Watch Live: Obama speaks on shutdown

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• Watch Live: Obama speaks on shutdown
• Vatican tells bishops not to reform faster than Francis
• The reason for delay in Nobel prize? You'll find out in 50 years
• Republicans ignore calls from business leaders
• Obama, Boehner in shutdown ‘he said, he said’
• Cleveland doctor develops breast cancer vaccine
• Illegal ivory hidden in sesame seeds
• Carter says middle class looks like the poor when he was president
• Teachers march in Brazil turns violent
• Obama passes on Boehner's negotiation offer
• American adults score poorly on global test
• What if car boss Mulally took over at Microsoft?
• Taliban shooting survivor speaks in 'I Am Malala'
• Record breaker Nyad attempts 48-hour swim in NYC
• Parents of malnourished boys make court appearance
• US Sen. Inhofe on the mend after quadruple bypass
• Obama to Boehner: No talks until government opens
• Did Obama swap 'black' detention sites for ships?
• Dodgers beat Braves 4-3 to move on in playoffs
• EU Parliament clears tough new anti-smoking rules
• US adults score below average on worldwide test
• EU Parliament approves tough new tobacco rules
• Meet the new $100 bill
• Higgs boson, key to the universe, wins Nobel physics prize
• Boehner says no 'lines in the sand' on debt limit
• Family: Man who set self on fire was mentally ill
• At the White House, 3 in 4 staffers furloughed
• Insurers, others say 'Obamacare' glitches fixable
• Another biker arrested in NYC motorcycle-SUV brawl

Watch Live: Obama speaks on shutdown Posted: 08 Oct 2013 10:42 AM PDT The president also will discuss his position on the debt ceiling.

Vatican tells bishops not to reform faster than Francis Posted: 08 Oct 2013 10:56 AM PDT By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor PARIS (Reuters) - The Vatican warned bishops on Tuesday not to reform faster than Pope Francis, after a German diocese said that some divorced and remarried Catholics would now be allowed to receive communion and other sacraments. Vatican spokesman Rev Federico Lombardi, announcing the pope would hold a special synod of bishops in October 2014 to discuss issues facing the family, said local churches that come up with their own reforms in the meantime could create confusion. ...

The reason for delay in Nobel prize? You'll find out in 50 years Posted: 08 Oct 2013 10:02 AM PDT STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Prize judges delayed the announcement of the physics winner by an hour Tuesday — but they can't say why for 50 years.

Republicans ignore calls from business leaders Posted: 08 Oct 2013 08:10 AM PDT Groups warn lawmakers to strike a debt ceiling deal or they might damage the economy.

Obama, Boehner in shutdown ‘he said, he said’ Posted: 08 Oct 2013 09:01 AM PDT A simple phone call leads to two very different stories.

Cleveland doctor develops breast cancer vaccine Posted: 08 Oct 2013 03:00 AM PDT Dr. Vincent Tuohy, an immunologist at the Cleveland Clinic, has developed a vaccine that's proved to prevent breast cancer in mice. Now, with the creation of a company, researchers at the clinic are planning trials to test the vaccine on women.

Illegal ivory hidden in sesame seeds Posted: 08 Oct 2013 08:47 AM PDT NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan officials are counting and weighing more than 1,600 pieces of illegal ivory found hidden inside bags of sesame seeds in freight traveling from Uganda to Kenya's major port city, Mombasa.

Carter says middle class looks like the poor when he was president Posted: 08 Oct 2013 04:05 AM PDT Former President Jimmy Carter said Monday that the income gap in the United States has increased to the point where members of the middle class resemble the Americans who lived in poverty when he occupied ...

Teachers march in Brazil turns violent Posted: 08 Oct 2013 07:38 AM PDT A demonstrator from the group called Black Bloc runs outside the Municipal Assembly during a protest supporting a teachers' strike in Rio de Janeiro October 7, 2013. (REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes)

Obama passes on Boehner's negotiation offer Posted: 08 Oct 2013 08:43 AM PDT The president's call came as the House speaker softened the tone of his rhetoric.

American adults score poorly on global test Posted: 08 Oct 2013 09:25 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — It's long been known that America's school kids haven't measured well compared with international peers. Now, there's a new twist: Adults don't either.

What if car boss Mulally took over at Microsoft? Posted: 08 Oct 2013 10:52 AM PDT Back when Microsoft was the biggest name in technology, CEO Bill Gates leveled an attack on the auto industry: If carmakers were as innovative as computer companies, he said, a car would cost just $27.

Taliban shooting survivor speaks in 'I Am Malala' Posted: 08 Oct 2013 06:42 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — A year ago, Malala Yousafzai was a 15-year-old schoolgirl in northwest Pakistan, thinking about calculus and chemistry, Justin Bieber songs and "Twilight" movies.

Record breaker Nyad attempts 48-hour swim in NYC Posted: 08 Oct 2013 09:46 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The 64-year-old woman who swam from Cuba to Florida is attempting to swim in a pool in midtown Manhattan for 48 straight hours to benefit victims of Superstorm Sandy.

Parents of malnourished boys make court appearance Posted: 08 Oct 2013 10:58 AM PDT DENVER (AP) — A Denver couple accused of starving their four young sons and keeping them in a filthy apartment strewn with cat feces, urine and flies made their first court appearance Tuesday and were advised of the felony child abuse charges against them.

US Sen. Inhofe on the mend after quadruple bypass Posted: 08 Oct 2013 09:05 AM PDT OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe isn't expected to return to Washington for at least two weeks, as the conservative Republican recovers in Tulsa from emergency quadruple bypass surgery he had last week, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.

Obama to Boehner: No talks until government opens Posted: 08 Oct 2013 10:14 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama called the top Republican in the GOP-controlled House Tuesday, telling Speaker John Boehner once again that he won't negotiate over reopening the government or must-pass legislation to prevent a U.S. default on its obligations.

Did Obama swap 'black' detention sites for ships? Posted: 08 Oct 2013 01:22 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Instead of sending suspected terrorists to Guantanamo Bay or secret CIA "black" sites for interrogation, the Obama administration is questioning terrorists for as long as it takes aboard U.S. naval vessels.

Dodgers beat Braves 4-3 to move on in playoffs Posted: 08 Oct 2013 01:12 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — As the celebration raged around them, Sandy Koufax sought out Clayton Kershaw in the hazy mist of the clubhouse for a hug.

EU Parliament clears tough new anti-smoking rules Posted: 08 Oct 2013 09:23 AM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — European lawmakers approved sweeping new regulations governing the multibillion-dollar tobacco market on Tuesday, including bigger drastic health warnings on cigarette packs and a ban on menthol and other flavorings to further curb smoking. They stopped short, however, of tough limits on electronic cigarettes.

US adults score below average on worldwide test Posted: 08 Oct 2013 05:49 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — It's long been known that America's school kids haven't measured well compared with international peers. Now, there's a new twist: Adults don't either.

EU Parliament approves tough new tobacco rules Posted: 08 Oct 2013 08:15 AM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — European lawmakers approved sweeping new regulations governing the multibillion-dollar tobacco market on Tuesday, including bigger warnings on cigarette packs and a ban on menthol and other flavorings in a bid to further curb smoking. They stopped short, however, of tough limits on electronic cigarettes.

Meet the new $100 bill Posted:

Higgs boson, key to the universe, wins Nobel physics prize Posted: 08 Oct 2013 06:28 AM PDT Half a century after their original work, the particle they predicted was found in 2012.

Boehner says no 'lines in the sand' on debt limit Posted: 08 Oct 2013 08:00 AM PDT "All we're asking for is to sit down and have this conversation."

Family: Man who set self on fire was mentally ill Posted: 08 Oct 2013 06:15 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The death of a New Jersey man who set himself on fire on the National Mall was the result of his long fight with mental illness, not a political statement, his family said.

At the White House, 3 in 4 staffers furloughed Posted: 08 Oct 2013 04:12 AM PDT Now in its second week, the partial government shutdown has taken its toll on the White House, where about 3 of 4 staffers have been furloughed, barred even from checking the BlackBerrys they usually clutch ...

Insurers, others say 'Obamacare' glitches fixable Posted: 08 Oct 2013 12:18 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government's biggest foray into online commerce has left millions of tech-savvy Americans thoroughly bewildered.

Another biker arrested in NYC motorcycle-SUV brawl Posted: 07 Oct 2013 06:55 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A fourth motorcyclist has been arrested in connection with the beating of a motorist pulled from his car and set upon by a group of bikers in New York City.

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