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• NYC Mayor Bloomberg endorses Obama
• Interactive: What we search about when we search about politics
• Video: Why (and how) did the salmon cross the road?
• Syrian rebels kill 28 soldiers, several executed
• Police: Ex-Yankee Pascual Perez killed in home
• Bulgaria claims to find Europe's 'oldest town'
• NY brides trying to save Sandy-soaked wedding plans
• Ex-Penn St. president charged in Sandusky case
• All eyes on—where else?—Ohio
• Mystery of Angkor Wat's huge stones solved
• Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling turns 500
• Death toll up, gasoline lines grow in monster storm's wake
• Reddit co-founder defends site and Internet freedom of speech
• Storm-crippled subway creaks back into service
• Private sector adds most jobs in 8 months in Oct
• Obama, Romney begin post-Sandy push, and more to watch
• Sandy frees 2 panthers in Fla.
• Nearly 30 Air Force Academy cadets injured in annual ritual
• At least 22 killed in Riyadh fuel truck blast
• IOC to investigate Armstrong's Olympic bronze medal
• NYC's subways rolling again, with limited service
• NYC subway creaking back as region assesses damage
• N.J.'s barrier islands are scenes of devastation
• Thousands still trapped in homes after Sandy
• Superstorm Sandy's extremes, by the numbers

NYC Mayor Bloomberg endorses Obama Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:45 PM PDT New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is endorsing President Barack Obama for re-election, citing his leadership on climate change.

Interactive: What we search about when we search about politics Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:13 PM PDT By filtering down to search queries that lead to publications with a political slant, we can expose the conspiratorial fringe of political news.

Video: Why (and how) did the salmon cross the road? Posted: 01 Nov 2012 11:05 AM PDT In Mason County, Washington, the salmon aren't just swimming upstream -- they're swimming across the street. Due to heavy rains, local rivers are flooding and the confused fish are winding up in some strange places. And that's just fine with at least one local dog. The pooch, who must be thinking that Christmas came early, [...]

Syrian rebels kill 28 soldiers, several executed Posted: 01 Nov 2012 10:49 AM PDT The soldiers were killed in attacks on three army checkpoints around Saraqeb, a town on Syria's main north-south highway, a monitoring group said.

Police: Ex-Yankee Pascual Perez killed in home Posted: 01 Nov 2012 10:32 AM PDT Police in the Dominican Republic say former major league pitcher Pascual Perez has been killed in his home during an apparent robbery.

Bulgaria claims to find Europe's 'oldest town' Posted: 01 Nov 2012 09:59 AM PDT A prehistoric town unearthed in eastern Bulgaria is the oldest urban settlement found to date in Europe, a Bulgarian archaeologist said Thursday.

NY brides trying to save Sandy-soaked wedding plans Posted: 01 Nov 2012 09:43 AM PDT ABC News' Linsey Davis reports: They say it's good luck if it rains on your wedding day, but all those brides-to-be whose walk down the aisle has been interrupted by Sandy might disagree. These brides are now facing their worst fears for their fairy tale...

Ex-Penn St. president charged in Sandusky case Posted: 01 Nov 2012 09:26 AM PDT Graham B. Spanier was charged Thursday with hushing up child abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky, making him the third school official charged in the alleged cover-up.

All eyes on—where else?—Ohio Posted: 01 Nov 2012 09:09 AM PDT Since the final presidential debate, 15 polls have surveyed voter opinion in Ohio, the state that is more likely than any other to determine the election. President Barack Obama leads former Gov. Mitt Romney in 13 of them. The candidates tied in one, and Romney leads in one. Those last two polls were both conducted [...]

Mystery of Angkor Wat's huge stones solved Posted: 01 Nov 2012 08:53 AM PDT The massive sandstone bricks used to construct the 12th-century temple of Angkor Wat were brought to the site via a network of hundreds of canals, according to new research.

Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling turns 500 Posted: 01 Nov 2012 08:35 AM PDT Perhaps second only in fame to Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, Michelangelo's magnificent frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel opened to the public for the first time 500 years ago this week in St Peter's Basilica in Rome.

Death toll up, gasoline lines grow in monster storm's wake Posted: 01 Nov 2012 08:19 AM PDT The subway is running in New York, but power remains out over parts of the city and N.J. and Long Island are still suffering.

Reddit co-founder defends site and Internet freedom of speech Posted: 01 Nov 2012 07:29 AM PDT The huge website has had quite a few months of attention-grabbing news - both positive and negative.

Storm-crippled subway creaks back into service Posted: 01 Nov 2012 06:55 AM PDT Part of New York City remained dark, but traffic crawled over bridges, where police enforced mandatory carpooling.

Private sector adds most jobs in 8 months in Oct Posted: 01 Nov 2012 06:05 AM PDT Economists had forecast October's report would show a gain of 135,000 jobs, according to a Reuters poll.

Obama, Romney begin post-Sandy push, and more to watch Posted: 01 Nov 2012 05:49 AM PDT Now begins the stage of the presidential campaign that really is the home stretch, the final push, the closing arguments — whatever term you want to use. President Barack Obama will be back on the campaign trail Thursday after taking three days off to monitor the response to Superstorm Sandy, including a tour Wednesday of [...]

Sandy frees 2 panthers in Fla. Posted: 01 Nov 2012 05:15 AM PDT Two young panthers are being hunted in Yulee, Fla., after they broke free with the help of superstorm Sandy.

Nearly 30 Air Force Academy cadets injured in annual ritual Posted: 01 Nov 2012 04:42 AM PDT An unauthorized ritual last week called "First Shirt/First Snow," in which freshman cadets try to throw their cadet sergeant into a snowbank, grew violent and resulted in injuries.

At least 22 killed in Riyadh fuel truck blast Posted: 01 Nov 2012 04:09 AM PDT A truck crash triggered an explosion that brought down an industrial building, Saudi state television reported.

IOC to investigate Armstrong's Olympic bronze medal Posted: 01 Nov 2012 03:36 AM PDT The International Olympic Committee will launch an investigation into Lance Armstrong's 2000 Olympics bronze medal after the American was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles in the biggest doping scandal to hit the sport.

NYC's subways rolling again, with limited service Posted: 01 Nov 2012 03:19 AM PDT New York's subways are rolling again — at least, some of them.

NYC subway creaking back as region assesses damage Posted: 01 Nov 2012 01:39 AM PDT The cleanup of miles of New Jersey shorefront ripped apart by Superstorm Sandy has just begun, but New York City moved closer to resuming its normal frenetic pace by getting back its vital subways.

N.J.'s barrier islands are scenes of devastation Posted: 31 Oct 2012 11:27 PM PDT New Jersey's delicate barrier islands, long and slender strips of land cherished by generations of sunbathing vacationers and full-time residents alike, are a hazardous wasteland of badly eroded shore, ruined beachfront homes, flooded streets and damaged utilities.

Thousands still trapped in homes after Sandy Posted: 31 Oct 2012 11:10 PM PDT People along the battered U.S. East Coast slowly began reclaiming their daily routines Thursday, even as crews searched for victims and tens of thousands remained without power after superstorm Sandy claimed more than 70 lives.

Superstorm Sandy's extremes, by the numbers Posted: 31 Oct 2012 09:47 PM PDT Hurricane Sandy, after killing at least 69 people in the Caribbean, streamed northward, merged with two wintry weather systems and socked the Northeast, mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes with wind, waves, rain and snow. Some figures associated with Sandy's rampage through the U.S., as of Wednesday night:

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