DEFIANCE, Ohio (AP) - Mitt Romney is trying to close the deal with voters by focusing on their economic concerns, an area where polling shows the Republican nominee has an edge heading into the final days of the campaign.
As President Barack Obama takes a break from the
...WOODBURY, N.J. (AP) - Two teenage brothers accused of killing a 12-year-old girl in southern New Jersey were to have their first court appearance as the girl's family backed away from accusations that authorities failed to act quickly enough once she was reported missing.
The brothers, aged 15
...FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) - Improvements to the Harpeth River should be completed and the area ready for visitors by the end of next month.
Until July, a small metal and concrete dam near Franklin had backed up the river for two miles, creating a pool of drinking water for the city.
Harpeth River Watershed Association Director Dorie Bolze told The
...NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Federal regulators have firmed up plans to put more than 20 million acres off the coast of Texas up for bid to offshore energy producers next month.
The Obama administration says the lease sale will be held Nov. 28 in New Orleans.
The Times-Picayune reports (http://bit.ly/R5Xd1o ) the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, which
...BEIRUT (AP) - Syrians took to the streets for the largest anti-regime protests in months in several cities Friday, taking advantage a lull in fighting as a cease-fire took effect at the start of a Muslim holiday. But scattered violence including battles over a northern military base and a
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