US ties Iran to plot to assassinate Saudi diplomat (AP)

US ties Iran to plot to assassinate Saudi diplomat (AP)
Obama: Jobs bill is 'moment of truth' for Senate (AP)
Christie backs Romney for GOP presidential nod (AP)
Israel, Hamas announce deal on captured soldier (AP)
Protesters stream past millionaires' NYC homes (AP)
NYPD infiltration of colleges raises privacy fears (AP)
Feds: Airline attack suspect sought martyrdom (AP)
Ukraine's Tymoshenko sentenced to 7 years in jail (AP)
Arizona beats out Tampa, lands 2015 Super Bowl (AP)
16 zombie actors injured on 'Resident Evil' set (AP)
Iranians charged in U.S. over assassination plot (Reuters)
New Jersey's Christie to endorse Romney: campaign (Reuters)
Greece to get loan, Trichet says crisis systemic (Reuters)
Mobile plans and economy to shade Google earnings (Reuters)
Wall Street jobs, bonus outlook dims for 2011 (Reuters)
Obama says may have to "break up" jobs bill (Reuters)
Israel, Hamas agree prisoner swap to free Shalit (Reuters)
Insight: New bankruptcy ripples may emerge (Reuters)
Fact or fiction? No one on Wall Street went to jail for financial crisis (The Christian Science Monitor)
Torture common in Afghanistan, UN report finds. Can NATO trust local forces? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:57 PM PDT

AP - The Obama administration on Tuesday accused agents of the Iranian government of being involved in a plan to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the thwarted plot would further isolate Tehran.

Obama: Jobs bill is 'moment of truth' for Senate (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:14 PM PDT

AP - The Senate faced a critical "moment of truth," President Barack Obama declared Tuesday as lawmakers neared a vote on his $447 billion jobs bill. Despite his exhortations, defeat was likely at the hands of Republican senators opposed to stimulus spending and a tax surcharge on millionaires.

Christie backs Romney for GOP presidential nod (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:31 PM PDT

AP - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie endorsed Mitt Romney for the GOP presidential nomination Tuesday, saying he has the perfect mix of private sector and executive experience in government.

Israel, Hamas announce deal on captured soldier (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:40 PM PDT

AP - Israeli and Hamas have reached a deal to free a captured Israeli soldier held in the Gaza Strip in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, officials from both sides said Tuesday, capping five years of painful negotiations that have repeatedly collapsed in fingerpointing and violence.

Protesters stream past millionaires' NYC homes (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 01:08 PM PDT

AP - Hundreds of protesters, emboldened by the growing national outcry against what they see as the greed of Wall Street, streamed past the homes of some of the country's richest residents Tuesday in a "Millionaires March."

NYPD infiltration of colleges raises privacy fears (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 04:03 AM PDT

AP - With its whitewashed bell tower, groomed lawns and Georgian-style buildings, Brooklyn College looks like a slice of Colonial Virginia dropped into modern-day New York City. But for years New York police have feared this bucolic setting might hide a sinister secret: the beginnings of a Muslim terrorist cell.

Feds: Airline attack suspect sought martyrdom (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:14 PM PDT

AP - A young Nigerian on a terrorist mission for al-Qaida prayed, washed and put on perfume moments before trying to detonate a bomb in his underwear to bring down an international jetliner on Christmas 2009, a prosecutor told jurors as the man's trial opened Tuesday.

Ukraine's Tymoshenko sentenced to 7 years in jail (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 10:50 AM PDT

AP - Ukraine's former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in prison Tuesday on charges of abuse of office in signing a gas deal with Russia, a verdict the European Union and the United States both condemned as politically motivated.

Arizona beats out Tampa, lands 2015 Super Bowl (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 01:06 PM PDT

AP - The Phoenix area was awarded the 2015 Super Bowl by NFL owners Tuesday, beating the only other candidate — Tampa, Fla.

16 zombie actors injured on 'Resident Evil' set (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:58 PM PDT

AP - Sixteen actors dressed as zombies were injured Tuesday when they fell from a platform during filming of a new movie in the "Resident Evil" series, officials said, and rescue workers at first were startled at the seemingly catastrophic scene.

Iranians charged in U.S. over assassination plot (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:56 PM PDT

Reuters - U.S. authorities broke up a plot by men linked to the Iranian government to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in the United States, U.S. officials said Tuesday.

New Jersey's Christie to endorse Romney: campaign (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:37 PM PDT

Reuters - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie backed Mitt Romney in the U.S. presidential race on Tuesday, saying the country cannot afford to give Democratic President Barack Obama a second term.

Greece to get loan, Trichet says crisis systemic (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 08:30 AM PDT

Reuters - Greece should receive a vital lifeline next month in order to avoid bankruptcy, its international lenders said on Tuesday, buying time for a broader EU response to a debt crisis that Europe's top central banker labeled "systemic."

Mobile plans and economy to shade Google earnings (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 08:34 AM PDT

Reuters - A slumping economy and questions about Google Inc's smartphone strategy are among the investor concerns that CEO Larry Page will need to address when the Internet giant reports results on Thursday.

Wall Street jobs, bonus outlook dims for 2011 (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:40 PM PDT

Reuters - Wall Street cash bonuses are likely to drop for the second year in a row, the New York State Comptroller said on Tuesday.

Obama says may have to "break up" jobs bill (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 10:40 AM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he could "break up" his jobs bill to push it through Congress, acknowledging the risk that the legislation may fail to advance as the Senate prepared to vote on the plan.

Israel, Hamas agree prisoner swap to free Shalit (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:27 PM PDT

Reuters - Israel and Gaza's Hamas Islamist rulers have agreed to swap hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for the lone Israeli captive soldier Gilad Shalit, resolving one of the most emotive and intractable issues between them.

Insight: New bankruptcy ripples may emerge (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 09:38 AM PDT

Reuters - Three years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers touched off a tidal wave of bankruptcy filings, corporate failures may be about to pick up again, with some big-name companies among those struggling for survival.

Fact or fiction? No one on Wall Street went to jail for financial crisis (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 05:48 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - A recurring theme among Occupy Wall St. protesters and some Democratic politicians (see this massively popular Tumblr image mashup) is that no financial industry types have gone to prison for the malfeasance that led to the financial crisis.

Torture common in Afghanistan, UN report finds. Can NATO trust local forces? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 02:34 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Half of all detainees in Afghan intelligence service custody have been tortured, according to a new United Nations report that raises grave concerns about the Afghan security force personnel that the United States and its NATO partners are meant to be training and supervising.