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• Woman finds lost diamond ring 17 years later
• Boehner, Reid began talks to avert 'fiscal cliff'
• Poll: Latino vote devastated GOP worse than thought
• Nor'easter causes new outages, slows Sandy recovery
• Know your political meme: #Hillary2016
• The president's victory speech upstaged by 'hair flag lady'
• Why Romney may have taken so long to concede
• Election night was a good night for Calif., civility and stats
• Gay marriage, marijuana backed in historic votes
• Bachmann wins, barely, and West is down: Tea party in trouble?
• Controversial Arizona sheriff Arpaio wins sixth term
• Sandy-battered NYC, N.J. prepare for new storm
• Stock futures drop after Obama reelection, EU gloom
• Video: Election night mashup
• Buzz, buzz, buzz about Election Day, and more to watch
• Doughnuts pay for man's prosthetic legs
• Obama victory spells trouble for Israel's Netanyahu
• Humans caused historic Great Barrier Reef collapse
• Shopping center collapses in Ghana capital
• Obama's re-election celebrated around world
• Obama re-election signals new phase in Syria war
• Obama bets electorate matches 2008 — and wins
• Romney's Mexican cousins lament U.S. election loss
• Obama defeats Bieber -- on Twitter
• Was Romney more sure of a loss than he let on?

Woman finds lost diamond ring 17 years later Posted: 07 Nov 2012 12:45 PM PST A woman from Bridgewater, Mass., got a very sparkly surprise just in time for her 21st wedding anniversary when she was reunited with her diamond engagement ring 17 years after she'd lost it.

Boehner, Reid began talks to avert 'fiscal cliff' Posted: 07 Nov 2012 11:54 AM PST Fresh off the election, the two top leaders of Congress are meeting today in a bid to head off a potential economic disaster at year's end.

Poll: Latino vote devastated GOP worse than thought Posted: 07 Nov 2012 11:37 AM PST Mitt Romney lost Latinos by unprecedented margins -- even worse than the initial exit polls showed -- according to a study by Latino Decisions. An election eve poll of 5,600 voters across all 50 states by the group, which has researched the Latino vote throughout the campaign, concluded Obama won by an eye-popping 75-23 margin. Their research concluded that CNN's exit poll estimate of 71 percent of Latinos breaking to Obama likely undercounted their support, although they agreed with the assessment that turnout equaled 10 percent of the electorate. ...

Nor'easter causes new outages, slows Sandy recovery Posted: 07 Nov 2012 10:48 AM PST Power companies expect the nor'easter whipping across the Mid-Atlantic Wednesday to create additional outages and possibly slow their efforts to restore service to customers left in the dark by Sandy.

Know your political meme: #Hillary2016 Posted: 07 Nov 2012 10:32 AM PST President Barack Obama's victory was barely certified when the Internet turned its attention to another contest—and not one of those measly, down-ballot affairs. Shortly after 11 PM ET, #Hillary2016 was trending on Twitter, and the memes were quick to follow. The above image comes from a self-described "Swedish 16-year-old American politics-aficionado" and manages to incorporate [...]

The president's victory speech upstaged by 'hair flag lady' Posted: 07 Nov 2012 10:14 AM PST During his election night victory speech in 2008, President-elect Barack Obama shared the spotlight with his two young daughters, a then-10-year-old Malia and 7-year-old Sasha.

Why Romney may have taken so long to concede Posted: 07 Nov 2012 09:58 AM PST The challenger reportedly only wrote a victory speech, so revisions would have taken some time. But did the obsession with polls and tracking also delay his concession?

Election night was a good night for Calif., civility and stats Posted: 07 Nov 2012 08:18 AM PST This campaign demonstrated that if you do not understand this brave new world, you will not understand politics, Jeff Greenfield writes.

Gay marriage, marijuana backed in historic votes Posted: 07 Nov 2012 08:01 AM PST The results in Maine and Maryland broke a 32-state streak, dating to 1998, in which gay marriage had been rebuffed.

Bachmann wins, barely, and West is down: Tea party in trouble? Posted: 07 Nov 2012 07:44 AM PST Some of the Republican Party's most controversial House members are clinging to narrow leads in races where only a few votes are left to count.

Controversial Arizona sheriff Arpaio wins sixth term Posted: 07 Nov 2012 07:28 AM PST PHOENIX (Reuters) - Controversial Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, known for targeting illegal immigrants, fended off a strong challenge from a Phoenix police veteran on Tuesday to win a sixth four-year term. Republican Arpaio, the 80-year-old lawman who styles himself "America's Toughest Sheriff," claimed victory over Democratic challenger Paul Penzone to hold on to office as sheriff of Maricopa County. An unofficial county tally showed Arpaio nearly 11 points ahead with 596 of 724 precincts reporting. ...

Sandy-battered NYC, N.J. prepare for new storm Posted: 07 Nov 2012 07:11 AM PST Residents who were flooded out by Superstorm Sandy waited with dread and heard warnings to evacuate for the second time in two weeks as another, weaker storm spun toward them.

Stock futures drop after Obama reelection, EU gloom Posted: 07 Nov 2012 06:55 AM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Wednesday in the wake of Barack Obama's reelection as president as comments by European Central Bank President Mario Draghi underscored the weakness in Europe's economy. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 118.58 points, or 0.90 percent, at 13,127.10. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 13.99 points, or 0.98 percent, at 1,414.40. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 38.66 points, or 1.28 percent, at 2,973.27. (Reporting by Angela Moon; Editing by Bernadette Baum)

Video: Election night mashup Posted: 07 Nov 2012 06:22 AM PST Video mashup of Election Night network coverage of the 2012 election for the President of the United States.

Buzz, buzz, buzz about Election Day, and more to watch Posted: 07 Nov 2012 06:06 AM PST Wednesday and again on Thursday and then on Friday and all weekend, the politics buzz will be about one thing: Election Day. The topics, or rather the questions, that will be thought about and talked about include: What happened and why and what it means going forward? And — brace yourself -- don't be surprised [...]

Doughnuts pay for man's prosthetic legs Posted: 07 Nov 2012 05:49 AM PST Joey Funderburk's Christmas wish list is pretty basic: He just wants two new legs to stand on.

Obama victory spells trouble for Israel's Netanyahu Posted: 07 Nov 2012 05:32 AM PST Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces an even more awkward time with Washington and re-energized critics at home who accused him on Wednesday of backing the loser in the U.S. presidential election.

Humans caused historic Great Barrier Reef collapse Posted: 07 Nov 2012 04:59 AM PST The expansion of European settlement in Australia triggered a massive coral collapse at the Great Barrier Reef more than 50 years ago, according to a new study.

Shopping center collapses in Ghana capital Posted: 07 Nov 2012 04:42 AM PST A multi-storey shopping center in Ghana's capital Accra collapsed on Wednesday, trapping dozens of people, emergency officials and witnesses said.

Obama's re-election celebrated around world Posted: 07 Nov 2012 04:26 AM PST From his old school in Indonesia to a Japanese beach town that happens to share his name, people around the world cheered President Barack Obama's re-election Wednesday and expressed hope that he will help allay global conflicts and economic woes.

Obama re-election signals new phase in Syria war Posted: 07 Nov 2012 04:08 AM PST Britain's prime minister urged the U.S. to join him in working directly with Syrian rebels and Turkey saying Washington has discussed protecting a safe zone inside Syria with Patriot missiles.

Obama bets electorate matches 2008 — and wins Posted: 07 Nov 2012 03:03 AM PST Barack Obama and Mitt Romney made sharply different bets about who would vote this year.

Romney's Mexican cousins lament U.S. election loss Posted: 07 Nov 2012 02:30 AM PST COLONIA JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - In a verdant oasis in the deserts of northern Mexico, Republican challenger Mitt Romney's Mormon cousins mourned his presidential election defeat on Tuesday as a lost opportunity to pull the U.S. economy out of the doldrums. Romney's relatives in Mexico, whom he has never visited, had high hopes their clan's most famous son would win the keys to the White House, create jobs and boost trade. ...

Obama defeats Bieber -- on Twitter Posted: 07 Nov 2012 02:13 AM PST A photo of President Barack Obama hugging first lady Michelle Obama tweeted by the Obama campaign on election night has been retweeted nearly half a million times, likely making it the most shared tweet of all time. The tweet--issued shortly before Obama was projected by several networks to be the winner of Ohio--included the image [...]

Was Romney more sure of a loss than he let on? Posted: 07 Nov 2012 12:18 AM PST Was his giddy behavior a sign of a candidate at peace with losing his presidential bid or did he believe the White House was within his grasp?

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