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Video spurs new problems for embattled rapper

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 05:26 PM PDT

A South Side rapper who had a highly publicized feud with slain aspiring rapper Lil Jojo is under fire again after video footage of him purportedly beating a young woman went viral.

Tina Fey calls out ‘grey-faced men’ talking about rape

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 03:20 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2012 file photo, actress Tina Fey arrives at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre, in Los Angeles. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, dick clark productions and NBC announced Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, that Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, have signed on to host the 70th annual ceremony after British comedian Ricky Gervais' three-year reign as the ceremony's acerbic master of ceremonies. The Golden Globes are set to air on NBC on Jan. 13, 2013. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)The comedian Tina Fey has a serious bone to pick with "grey-faced" men who would have their say on women's reproductive rights.

Obama returns to homestate to cast his ballot

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 03:26 PM PDT

President Obama votes early during campaign blitz across eight statesObama became the first sitting president to participate in early voting, casting his ballot Thursday afternoon at a community center in Chicago, Illinois.

Ind. senate race leans Democratic after Mourdock abortion comment

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:01 PM PDT

Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock pauses during a news in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, to explain the comment he made during last night Senate debate. Mourdock said that when a woman becomes pregnant during a rape, "that's something God intended." Mourdock has been locked in a close contest with Democratic Rep. Joe Donnelly. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)The Republican Party has historically leveraged the subject of abortion far more effectively than Democrats. This year, it could cost them control of the Senate. The Senate has been up for grabs since the beginning of the cycle. Democrats currently control 53 seats, including the two independents in their caucus, but are defending 23 seats [...]

Traces of cocaine and marijuana found in air of eight Italian cities

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 03:00 PM PDT

The answer to the question "Did you inhale?" may be yes, even if you're only guilty of breathing the air in Rome. That's because a new study says there are trace amounts of cocaine and marijuana in the air of eight Italian cities. Researchers at Italy's Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research published their findings, which [...]

Magician pranks onlookers with ‘head drop’

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 03:57 PM PDT

Looking for a good way to scare the living daylights out of unsuspecting trick or treaters? May we suggest following this magician's cue and try a good, old fashioned prank. The magician, Rich Ferguson, took to the streets of San Luis Obispo, California, determined to terrify. He succeeded. Upon seeing his head-drop trick, unsuspecting onlookers [...]

Political wack pack: The oddest candidates of 2012

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 06:00 PM PDT

Political wack pack: The oddest candidates of 2012In+a+bid+to+reach+more+voters,+the+Libertarian+Party's+candidate+for+a+Kansas+congressional+district+changed+his+name+over+the+summer—to+Thomas+Jefferson. "Whether+you+think+it's+crazy+or+not,+hopefully+it+gets+people+thinking+about+the+founding+fathers+and+Thomas+Jefferson+in+particular+and+whether+we+have+that+form+of+government+still,"+Jack+Talbert,+now+legally+Jefferson,+told+the+ Topeka+Capital-Journal . His+goal,+according+to+the+Libertarian+Party+of+Kansas+website,+is+to+"launch+the+Thomas+Jefferson+Project+...+an+effort+to+end+gridlock+due+to+party+differences+by+introducing+the+concept+of+voting+for+the+person,+not+the+party." (Photo+and+portrait+of+Thomas+Jefferson+by+Reuters/National+Portrait+Gallery.+Photo+of+Thomas+Jefferson+[Jack+Talbert]+via+ Wikimedia+Commons .)

Romney hits the 50 percent mark in new national poll

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:00 PM PDT

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign rally with vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan at a Red Rocks Ampitheatre in MorrisonMitt Romney has seized further advantage on economic issues at the core of the 2012 campaign, taking him to 50 percent support among likely voters vs. 47 percent for Barack Obama – Romney's highest vote-preference result of the contest to date. The difference between the...

Cops: NYC nanny stabs 2 kids to death

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 03:23 PM PDT

Cops: NYC Nanny Stabs 2 Kids to DeathPolice have arrested a nanny accused of killing two small children in a luxury apartment building on Manhattan's affluent Upper West Side.

State police group suspends president

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 03:17 PM PDT

The president of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police has been suspended from his duties with the group after a Tribune article published today detailed a long-running criminal investigation into his actions.

Photos: Obama casts early vote in Chicago

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 03:05 PM PDT

President Barack Obama today returned to the South Side and cast an early vote at the Martin Luther King Community Center in Bronzeville.

The national security policy Obama and Romney won’t debate

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:02 PM PDT

Ground crew walks next to the Elbit Systems Ltd. Hermes 900 unmanned aerial vehicle during a presentation at the airbase in the central Swiss town of EmmenYahoo! News columnist Walter Shapiro explains why the two candidates haven't clashed over the use of unmanned drones.

Panetta: Not enough early Benghazi intel

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 03:22 PM PDT

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, left, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey participate in a joint news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Panetta said the U.S. military did not intervene during the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya last month because it was over before the U.S. has sufficient information on which to act. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)It was over before the U.S. had the chance to know what was really happening, the Defense Secy. said today.

Indiana Senate seat up for grabs after Mourdock flap?

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 12:32 PM PDT

Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock pauses during a news in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, to explain the comment he made during last night Senate debate. Mourdock said that when a woman becomes pregnant during a rape, "that's something God intended." Mourdock has been locked in a close contest with Democratic Rep. Joe Donnelly. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)The tea party favorite shook up the state's race by saying a pregnancy that results from rape is "something that God intended."

Remodeling Minnie Mouse

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 01:22 PM PDT

Outcry from parents, activists may prompt changes in retailer's plan

A super-skinny Minnie Mouse has between now and Nov. 14, when she walks the fantasy runway in the holiday windows of Barneys New York stores, to put on a few pounds and appease critics.

Walters to Trump: 'You’re making a fool of yourself'

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 12:43 PM PDT

Trump, WaltersBarbara Walters had a message for the real estate mogul a day after he offered $5 million to a charity if Obama agreed to release his college and passport applications.

Team Romney trashes Obama’s Rolling Stone remark

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 12:30 PM PDT

WORTHINGTON, Ohio—Mitt Romney's campaign is blasting President Barack Obama's reported remark to Rolling Stone magazine that his GOP rival is a "bullshitter." Asked for a response, Romney adviser Kevin Madden said Obama is "rattled and on the defensive." "He's running on empty and has nothing left but attacks and insults," Madden said. "It's unfortunate he [...]

Friend denies coverup of bar beating by off-duty cop

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 12:36 PM PDT

Friends since the fourth grade, Gary Ortiz knew his pal Anthony Abbate was in trouble nearly six years ago after the off-duty Chicago cop was caught on videotape violently attacking a female bartender.

Four battleground states at risk with e-voting machines

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 11:31 AM PDT

An elections official demonstrates a touch-screen voting machine at the Fairfax County Governmental Center in Fairfax, VirginiaTouch-screen electronic voting machines in at least four states pose a risk to the integrity of the 2012 presidential election, according to a Monitor analysis.

Photos: See the funniest political photo ops

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 01:34 PM PDT

Photos: See the funniest political photo opsRepublican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney poses for photographs with students of Fairfield Elementary School, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, in Fairfield, Va. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)