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• Presidential debates: Game-changers or time-wasters?
• Itchy nose? Body language to watch for during the debates
• Three views on whether states should require voter ID
• Mexico cartel may have targeted CIA in Aug. shootout
• Republicans pressing Clinton on Libyan consulate security
• Can Ken Feinberg save the Colorado victims’ fund?
• Video shows U.S. journalist being held in Syria
• Jimmy Hoffa still missing: No evidence found in Mich. search
• Photos: What question do voters want answered?
• U.S. begins flying Mexican deportees home
• Ohio workers: How will auto industry affect your vote?
• Fall or autumn? Why the third season has two names
• Vets seeing spike in 'stoner dog' hospitalizations
• Photos: See a roundup of the day's most striking images
• Venus and bright star to shine together on Wednesday
• See a tiger handler swim with full-grown felines
• Photos: At least 37 killed in Hong Kong ferry-boat collision
• Unusual Dallas quakes linked to fracking, expert says
• Scientists turn algae data into songs
• Photos: Disabled photographer keeps shooting

Presidential debates: Game-changers or time-wasters? Posted: 02 Oct 2012 09:23 AM PDT Gallup went through a half-century of polling results and found only a few debates that made an impact on election outcomes.

Itchy nose? Body language to watch for during the debates Posted: 02 Oct 2012 04:00 PM PDT Looking for clues about who is winning the big debate? Just watch for a few body language signs on the podium.

Three views on whether states should require voter ID Posted: 02 Oct 2012 08:16 AM PDT Voter ID laws enacted recently in several states have taken center stage this election cycle, with proponents claiming they protect against against voter fraud and opponents calling them a political ploy that unfairly keeps poor and minority voters from the polls.

Mexico cartel may have targeted CIA in Aug. shootout Posted: 02 Oct 2012 01:12 PM PDT A U.S. official says there's strong circumstantial evidence that Mexican police who fired on a U.S. Embassy vehicle were working for a cartel on an assassination attempt.

Republicans pressing Clinton on Libyan consulate security Posted: 02 Oct 2012 11:38 AM PDT Lawmakers wrote to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton saying they had information diplomats requested increased security at the U.S. Consulate ahead of the Sept. 11 attack.

Can Ken Feinberg save the Colorado victims’ fund? Posted: 02 Oct 2012 10:45 AM PDT The controversy began a week after the shooting when a local charity, Community First—the official money raiser for Aurora victims—doled out $100K to a network of non-profits.

Video shows U.S. journalist being held in Syria Posted: 02 Oct 2012 10:58 AM PDT Austin Tice, who has been missing since August, appears in an online video clip, blindfolded and saying "Oh, Jesus" in a frightened voice.

Jimmy Hoffa still missing: No evidence found in Mich. search Posted: 02 Oct 2012 01:39 PM PDT Police investigating a claim that former Teamsters boss is buried in a suburban Detroit backyard say testing on soil samples shows no traces of human decomposition.

Photos: What question do voters want answered? Posted: 02 Oct 2012 11:00 AM PDT By Jennifer Wolfe, Davis, Calif. Next year, my daughter will enroll in college, followed in five years by my son. In 10 years, if all goes well, both of my children will graduate from college and join the work force. I want to help elect the candidate that can provide the best opportunities for higher education -- including financial aid, availability of courses to allow a four-year completion, and a strong economy for college graduates to enter their job search. President Obama and Governor Romney, how will you help my children's college dreams come true?

U.S. begins flying Mexican deportees home Posted: 02 Oct 2012 01:33 PM PDT The U.S. government began flying Mexican deportees home on Tuesday in a two-month experiment aimed at relieving Mexican border cities overwhelmed with people ordered to leave the United States.

Ohio workers: How will auto industry affect your vote? Posted: 02 Oct 2012 09:50 AM PDT To gauge how Ohio autoworkers, their families, and residents who are reliant on the industry are feeling, Yahoo News is asking them to share their perspectives on the 2012 campaign.

Fall or autumn? Why the third season has two names Posted: 02 Oct 2012 10:28 AM PDT Ambivalence over the name of the third season of the year reflects its status as a relatively new concept. As natural as it seems today, people haven't always thought of the year in terms of four seasons.

Vets seeing spike in 'stoner dog' hospitalizations Posted: 02 Oct 2012 12:26 PM PDT Colorado veterinarians have a message for medical marijuana users: Don't get your dog stoned. Marijuana is toxic in a dog's system, they say, and has even resulted in some canine deaths. "There are huge spikes in the frequency of marijuana ingestion in places where it's become legal," veterinarian Dr. Debbie Van Pelt told local CBS [...]

Photos: See a roundup of the day's most striking images Posted: 02 Oct 2012 11:05 AM PDT Sculpted clay-head molds of 2012 presidential candidates Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama face-off, foreshadowing this week�s much-anticipated Presidential debate in a photo unveiled by Madame Tussauds Washington D.C. on October 1, 2012 and received by Reuters October 2, 2012. REUTERS/Madame Tussauds/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY ELECTIONS) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Venus and bright star to shine together on Wednesday Posted: 02 Oct 2012 04:42 AM PDT Early-bird skywatchers on Wednesday (Oct. 3) will be treated to a rather extraordinary sight, when the most brilliant planet passes exceptionally close to one of the brightest stars in the sky.

See a tiger handler swim with full-grown felines Posted: 02 Oct 2012 09:34 AM PDT It looks like a scene out of a box-office smash movie. But for Jeff Harwell, 30, an animal handler at Arizona's Out of Africa Wildlife Park in Camp Verde, Ariz., running at full speed, being chased by a full-grown tiger or waiting for the 450-pound animal to pounce is part of a normal day.

Photos: At least 37 killed in Hong Kong ferry-boat collision Posted: 02 Oct 2012 03:54 AM PDT A sunken ferry is lifted out of the water after an accident off Hong Kong October 2, 2012. At least 36 people died and dozens were injured when the ferry carrying more than 120 people on a company outing collided with another ferry and sank near an island south of Hong Kong on Monday night in one of the city's worst maritime accidents. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu (CHINA - Tags: DISASTER MARITIME)

Unusual Dallas quakes linked to fracking, expert says Posted: 02 Oct 2012 11:10 AM PDT Three unusual earthquakes that shook a suburb west of Dallas over the weekend appear to be connected to the past disposal of wastewater from local hydraulic fracturing operations, a geophysicist who has studied earthquakes in the region says.

Scientists turn algae data into songs Posted: 02 Oct 2012 06:37 AM PDT There's a springy, almost cheerful feel to the song called "Bloom." And "Far and Wide" sounds a bit unearthly.

Photos: Disabled photographer keeps shooting Posted: 01 Oct 2012 08:42 AM PDT Wheelchair-bound Palestinian freelance photographer Moamen Qreiqea takes pictures of his daughter outside his home in Gaza City October 1, 2012. Qreiqea, 25, lost both his legs in an Israeli air strike in 2008 while taking pictures east of Gaza. The father of two is determined to continue his career despite his disability. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: MEDIA SOCIETY)

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