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Three remain hospitalized after bus overturns in N.J.

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 12:48 PM PDT

Workers check out a bus which overturned coming off at an exit ramp on Route 80 in Wayne, N.J. Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012. The chartered tour bus from Toronto carrying about 60 people overturned on an interstate exit ramp. Three people have been taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)Five people in critical condition after a tour bus accident in New Jersey were released from the hospital and three others were upgraded to fair condition, a hospital spokeswoman said Sunday.

Former NFL cheerleader to take plea deal in sex case

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 11:00 AM PDT

Sarah Jones: Former NFL Dancer and Teacher Will Take Plea Deal in Sex With Student CaseJones Will Be Sentenced on Monday

Union: Border agents opened fire on each other

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 04:14 PM PDT

FILE - This undated photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows slain Border Patrol agent Nicolas Ivie. The fatal shooting of Ivie and the wounding another U.S. Border Patrol agent near the Arizona-Mexico border may have been a case of friendly fire, a union chief for border agents and law enforcement officials said Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/U.S. Customs and Border Protection, File)The U.S. Border Patrol agent killed last week in a shooting in southern Arizona apparently opened fire on two fellow agents thinking they were armed smugglers and was killed when they returned fire, the head of the Border Patrol agents' union said Sunday.

Analysis: Options traders get set for fiscal cliff, close vote

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 01:42 PM PDT

Traders await the Grupo Financiero Santander's first trade following it's IPO on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange(Reuters) - Options traders in the U.S. stock market are getting their bets in place in case the U.S. economy tumbles down the "fiscal cliff," or worse, if the U.S. presidential election is so close that the result is disputed. The stock market has been relatively calm in recent weeks in the face of uncertainty over the November 6 election and concerns that the economy could be pitched into a new recession because of substantial tax rises and government spending cuts - the so-called fiscal cliff - due to hit early next year unless Congress agrees to cancel or delay them. ...

Turkey, Syria trade fire; border tensions mount

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 01:18 PM PDT

Turkish military station at the border gate with Syria, across from Syrian rebel-controlled Tel Abyad town, in Akcakale, Turkey, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. (AP Photo)Turkey and Syria fired artillery and mortars across their volatile border for a fifth consecutive day on Sunday, in one of the most serious and prolonged flare-ups of violence along the frontier.

Obama raises California cash for race's last month

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 02:27 PM PDT

President Barack Obama waves as he leaves the White House in Washington for a campaign trip to Los Angeles, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Fresh off his strongest fundraising month this year, President Barack Obama is looking to raise millions of dollars from celebrities and wealthy donors in California with just one month left in a tightening race.

Ann Romney: People got to see husband as she does

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 01:41 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and wife Ann campaign at Tradition Town Square in Port St. Lucie, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)Ann Romney says she's glad people watching the first presidential debate have finally been able to see her husband, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, as she does: "A good and decent person."

SpaceX Dragon set to blast off to space station today

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 11:17 AM PDT

In this image provided by NASA the Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, Falcon 9 rocket with it's Dragon capsule attached on top is seen at Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Oct. 2, 2012. The coming mission is the first under a $1.6 billion contract with NASA that calls for a dozen resupply flights by SpaceX, essential in the post-shuttle era. The liftoff is planned for Sunday morning, Oct. 7, at 8:35 p.m. EDT. (AP Photo/NASA)A privately owned rocket was poised to blast off Sunday night on the first of a dozen space station supply missions under a mega-contract with NASA.

Ryan compares Romney's debate performance to Reagan

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 11:49 AM PDT

Paul Ryan Compares Romney's Debate Performance to Ronald ReaganPaul Ryan said that finally, a month before Election Day, people are getting to see the real Mitt Romney, and the Republican presidential nominee is starting to look a lot like Ronald Reagan. "Did Mitt Romney not knock it out of the park...

Week 5 photos: Bears at Jaguars

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 05:21 PM PDT

All the action from Jacksonville.

Pharmacy linked to meningitis outbreak issues wide recall

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 02:43 PM PDT

How did meningitis end up in steroid vials?The pharmacy that distributed a steroid linked to an outbreak of fungal meningitis has issued a voluntary recall of all of its products, calling the move a precautionary measure.

Lake Villa man in Jacksonville for Bears game fatally stabbed

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 05:27 PM PDT

A north suburban man who was in Jacksonville to attend the Bears-Jaguars game was fatally stabbed early Sunday inside a restaurant, according to police.

Win or lose, Chavez says he'll accept result of Venezuela's vote

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 12:07 PM PDT

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez arrives to a polling station during the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. Chavez is running for re-election against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)President Hugo Chavez's crusade to transform Venezuela into a socialist state, which has bitterly divided the nation, was put to the stiffest electoral test of his nearly 14 years in power on Sunday in a closely fought presidential election.

Big picture: Winning the day as means to winning the election

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 08:23 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2012, file photo Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney shakes hands with World War II and Korean War veterans returning on an Honor Flight from Washington in Swanton, Ohio. Romney's road team scrambled to set up an impromptu meet-and-greet when his plane landed in Ohio at about the same time as an honor flight of aging veterans just back from visiting Washington memorials. Every day, the ground troops of Team Obama and Team Romney set out in pursuit of a common goal: winning the day. Everyone poses for the camera. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)It can be something as small as positioning the candidate at just the right camera angle or as big as catching the opponent in a campaign-altering slip of the tongue.

CDC: More than 90 people ill with meningitis from steroid

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 11:52 AM PDT

How did meningitis end up in steroid vials?Health officials say they have now confirmed more than 90 cases of a rare fungal meningitis that has been linked to a steroid commonly used to ease back pain.

Israeli jets fly mock raids over south Lebanon

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 11:33 AM PDT

Israeli Army vehicles and helicopters are seen in an open area as they search for the remains of a drone in the Negev southern Israel, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012. Israeli jets scrambled to intercept a drone that crossed into Israeli airspace Saturday from the Mediterranean Sea, bringing it down without incident in the south of the country, a military spokeswoman said. (AP Photo/Yehuda Lachiani) ISRAEL OUTIsraeli warplanes swooped low over Lebanese villages Sunday in a menacing show of force apparently aimed at the Hezbollah guerrilla group after a mysterious raid by an unmanned aircraft that was shot out of Israeli skies over the weekend.

Einstein letter on God to be auctioned on eBay

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 11:07 AM PDT

A letter in which Albert Einstein dismissed the idea of God as a product of human weakness is being sold on eBay for a starting price of $3 million.

Friends baffled by killing of Ala. college student

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 01:13 PM PDT

Classmates and friends are questioning why a police officer fatally shot a University of South Alabama freshman who was naked and had been banging on a window at police headquarters.

Indiana Senate race may hinge on disenchanted Lugar backers

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 09:24 AM PDT

Indiana Republican U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock, speaks with volunteers in Jeffersonville, IndianaJEFFERSONVILLE, Indiana (Reuters) - Indiana Republicans last spring spurned long-time Senator Richard Lugar for a more conservative candidate, but now supporters of the soft-spoken moderate may tip the balance in the race that could determine which party controls the U.S. Senate. Republican Richard Mourdock, the state treasurer, and his Democratic opponent, Congressman Joe Donnelly, are wooing not just independent voters but disaffected and angry "Lugar Republicans." "Dick Lugar is a statesman," said Karl Stein, 63, a Republican, as he was walking the dog near Indianapolis. ...

Bears' defense does it again in 41-3 rout of Jaguars

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 04:05 PM PDT

The Bears broke open a close game with four fourth-quarter touchdowns in Jacksonville to improve to 4-1 and keep pace with the Vikings atop the NFC North.