In a world of change, dancing puppets still delight

One day, maybe not so many days from now, the Bob Baker Marionette Theater will be gone. Its debt will prove at last too much to bear. Its boxy white buildings will be sold. And people will be sad, particularly those who talked for years about going...

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Disney adds 'Star Wars' to its galaxy

Adding another marquee pop-culture property to its roster, Walt Disney Co. has agreed to pay $4.05 billion to acquire the company that controls the blockbuster "Star Wars" franchise — allowing Disney to exploit the brand through film, television, consumer...

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Obama edge over Romney on healthcare issues shrinking

President Obama walks into the White House in a driving rain after returning to Washington to monitor preparations for an early response to Hurricane Sandy. (Jacquelyn Martin / Associated Press / October 29, 2012) By Noam N. Levey October...

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L.A. council to consider new tax proposals

With thousands of employees out the door and years of crushing deficits still on the horizon, the Los Angeles City Council is preparing an urgent appeal to voters for more taxes to prevent further cuts in parks, police, fire and other services. The...

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The sun is out: Crawling out from the post-Sandy devastation

New Yorkers took their first tentative steps Wednesday to regain their lives in the stressful aftermath of super storm Sandy despite continuing power outages, a snarled transportation system and the shock of floods and fire. But in parts of New Jersey,...

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Obama declares parts of New York, New Jersey major disaster areas

President Obama has signed major-disaster declarations for parts New York and New Jersey, sending additional government aid to those waking up to the mess left behind by Cyclone Sandy. The designation makes new federal dollars available to those living...

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Super storm Sandy takes out several major websites; flooding cited

New York Power Station Explosion By Michael Muskal October 30, 2012, 6:42 a.m. Electrons work for free, except, of course in major storms -- as several prominent websites discovered. When the former Hurricane Sandy -- now technically a cyclone...

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Gov. Christie: Storm destruction is 'unthinkable' on Jersey Shore

Sandy dropped just below hurricane status before making landfall near Atlantic City, N.J. and left devastation all along the East Coast. CBS News' Jeff Glor reports. LONGPORT, N.J.--Many residents of the New Jersey coast woke up to a gray windy morning...

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At polluted Santa Susana lab site, sacred cave attracts tribe's bid

The Chumash tribe has expressed interest in buying a 450-acre slice of a contaminated nuclear research facility in the hills between the Simi and San Fernando valleys, hoping to preserve a cave that its members consider sacred. The tribe's inquiries...

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Monster storm Sandy marches west, leaving death, chaos in its wake

The destruction caused by superstorm Sandy mounted Tuesday morning as electrical fires and record power outages added to the misery of epic flooding already plaguing the Northeast. Floods and fires, seawater surges and electrical outages, fierce rains...

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Wildlife biologist Jeff Sikich knows how to get his mountain lion

Jeff Sikich shinnied up a charred oak in the Allegheny Mountains of western Virginia, shined his flashlight down into the hollowed-out trunk and gazed into the wary eyes of a mother bear 10 feet below. As he fired a sedative dart into the black bear's...

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San Diego mayoral candidates draw lines in the mud

SAN DIEGO — After a campaign filled with negative TV commercials and name-calling, San Diego voters will choose between two philosophically opposed candidates to succeed termed-out Mayor Jerry Sanders, a moderate Republican. Rep. Bob Filner, a liberal...

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As Hurricane Sandy nears, 450,000 on East Coast told to evacuate

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Hundreds of thousands of people were told to flee low-lying areas, New York and Washington shut down their subways, federal offices and local schools closed, and presidential candidates curtailed their campaigning as Hurricane Sandy...

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Obama looks to young voters, many of whom seem uninspired

BOULDER, Colo. — They turned out in huge numbers and overwhelmingly cast their ballots for Barack Obama, voting not just for a politician but the leader of a cause that seemed both epic and transformational. But four years later, many young voters —...

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Higher DVR usage becomes a mixed blessing for TV industry

One of the most popular new shows of the fall television season is NBC's "Revolution," a drama about post-apocalyptic America. But the real revolution is how people are watching it. About 9.2 million viewers tuned in to a recent episode, a so-so performance....

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7.7 quake off Canada prompts tsunami warning for Hawaii

ANCHORAGE, Alaska— A tsunami warning for southern Alaska and northern British Columbia has been downgraded to an advisory, while a warning has been issued for Hawaii.In addition, the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center says parts of coastal...

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More Jews praying on site also sacred to Muslims

JERUSALEM — A simple, ancient ritual is threatening the delicate security balance atop Jerusalem's most sacred plaza: Jews are praying. On most days, dozens — sometimes hundreds — of Jewish worshipers ascend to the disputed 36-acre platform that Muslims...

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For Romney and Obama, suburban women are key to Virginia

ASHBURN, Va. — With the presidential contest in Virginia teetering on a knife's edge, Mitt Romney is counting on the economic concerns of suburban women to lock up a state that's almost a must-carry for him. Joanie Smerdzinski, 34, is one of them. She...

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California voters more tolerant of illegal immigrants, poll finds

In the nearly two decades since Californians voted to bar undocumented immigrants from utilizing public schools and hospitals, the state's electorate has become increasingly tolerant toward people who are in the country illegally, although it remains...

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Hawaii's tsunami warning downgraded

HONOLULU— Emergency sirens sounded around Hawaii late Saturday warning about an oncoming tsunami, after a powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Canada.Even as many people along Hawaii's coast rushed to higher ground, officials downgraded a tsunami...

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Romney spends big on firms tied to aides

WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney's campaign has directed $134.2 million to political firms with business ties to his senior staff, spotlighting the tightknit nature of his second presidential bid and the staggering sums being spent in this election.Nine firms...

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