Arlen Specter dies; he was Pennsylvania's longest-serving senator  —  View Photo Gallery — Former senator Arlen Specter dies: Specter, who represented Pennsylvania in the Senate from 1981 to 2011, died Sunday at his home in Philadelphia from complications of non-Hodgkins lymphoma.  He was 82.

Skydiver surpasses speed of sound  —  Highlights from Felix Baumgartner's leap into the record books  —  Austrian Felix Baumgartner has become the first skydiver to go faster than the speed of sound, reaching a maximum velocity of 833.9mph (1,342km/h).  —  In jumping out of a balloon 128,100ft …

Questions on Benghazi  —  Where is CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus?  He seems to be the missing man in the unfolding Benghazi debacle.  It is his agency, among others, which is being fingered by the White House for getting the Libya attack wrong.  However, we know that within a very short …

Wisconsin Senate Candidate's Son Says We “Have The Opportunity” To Send Obama Back To Kenya  —  Jason Thompson, the son of former Governor and Wisconson Senate candidate Tommy Thompson, speaking this morning at a brunch attended RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said that “we have the opportunity …

Fear-Chucker: Fox Contributor Mark Sanford Says Obama To ‘Throw A Lot Of Spears’ At Debate  —  Former South Carolina Governor and Fox News contributor Mark Sanford wandered off the Appalachian Trail again Sunday morning when, in yet another completely isolated example of a Republican …

Another CEO Threatens To Fire Employees If Obama Wins  —  Last week, billionaire CEO David Siegel, who runs a timeshare empire, threatened to fire employees if President Obama is reelected in November, saying in an email, “the economy doesn't currently pose a threat to your job.

MORGAN FOR MITT: CNN STAR SAYS ROMNEY ‘MIGHT JUST SAVE AMERICA’  —  Watch “America's Got Talent” judge turned CNN talker Piers Morgan and you can't help but notice how he badgers conservatives while hurling softballs at left-of-center guests.  —  That hardly makes him unusual in mainstream media circles.

Global warming stopped 16 years ago, reveals Met Office report quietly released... and here is the chart to prove it  — The figures reveal that from the beginning of 1997 until August 2012 there was no discernible rise in aggregate global temperatures  — This means that the 'pause …

Muslims protest ‘age of mockery’ as thousands descend on Google HQ  —  Thousands of Muslims have pledged a series of protests against Google HQ for a “hateful and offensive” anti-Islam video, saying they now live in an “age of mockery”.  —  A protest by 10,000 Muslims outside the offices …

Obama witch doctor to stay, creator vows  —  ABC News - Obama Witch Doctor to Stay, Creator Vows (ABC News)  —  The calendar is flipping toward two big late-fall events: Halloween and the presidential election.  —  A business owner has married the two in his New Jersey storefront.