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August 23, 2012
• On Alert For Tropical Storm Isaac; Middle Class Shrinking; Mystery No-HIV AIDS Sickens Asians; Hanging On For Life Here; "Hanging On For Life Here"; On Alert For Tropical Storm Isaac; Anti-Obama Doc Is Fandango's Number One; Tips For U.S. Troops In Afghanistan; Tanks Explode In Syria Street Fight; Rainstorm Washes Van Off Road; Tanker Crash Under Investigation; Plane Lands On Highway Median; Brew-Ha-Ha Over White House Beer
• Drilling Tactics; Isaac Threatens GOP Convention; Republican And Democratic Conventions, Storms; Middle Class Falls Further Behind; Penn State's Ex-President Speaks; Homicide Rate Rises in Chicago; Bill Clinton Stars in New Obama Ad; Good and Bad Economic News from the CBO; Age of Father Could Contribute to Autism
• Tropical Storm Isaac Strengthening; Gambia Has Mass Execution Plan; Mexican Cult Blocks Schools
• Romney Wants More Drilling, Less Regulation; Clinton Sees Clear Choice Between Candidates; Obama Says Romney/Ryan Bad for Classrooms; Ex Penn State President Speaks Out.
• RNC Faces Threats From Man, Nature; Feds Warn Of Anarchist Bombers; Florida, Caribbean Brace For Isaac; Defiant Akin Digs In, Won't Quit; "Rape" Flap Imperils Women's Vote; Fewer Middle Class Americans Today; Lennon's Killer Denied Parole; Former Penn State President Speaks Out; Forbes Reveals "Most Powerful Women"; Mars Rover Passes Driving Test; Romney's Black Support; Campaign Fact Check; Tampa Set to Rake in RNC Cash; New Phone App Checks the Facts; LL Cool J Takes Down Burglar; Taylor Swift Crashes Kennedy Wedding
• GOP Convention Braces for Isaac; Feds Warn of Anarchist Bombers; New Book on Osama bin Laden Raid; Former Penn State President Denies Cover-Up; Akin's "Legitimate Rape" Flap; Romney's Energy Independence by 2000; Taylor Swift, Wedding Crasher?; Bad Dog


August 22, 2012
• Biden to Crash Republican Party; West Nile Outbreak Continues;
• On Alert For Tropical Storm Isaac; West Nile Outbreak; No Police Entry After 911 Call; Prince Harry Naked In Vegas; Man With "Locked-In" Syndrome Dies; Man With "Locked In" Syndrome Dies; Home Sales Up 2.3 Percent In July; Ultra Definition TV Unveiled; Democrats Fan Akin Flames; "Who's Your Daddy?" DNA Tests; Mars Rover Takes First Drive
• Man Accused Of Threatening Obama; Congressman Defies GOP Leaders; Diana Nyad Says No Regrets; West Nile Virus Case Rise; Skateboarder Claims Police Brutality; Fact Checking Welfare Attacks on Obama; Florida Governor Worried about Tropical Storm; Video Shuts Down Slaughterhouse; Mitt Romney Stumps in Iowa; Late-Night Talk Show War Heats Up
• Mayor Acts Like Robin Hood; Mexico Sacks Airport Security Staff
• DNC Books Women Speakers; Volcano Erupts in Ecuador; Tropical Storm Isaac Crawls Towards Florida; John Lennon's Killer Up for Parole; Jesse Jackson Visits Chavis Carter's Family
• West Nile Outbreak Explodes; Defiant Akin Refuses to Quit; GOP Candidates Fuel Abortion Debate; Gallup Poll: Anti-Abortion Support Growing; Nyad Says She's Proud of Attempt; Report: Gingrich Releases His Delegates; Existing Home Sales Up 2.3 Percent In July; Tropical Storm Isaac Strengthening; Floridians Watching Isaac; Romney's New Attack Ad; "The Office" is Closing; 1960 MLK Interview Found in Attic; Nike's New $300 Sneaker; Teens Using Drugs on Campus
• Defiant Akin Refuses to Quit; Ryan Visits Swing State of Virginia; Prince Harry Naked in Vegas Suite; GOP Backs Anti-Abortion Platform; Romney Backs Abortion Exception; Late-Night TV War Heats Up; College Lowers Costs for Immigrants; Existing Home Sales Up 2.3 Percent in July; West Nile Outbreak Explodes


August 21, 2012
• Defiant Republican Congressman Still in Senate Race; Competing Economic Visions
• Defiant Akin Still In Senate Race; Syria Spilling Over; Tropical Depression Forms In Atlantic; Campaign Cash Advance; Michael J. Fox Returning To TV; Homicides In Chicago Up Sharply; Riding With Chicago Police; Best Buy Earnings Tank; "Fifty Shades" Helps Lift Barnes & Nobles; Hispanics In College At Record High; Rosie O'Donnell's Heart Attack; Hiring America's Next CEO
• Canadian Girl Swam Across Lake Ontario; Clock Ticking Over Rape Comment; Obama Campaigns In Ohio; GOP Spells Out Abortion Position; Akin Says He's Staying; Diana Nyad's Journey Cut Short; The Help Desk; Hispanic Enrollment in Public Schools, Colleges Soar; Michael Ealy Talks New Movie Role, Quest for Mentors; Kid Recipe Winners Honored at White House; Symptoms of Heart Attack, What To Do
• Obama Draws "Red Line" On Syria; U.S. Loses Key African Ally; South African Miners in Mourning After Massacre; A Children's Book to Explain the Euro Crisis in Portugal; Hong Kong Women Live Longest; Iranian Singer Draws in Israelis
• RNC Tells Akin to Stay Away; Girl, 14, Crosses Lake Ontario; GOP Reaffirms Opposition to Abortion; Paul Ryan Campaigns in Pennsylvania; Hispanics Largest Minority on Campus.
• New TV Apology For "Rape" Comment; Lavish Government Parties And Your Tax Money; Veteran Affairs' $5M For Conference Training; Diana Nyad's Journey Cut Short; JetBlue Fined For Violating Your Rights; Akin Sorry For "Rape" Comment; Catholics have Mixed View of Ryan; Private Faith in Public Life; Roger Clemens Making a Comeback; Politician by Day, Brawler by Night
• New TV Apology for Rape Comment; Lavish Government Party and Taxpayer Money; Diana Nyad's Journey Cut Short; Augusta National Admits First Two Women; Hispanics Largest Minority on Campus; Packaging a Potential President


August 20, 2012
• President Obama Holds Impromptu Press Conference; Republican Under Fire Over Rape Comments
• Obama Holds Surprise Press Briefing; Augusta National Admits Two Women; GOP Freshmen Partied Hard In Israel; Director Tony Scott Dead At 68; Groupon Investors Cash Out; West Nile Virus Emergency In Texas; Crane Collapses In Toronto; America's Best Places To Live; The Real Indiana Jones
• Romney States He Will Not Raise Taxes; Congressman Misspoke About Rape; Nude Swim In Sea Of Galilee; Univision Anchor Wants Latino Debate; Space Walk At International Space Station; Augusta National Admits Women; Obama Speaks In Briefing
• Assad Makes Public Appearance; Murder Case Rocks Chinese Politics; Miners Back at Work After Shooting; One Shot at Freedom for Jason Puracal; South Korean Rapper Goes Viral; Grounded By Fear of Flying
• Romney, Ryan Reunite on Campaign trail; Cosmonauts Take Space Walk; Warning About Anesthesia Before Age 3; Embattled Senator Attacks Opponent's Rape Claim.
• Director Tony Scott Commits Suicide; Outrage Over "Legitimate Rape" Claim; Scandal In The Sea Of Galilee; Democrats Unveil More DNC Speakers; West Nile Virus Cases Spreading; Christian Girl Charged With Blasphemy; Relentless Violence Taints Muslim Holiday; Eddie Murray Settles Insider Trading Case; Lawyers Fight Deceptive Food Labels; Romney And Ryan Reunite On Campaign Trail
• Scandal in the Sea of Galilee; Outrage over Rape Comment; Director Tony Scott Commits Suicide; Diana Nyad Swims for History Books; Prepare for Even Less Leg Room; Outrage over "Legitimate Rape" Claim; Assange's Possible Ways to Escape; America's Best Places to Live


August 19, 2012
• Exclusive Interview with Spike Lee; Seven People Charged in Connection with a Deadly Shooting in Louisiana; Julian Assange, the Founder of Wikileaks, Appeared in public for the First Time in Months; Gu Kailai Admits Crime
• Deadly Threat Carried by Mosquitoes; Extremist Shooting Link; NATO Member Killed by "Friendly"; Assange's Message to Obama; Syria's Vice President a No-Show; Insurer Caves to Online Backlash; UN Mission Pulls Out of Syria; Medicare Debate Heats Up; Walletless Society Sooner Than Later
• Assange Breaks His Silence; Ryan Changes the Subject; Discrimination Case Against Philadelphia Pool Settled; End of Ramadan Celebration Reminds U.S. Muslims They're Vulnerable to Attacks; S.F. Giant's Melky Cabrera Suspended; NFL Starts Season with Replacement Referees
• Texas Battles West Nile Virus; Four Shot in a Texas Wal-Mart Parking Lot; Anti-Japan Protests Break Out in China; Assange to U.S.: Drop "Witch Hunt"; Reducing Tuition for Illegal Immigrants; Fit Nation; One-on-One with Macy Gray
• Documentary Relates Albanian Acceptance of Jewish Refugees During Nazi Rise in Germany; Dodgers Pitcher Don Newcombe Honored with Major League Baseball's Beacon of Hope Award. Critic Grae Drake Previews New Movies; Diana Nyad to Attempt Swim from Cuba to Florida; Louisiana Shooters Linked to Sovereign Citizens; Assange Appearance; Syrian VP Absent in Services
• Assange to U.S.: Drop "Witch Hunt"; IED Kills Three NATO Troops in Afghanistan; Anti-Japan Protests Break Out in China; Syria President Attends Eid Prayers; Crews Battle Western Wildfires; San Francisco Bus Ads Stir Controversy; First Lady to Visit Wisconsin Thursday


August 18, 2012


August 17, 2012
• Dallas Battling West Nile; New Rules for Soldiers in Afghanistan
• Man Shot In Head In Police Car; Search for A Birth Control Pill For Men; Sears Sales Keep Falling; Security Council To Meet On Syria; 157 Killed In Syria Friday; NASA Updates "Curiosity's" Mars Journey; Dallas' Aerial Assault On Mosquitoes; Paul Ryan Campaigns In Virginia; CNN Sending Three I-Reporters To Tampa; Plaque Marks Obamas' First Kiss; "Searching For Sugar Man"; Israelis Obtaining Gas Masks; Obama To Israel: "We've Got Your Back"
• Video Captures Fatal Police Shooting; Two American Service Members Killed; Afghan Policeman Kills U.S. Troops; Burmese Pythons Invade Florida; Joe Arpaio Comments on Obama's Immigration Policy; Linda Ronstadt Talks Immigration in Arizona; CDC Warns Baby Boomers about Hepatitis C; Paul Ryan Steps Up Attacks on President Obama; Firefighters Hope for Progress against Wildfires
• "Bloodbath" Shocks South Africa; Russian Punk Rockers Get Two- Year Sentences; Zimbabwean Students Come To U.S.; American Wants To Go To Syria
• Ann Romney Battles M.S.; Brothers Free Due to Facebook Post; Paul Ryan Stumps in Virginia; Political Motive Suspected in Shooting.
• Ex-SEALs Rip Obama For Bin Laden Leaks; Blame Game In Family Research Council Shooting; SPLC: Family Research Council A Hate Group; Mourning Family's Insurance Fight; Apple Stock Sets New All Time High; Texas' Air Assault On Mosquitoes; Blistering Heat Stoking Wildfires
• Afghan Gunman Kills 2 U.S. Troops; Blame Game in Family Research Council Shooting; Ann Romney Speaks Out; Betting on Mark Zuckerberg; Tax Attacks & The 2012 Race; Dallas' Air Assault to Kill Mosquitoes; Cops Shoot Homeless Man 46 Times


August 16, 2012
• Immigration Changes; Syrian Crisis Continues
• Panetta: We're Still At War; Insane Clown Posse To Sue FBI; Gunfire Erupts At South African Mine; Coping With Hearing Loss
• NATO Chopper Down In Afghanistan; Arizona Stirs Up Immigration Debate; Next Round In Voter I.D. Fight; Dallas To Spray For Mosquitoes; Judge Postpones Hasan Trial Over Beard; Gunfire Erupts Between South African Police and Mine Strikers; Romney Explains His Medicare Plan Versus Obama's
• Gov. Jan Brewer Pushes Back on Obama's Executive Order; Julian Assange Holed Up in London's Ecuadorian Embassy; Mitt Romney Breaks Out the Whiteboard in Greer, S.C.; Relentless Fighting in Aleppo Makes Even Hospitals Unsafe Havens
• Arizona Bans Benefits fcor Young Illegal Immigrants; Family Reasearch Council Shooting; Syria Conflict Update; Presidential Campaigns Ramp Up Rhetoric; Obama Attacked Over Leaks; Former Penn State Officials Face Charges; Father, Son Charged with Insurance Fraud
• NATO Chopper Crashes In Afghanistan; Two L.A. Deputies Killed, Two Others Wounded; Ryan Hits The Trail; Arizona Governor's New Immigration Controversy; GOP Pounces On Biden For "Chains" Gaffe; 70 Plus Wildfires Raging In The West; Drinking Water Warning In Louisiana; New Ad Slams Obama for Bin Laden Leaks; Police Can Track Cell Phones; Violent Fighting in Syria; West Nile Virus Cases Soaring; Singer Accuses Obama of Colorado Massacre
• Seven U.S. Troops Killed in Chopper Crash; Ryan Slams Obama on Medicare; Fight Intensifies Over Voter ID Law; Facebook Stock Down 5 Percent; Arizona Governor Bans Benefits for Illegal Immigrants


August 15, 2012
• Shooting at Family Research Council; Hypersonic Jet Test Fails; West Nile Outbreak
• West Nile Outbreak; Handcuffed Man Shot In Police Car; Rebels Take Aim At Military Compound; Iran Helping Syria; Deportation Reprieve Begins; Obamas Campaign Together; Michelle Obama's Role In 2012 Campaign; Steve Jobs' Home Robbed; Rower Finishes 1,500-Mile Trip Around Lake Michigan; Megaupload Boss To Launch New Music Venture; Miramonte School Reopens Amid Sex Abuse Scandal; Tempted By $320 Million; Breaking Cosmic Records; Mars Rover's First Color Image; Duke Of Edinburgh Hospitalized; Hunt For Survivors On African Mountain
• Young Immigrants Seek Reprieve; No Date For Balancing Budget; Obama Using Anger And Hate; Wildfires Burn in the West; Galaxy Cluster Is Big; Campaigns Hit Iowa in Force; Obama Campaigns with First Lady; War of Words on Campaign Trail; Celebrating Julia Child
• Immigration Policy Takes Effect; Bad Day to be Smoker Down Under; Bomb Explodes in Damascus; Allyson Felix's Gold Medal Journey; Terror Group Builds Theme Park
• Americans Fed Up With Congress; Program to Defer Deportation Begins; Powerball Drawing Today; Peterson Defense Withdraws Mistrial Request.
• Western Wildfires Raging; 28,000 Acres Burn In Washington State; Mosquito-Borne Danger Grows; New Hope For 1.7M Illegal Immigrants; Biden's "Back In Chains" Remark; Powerball Jackpot: Estimate $320M And Growing; Syria: Bomb On Diesel Truck Explodes; Four Million Baby Seats Recalled; Planes Collide At Airport; "A Bolder Strategy" For Homeowners; Drought Uncovers Wrecked Steamboats
• New Hope for 1.7 Million Illegal Immigrants; Wildfires Raging in the West; Powerball Jackpot Hits Estimated $320 Million; Voting Concerns in Ohio; Firefighter Says Airline Profiled Him; Romney Blasts Biden Blunder; Blast Near U.N. Monitors' Syrian Hotel; People Want to See a Shirtless Paul Ryan


August 14, 2012
• Syria Nearing Collapse?; Paul Ryan Firing Up GOP Base
• Army Medic Records Texas Shooting; Ryan Campaigns In Colorado; Air Force Goes Hypersonic; Car Plunges Into Alabama Bay; Biden: "Put You All Back In Chains"; Curiosity On Mars; Girls Are Good At Math Too; Tanker Crashes Into Condo Complex
• Americans Enlist In Israeli Army; Unmanned Hypersonic Test Flight; Home Explodes In New York; Virtual Tie In New Hampshire; Romney Reaches Out To Miners; Opposing Views on Ryan as VP Pick; Jesse Jackson Jr Treated for Bipolar 2 Disorder; Paul Ryan Stumps in Lakewood, Colorado; Retail Sales Up Slightly in July; Democrats Sounds Alarm on Paul Ryan's Medicare Overhaul
• Push for Syrian Solution; Boat Capsizes Off Australia; Interview with Musician Bibi Tanga; A Time To Heal
• Starring Roles for Christie, Rubio at RNC; Protest from an Obama Supporter; Police Find Girlfriend Locked Up for Years; Zimmerman Defense Wants Judge Removed; James Holmes Must Be Declared Incompetent to Plead Insanity.
• Obama Blitzing Iowa; Divide And Conquer; Romney Versus Ryan Plans; Rising Star To Deliver RNC Keynote; Three Dead In Shootings Near Texas A&M; Colorado Theater Rampage Records; Wildfires Scorching The West; Prosecutor: Butler Wanted To "Shock" Vatican; More Losses Expected On Auto Bailout; Pregnant Python Found In Everglades; Voting Controversy In Ohio; Reports: Al Qaeda Playing Role In Syria; Inside A War Zone
• Sen. Rubio Campaigns for Romney; Obama Puts Iowa in Play; Three Dead in Shootings Near Texas A&M; Inside a War Zone; Women's Empowerment Icon Dies; Fired for "Liking" on Facebook; Ryan Creating a Social Media Buzz; Ryan's Plan to Change Medicare; Taylor Swift Announces "Red" Album


August 13, 2012
• Gunman Arrested Near Texas A&M; Paul Ryan Speaks Out; Ryan, Religion and the White House; Multiple Shooting Near Texas A&M; House Committee Sues Attorney General Holder; Boot Camp for the Unemployable
• Paul Ryan to Arrive at Iowa State Fair; Gunman Arrested Near Texas A&M; Jailbreak Fall for Infamous Teen; When Crossing Empty Streets Can Kill You; No Men Allowed, Saudis Building City For Women Only; HOA's Foreclosing on Big Banks
• Romney's Vice President Running Mate; Romney And Ryan Defend Medicare Plan; The Rise of Paul Ryan; Brothers Wait to Get Out of Prison; Joe Biden Speaks in North Carolina
• Egyptian President Shakes Up Military; Syria's War in the Skies; Cuba Shuts Down Street Opera
• Weighing Paul Ryan; Social Media Triggers New Trial; Police Say Handcuffed Man Shot Self in Head
• Romney, Ryan Campaign Separately; Hometown Voters React To Ryan; Obama Targets Ryan; Obama Visiting Seven Iowa Cities; Iran Quakes Kill 300 People; Syrian Cities Under Siege; U.S. Destroyer, Oil Tanker Collide; Bus Accident Caught On Video; New Obama-Biden Web Ad Released; Dems Respond to Romney's Pick; New Rules Proposed To Help Homeowners; Debating Romney's Choice of Ryan; NFL's Chad Johnson Arrested; $100 Million Manhattan Penthouse; Olympic Traffic Floods Heathrow
• Romney, Ryan Campaign Separately; Ryan is Darling of Tea Party; Analyzing Romney's Choice of Ryan; Lasting 2012 Olympic Impressions; U.S. Still a Safe Bet; Phelps Will Appear on the Haney Project; A City Exclusively for Women


August 12, 2012


August 11, 2012


August 10, 2012
• Tennessee Mosque Finally Opens; Army Debuts All-Seeing Blimp
• Decision Time For Romney; Tornado Warning In New York; Live From Mission Control; U.S. Sanctions Syria's Backer Hezbollah; Bin Laden Style Raid on Dotcom Mansion; Boy Dies Before Meeting His Hero; Gunmen On Motorbikes Attack Police Station; Drought Shrinks The Mississippi; Spike Lee One-On-One; Gunman Kills Three U.S. Troops
• U.S. Troops Killed In Afghanistan; Sikhs Repair And Reclaim; Bond Set For Alleged Movie Gunman Copycat; Optimism on Economy Drops; Reality Check on The Economy; Curiosity's 360 Degree View;
• Sikhs Shooting Victims Honored; U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan; On the Front Lines in Aleppo; German Battle Tanks; Sesame Street Looks For New Talent; Holder Speaks at Memorial in Wisconsin
• Wisconsin Sikh Temple Reopens Doors; Victory for Tennessee Mosque; Meet Rob Portman; Spike Lee's New Movie; More Than Just a Gas Station; Price Cuts for Grocery Shoppers
• Victims Of Temple Rampage Honored; Inside The Temple's Crime Scene; Mosque Opens After Bitter Fight; Afghan Gunman Kills Three U.S. Troops; 12th Straight Jump In Gasoline Prices; $5.2 Billion Loss For Post Office; Government Won't Prosecute Goldman Sachs; More Like TSA Over Congress; NFL Uses First Female Referee; Unmanned Moon Lander Explodes; Victims Of Temple Rampage Honored; Philadelphia: 210 Murders So Far This Year; Gold Rush for U.S. Women, Team USA on the Small Screen; U.S. Plans New Sanctions for Syria; Firefighter Rescue Caught on Camera; Fact Check: Papa John's Pizza Claim
• Afghan Gunman Kills 3 U.S. Troops; Victims of Temple Rampage Honored; Goldman Sachs Off the Hook; Usain Bolt's Historic Sprints; Sitting Atop the V.P. Wishlist; Drought Shrinks Mississippi River; Plane Crash Caught on Camera; Sitting Down with Spike Lee


August 09, 2012
• Gas Prices Rising; Face-Eating Victim Speaks Out
• Gas Prices Surge; U.S. in Severe Drought; Dr. Accused of Waterboarding His Daughter; Battle for Aleppo; Boy Dies Before Meeting His Hero; Romney Raising Cash In New Jersey and New York; Obama Campaigns In Colorado; Movie Massacre Suspect Due In Court; Bomb In A Bag Undetected For Weeks; Patient Evacuated From Antarctica; Madonna Angers Russian Authority
• Obama Campaigns In Pueblo, Colorado; U.S. Could Impose Syria No-Fly Zone; Ex-Girlfriend Had White Power Ties; White Power Groups In U.S. Military; Brand New Pictures From Mars; New Photos from Mars; Islamic Mosque to Open in Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Mitt Romney Expected to Name V.P. Any Day; Starbucks Experiments Paying with New Phone App; LinkedIn Getting More Investors than Facebook; Economy Could Spur New Baby Boom
• Kids Live Entire Lives Underground; Life in a City Under Attack; C-Section Rates In Brazil Sky High; Escaping to India's Lover's Lane
• New Warning from Obama of Syria's Assad; Syria Rebels in Life- or-Death Struggle; Big Events in Remaining 3 Days for Olympics; Media Asks Holmes Court to Unseal Documents; Presidential Ads War Target Latinos
• Gas Prices Jump, Expected to Climb Higher; Medical Rescue at U.S. Antarctic Station; More Amazing Photos from Mars; Hearing Today on Theater Massacre; Oops! Wrong Airport; Drought Drives Up Food Prices; Ernesto Close to Final Landfall Again; Plenty of Pros & Cons for Pawlenty; Madonna's Russian Revolution; White Supremacists in the U.S. Military; Medalist Returns to London
• Predicting Mitt's Pick; Obama Disagrees with Scouts' Gay Ban; Big Shakeup at Komen Foundation; Fair Trial versus Public Right to Know; New Search in 1979 Etan Patz Mystery; Who Romney Needs to Win; Brutal July Heat in U.S. Sets a Record; U.S. Distance Running Back at Olympics


August 08, 2012


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