| FBI probe of Petraeus began with 'suspicious emails' Posted: 10 Nov 2012 02:50 PM PST  The FBI investigation that led to the discovery of CIA Director David Petraeus' affair with author Paula Broadwell was sparked by "suspicious emails" that initially did not contain any connection to Petraeus, U.S. law enforcement and security officials told Reuters on Saturday. But the CIA director's name unexpectedly turned up in the course of the investigation, two officials and two other sources briefed on the matter said. It was "an issue with two women and they stumbled across the affair with Petraeus," a U.S. government security source said. ...
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| Four days later, Obama wins Florida Posted: 10 Nov 2012 10:30 AM PST  The president was declared the winner of Florida's 29 electoral votes Saturday, ending a four-day count with a razor-thin margin.
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| Frustrated residents protest outside New York utility Posted: 10 Nov 2012 04:53 PM PST  Even as the lights came on for many who lost power in New York and New Jersey during the superstorm and a later nor'easter, hundreds of residents protested Saturday outside a Long Island utility, frustrated ...
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| Across U.S., Veterans Day commemorations under way Posted: 10 Nov 2012 03:16 PM PST  Saturday marked the first of what will be three days of Veterans Day commemorations across the United States.
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| Syrian opposition debates forming U.S.-backed assembly Posted: 10 Nov 2012 12:17 PM PST  Host nation Qatar, backed by the United States and the United Arab Emirates, on Saturday pressed the Syrian opposition to form a united leadership to pursue its war against Bashar al-Assad. At talks in Doha bringing together various opposition groups, the Islamist-flavoured Syrian National Council (SNC) has been concerned that it might be sidelined in a new broad coalition. ...
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| Rove defends his $300 million election disaster Posted: 10 Nov 2012 11:21 AM PST  Karl Rove boasted on the eve of Tuesday's election that all signs pointed towards an electoral college landslide. He was right about the result, just wrong about the candidate. And now it's up to Rove to explain to donors why.
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| BBC director general resigns over 'shoddy journalism' Posted: 10 Nov 2012 02:12 PM PST  BBC Director General George Entwistle resigned on Saturday, just two months into the job, after the state-funded broadcaster put out a programme denounced by the corporation's chairman as shoddy journalism. The BBC, reeling from revelations that one of its former stars was a paedophile, brought further problems on its head when a flagship news programme aired a mistaken allegation that a former senior politician sexually abused children. ...
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| 4.3 magnitude earthquake reported in Kentucky Posted: 10 Nov 2012 10:11 AM PST  The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that an earthquake centered in Kentucky also rattled at least three other states. The USGS website says the epicenter of the 4.3 magnitude earthquake on Saturday afternoon was about 10 miles west of Whitesburg. Residents in eastern Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee reported feeling the temblor. National Weather Service spokesman Jeff Carico says employees at the office in Jackson, which is about 60 miles northwest of Whitesburg, felt the ground shake for about 15 seconds. He says the office has gotten numerous calls, but so far no one has reported any serious damage.
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| Florida's West refuses to relinquish seat in Congress to Murphy Posted: 10 Nov 2012 02:11 PM PST  Math says Allen West lost his Florida congressional seat to Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy. West begs to differ.
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| International prosecutor probes new cases in Libya Posted: 10 Nov 2012 02:09 PM PST  AP Interview: International Court prosecutor collects evidence for new cases in Libya
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| How 'poor judgment' felled military star Petraeus Posted: 10 Nov 2012 10:06 AM PST  David Petraeus was a star on the battlefield, commanding the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, but was undone by "poor judgment" in engaging in an extramarital affair that led to his downfall as CIA director. Just two days after his 60th birthday, Petraeus stepped down from the spy agency where he had held the top office since September 6, 2011. "After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair. Such behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours. ...
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| GOP showing in Calif. worries party strategists Posted: 10 Nov 2012 03:48 PM PST  If the future happens first in California, the Republican Party has a problem.
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| Afghan victims say only one U.S. soldier attacked Posted: 10 Nov 2012 03:22 AM PST  TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - An Afghan villager and two of his sons, who survived a night-time shooting rampage in March, testified on Saturday that they saw only one U.S. soldier attacking their compound, backing the U.S. government's account. Military prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, accusing him of killing 16 villagers, mostly women and children, when he ventured out of his remote camp on two revenge-fueled forays over a five-hour period in March. ...
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| High court to take new look at voting rights law Posted: 10 Nov 2012 12:33 AM PST  The Supreme Court will consider eliminating the government's most potent weapon against racial discrimination at polling places since the 1960s. The court acted three days after a diverse coalition of voters propelled President Barack Obama to a second term in the White House.
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| Gaza flares as Israel hits back killing five Posted: 10 Nov 2012 01:50 PM PST  GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli tank fire killed four Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Saturday after militants blew up an Israeli army jeep with an anti-tank missile, wounding four soldiers. Palestinian fighters retaliated by firing rockets into southern Israel and an Israeli air strike targeted a rocket crew, killing a Palestinian militant, the Israeli army said. The flareup carried the risk of further escalation. Explosions were audible and projectiles lit up the sky over Gaza shortly before midnight, but no further details were immediately available. ...
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| Was Petraeus affair linked to lax Libya response? Posted: 09 Nov 2012 03:00 PM PST  The CIA director abruptly resigned, citing an extramarital affair and needing to sort out "personal and professional issues."
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| 'Disaster after the disaster': Unwanted donations Posted: 09 Nov 2012 06:03 PM PST  Superstorm Sandy has brought out generosity far and wide in the biggest U.S. relief effort for the American Red Cross and other groups since Hurricane Katrina swamped the Gulf Coast in 2005.
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| Pentagon releases Benghazi timeline, defends response Posted: 10 Nov 2012 12:20 AM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pentagon leaders knew of the September 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi an hour after it began, but were unable to mobilize reinforcements based in Europe in time to prevent the death of the U.S. ambassador, according to a timeline released on Friday. Senior defense officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, rejected criticism accusing the Pentagon of failing to move quickly to send reinforcements to relieve the consulate or using armed aerial drones to fire on the attackers. ...
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| 'Tunnel of lights' dazzles spectators Posted: 09 Nov 2012 07:00 AM PST |
| Sotheby's to sell Mick Jagger's love letters Posted: 10 Nov 2012 09:01 AM PST  Handwritten letters from Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger to his former lover Marsha Hunt will be auctioned in London next month.
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| U.S. computer graphics scientist wins Kyoto Prize Posted: 10 Nov 2012 12:53 AM PST  An American regarded as a father of computer graphics, an Indian literary critic and a Japanese molecular cell biologist have received the Kyoto Prize, Japan's highest private award for global achievement.
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