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• To salvage his presidency, Obama faces pressure to reboot - but will he?
• Kenyans Kipsang, Keitany win tight NYC Marathon races
• Man shot after taking New York Police sergeant's gun: police
• Party leaders clash over Obama as election nears
• Gunfire rings out at state TV station in Burkina Faso
• U.S. foreign policy concerns loom large in Jerusalem passport case
• 2 sought in LA-area Halloween crash that killed 3
• Obama says wealthy don't need another champion
• Branson determined to find cause of Virgin spaceship crash, pilots identified
• Obama stumps in Michigan, where his popularity is still strong

To salvage his presidency, Obama faces pressure to reboot - but will he? Posted: 02 Nov 2014 10:48 AM PST By Matt Spetalnick and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A reshuffling of President Barack Obama's staff looks all but certain after Tuesday's congressional elections, which are likely to bring humbling losses to his Democratic party and could add to pressure on him to reboot his presidency. Forecasters say that Republicans, who have made Obama's unpopularity a top issue in the elections, are in a strong position to capture the six seats they need to take over the Senate from Democrats. They are also expected to expand their majority in the House of Representatives. ...

Kenyans Kipsang, Keitany win tight NYC Marathon races Posted: 02 Nov 2014 10:32 AM PST By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wilson Kipsang won a lucrative duel to the finish to join compatriot Mary Keitany in a Kenyan sweep of exciting men's and women's races at a cold, windy New York City Marathon on Sunday. Kipsang, the London Marathon champion running the New York race for the first time, ran shoulder to shoulder with Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia over the last two miles. In the last half mile in Central Park, Desisa snuck ahead of Kipsang, who turned on a final burst to claim a victory in the 26.2-mile (42.2-km) race that was worth $600,000 to the Kenyan. ...

Man shot after taking New York Police sergeant's gun: police Posted: 02 Nov 2014 09:44 AM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 25-year-old man suspected of jumping into an unmarked New York City police car, stealing a sergeant's gun and exchanging gunfire with officers was taken into custody early on Sunday, police said. The suspect, who has not been identified, is accused of getting into the back seat of a police car stopped at a traffic light in the borough of Brooklyn, police said in a statement. He struggled with a plainclothes sergeant sitting in the front passenger seat and stole her gun before exiting the car and attempting to flee, police said. ...

Party leaders clash over Obama as election nears Posted: 02 Nov 2014 09:12 AM PST He is not on the ballot, but President Barack Obama was the focus in a final-weekend clash between candidates and party leaders as an increasingly confident Republican Party eyes control of Congress two days before Election Day.

Gunfire rings out at state TV station in Burkina Faso Posted: 02 Nov 2014 06:50 AM PST Gunfire broke out on Sunday at the headquarters of state-run RTB Television in Burkina Faso's capital, a Reuters witness said, amid a power struggle in the wake of the resignation of the country's long-standing President Blaise Compaore. The shots were fired shortly after the arrival of Sara Sereme, the head of opposition party PDC, and about 100 of her supporters. (Reporting by Nadoun Coulibaly and Joe Penney; Writing by Emma Farge; Editing by Louise Ireland)

U.S. foreign policy concerns loom large in Jerusalem passport case Posted: 02 Nov 2014 05:29 AM PST By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is facing an unconventional challenge as it seeks to project credibility as a neutral peacemaker between the Israelis and Palestinians: a case before the Supreme Court involving a 12-year-old boy. On Monday, the nine justices will consider whether the administration of President Barack Obama must follow a law enacted by Congress that allows U.S. citizens born in Jerusalem to have Israel listed as their birthplace on passports. What appears to be a dry legal question is a foreign policy minefield for the U.S. ...

2 sought in LA-area Halloween crash that killed 3 Posted: 02 Nov 2014 01:13 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police are looking for two people who abandoned their SUV after the vehicle fatally struck three teenage girls who were trick-or-treating in the Los Angeles area.

Obama says wealthy don't need another champion Posted: 01 Nov 2014 07:33 PM PDT DETROIT (AP) — Yelling out a populist theme until his voice turned hoarse, President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Michigan voters in the midterm campaign's final weekend to cast ballots for Democrats who support a higher minimum wage.

Branson determined to find cause of Virgin spaceship crash, pilots identified Posted: 01 Nov 2014 06:28 PM PDT By Lucy Nicholson and Irene Klotz MOJAVE Calif./CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. (Reuters) - Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson on Saturday vowed to find out what caused his space tourism company's passenger spaceship to crash during a test flight, killing one pilot and injuring the other, but expressed a desire to press on with the dream of commercial space flight. Michael Alsbury, 39, has been identified as the pilot who died in the crash of Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo, and the surviving pilot is Peter Siebold, 43, the Kern County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. ...

Obama stumps in Michigan, where his popularity is still strong Posted: 01 Nov 2014 04:53 PM PDT By Roberta Rampton DETROIT (Reuters) - President Barack Obama made his lone campaign appearance with a Democrat running for Senate on Saturday in Michigan, urging voters to remember how his administration helped rescue the auto industry when he first took office in 2009. Obama, whose unpopularity has left him on the sidelines leading up to Tuesday's midterm elections, spoke to a crowd of about 6,000 supporters of Democratic congressman Gary Peters, who is expected to win the seat held by retiring long-time Democratic Senator Carl Levin. ...

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