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• One year after Gadhafi's death, Libyan turmoil persists
• Report: Iran ready to talk about its nuclear program
• CDC: Death toll rises to 23 in meningitis outbreak
• As other polls show tight presidential race, Gallup stands apart
• Al-Qaida in Afghanistan is attempting a comeback
• Ryan criticizes Obama's energy policies at Pa. rally
• Tactics set, Obama, Romney hurtle toward finish
• Race tightens for Obama, Romney ahead of final debate
• Romney ups criticism of Obama's second-term plans
• In Connecticut, a Democrat struggles to pull ahead
• One dead, six seriously injured in Arizona bus crash
• Father, 4-year-old son killed in Calif. shooting; three wounded
• Israeli naval vessels take control of Gaza boat
• Envoy presses for cease-fire in Syria
• Six Afghan police killed in insider attack
• Bombs in market, shootings kill 17 in Iraq
• Like girls, U.S. boys may be hitting puberty earlier
• Bus crash in Iran kills 26 schoolgirls
• Missing Oregon woman's body found, man arrested

One year after Gadhafi's death, Libyan turmoil persists Posted: 20 Oct 2012 04:03 PM PDT On the anniversary of the capture and killing of Moammar Gadhafi, Libya is still grappling with the legacy of his four decades of rule as the interim government and the dictator's former spokesman engaged in a war of words amid the ongoing chaos.

Report: Iran ready to talk about its nuclear program Posted: 20 Oct 2012 03:36 PM PDT This is convenient timing. The New York Times' Helene Cooper and Michael Landry report Iran has finally agreed to sit down for the first time for one-on-one negotiations with the U.S. over their controversial nuclear program.

CDC: Death toll rises to 23 in meningitis outbreak Posted: 20 Oct 2012 12:08 PM PDT The U.S. death toll from fungal meningitis linked to potentially contaminated steroid injections has risen by two to 23, with North Carolina reporting its first death, health officials said on Saturday. Tennessee's death total in the outbreak rose to eight, the highest state total, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on its website. States reported 13 new cases of fungal meningitis, raising the total to 281. There are also three peripheral infections caused by injections into joints. ...

As other polls show tight presidential race, Gallup stands apart Posted: 20 Oct 2012 11:30 AM PDT The election between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney looks like it will be a knuckle-biter - unless you go by one of the United States' most respected public-opinion polls. As most surveys show Obama and Romney locked in a virtual dead heat, Gallup finds that the Republican would win by a comfortable six percentage points if the election were held today. ...

Al-Qaida in Afghanistan is attempting a comeback Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:21 AM PDT A diminished but resilient al-Qaida, whose 9/11 attacks drew America into its longest war, is attempting a comeback in Afghanistan's mountainous east even as U.S. and allied forces wind down their combat mission and concede a small but steady toehold to the terrorist group.

Ryan criticizes Obama's energy policies at Pa. rally Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:05 AM PDT For the first time in two months, Paul Ryan stumped in Pennsylvania, landing in this town just outside of Pittsburgh, and rallying a crowd of several hundred on the tarmac. The GOP vice presidential nominee tailored his remarks to the steel country audience,...

Tactics set, Obama, Romney hurtle toward finish Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:38 AM PDT With one debate and one jobs report to go, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are hurtling towards Election Day in a virtual deadlock, each convinced that victory is within reach if his campaign sticks with its plan.

Race tightens for Obama, Romney ahead of final debate Posted: 20 Oct 2012 03:52 PM PDT The race between President Barack Obama and rival Mitt Romney has tightened in the days before their final televised debate, with the Republican closing the gap on Obama's slight but steady lead in a Reuters/Ipsos online poll. Data from the daily tracking poll released on Saturday showed the Democratic incumbent with a small lead over the former Massachusetts governor, but the margin has narrowed from Friday and from results earlier in the week. ...

Romney ups criticism of Obama's second-term plans Posted: 20 Oct 2012 01:36 PM PDT Heading into the campaign's final weeks, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is upping his criticism of President Barack Obama's plans for a second term, accusing the Democrat of failing to tell Americans what he would do with four more years. The Obama campaign is aggressively disputing the notion, claiming it's Romney who hasn't provided specific details to voters.

In Connecticut, a Democrat struggles to pull ahead Posted: 20 Oct 2012 05:06 AM PDT BRIDGEPORT, Ct. (Reuters) - Late last week, Rep. Chris Murphy, the Democratic contender for Senate in Connecticut, stopped in at El Flamboyan restaurant in Bridgeport. This is one of poorest sections of the state's most populous city and home to the kind of Democratic Party loyalists Murphy needs in droves if he is to win on November 6. With time running out before election day, he is locked in a close race with Republican Linda McMahon to fill the Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Joseph Lieberman. ...

One dead, six seriously injured in Arizona bus crash Posted: 20 Oct 2012 03:13 PM PDT The bus was on a routine tour of the Grand Canyon, taking tourists from the lights and glamour of Las Vegas to the beauty of the natural wonder. On such trips, passengers get a glimpse of the Hoover Dam and the northern Arizona wilderness, maybe even see a deer or two.

Father, 4-year-old son killed in Calif. shooting; three wounded Posted: 20 Oct 2012 02:58 PM PDT Police searched for a gunman who wore a painter's mask as he set fire to a home before going on a shooting spree early Saturday, killing a father and his 4-year-old son and injuring a woman and two other young children near Los Angeles.

Israeli naval vessels take control of Gaza boat Posted: 20 Oct 2012 01:19 PM PDT Israeli troops on Saturday commandeered a Gaza-bound ship that tried to break through Israel's blockade of the Hamas-ruled seaside strip, the military said. European lawmakers and other pro-Palestinian activists aboard did not resist, and the Finnish-flagged vessel was diverted to an Israeli port.

Envoy presses for cease-fire in Syria Posted: 20 Oct 2012 09:23 AM PDT The international envoy to the Syria conflict pressed his call for a cease-fire with Syrian officials during a visit to Damascus on Saturday while violence continued throughout the country unabated.

Six Afghan police killed in insider attack Posted: 20 Oct 2012 08:02 AM PDT An Afghan police officer and cook poisoned their colleagues at a checkpoint in an assault coordinated with insurgent fighters that left six dead in the country's south, officials said Saturday.

Bombs in market, shootings kill 17 in Iraq Posted: 20 Oct 2012 09:49 AM PDT Back-to-back bomb blasts in a crowded Baghdad market near a revered Shiite shrine and a string of shootings targeting government officials killed at least 17 people Saturday.

Like girls, U.S. boys may be hitting puberty earlier Posted: 20 Oct 2012 07:37 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Boys in the United States may be entering puberty earlier than in generations past, a new study has found, suggesting it's not just girls who are developing at younger ages. In comparisons with decades-old data, boys who were seen for well-child visits between 2005 and 2010 were maturing six months to two years sooner, based on their genital development. The finding is significant for researchers seeking to understand why the age of puberty may be creeping down. ...

Bus crash in Iran kills 26 schoolgirls Posted: 20 Oct 2012 02:51 AM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - A passenger bus in southwestern Iran overturned on Friday evening, killing 26 female high school students on board, Iranian media reported on Saturday. Eighteen others were injured when the bus, carrying students from the town of Borujen, flipped on the Izeh-Lordegan road, about 700 km (435 miles) southwest of the capital Tehran, Iranian media reported. "Travelling at excess speeds on slippery roads was the cause of this accident," Colonel Samad Esfandiari, a highway patrol official, told the Iranian Students' News Agency. ...

Missing Oregon woman's body found, man arrested Posted: 19 Oct 2012 11:57 PM PDT Searchers found the body of a young Oregon woman who vanished this week on her way to work and a neighbor has been arrested, Gresham police said late Friday night.

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