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Insurers nervous over prospect of Romney victory

Insurers nervous over prospect of Romney victory
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - You'd think health insurance CEOs would be chilling the bubbly with Republican Mitt Romney's improved election prospects, but instead they're in a quandary. Although the industry hates parts of President Barack Obama's

Momentum vs. math in election's final full week

Momentum vs. math in election's final full week
By STEVE PEOPLES and THOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated Press PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - One final jobs report before Election Day and the big storm threatening the East Coast loom large as President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney head into the final full week of campaigning in a race polls show is

Momentum vs. math in election's final full week

Momentum vs. math in election's final full week
By STEVE PEOPLES and THOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated Press PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - One final jobs report before Election Day and the big storm threatening the East Coast loom large as President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney head into the final full week of campaigning in a race polls show is

Men ID'd in Maine Zumba studio prostitution case

Men ID'd in Maine Zumba studio prostitution case
By TED SHAFFREYAssociated Press KENNEBUNK, Maine (AP) - Police on Friday released another round of names of men they believe paid for sex with a woman who's charged with using her Zumba dance studio as a front for prostitution in the seaside town. The names bring to 39 the number of men

Town relives past violence with new homicides

Town relives past violence with new homicides
By KRISTIN M. HALLAssociated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The recent homicides of six people along the Tennessee-Alabama state line have brought back fear and bad memories of previous violent slayings near the quiet rural town of Fayetteville, Tenn. Dozens of law enforcement personnel in

WWII vet dies at age 93 after casting last ballot

WWII vet dies at age 93 after casting last ballot
By AUDREY McAVOYAssociated Press HONOLULU (AP) - A World War II veteran whose effort to vote from his deathbed inspired thousands has died a week after casting his final ballot. Frank Tanabe passed away peacefully Wednesday at the Honolulu home of his daughter, where he's been in hospice

Mourdock: God at work when rape leads to pregnancy

Mourdock: God at work when rape leads to pregnancy
By TOM LoBIANCOAssociated Press NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) - Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock said Tuesday when a woman becomes pregnant during a rape, "that's something God intended." Mourdock, who's been locked in one of the country's most watched Senate races, was

Mourdock: God at work when rape leads to pregnancy

Mourdock: God at work when rape leads to pregnancy
By TOM LoBIANCOAssociated Press NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) - Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock said Tuesday when a woman becomes pregnant during a rape, "that's something God intended." Mourdock, who's been locked in one of the country's most watched Senate races, was

Obama, Romney in final sprint to Election Day

Obama, Romney in final sprint to Election Day
By DAVID ESPO and KEN THOMASAssociated Press DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - The endgame at hand, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney plunged into the final two weeks of an excruciatingly close race for the White House Tuesday with TV advertising nearing an astronomical $1 billion and

Obama, Romney in final sprint to Election Day

Obama, Romney in final sprint to Election Day
By DAVID ESPO and KEN THOMASAssociated Press DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - The endgame at hand, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney plunged into the final two weeks of an excruciatingly close race for the White House Tuesday with TV advertising nearing an astronomical $1 billion and