* Romney, Republicans ahead of Obama and DNC in cash on hand * Obama campaign has direct control over larger sum By Alina Selyukh and Alexander Cohen WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) – The Republican Party and presidential candidate Mitt Romney have almost … Five children killed in SUV crash in East Texas - Fox News
TYLER, Texas - Investigators say two boys and three girls died when the overloaded SUV they were traveling in crashed in East Texas. Department of Public Safety Trooper Jean Dark says five other children and two adults were hurt in the rollover Monday …
Diana Nyad out of the water, fourth attempt to swim from Florida to Cuba over - CBS News
Anonymous Attacks UK Websites Over Assange - PCWorld
By Mikael Ricknäs, IDG News The UK Ministry of Justice has experienced problems with the availability of its website following a denial-of-service attack by Anonymous, which is demanding freedom for WikiLeak's founder Julian Assange who was last week … US Joint Chiefs of Staff's plane damaged in Afghanistan - Christian Science Monitor
Mortars or missiles fired by insurgents hit the plane being used by the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff while it was on the ground at a NATO base, but the top American general was not in or near the aircraft at the time, Western military … Rain-free weather is expected for most of this week, National Weather Service says - Boston.com
By Melissa M. Werthmann, Globe Correspondent Boston will get a break from the rain this week and should see lots of sunshine, according to the National Weather Service. Today temperatures should top off in the high 70s. Tuesday will be similar, … The Agony Of The Akin - ABC News
ANALYSIS:Last week the brand new GOP ticket spent all their time defending their record on Medicare. Yesterday it was abortion as Mitt Romney was forced to wade into a controversy not of his own making. In an interview with New Hampshire television … Guy Spitaels, Belgian socialist leader, has died
Guy Spitaels, a Belgian socialist leader who in 1998 was convicted of corruption along with ex-NATO Secretary General Willy Claes, has died. He was 80.
Record radiation in fish off Japan nuclear plant
A pair of greenlings have shown the highest level of radioactive caesium detected in fish and shellfish caught in waters off Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, its operator said Tuesday. Norway faces hard decisions as Breivik verdict nears
OSLO (Reuters) – As the trial of Anders Behring Breivik comes to an end, Norway is just starting to shape its future as a nation no longer isolated by its great wealth from a troubled outside world. Survivors of Breivik's massacre are waiting for Friday when an Oslo court passes judgment on the anti-Muslim gunman, hoping to return to something like the lives they led before he slaughtered 77 people last year. … Iran war could cost Israel economy $42 billion: report
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s economy would incur damages of as much as 167 billion shekels ($42 billion) should Israel attack Iran over its nuclear program, business information group BDI-Coface has projected. Direct economic damage would reach 47 billion shekels, BDI-Coface, a respected research group, said on Tuesday. That would be equivalent to 5.4 percent of Israel’s gross domestic product last year. Indirect damages would amount to 24 billion shekels a year for three to five years due to the collapse of businesses, it said. …
Al Pacino, David Mamet, Sheryl Crow and 'Annie' are the highlights of new Broadway season
NEW YORK, N.Y. – There’s a bit of everything for theatregoers this fall in New York, from a play about porn to a musical about proselytizing Christians. Al Pacino and Katie Holmes are the star headliners, while David Mamet makes a big return and the sun comes out for “Annie.” Even The Fonz makes it to Broadway for the 2012-13 season.
PA losing legitimacy among Palestinians: UN
The Palestinian Authority is losing legitimacy among its people because it is not creating a state, and as a result its institutions could "eventually collapse," the UN Middle East envoy has said. Attacks on Palestinians kindle debate on values
Two vicious attacks on Palestinians, presumed to be the work of Jews, have some Israelis worried that their society is increasingly tolerant of hate crimes.
Love on tap: From Richmond to Blue Ridge Mountains, Va celebrating growing craft beer industry
RICHMOND, Va. – From industrial outskirts of Richmond to the pastoral landscapes of the Blue Ridge Mountains and beyond, an army of artisans are turning their love of beer into business.
Pawtucket Arts Festival to open with opera on Sept. 6; Central Falls to join for first year
PAWTUCKET, R.I. – Organizers of the Pawtucket Arts Festival have announced the dates for this year’s 3 1/2-week celebration of the performing and visual arts.
Balloons to transform Hadrian's Wall into artwork
A group of American artists is using 450 balloons and thousands of light emitting diodes to turn the 2,000-year-old Hadrian's Wall into the world's longest work of art. Best Buy cuts outlook, suspends share buybacks
(Reuters) – Best Buy Co cut its fiscal-year profit outlook on Tuesday, citing lower expectations for industrywide sales and uncertainty about key product introductions, and the company suspended its share buybacks for the year. Best Buy also reported quarterly results below Wall Street expectations, highlighting the challenges newly named Chief Executive Officer Hubert Joly faces in turning around the world's largest consumer electronics chain. It shares fell more than 10 percent. … France's Hollande to meet head of Syrian opposition
French President Francois Hollande was to meet later Tuesday with the head of Syria's main opposition group, a day after hosting the new United Nations peace envoy to Syria, his office said. Liberia's Sirleaf suspends son, 45 other top officials
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has suspended 46 government officials, including her son, for failing to declare their assets, the presidency said Tuesday. Japan follows EU into WTO litigation against Argentina
GENEVA (Reuters) – Japan has launched a complaint at the World Trade Organization over Argentina’s import licensing rules, a trade official with knowledge of the case said on Tuesday. Japan’s complaint follows similar litigation brought by the European Union in May. About 20 countries have criticized Argentina’s rules at the WTO, contributing to a sharp worsening of its international trade relationships since President Cristina Fernandez decided to seize control of oil firm YPF from its parent, Spain’s Repsol, in April. (Reporting by Tom Miles; Editing by Jon Boyle)
Iran unveils new missile, starts air defense site
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran unveiled on Tuesday what it said was an upgraded short-range missile and said it would build a new air defense site, in what appeared to be an attempt to show its readiness against any Israeli attack. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi attended a ceremony at which officials unveiled the fourth-generation Fateh 110 short-range missile, with a range of about 300 km (180 miles), and other upgraded hardware. …
Iran, Egypt move to restore diplomatic ties: Salehi
Iran and Egypt are moving towards restoring diplomatic relations which were severed more than three decades ago, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said in an interview published on Tuesday. 
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