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• Win or lose, Chavez says he'll accept result of vote
• CDC: More than 90 people ill with meningitis from steroid
• Friends baffled by killing of Ala. college student
• Israeli jets fly mock raids over south Lebanon
• Plaudits vie with 'pensioner' jibes as Russia's Putin turns 60
• RNC chairman dismisses third party candidate Johnson
• ‘SNL’ skewers first presidential debate, Chris Matthews, Big Bird
• Colo. police desperate for leads after 10-year-old goes missing
• What Jerry Sandusky can look forward to in prison
• Witnesses: Rebels seize Syrian army outpost at Turkey border
• Calif. gasoline prices hit all-time high - twice
• US to allow SKorea to have longer-range missiles
• Venezuela vote a critical test for divided nation
• SpaceX cargo ship launching 'new era' for space station today
• $1.4 trillion in pension fights foreshadowed in RI
• Profit warnings may mean a Wall Street pullback
• Honda recalls 2002-2006 CR-V for fire risk
• Philippines, Muslim rebels agree landmark peace deal
• Big Bird wings it to 'Saturday Night Live'
• U.S., South Korea agree to boost ballistic missile capability
• Chavez's socialist rule at risk as Venezuelans vote
• Daredevil's high-voltage stunt in New York City
• Jon Stewart and Bill O'Reilly trade barbs, tangle in mock debate
• Mormon church lowers age requirements for missionaries
• Chavez to learn his fate as Venezuela gets ready to vote

Win or lose, Chavez says he'll accept result of vote Posted: 07 Oct 2012 01:16 PM PDT President Hugo Chavez's crusade to transform Venezuela into a socialist state, which has bitterly divided the nation, was put to the stiffest electoral test of his nearly 14 years in power on Sunday in a closely fought presidential election.

CDC: More than 90 people ill with meningitis from steroid Posted: 07 Oct 2012 12:10 PM PDT Health officials say they have now confirmed more than 90 cases of a rare fungal meningitis that has been linked to a steroid commonly used to ease back pain.

Friends baffled by killing of Ala. college student Posted: 07 Oct 2012 11:55 AM PDT Classmates and friends are questioning why a police officer fatally shot a University of South Alabama freshman who was naked and had been banging on a window at police headquarters.

Israeli jets fly mock raids over south Lebanon Posted: 07 Oct 2012 11:38 AM PDT Israeli warplanes swooped low over Lebanese villages Sunday in a menacing show of force apparently aimed at the Hezbollah guerrilla group after a mysterious raid by an unmanned aircraft that was shot out of Israeli skies over the weekend.

Plaudits vie with 'pensioner' jibes as Russia's Putin turns 60 Posted: 07 Oct 2012 10:50 AM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Supporters planted Vladimir Putin's portrait on a mountain peak on Sunday as Russia marked his 60th birthday with adulation worthy of the Soviet era, but some mocking protesters portrayed him as a pensioner fit for retirement. A wave of satire including comparisons to Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, whose 18-year rule until his death could be surpassed by Putin if he seeks and wins a fourth term in 2018, has hurt his macho image as he has faced the biggest opposition protests since he was first elected president in 2000. ...

RNC chairman dismisses third party candidate Johnson Posted: 07 Oct 2012 10:33 AM PDT Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus today dismissed Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson's run for the White House calling it a "non-factor." "I think that people understand that they're not going to throw their vote away," Priebus said on CNN's "State of the Union." Johnson,...

‘SNL’ skewers first presidential debate, Chris Matthews, Big Bird Posted: 07 Oct 2012 09:44 AM PDT Last week's presidential debate provided plenty of fodder for "Saturday Night Live," which devoted two sketches and the bulk of its "Weekend Update" segment to skewering the event. On the cold-open, former cast member Chris Parnell returned to "SNL" to play moderator Jim Lehrer, who was steamrolled by Mitt Romney despite the Republican nominee's forewarning. [...]

Colo. police desperate for leads after 10-year-old goes missing Posted: 07 Oct 2012 09:28 AM PDT Authorities in Colorado are reviewing recent phone calls and social media clues in the disappearance of a 10-year-old girl. Jessica Ridgeway left home at 8:30 a.m. on Friday to walk three blocks from her Westminster, Colo., home to meet friends for the walk to school. It was a route she took every day, but this time she never got there.

What Jerry Sandusky can look forward to in prison Posted: 07 Oct 2012 08:23 AM PDT Jerry Sandusky will walk into state prison with little more than a watch and wedding band. He'll be able to work a 30-hour week to make a few dollars. He'll be able to watch Penn State football, but not violent movies.

Witnesses: Rebels seize Syrian army outpost at Turkey border Posted: 07 Oct 2012 05:22 AM PDT GUVECCI, Turkey (Reuters) - Syrian rebels have seized a government army outpost near the Turkish border province of Hatay and a rebel flag flew over the building on Sunday, while clashes could be heard in the area of a nearby Syrian village, a Reuters witness and villagers said. The rebels took control of the three-storey white building, around 1 km (mile) from the border on a hill overlooking the Turkish village of Guvecci on Saturday, and raised the flag of the Free Syrian Army, villagers said. "In the last four days there were heavy clashes going on here. We couldn't sleep. ...

Calif. gasoline prices hit all-time high - twice Posted: 07 Oct 2012 04:33 AM PDT Gasoline prices in California rose to another all-time high on Sunday after passing a four-year high a day earlier, according to AAA.

US to allow SKorea to have longer-range missiles Posted: 07 Oct 2012 04:15 AM PDT The United States has agreed to allow South Korea to possess longer-range missiles that could strike all of North Korea, officials said Sunday, a development expected to draw an angry response from the North.

Venezuela vote a critical test for divided nation Posted: 07 Oct 2012 03:59 AM PDT The polls are opening in Venezuela, where President Hugo Chavez's crusade to transform Venezuela into a socialist state is being put to the stiffest electoral test of his nearly 14 years in power.

SpaceX cargo ship launching 'new era' for space station today Posted: 07 Oct 2012 03:26 AM PDT An unmanned private spacecraft is counting down to launch the first commercial delivery to the International Space Station tonight (Oct. 7), marking a major shift in how NASA sends supplies and gear to the orbiting lab.

$1.4 trillion in pension fights foreshadowed in RI Posted: 07 Oct 2012 03:09 AM PDT Retired social worker Jim Gillis was told his $36,000 Rhode Island state pension would increase by $1,100 next year to keep up with inflation. But lawmakers suspended annual increases, leaving Gillis wondering how he'll pay medical bills and whether he'd been betrayed by his former employer.

Profit warnings may mean a Wall Street pullback Posted: 07 Oct 2012 02:53 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street may be bracing for a pullback as U.S. earnings season begins next week - if the clouds of profit warnings from bellwethers ranging from FedEx to Hewlett-Packard lead to a downpour of lower profits - or even losses. Thanks to aggressive stimulus plans from central banks around the world, the Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 5.8 percent over the third quarter. That sharp rally occurred even as companies were struggling. Earnings for that period are forecast to fall 2.4 percent from the year-ago quarter. ...

Honda recalls 2002-2006 CR-V for fire risk Posted: 07 Oct 2012 02:37 AM PDT Honda Motor Co. is recalling about 489,000 CR-V crossovers in the U.S., Europe and Africa, from the 2002 to 2006 model years because an electrical switch in the driver's side door could melt and cause a fire.

Philippines, Muslim rebels agree landmark peace deal Posted: 07 Oct 2012 12:26 AM PDT MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine government and Muslim rebels have agreed a peace deal to end a 40-year conflict that has killed more than 120,000 people, President Benigno Aquino said on Sunday, paving the way for a political and economic revival of the country's troubled south. The agreement sets in train a roadmap to create a new Bangsamoro autonomous region in Muslim-dominated areas of the south of the mainly Roman Catholic country before the end of Aquino's term in 2016. Bangsamoro refers to Muslim and non-Islamic minority people in the southern Philippines. ...

Big Bird wings it to 'Saturday Night Live' Posted: 07 Oct 2012 12:10 AM PDT In a week when Big Bird was in the news, it seemed fitting to find him perched at the parody news report on NBC's "Saturday Night Live."

U.S., South Korea agree to boost ballistic missile capability Posted: 06 Oct 2012 11:54 PM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has reached a landmark agreement with the United States to extend the reach of Seoul's ballistic missiles by more than twice the current limit to counter the threat from North Korea, the government said on Sunday. The move to significantly boost the South's missile capabilities is likely to rattle the communist North which has remained at odds since the 1950-53 Korean War left the peninsula divided. It may also stoke concern in China, Japan and Russia, parts of which would be within range of the new missiles. ...

Chavez's socialist rule at risk as Venezuelans vote Posted: 06 Oct 2012 10:48 PM PDT (Note: Election law forbids publication of polls in Venezuela for a week before voting) CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelans vote on Sunday with President Hugo Chavez facing the biggest electoral challenge yet to his socialist rule from a young rival tapping into discontent over crime and cronyism. Henrique Capriles, a centrist state governor, edged toward the still popular Chavez in final polls thanks to a vigorous campaign that united the opposition and made him its best chance of ending Chavez's 14-year rule. ...

Daredevil's high-voltage stunt in New York City Posted: 06 Oct 2012 09:26 PM PDT Magician David Blaine stands inside an apparatus surrounded by a million volts of electric currents streamed by tesla coils during his 72-hour "Electrified: 1 Million Volts Always On" stunt on Pier 54, Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, in New York. The stunt, sponsored by Intel, is the latest of daredevil endeavors by the magician whose previous stunts included being encased in ice for over 60 hours in Times Square. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Jon Stewart and Bill O'Reilly trade barbs, tangle in mock debate Posted: 06 Oct 2012 08:54 PM PDT There were all the trappings of a high-octane presidential debate: the over-the-top declarations, the pre-practiced zingers and the schmaltzy appeals to America's truest values. But the presidential candidates were nowhere to be found.

Mormon church lowers age requirements for missionaries Posted: 06 Oct 2012 08:06 PM PDT SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Mormon leaders on Saturday lowered the age requirements for full-time missionaries in a change that could swell the ranks of the church's messengers around the world. All 18-year-old men in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will now be allowed to serve missions and women can do so at the age of 19, Thomas Monson, the church's president, told members at a conference in Salt Lake City. The previous age requirements for serving as Mormon missionaries was 19 for men and 21 for women. ...

Chavez to learn his fate as Venezuela gets ready to vote Posted: 06 Oct 2012 07:17 PM PDT The last time he ran for re-election, President Hugo Chavez won comfortably in Petare, one of Latin America's biggest slums with nearly half a million people.

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