Provocative anti-jihad ads go up in NYC subways

NEW YORK (AP) - Controversial advertisements equating Muslim radicals with savages have gone up in New York City subways. The ads by a conservative blogger appeared Monday in 10 stations throughout Manhattan. They will be in place for a month. The ads read, "In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support ...

Bill Clinton has no idea what Hillary may do next

WASHINGTON (AP) - Bill Clinton says Hillary Rodham Clinton is qualified to be president, but he says she's tired after serving as secretary of state and he has no idea what she may do.

Romney strives to turn the page on rough week; Obama takes rare campaign break

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mitt Romney's presidential campaign strove to turn the page on a week of public stumbles and Republican hand-wringing Sunday, promising a redoubled effort in the most competitive states to undercut his opponent's economic record as voters tune in for the final six weeks of a close race.

Texas inmate prepares for third trip to death house on Tuesday

LIVINGSTON, Texas (AP) - What Cleve Foster remembers most about his recent brushes with death is the steel door, the last one condemned Texas inmates typically walk through before their execution.

Cat goes to vet for flea bath but gets euthanized

GARDNER, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts woman says her cat went to the veterinarian for a flea bath but was mistakenly put to death.

No ethics charge for Rep. Waters

41-pound cat named Skinny up for adoption

RICHARDSON, Texas (AP) - Don't be fooled by the name: Skinny the cat is one hefty feline. And all 41 pounds of her needs a home. A Dallas-area animal shelter has cared for the 5-year-old orange tabby since getting a call about a stray in a yard about a week ago. Kim ...

Man jumps off Bronx Zoo monorail, mauled by tiger

Romneys paid $1.94M in federal taxes for 2011, pays more than had to

Obama declares Chimney Rock a national monument

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) - A dramatic rock formation in southwestern Colorado that was home to ancestors of the Pueblo Indians 1,000 years ago now has protection as a national monument - a potential boost for tourism in a state key to the presidential election. President Barack Obama signed a proclamation Friday creating Chimney Rock National Monument, preserving nearly 5,000 acres of high ...

Congress makes its getaway from D.C. to hit campaign trail

Texas school bars Bible banners at football games

Nation news briefs

SHUT UP! SPEECH JAMMER AMONG 2012 IG NOBEL WINNERS: BOSTON (AP) - For anyone who's ever been tired of listening to someone drone on and on and on, two Japanese researchers have the answer.

Another sign economy has bottomed out

Modesto ranks as fifth poorest city in nation

Churches split on Scouts' welcoming of gay youth

Committee passes bill on sexual assaults

Building being torn down collapses, killing 1

Odd News

RUNNER'S PAIN IS NO PULLED MUSCLE; IT'S A BABY: DULUTH, Minn. (AP) - An aspiring half-marathon runner in Minnesota attributed her unbearable back pain to a two-hour training session. A day later, she was cradling a newborn.

Widow, 84, claims $590M jackpot

Woman from wealthy NY suburb grew $3M in pot

TSA drops plan to allow small knives on planes

Big mako shark caught off Calif. could be record

Casinos ban gamblers using Google Glass

Casinos ban gamblers using Google Glass

Nation news briefs

ORE. BILL WOULD REGULATE TRACKING DEVICES FOR KIDS: SALEM, Ore. (AP) - It hasn't happened yet in Oregon, but some lawmakers want to be prepared for the day schools replace roll call with tracking devices.

Fort Hood massacre suspect says he killed soldiers to protect Taliban

IRS brass stayed in $3,500 a night rooms

e accepts insanity plea in Colorado case

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100 students ejected from NYC-to-Atlanta flight

Gator taken from Ohio home, video showed taunts