Fearing a GOP surge in Tuesday’s election, President Barack Obama has been stumping in blue states hoping to get out the Democratic vote. (Oct. 31)
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President Barack Obama stopped by the Valois Cafeteria near his home in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood for breakfast. He told reporters he felt good about Democrats’ chances, provided that voters turn out in large numbers. (Oct. 31)
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One of two powerful bombs mailed from Yemen to Chicago-area synagogues traveled on two passenger flights within the Middle East. The US said the plot bears the hallmarks of al-Qaida’s offshoot in Yemen and has vowed to destroy the group. (Oct. 31)
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People from a dozen countries who were raped and molested by priests as children are gathering in Rome for a candlelit march on the Vatican intended to let survivors know they’re not alone. (Oct. 31)
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Jon Stewart, host of “The Daily Show” and Stephen Colbert, host of “The Colbert Report” spoke to the media following their Washington “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.” (Oct. 31)
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Yemeni police arrested a woman on suspicion of mailing a pair of bombs powerful enough to take down airplanes, officials said Saturday as details emerged about Friday’s terrorist plot aimed at the US. (Oct. 30)
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Top-ranked Oregon outlasted No. 24 USC Saturday night, 53-32. No. 3 Auburn topped Ole Miss. But No. 5 Michigan State was routed at No. 18 Iowa. No. 7 Missouri lost at No. 14 Nebraska. (Oct. 31)
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Lebanon has unveiled the world’s largest glass at a wine festival, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. It measures more than 94 inches in height, and 65 inches in diameter, smashing a previous record set in Portugal in 1998. (Oct. 30)
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A 34-year-old Illinois man may face the death penalty if convicted in the slaying of Northern Illinois University freshman Antinette “Toni” Keller, the judge in the case said. William Curl is facing murder and other charges. (Oct. 30)
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In the shadow of the Capitol and the election, comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert entertained a huge throng at a “sanity” rally poking fun at the nation’s ill-tempered politics, fear-mongers and doomsayers. AP’s Matt Friedman reports. (Oct. 30)
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