New Jersey Recovering from Hurricane Sandy Contractors are clearing sand and debris from this street near the beach in the shoreline community of Ocean City, New Jersey. Some houses right up against the beach have had sand driven through the lower fl...
Amateur Dinosaur Tracker Uncovers Some Rare Fossils On most sunny days, Ray Stanford can be found along creeks in College Park, Maryland, in the Washington suburbs. Stanford began hunting for fossil footprints 18 years ago. Since then, Stanford has c...
Millions of Americans Vote Before Election Day Nevada has had two weeks of early voting starting on October 20 and ending November 2. Nevada resident Loran Gibson says it was convenient. I know friends that, if they didn't have early voting, they wou...
Despite Storm, New York and New Jersey Prepare for Elections This temporary polling station is where the New York City Board of Elections stores voting machines. Hurricane Sandy flooded the board's headquarters in lower Manhattan. Some voters came he...
Romney Touts Business Background in Presidential Bid The Republican ticket for 2012: Romney and Paul Ryan. In his bid to become the USA's next president, Romney has highlighted his business experience as ensuring his ability to fix the U.S. economy....
US Adds 171K Jobs; Unemployment Rate Rises to 7.9% The last major economic report before Americans head to the polls shows hiring accelerated in October. That's welcome news for more than 12 million unemployed Americans, and for a president fighting...
In Close Race, Obama Battles for Second Term Four years ago, Obama was elected 44th president of the United States. The Democratic Party nominated him at a highly charged convention that focused on public disenchantment with the nations struggling ec...
Obama, Romney Continue Battle for Women's Votes Campaigning in Iowa, Obama highlighted the Equal Pay Act - the first bill he signed into law. When young women graduate, they should get equal pay for equal work, said the president. That should be a si...
Economy is Key Concern for Nevada Voters President Obama hopes to carry Nevada. So does Mitt Romney. But experts say the state could swing either way. Nevada has been hit hard by home foreclosures, as many homeowners began defaulting on their mortgag...
Emerging Economy in Northeast Ohio Could Change Votes A bright future awaits Gary McDowell. He's still a teenager, but what he's doing will shield him from Ohio's seven percent unemployment. These welding classes will connect him to a high paying job...
Cleanup From US Storm Could Benefit Local Economies On the ground, the damage from Superstorm Sandy is obvious. But from the air, the destruction is stunning. At this community in New Jersey, boats lie scattered amid broken piers, flooded roads remai...
Easing Displacement through Development Last year there were more than 26-million people displaced within their countries by violence, conflict or natural disasters. A new report says development initiatives may help alleviate or even prevent displac...
US Study Says Afghans Not Ready to Manage Forces Afghan uniformed police in Helmand Province learn to read and write under an internationally funded literacy program. It is one of many in parts of the country that are now under Afghan government cont...
Southeast Turkish Village Heals Wounds on Basketball Court Diyarbakir's Baglar basketball team is winning again. The team has built a formidable reputation against the better-funded teams in western Turkey. The architect of the team is coach Gokhan Y...
Unemployment Remains Key Factor for US Voters Jobless Americans are concerned about the high unemployment rate. If Mitt Romney gets into office he is going to have to get these young black men and old black men jobs, said Jeff Smith, who currently is...
