New Orleans, Louisiana this afternoon.
- LOUISIANA ‘AMBUSH’ KILLS TWO LAWMEN…WOUNDS TWO OTHERS
- COMMENTARY: THE UNITED STATES WANTS ASSANGE…AND BAD!
- SPECIAL REPORT: ECUADOR GIVES WIKILEAKS ASSANGE ‘ASYLUM’
- Romney: I never paid less than 13 percent in taxes
- 7 U.S. troops killed in Afghan copter crash
- Is it possible to know the real Mitt Romney?
- Report: Ryan amended financial disclosure reports
- $337M Powerball drawing: One winning ticket sold
- Book: Paterno sobbed after Penn State firing
- Elvis fans mark 35 years without The King
- U.N. ends Syria mission, backs civilian office
- Drought intensifies in key farming states
- Watch: Great White Shark sighting in Cape Cod
- Michael J. Fox getting a new TV show?
- Watch: Boy gets head stuck in stone railing
Activists: Syria shells bread line; 10 deadWomen, children lined up outside bakery struck by shrapnel as intense clashes continue in Syria’s largest city, opposition claims
U.N. ends Syria mission, backs civilian officeSecurity Council will back new civilian office in Syria to support U.N. and Arab League efforts to end 18-month conflict
- S. Africa police shoot striking miners; 18 dead
- U.K.: WikiLeaks’ Assange won’t be allowed to leave
- New Zealand skydiver survives harrowing fall
- Julian Assange granted political asylum in Ecuador
- 7 U.S. troops killed in Afghan copter crash
- U.N.: 2.5M need humanitarian aid in Syria
- 20 Shiites forced off Pakistan buses, killed
- Ecuador to announce decision on Assange asylum
- Bomb threat diverts NYC – Moscow flight
- 60 dead after landslide in Congo gold mine
L.A. restaurant: Ditch your phone, get a discountCustomers get 5 percent off for leaving phones with waitstaff; Owner says he wants customers to connect with each other
Ex-UGA coach Jim Donnan charged in Ponzi schemeSEC says ex-UGA coach Jim Donnan orchestrated $80M Ponzi scheme, using his influence to get coaches and players to invest
- LGBT volunteer charged in conservative group shooting
- Drought intensifies in key farming states
- Poll: NYC racially divided over “stop and frisk”
- Shootout leaves 2 sheriff’s deputies dead in La.
- An inside look at how Powerball drawings work
- Guard hailed in attack at D.C. conservative group
- Michael J. Fox getting a new TV show?
- Idaho residents flee encroaching blazes
- $337M Powerball drawing: One winning ticket sold
- Ariz. gov. stirs immigration controversy again
- Stocks end higher on Cisco, economic data
- Opinion: Apple and Cisco are better than bonds
- ‘China’s Twitter’ stock surges more than 10%
- Facebook stock slides 6% as insiders able to sell
- Ryan vs. Obama: Who cuts Medicare more?
- Romney: I paid at least 13% in taxes
- Obama: Ready for a showdown
- Need a job? Being single might help
- Who gets paid time off
- Why Progressive defended a client’s killer
- Investors dump stocks. But they love ETFs
- Do you need a Facebook profile to get a job?
- Weekly jobless claims edge up
- Facebook hits new low as IPO lock-up ends
- Home loan rates rise for third straight week
- Facebook: What to do after the “lock-up” expires
- Walmart profit rises 5.7 percent, raises outlook
- How will the Fed react to recent economic data?
- China warns of persistent economic problems
- Merkel: Canada should serve as model to Europe
- Criminal charges unlikely for MF Global execs
- Ikea to launch budget hotel chain
- Social Security strategies: File and suspend
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CNN Electoral Map: Wisconsin moves to true “toss up”
Campaign 2012Full coverage of this year’s elections from CBS News
Ryan, Romney talk chainsaws, shopping, in PeopleIn an interview in People Magazine, the GOP presidential ticket-mates and their wives talk about their favorite movies, their biggest splurges, and the possibility of a “noodling date”
- Ryan denies requesting stimulus funds
- Paul Ryan’s uncertain impact on the youth vote
- White House: “Yes,” Biden is still on the ticket
- Romney: I never paid less than 13 percent in taxes
- Ryan: China treating Obama like a ‘doormat’
- Report: Ryan amended financial disclosure reports
- Former Democrat to speak at GOP convention
- Obama dismisses Biden dust up as “WWF” politics
- Ann Romney on taxes: There’s nothing we’re hiding
- Dean: Both parties “huff and puff” over small stuff
MLB owners OK sale of Padres to Mickelson groupMLB owners approve sale of San Diego Padres to group that includes the O’Malley family and pro golfer Phil Mickelson- Ex-UGA coach Jim Donnan charged in Ponzi schemeSEC says ex-UGA coach Jim Donnan orchestrated $80M Ponzi scheme, using his influence to get coaches and players to invest
- Ex-LSU RB Murphy has championship rings stolen
- Book: Paterno sobbed after Penn State firing
- Pitcher perfect: Why are hurlers so dominant?
- Ex-coach denies shoving Hope Solo at World Cup
- U.S. men’s soccer wins in Mexico for 1st time
- Hernandez tosses perfect game in Seattle’s 1-0 win
- Michael vs. LeBron? It’s a match made for video
- Giants’ Cabrera suspended for positive drug test
- Player quits soccer 5 months after cardiac arrest
- Kelly Clarkson, Cee Lo Green to shake up the NFL
- CBS News Sports Blog
Watch: NBA player’s beard stars in commercialNBA’s Sixth Man of the Year – and his prominent beard – have starring role in new Foot Locker commercial
“Missing” African Olympians may be after new lifeMore than a dozen African athletes have gone missing during 2012 London Olympics and may be seeking asylum in Britain
- Baseball
Hernandez tosses perfect game in Seattle’s 1-0 winFelix Hernandez pitched the Seattle Mariners’ first perfect game and the 23rd in baseball history
- NFL
Olympian Jeff Demps close to signing with NFL team, agent saysAgents says several NFL teams interested in signing U.S. Olympic medalist Jeff Demps, former RB at University of Florida
- NBA
Dwight Howard traded to Lakers in blockbuster deal; Andrew Bynum heads to 76ersHoward the centerpiece of four-team blockbuster deal that also sends Andrew Bynum to 76ers and Andre Iguodala to Nuggets
- Dwight Howard to Lakers deal in place, pending NBA approval
- Ex-NBA star drowns in Aruba
- Lakers’ Matt Barnes out of jail after warrant arrest, alleged threat to police officer
