Obama mocks Romney, says rival is hiding his views

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• Obama mocks Romney, says rival is hiding his views
• American Airlines stumbles on path to recovery
• US knows it needs wins in World Cup qualifying
• Fort Hood suspect's beard raises bias questions
• ESPN college football guru Beano Cook dead at 81
• Preliminary hearing in Colorado rampage case may be delayed
• Acclaimed cinematographer Harris Savides dies
• Shuttle crossing provides a unique teaching moment
• Akin ad hits McCaskill for federal subsidies
• Glued toddler's mom says children were a stress
• Hezbollah says it sent drone over Israel
• NYT shares hit new 52-week high on upgrade
• Carl Icahn plans to offer $3B to buy Oshkosh
• Brown's Calif. tax initiative hit from both sides
• 21 accused in NYC of selling meds on Craigslist
• Turkey: Syrian plane was carrying ammunition
• CDC official says 14,000 in U.S. exposed to tainted drugs
• Zoo: Liver problem to blame for panda cub death
• Scallop spat: UK, French fishermen in catch clash
• Violent street gang: US targets finances of MS-13
• AP IMPACT: Cartels flood US with cheap meth
• Investigators say cyclist Armstrong was doping ringleader
• Gunmen kill Yemeni who worked at U.S. embassy in Yemen
• Zuma under fire for costly upgrade of his home
• Yemeni security officer for US Embassy killed
• Japan's Softbank in talks for $12.8 billion Sprint stake: source
• Team Obama hopes veep debate halts GOP momentum
• Police: Search continues for missing Colorado girl
• Teachers make money selling materials online
• CDC reports two more meningitis outbreak deaths; toll now 14
• Questions and answers on Thursday's VP debate
• Analysis: In VP debate, Biden has the bigger task
• Chinese writer Mo Yan wins Nobel literature prize
• Romney extends lead over Obama: Reuters/Ipsos poll
• US rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.39 pct.
• Chile's huge open-pit copper mine goes underground
• Bomb explosion hits security area of Damascus: activists
• Earnhardt Jr to miss 2 races after 2 concussions
• Women's home fighting insurance giant to stay put
• Glued toddler's mother admits to drug, alcohol use

Obama mocks Romney, says rival is hiding his views Posted: 11 Oct 2012 01:00 PM PDT Mocking his Republican rival, President Barack Obama says Mitt Romney once described himself as "severely conservative." But these days, Obama says Romney is trying to convince voters he was, in Obama's words, "severely kidding."

American Airlines stumbles on path to recovery Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:59 PM PDT Just weeks ago, American Airlines was working its way through bankruptcy court, on schedule for one of the fastest turnarounds in aviation history. Planes were full. Revenue was pouring in. Then seemingly overnight, American became the butt of jokes from Facebook to late-night TV.

US knows it needs wins in World Cup qualifying Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:58 PM PDT With the World Cup qualifying standings a mess, the U.S. national team has found a way to simplify things: win and win.

Fort Hood suspect's beard raises bias questions Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:58 PM PDT An Army appeals court in Virginia is questioning whether the Fort Hood shooting suspect can be forcibly shaved.

ESPN college football guru Beano Cook dead at 81 Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:54 PM PDT Beano Cook, the college football commentator with an encyclopedic knowledge of the sport he dearly loved, has died.

Preliminary hearing in Colorado rampage case may be delayed Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:54 PM PDT CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) - Attorneys for accused Colorado gunman James Holmes on Thursday proposed postponing a preliminary hearing on the merits of the case against him, likely until next year, while complaining that media meddling was delaying their work. Arapahoe County District Court Judge William Sylvester, responding to defense plans to file a motion seeking a delay in the sensational case, said the hearing could occur in January or February. ...

Acclaimed cinematographer Harris Savides dies Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:54 PM PDT Harris Savides (sa-VEE-dis), the acclaimed cinematographer who worked frequently with Gus Van Sant and David Fincher, has died at 55.

Shuttle crossing provides a unique teaching moment Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:52 PM PDT When the space shuttle Endeavour weaves through working-class communities on its way to its retirement home, Hildreth "Hal" Walker Jr. wants the children he tutors to remember a few names: Ronald McNair. Mae Jemison. Charles Bolden.

Akin ad hits McCaskill for federal subsidies Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:51 PM PDT Republican challenger Todd Akin has launched a TV ad claiming the family of Democratic Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill "pocketed $40 million of federal subsidies." McCaskill says that's not true.

Glued toddler's mom says children were a stress Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:42 PM PDT A young Dallas mother of five who glued her toddler's hands to a wall during a beating says her children were a continuing source of stress in her life.

Hezbollah says it sent drone over Israel Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:42 PM PDT The leader of Hezbollah claimed responsibility Thursday for launching an Iranian-made drone aircraft into Israeli airspace earlier this week, adding more tension to an already explosive Mideast atmosphere.

NYT shares hit new 52-week high on upgrade Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:39 PM PDT The New York Times Co.'s stock rose on Thursday after an analyst raised his rating and price target on the shares.

Carl Icahn plans to offer $3B to buy Oshkosh Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:33 PM PDT Billionaire investor Carl Icahn plans to make an unsolicited bid for truck maker Oshkosh Corp. that values the company at almost $3 billion. Icahn says he also plans to nominate his own slate of directors in a bid for control of the company.

Brown's Calif. tax initiative hit from both sides Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:30 PM PDT Gov. Jerry Brown warned of a "war of all against all" if the sniping factions in California politics did not compromise to fix the state's persistent budget problems.

21 accused in NYC of selling meds on Craigslist Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:27 PM PDT The Craigslist ad offered Percocet pills for sale, but warned: "No LE please." Meaning: No law enforcement.

Turkey: Syrian plane was carrying ammunition Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:25 PM PDT A plane intercepted by Turkish fighter jets on its way from Moscow to Damascus was carrying equipment and ammunition destined for the Syrian Defense Ministry, Turkey's prime minister said Thursday.

CDC official says 14,000 in U.S. exposed to tainted drugs Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:25 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About 14,000 people have been exposed to steroid treatments linked to a deadly outbreak of fungal meningitis and could face health risks for the next several months, an official with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. (Reporting by David Morgan; Editing by Vicki Allen)

Zoo: Liver problem to blame for panda cub death Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:25 PM PDT National Zoo scientists have determined a 6-day-old giant panda cub's death last month wasn't momma bear's fault, and life was returning to normal Thursday for giant panda Mei Xiang.

Scallop spat: UK, French fishermen in catch clash Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:19 PM PDT A bumper season for the large scallops known in France as Coquilles St. Jacques has turned into a bitter dispute in the English Channel, as French fishermen angry over British expansion into their traditional waters surrounded British boats in a show of maritime force.

Violent street gang: US targets finances of MS-13 Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:19 PM PDT The Obama administration declared the ultra-violent street gang MS-13 to be an international criminal group on Thursday, an unprecedented crackdown targeting the finances of the sprawling U.S. and Central American gang infamous for hacking and stabbing victims with machetes.

AP IMPACT: Cartels flood US with cheap meth Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:18 PM PDT Mexican drug cartels are quietly filling the void in the nation's drug market created by the long effort to crack down on American-made methamphetamine, flooding U.S. cities with exceptionally cheap, extraordinarily potent meth from factory-like "superlabs."

Investigators say cyclist Armstrong was doping ringleader Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:14 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - If the United States Anti-Doping Agency is right, then Lance Armstrong cheated his way to the top of the cycling world through an elaborate doping scheme never seen before in the sport. Hotel rooms were transformed into blood banks as riders were given late-night transfusions, doctors were paid off and competitors were warned about tests in advance, said the anti-doping agency, or USADA. ...

Gunmen kill Yemeni who worked at U.S. embassy in Yemen Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:13 PM PDT SANAA (Reuters) - Masked gunmen shot dead a Yemeni man who worked in the security office of the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa on Thursday, in an attack a Yemeni security source said appeared to be the work of al Qaeda. The incident was the latest of a wave of attacks on officials in the impoverished Arab state, which is battling Islamist militants with Washington's help. The attackers, on a motorcycle, opened fire on Qassem Aqlan - who headed an embassy security investigation team - near his house in the center of Yemen's capital, the source told Reuters. ...

Zuma under fire for costly upgrade of his home Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:59 AM PDT New security fences. A medical clinic. Fire-fighting services added for a helipad. That and other upgrades, all for South African President Jacob Zuma's home to the tune of more than $23 million in taxpayer money. And all for his rural private residence.

Yemeni security officer for US Embassy killed Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:58 AM PDT A masked gunman assassinated a Yemeni security official who worked for the U.S. Embassy in a drive-by shooting near his home in the capital Sanaa on Thursday, officials said.

Japan's Softbank in talks for $12.8 billion Sprint stake: source Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:58 AM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Softbank Corp, Japan's third-largest mobile carrier, is in talks to buy a majority stake in U.S. operator Sprint Nextel Corp for more than 1 trillion yen ($12.8 billion), said a source with direct knowledge of the matter, as it seeks to expand overseas. Softbank said reports about the talks were "based on speculation". "We have not announced anything. We do not comment on speculation," the company said. No one from Sprint was immediately available for comment. Sprint Nextel, worth $15.12 billion at Wednesday's close, is the third-largest U.S. ...

Team Obama hopes veep debate halts GOP momentum Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:57 AM PDT Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Paul Ryan pull up a couple of chairs for a vice presidential debate that has mushroomed in importance since Mitt Romney's strong showing in the first presidential faceoff. This time, it's the Obama team looking to put the brakes on the other guy's momentum.

Police: Search continues for missing Colorado girl Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:52 AM PDT Colorado police looking for a 10-year-old girl who disappeared on her walk to school have found a body in a park, but are not saying whether it is linked to the case and noted Thursday that officers are still searching for her.

Teachers make money selling materials online Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:51 AM PDT Kristine Nannini spent her summer creating wall charts and student data sheets for her fifth grade class — and making $24,000 online by selling those same materials to other teachers.

CDC reports two more meningitis outbreak deaths; toll now 14 Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:51 AM PDT (Reuters) - Two more people have died from fungal meningitis linked to steroid injections, bringing the total to 14 deaths since the outbreak began last month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control said on Thursday. A total of 170 people have been stricken with a rare fungal meningitis in 11 states since the outbreak began, according to the latest CDC tally, up from 137 listed on Wednesday. Florida reported its second death in the outbreak and Indiana its first death in the outbreak. The CDC also confirmed the first case in Idaho, the 11th state to report a case. ...

Questions and answers on Thursday's VP debate Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:50 AM PDT Four years ago, the vice presidential debate featured the old Senate pro, Joe Biden, against a newcomer to national politics, Sarah Palin.

Analysis: In VP debate, Biden has the bigger task Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:49 AM PDT Time running short, Vice President Joe Biden faces the greater burden in his debate with Republican Paul Ryan as he seeks to use the election's only encounter between presidential running mates to slow Mitt Romney's momentum and reset the campaign storyline in time for the next Obama-Romney debate.

Chinese writer Mo Yan wins Nobel literature prize Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:49 AM PDT Novelist Mo Yan, this year's Nobel Prize winner for literature, is practiced in the art of challenging the status quo without offending those who uphold it.

Romney extends lead over Obama: Reuters/Ipsos poll Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:49 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican challenger Mitt Romney has extended his lead over President Barack Obama to 3 percentage points, according to a Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll released on Thursday, ahead of a high-stakes debate between the two candidates' running mates. Romney now leads the Democrat by 47 percent to 44 percent among likely voters in the online poll, with less than a month before the November 6 election. The Republican had a one-point lead over Obama in survey results on Wednesday, his first in more than a month. ...

US rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.39 pct. Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:44 AM PDT Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages ticked up from record lows last week. Cheaper mortgages are fueling a modest housing recovery that could help the broader economy.

Chile's huge open-pit copper mine goes underground Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:44 AM PDT From above, it looks like a colossal amphitheater carved from rock, or the vast crater from a meteorite that crashed into Chile's Atacama desert ages ago.

Bomb explosion hits security area of Damascus: activists Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:41 AM PDT AMMAN (Reuters) - A large bomb exploded in an area housing security and army compounds west of Umayyad Square in central Damascus on Thursday, opposition activists said. Islamist groups Ahfad al-Rasoul and Ansar al-Islam said in a joint statement they planted bombs in a compound belonging to State Security in the area. Syrian state television said a "terrorist explosion" had injured two people. Witnesses said soldiers in full combat gear were deployed in the area and all roads leading to Umayyad Square were cut. ...

Earnhardt Jr to miss 2 races after 2 concussions Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:41 AM PDT Dale Earnhardt Jr. knew he had suffered a concussion in an August crash so jolting that other drivers tweeted about it immediately after the impact.

Women's home fighting insurance giant to stay put Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:33 AM PDT As Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic battled for the title at the Western & Southern Open north of Cincinnati, a small plane buzzed overhead, trailing a banner calling the sponsor a bunch of bullies.

Glued toddler's mother admits to drug, alcohol use Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:22 AM PDT A young mother of five facing prison time for beating her 2-year-old daughter and gluing the toddler's hands to a wall admitted Thursday to using drugs and alcohol while out on bond after her arrest.

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