1. Libya officials say the US ambassador Chris Stevens has been killed along with three other Americans in an attack on the US consulate in Benghazi. The consulate was burned down by Muslim protesters' angry about a film that ridicules the Prophet Mu...
1. Americans mark the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks in familiar but subdued ceremonies. Thousands were on hand in New York for the reading of the names of nearly 3,000 victims killed in the worst terror attack in US history. 2. In Washi...
1. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he'll work to end the city's teachers strike quickly. Teachers are joining the picket line after failing to come to an agreement on the new contract with the nation's third largest school district. 2. The Mayor of N...
1. The outer bands of Tropical Storm Leslie are pelting Bermuda with rain and gusty winds. The airport is closed and all bus and sea ferry services have been halted. Leslie isn't expected to make a direct hit. 2. Officials say the Scotts wildfire in...
1. President Barack Obama has been spending his day in Florida. He's hoping to keep the Sunshine State in his win column come November, telling crowds there that those who say the US is in decline are dead wrong. 2. Republican Presidential hopeful Mi...
1. As President Barack Obama prepares to make his case for another term, Paul Ryan says Obama has fallen woefully short of keeping the promises he made four years ago. At a rally in Colorado today, the Republican vice presidential candidate painted t...
1. President Barack Obama will be giving his acceptance speech before a much smaller audience than originally planned. Officials have scrapped plans to hold Thursday night's speech in an outdoor football stadium because of the weather. Instead, Obama...
1. President Barack Obama is heading toward the Democratic national convention in Charlotte, stopping in Norfolk, Virginia, saying the election is about closing the gap between what America is now and what it should be. 2. The Pentagon says a former...
1. First Lady Michelle Obama is scheduled to be the headline speaker at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night. President Obama is set to deliver his address Thursday. 2. Tens of thousands of homes and businesses in Louisiana and Mississipp...
1. President Barack Obama told union workers in Ohio that Mitt Romney would guide the nation to a losing season. Obama used the Labor Day appearance to respond Romney's recent speech in which he told voters that it's time for American to get a new co...
1. Democrats are preparing for the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina where they will nominate President Barack Obama to serve his second term in office. Meanwhile, a crowd of about 400 people are protesting outside the event...
1. President Barack is back in Iowa as he begins what he calls his road to the convention. He says Mitt Romney and the Republican Party are offering outdated ideas that are ill-suited for the country today. 2. Romney, the GOP presidential nominee was...
1. It's Mitt Romney's big night. The Republican presidential nominee is making his acceptance speech in Tampa and will try to win over undecided voters across the country. 2. New Orleans is hoping the worst is over following Hurricane Isaac. The city...
1. In the second full day of their convention, Republicans are looking to connect with critical voting blocs. Ann Romney told a women's event that her husband will keep the needs of women and families in mind. And Craig Romney described his father as...
1. Hurricane Isaac is fixed near the Southeast Louisiana coast. The national hurricane center says the category one storm is forecast to drift over the coast for the next day or two before heading inland. 2. New Jersey governor Chris Christie is labe...
