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Obama Tries To Bank Early Votes In Ohio

The presidential candidates will be hopscotching among the handful of states that are most closely contested this weekend. President Obama begins campaigning Saturday where he left off Friday, in the all-important battleground of Ohio.

Parts of New York were also suffering fuel shortages, including Staten Island, where there were long lines for gas Friday.

Free Gas Draws Crowds In New York City; Gas Rationing Starts In New Jersey

The governors of both New Jersey and New York signed executive orders Friday intended to help address fuel shortages in areas hit by Sandy. The federal government also said it would be working to deliver fuel to the area.

President Obama greets audience members Saturday after speaking at a campaign event at Mentor High School in Mentor, Ohio, before traveling to Milwaukee for another campaign event.

Obama And Romney Go On A Whirlwind Tour In Election's Final Weekend

It's a nonstop sprint to the finish as President Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney speed through campaign stops in at least seven states Saturday, looking for support where each needs it most.

A demonstrator with a puppet of Bert, the Muppet character from <em>Sesame Street</em>, shouts during The Million Muppet March in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. The bipartisan rally was organized to show support for public broadcasting following Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's pledge to cut funding to PBS.

They're Furry And Furious: Puppets Protest At The U.S. Capitol

Hundreds of puppet-loving protesters march on Washington, D.C., to raise awareness for federal financing of public broadcasting.

If you want to predict a candidate's fate, there may be a better question to ask than whom voters cast a ballot for.

'For Whom Will You Vote?' May Be Wrong Question

It's the question most pollsters ask. But one political economist says there's a better one to ask if you want to predict a candidate's fate.

Utility crews work on power lines as dusk falls in Ship Bottom, a community on Long Beach Island, N.J.

Crews Work To Restore Power, And Explain The Delay

Five days after Superstorm Sandy, crews in New Jersey are still working 14-hour days to restore power. Part of the job is cleaning each individual wire, and part is explaining what took so long to get the lights back on.

The Movie RZA Has 'Seen A Million Times'

Rapper-turned-director RZA could watch Sergio Leone's western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly a million times. "It's funny, this movie is to me an American classic, even though it's an Italian film," he says.

Despite Antifungal Treatment, More Woes For Some Meningitis Patients

Two new types of fungal infection are emerging among people exposed to contaminated medication from a Massachusetts pharmacy. One involves abscesses around the spine. The other is inflammation of tissue around the nerve roots coming out of the spine.

U.S. Handoff In Afghanistan Includes Radio Training

The U.S. military has long conducted anti-insurgent information campaigns in Afghanistan. But as the U.S. prepares to withdraw combat troops, it's now mentoring the Afghan Army in how to get out its message, particularly through local radio. But it's difficult to tell how it is being received.

Can China's Legal System Change?

Chen Guangcheng, a blind Chinese lawyer, made international headlines when he escaped house arrest back in April. Now at New York University studying law, he remains a fierce critic of the Chinese legal system, but believes it can be changed.

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