By MATTHEW DALY, AP - 1 minute ago MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden is planning to be in Tampa, Fla., next week as Republicans open their presidential nominating convention in the city. An Obama campaign announcement on Tuesday said Biden … Fla. couple who each lost leg in NJ crash caused by texting driver settle ... - Washington Post
MORRISTOWN, NJ -- A couple who each lost a leg when their motorcycle was struck by a teenager who was driving and texting have settled their lawsuit against him for $500000, their lawyer says. The settlement amount for David and Linda Kubert equals the … Romney calls on Akin to drop out of Senate race - CBS News
(CBS News) Mitt Romney on Tuesday stepped up his criticism of Republican Rep. Todd Akin and called on the congressman to drop out of the Missouri Senate race because of his recent, controversial remarks on rape and abortion. "As I said yesterday, … Federal court strikes down pollution rule - Atlanta Journal Constitution
By Kristi E. Swartz A federal appeals court Tuesday overturned a rule to reduce smog-producing emissions coming from power plants in Georgia and 27 other states. The decision allows Atlanta-based Southern Co. and other utilities to continue to operate … Don't lose sight of why the US is out to get Julian Assange - The Guardian
Int'l force in Sinai quiet amid concern of Egypt violations - Jerusalem Post
By HERB KEINON Observers stationed in Sinai to verify the demilitarization of the peninsula abstain from publicly addressing Israeli concerns that Egypt may be violating treaty by moving weaponry into area without consent. The 1650 strong Multinational … Obama shifts to Ryan education plan - The Associated Press
By JIM KUHNHENN, AP - 1 minute ago COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- President Barack Obama charged rival Mitt Romney with being oblivious to the burdens of paying for college on Tuesday, telling young voters in battleground Ohio that his opponent's education … Friends tweet before dying in Md. train derailment - San Francisco Chronicle
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (AP) -- They were seemingly ordinary tweets from two friends hanging out on a railroad bridge in their hometown, enjoying one last summer night together before heading back to college. "Drinking on top of the Ellicott City sign," read … Ethiopians Grieve PM Meles Zenawi's Death - Voice of America
ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia is grieving the loss of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. The passing of Ethiopia's leader saddens the country's citizens.Everybody in Ethiopia was talking about Tuesday. Many people in the capital, Addis Ababa, had kind words to say … Highlights from the 15 Mindset Lists since 1998 - The Associated Press
By AP - 32 minutes ago For the past 15 years, Beloit College has published an annual Mindset List to help remind professors that cultural references familiar to them might draw blank stares from college freshmen. Here are highlights from each of those … Mitt Romney says Missouri Republican Todd Akin should leave Senate race after rape comments
WASHINGTON – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is calling on Republican Todd Akin to abandon his Senate bid in Missouri following the congressman’s comments about rape.
U.N. atomic watchdog in new bid to unblock Iran probe
VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog will try to persuade Iran to address questions about its suspected nuclear weapons research at a meeting on Friday, more than two months after previous talks ended in failure. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) issued a brief statement confirming the talks, to be held at Iran's diplomatic mission in Vienna, after diplomats told Reuters earlier on Tuesday that they expected a new meeting on that day. The talks, to be attended by senior IAEA officials, will take place just a few days before the U.N. … Balkans heat wave fuels forest fires in Bosnia
Authorities on Tuesday declared a state of emergency around a town in Bosnia's northeast and a tourist area was evacuated in the country's south as a heat wave fuelled wildfires across the Balkans and left people suffering heat exhaustion. Morocco officials bow before king in 'loyalty' ceremony
Moroccan government officials pledged their allegiance to King Mohammed VI on Tuesday, bowing down before the monarch at an annual "celebration of loyalty" that activists have criticised as "backward." 
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