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• Official: Woman in Fla. received e-mails from Petraeus' mistress Broadwell
• Cattle raiders kill at least 12 Kenyan policemen
• East Coast rape suspect: Women were objects
• Romney never overcame bailout opposition in Ohio
• Who is Holly Petraeus? The woman behind retired general
• Syrian opposition groups reach unity deal
• Feinstein: Petraeus may stay be called in Benghazi inquiry
• Obama honors sacrifice made by nation's veterans
• Report: Iran believes U.S. drone was spying on oil tankers
• Two senators restart talks on U.S. immigration reform plan
• Senators develop 'comprehensive' immigration plan
• Bernanke's stamp on Fed could tie hands of successor
• Busiest, quietest airports for Thanksgiving travel
• Swiss seek progress on U.S. tax deal: economy minister
• Explosion levels homes in Indianapolis; 2 dead
• Romney to supporters: 'We still believe that better days are ahead'
• FBI, CIA face questions about Petraeus affair
• Strong quake strikes Myanmar, 12 feared dead
• Israel drawn into Syria fighting for first time
• Israel fires warning shots into Syria after shelling: military
• Fla. vote beyond recount range; West won't concede
• Iran parliament to investigate blogger's death
• Indy neighborhood devastated by explosion, 1 dead
• Blast levels two homes in Indianapolis, one killed
• Girl: She hid behind dad during Afghan massacre

Official: Woman in Fla. received e-mails from Petraeus' mistress Broadwell Posted: 11 Nov 2012 01:23 PM PST David Petraeus never shied away from the public eye before in times of crises. Now, he might not have a choice.

Cattle raiders kill at least 12 Kenyan policemen Posted: 11 Nov 2012 12:51 PM PST ISIOLO, Kenya (Reuters) - At least 12 Kenyan police officers were killed when cattle rustlers ambushed them in the remote northern county of Samburu, police said on Sunday. Local television stations put the death toll at 30. Officials had initially put the death toll in Saturday's clash at four. They said raiders from the ethnic Turkana community who had stolen cattle from members of the Samburu community killed police who were pursuing them. "By late this afternoon we had confirmed at least 12 police killed. ...

East Coast rape suspect: Women were objects Posted: 11 Nov 2012 12:35 PM PST The accused East Coast Rapist says he doesn't know why he couldn't stop attacking women for nearly two decades.

Romney never overcame bailout opposition in Ohio Posted: 11 Nov 2012 12:19 PM PST Only a couple of weeks after Barack Obama won the presidency in 2008, the man who would become his Republican challenger in the next election penned a New York Times column with a fateful headline: "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt."

Who is Holly Petraeus? The woman behind retired general Posted: 11 Nov 2012 11:46 AM PST On Sept. 6, 2011, Holly Petraeus, wife of retired four-star Maj. Gen. David Petraeus, stood smiling inside the White House, clutching a bible next to her husband as he was sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden as the 20th director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Now, a little more than a year later, Mrs. [...]

Syrian opposition groups reach unity deal Posted: 11 Nov 2012 10:57 AM PST Syrian anti-government groups struck a deal Sunday under intense international pressure to form a new opposition leadership that will include representatives from the country's disparate factions fighting to topple President Bashar Assad's regime, activists said.

Feinstein: Petraeus may stay be called in Benghazi inquiry Posted: 11 Nov 2012 10:42 AM PST Despite an adultery scandal that ended David Petraeus' tenure as CIA chief, the general may be called to testify in a Senate inquiry into the killing of four Americans at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, Senator Dianne Feinstein said Sunday. Feinstein, the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said on the "Fox News Sunday" program that Petraeus' resignation on Friday "was like a lightning bolt. ...

Obama honors sacrifice made by nation's veterans Posted: 11 Nov 2012 09:37 AM PST President Barack Obama has paid tribute at a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington Memorial Cemetery to "the heroes over the generations who have served this country of ours with distinction."

Report: Iran believes U.S. drone was spying on oil tankers Posted: 11 Nov 2012 09:21 AM PST DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran believes a U.S. drone targeted by its forces this month was gathering intelligence on oil tankers off its shores, an Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander told the semi-official Mehr news agency on Sunday. Washington said Iranian warplanes opened fire on an unarmed U.S. drone over international waters on November 1. Iran said it had repelled an aircraft violating its airspace. The incident underlined the risk of escalation in tensions between the United States and Iran in an ongoing dispute over Tehran's nuclear program. ...

Two senators restart talks on U.S. immigration reform plan Posted: 11 Nov 2012 08:32 AM PST (Reuters) - Two key U.S. senators are restarting bipartisan talks on U.S. immigration reform that will include a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants already in the country, Senator Charles Schumer said on Sunday. Appearing on NBC's "Meet the Press," the Democrat Schumer said he has spoken with Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and they have agreed to resume talks that broke off two years ago. "And I think we have a darned good chance using this blueprint to get something done this year. The Republican Party has learned that being ... anti-immigrant doesn't work for them politically. ...

Senators develop 'comprehensive' immigration plan Posted: 11 Nov 2012 08:16 AM PST Two senators have hammered out a bipartisan "comprehensive, detailed blueprint" to overhaul immigration policy, and their plan includes a pathway to citizenship for the estimated 11 million illegal ...

Bernanke's stamp on Fed could tie hands of successor Posted: 11 Nov 2012 07:58 AM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's next choice to head the U.S. Federal Reserve could have his or her hands tied if Ben Bernanke and company continue to re-write the policymaking rule book at their current clip. Under Chairman Bernanke, who is expected to step down when his current term expires in January 2014, the U.S. central bank has embraced the goal of making the historically shrouded business of setting monetary policy far more transparent. ...

Busiest, quietest airports for Thanksgiving travel Posted: 11 Nov 2012 07:42 AM PST More than 24 million people are expected to fly this Thanksgiving weekend, about 150,000 more people than last year. This despite an increase in the price of airfare since Thanksgiving 2011. And the crowds aren't just at the airport: Expect planes to be packed. Airplanes, on average,...

Swiss seek progress on U.S. tax deal: economy minister Posted: 11 Nov 2012 07:26 AM PST ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland hopes to restart talks with the U.S. over a long-simmering tax dispute following the re-election of president Obama, its economy minister was quoted as saying on Sunday. Switzerland is trying to reach a deal to end investigations by U.S. tax authorities into 11 banks, including Credit Suisse and Julius Baer , suspected of helping clients dodge U.S. taxes with the help of offshore bank accounts. ...

Explosion levels homes in Indianapolis; 2 dead Posted: 11 Nov 2012 07:10 AM PST A roaring explosion that leveled two homes and set two others ablaze in a huge fire forced about 200 people from an Indianapolis neighborhood where two people were killed, authorities said Sunday. The powerful nighttime blast shattered windows, crumpled walls and inflicted other damage on at least 14 other homes.

Romney to supporters: 'We still believe that better days are ahead' Posted: 11 Nov 2012 06:05 AM PST 'This was More than just a campaign, This was a national movement," he wrote

FBI, CIA face questions about Petraeus affair Posted: 11 Nov 2012 05:32 AM PST The career of David Petraeus, the CIA director and a renowned military general, was derailed by allegedly vicious emails his paramour sent to another woman. Now the CIA, FBI and White House face questions from Congress about Petraeus' love life and how his emails came under investigation.

Strong quake strikes Myanmar, 12 feared dead Posted: 11 Nov 2012 05:16 AM PST A strong earthquake of magnitude-6.8 struck northern Myanmar on Sunday, collapsing a bridge and a gold mine, damaging several old Buddhist pagodas and leaving as many as 12 people feared dead.

Israel drawn into Syria fighting for first time Posted: 11 Nov 2012 04:43 AM PST The Israeli military has fired a missile into Syria, the first time Israel has been drawn into the fighting in the neighboring country.

Israel fires warning shots into Syria after shelling: military Posted: 11 Nov 2012 04:27 AM PST JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli forces fired "warning shots" into Syria on Sunday after stray mortar fire from fighting between Syrian forces and rebels hit the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Israel's military said. (Writing by Ari Rabinovitch; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

Fla. vote beyond recount range; West won't concede Posted: 11 Nov 2012 03:39 AM PST Firebrand Republican Rep. Allen West was defeated by Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy, according to the state's vote count Saturday, but the incumbent won't concede.

Iran parliament to investigate blogger's death Posted: 11 Nov 2012 03:22 AM PST DUBAI (Reuters) - A parliamentary committee will look into the death of an Iranian blogger in police custody, an Iranian lawmaker said on Sunday, following international condemnation of the incident. Sattar Beheshti, 35, was arrested in his home on October 30, rights groups said, after receiving death threats due to his anti-government blog. He died in custody, possibly as a result of torture, Amnesty International said in a statement last week. ...

Indy neighborhood devastated by explosion, 1 dead Posted: 11 Nov 2012 02:01 AM PST A deafening explosion that leveled two homes and set two others ablaze forced about 200 people from a devastated Indianapolis neighborhood overnight. Authorities said one body was recovered after the flames were extinguished from the blast that shattered windows, crumpled walls and did other damage to dozens of other homes.

Blast levels two homes in Indianapolis, one killed Posted: 11 Nov 2012 01:45 AM PST INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A massive explosion leveled at least two homes in Indianapolis on Saturday, killing one person and setting neighboring houses alight, a fire official said. There was no immediate word on the cause of the explosion in a residential neighborhood on the city's south side, which left a large debris field and damaged about two dozen homes, said Lieutenant Bonnie Hensley of the Indianapolis Fire Department. "It was like a war zone," Whitney Paflanzer told the Indianapolis Star newspaper. "It was silent after that. And it was dark and dusty, and I thought it was a nightmare. ...

Girl: She hid behind dad during Afghan massacre Posted: 11 Nov 2012 12:24 AM PST Little Robina took her seat wearing a deep-red head covering and a nervous smile, ready to tell her story. She giggled as any 7-year-old in the spotlight might.

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