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    Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, left, speaks to Bob White on the campaign charter flight between Boston and Norfolk, Va., Friday, Aug. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

    Romney reportedly picks Paul Ryan as his VP

    NORFOLK, Va.--Mitt Romney will name his vice presidential running mate on Saturday. Per a campaign statement released late Friday, the presumptive Republican nominee will announce his running mate at an 8:45am rally here on the USS Wisconsin--the first stop of his four-day … More »Romney reportedly picks Paul Ryan as his VP

    Paul Ryan Is High-Risk, High-Reward for Mitt Romney

    Rep. Ryan would be high-risk, high-reward for Romney

    Paul Ryan Has Become a Frontrunner for the GOP VP Nomination More »Rep. Ryan would be high-risk, high-reward for Romney

    Florida Voters Go To The Polls In The State's Primary

    'Dreading November': Undecided voters share their unease

    Lyn Vaccaro admits it: "I'm officially an undecided voter." More »'Dreading November': Undecided voters share their unease

    • FILE - This May 21, 2012 file photo shows columnist and TV host Fareed Zakaria attending the 71st Annual Peabody Awards in New York. Zakaria is apologizing for lifting paragraphs by another writer for use in his column in Time magazine. Zakaria said in a statement Friday, Aug. 10, he made a "terrible mistake" and termed it "entirely my fault." Time magazine said it has suspended his column for one month pending further review. Media reporters had cited similarities between passages in Zakaria's column about gun control that appeared in Time's Aug. 20 issue, and paragraphs from an article by Harvard University history professor Jill Lepore published in April in The New Yorker magazine. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, file)
      Fareed Zakaria suspended AP - 8 hrs ago

      Time editor-at-large and CNN host Fareed Zakaria has been suspended by both the magazine and the network for lifting several paragraphs by another writer for his use in a recent Time column. More »Fareed Zakaria suspended

      FILE - This May 21, 2012 file photo shows columnist and TV host Fareed Zakaria attending the 71st Annual Peabody Awards in New York. Zakaria is apologizing for lifting paragraphs by another writer for use in his column in Time magazine. Zakaria said in a statement Friday, Aug. 10, he made a "terrible mistake" and termed it "entirely my fault." Time magazine said it has suspended his column for one month pending further review. Media reporters had cited similarities between passages in Zakaria's column about gun control that appeared in Time's Aug. 20 issue, and paragraphs from an article by Harvard University history professor Jill Lepore published in April in The New Yorker magazine. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, file)

      Time editor-at-large and CNN host Fareed Zakaria has been suspended by both the magazine and the network for lifting several paragraphs by another writer for his use in a recent Time column.

    • President Obama Hosts Dinner Celebrating Ramadan
      Obama defends 'American patriot' Huma Abedin The Ticket - 2 hrs 54 mins ago

      President Barack Obama forcefully defended trusted Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin on Friday, praising her as "an American patriot" in the face of charges from Republicans like Representative Michele Bachmann that she is … More »Obama defends 'American patriot' Huma Abedin

      President Obama Hosts Dinner Celebrating Ramadan

      President Barack Obama forcefully defended trusted Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin on Friday, praising her as "an American patriot" in the face of charges from Republicans like Representative Michele Bachmann that she is secretly tied to Muslim extremists. Speaking at a White House Iftar dinner to mark the end of the Muslim …

    • This photo from July 31, 2012 shows dried corn plants in Yutan, Neb. U.S. corn growers could have their worst crop in a generation as the harshest drought in decades takes its toll, the government reported Friday, Aug. 1, 2012, as it forecast the lowest average yield in 17 years. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
      Farmers expect poorest corn crop in a decade AP - 4 hrs ago

      A deepening drought in the nation's farm states has cut further into this fall's harvest, with farmers now expected to pull from their fields the lowest corn yield in more than a decade. More »Farmers expect poorest corn crop in a decade

      This photo from July 31, 2012 shows dried corn plants in Yutan, Neb. U.S. corn growers could have their worst crop in a generation as the harshest drought in decades takes its toll, the government reported Friday, Aug. 1, 2012, as it forecast the lowest average yield in 17 years. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

      A deepening drought in the nation's farm states has cut further into this fall's harvest, with farmers now expected to pull from their fields the lowest corn yield in more than a decade.

    • White House Press Secretary Jay Carney speaks to the news in the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington
      Obama spokesman declines to repudiate cancer ad The Ticket - 7 hrs ago

      White House spokesman Jay Carney declined Friday to repudiate an independent ad that ties Mitt Romney to the cancer death of a laid-off steelworker's wife, as the controversy over that misleading commercial dragged into another … More »Obama spokesman declines to repudiate cancer ad

      White House Press Secretary Jay Carney speaks to the news in the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington

      White House spokesman Jay Carney declined Friday to repudiate an independent ad that ties Mitt Romney to the cancer death of a laid-off steelworker's wife, as the controversy over that misleading commercial dragged into another day. "We do not control third-party ads," Carney told reporters at his daily briefing. He had …

    • Romney says he’s excited about his upcoming bus tour The Ticket - 6 hrs ago
      Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney arrives in in Bedford, Mass., Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

      NORFOLK, Va.—On the eve of the kickoff of his four-state bus tour, Mitt Romney made a rare appearance in the back of his campaign plane en route to Virginia—though he didn't say much. The Republican presidential candidate came back after he was waved at by a member of his traveling press corps and asked to [...]

    • 'Obamaloney,' 'Romney Hood': Most politically foul week yet? Power Players - 18 hrs ago
      Romney camp vs. Obama camp

      Politically Foul It was the most politically foul week yet. Harry Reid hits below the belt. The Obama and Romney campaigns call each other names. Sen. Bill Nelson calls his opponent a tax cheatin,' road ragin', Hooters promotin' slacker. And, winning the award for the most flagrant foul, a TV ad by a Democratic group [ …

    • U.S., Israel at odds over Iran nuke program intelligence The Ticket - 10 hrs ago
      What does snag in nuke talks says about Iran's intentions?

      The White House expressed confidence Friday that American intelligence will know if Iran escalates its nuclear program in a sprint to build an atomic bomb—a day after Israel's defense minister warned that the allies might not know "in time" to prevent it. "We have eyes, we have visibility into the program," press secretary …

    • Wife was 'terrified' of Peterson, sister testifies Reuters - 5 hrs ago
      Police booking mug of former police sergeant Drew Peterson

      The sister of former Chicago-area police officer Drew Peterson's wife, whose body was discovered in a bathtub in 2004, initially suspected that Peterson was involved in her death, according to testimony on Friday in Peterson's high-profile murder case. Peterson is accused of killing Kathleen Savio, his third wife, while …

    • Former border agents convicted in smuggling ring AP - 3 hrs ago

      Two former Border Patrol agents were found guilty Friday of smuggling hundreds of people into the U.S. in Border Patrol vehicles.

    • David Rakoff, acclaimed humorist, dies at 47 AP - 11 hrs ago
      FILE - This Sept. 16, 2010 photo shows author David Rakoff during an interview in Toronto. Rakoff, an award-winning humorist whose cynical outlook on life and culture developed a loyal following of readers and radio listeners, died Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, after a long illness, Doubleday and Anchor Books announced. The statement did not detail a cause of death, but Rakoff had been open about his battles with cancer. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)

      David Rakoff, an award-winning humorist whose cynical outlook on life and culture developed a loyal following of readers and radio listeners, has died after a long illness. He was 47.

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