250 cases have been reported.

Romney's foreign policy, gas prices and crumbling pensions.

The GOP candidate will unveil his foreign policy at Virginia Military Institute.

Keep an eye on SCOTUS, Pussy Riot and Obama's edge.

It's the first state to ban the practice.

New voter restrictions may affect the outcome of the election.

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Ryan seeks reelection to keep the seat in Republican hands.

Teachers in the nation's third largest school district announced a strike Sunday night after negotiations with school officials failed to produce a resolution. More than 400,000 students and their families will be left to fend for themselves as more than 26,000 teachers fight Mayor Rahm Emanuel over benfits and evaluations. As picketing begins, police officers step in to make sure the children stay safe.

Both candidates hit key swing states.

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Voting demographics were the focus. 

The young, charismatic mayor of San Antonio's remarks hit all the right notes on paper, but will Castro's rising star be enough to woo swing voters to Obama's camp after four years of a lagging economy and political gridlock?

Labor Day tastes a little bitter this year as the unemployment rate has become permanently stuck above eight percent. Against this backdrop, both presidential campaigns are struggling to answer tough questions. Are we better off than we were four years ago? The Obama camp has no tidy answer. While the middle class fought to make ends meet, did Romney's Bain Capital use illegal practices to avoid paying millions in taxes? New York's attorney general intends to find out. 

Miners may still be charged pending an investigation. 

Nine years after the war began, Iraq's death toll continues to rise. Will Tutu's remarks have any traction or will they be lost in the noise over Syria and Iran?

There are few surprises in the newly-adopted platform, which calls for a personhood amendment, gutting Medicare and opposing abortion without exemptions. But how will the Second Amendment plank, which opposes any legislation limiting high-capacity gun clips, play in the wake of the mass shootings in Colorado and Wisconsin? 

Romney nabs the nomination but his party can't hide its divide. Romney may have won the numbers game but the fight for the heart of the party is still being waged.

VIDEO: A military helicopter plummets in a fiery crash.

Welcome news to groups concerned by the "circumcision crisis."