird won the first presidential debate of 2012 Posted: 04 Oct 2012 12:49 AM PDT To the list of "unlikely subjects of political discussion, 2012," please add one beloved "Sesame Street" character. The 8'2" bird entered the conversation at Monday's first presidential debate in Denver, Colorado.

Rare meningitis cases at 26 in 5 states, 4 deaths Posted: 03 Oct 2012 10:55 PM PDT An outbreak of a rare and deadly form of meningitis has now sickened 26 people in five states who received steroid injections mostly for back pain, health officials said Wednesday. Four people have died, and more cases are expected.

Miguel Cabrera wins baseball's first Triple Crown in 45 years Posted: 03 Oct 2012 10:39 PM PDT Miguel Cabrera became a baseball legend this year because of how magnificently he swung a bat. But one of the most heroic things he did all year came Wednesday night when he simply picked one up.

Turkey strikes back at Syria after mortar kills five Posted: 03 Oct 2012 10:23 PM PDT Turkish artillery hit targets inside Syria on Wednesday after a mortar bomb fired from Syrian territory killed five Turkish civilians, while NATO called for an immediate end to Syria's "aggressive acts."

Obama camp: ‘Testy' Romney lacked specifics Posted: 03 Oct 2012 10:07 PM PDT Amid the widespread judgment that Mitt Romney beat President Obama in their first debate, top aides to the incumbent argued that the challenger came off as unlikable and failed to offer policy specifics.

Truth and bogus from tonight's debate Posted: 03 Oct 2012 09:01 PM PDT President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney spun one-sided stories in their first presidential debate, not necessarily bogus, but not the whole truth.

Plenty of fire at the first presidential debate Posted: 03 Oct 2012 08:29 PM PDT President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney squared off in their first  face-to-face presidential debate Wednesday, battling for more than an hour over the future of the economy, the federal budget, tax cuts, education, health care and even the future of Big Bird. Faced with several recent polls showing Romney falling behind, the GOP [...]

Plenty of fire a the first presidential debate Posted: 03 Oct 2012 08:12 PM PDT In a showdown at close quarters, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney sparred aggressively in their first campaign debate Wednesday night over taxes, deficits and strong steps needed to create jobs in a sputtering national economy. "The status quo is not going to cut it," declared the challenger.

Romney: Green jobs funding could have helped hire 2 million teachers Posted: 03 Oct 2012 07:56 PM PDT When Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama were asked to compare their education plans, both candidates went out of their way to say they support public education. For his answer, Obama tapped into a recent gaffe Romney made when he suggested that prospective students should borrow money from their parents to pay for their college [...]

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