Crucial transportation routes into New York City were closed early Monday after a backpack containing up to five devices was found in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
As part of a White House initiative, dozens of colleges and universities have pledged to give applicants with criminal records a better shot at getting a higher education.
British filmmaker Rebecca Moss spent weeks stuck on a huge cargo ship off the coast of Japan after the vessel's operator, Hanjin Shipping, went bankrupt.
President Obama says "misinformation" fed by Fox News, Rush Limbaugh and right-wing web sites partly explains why the presidential race is such a nail-biter.
Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party nominee, still thinks he has a shot at becoming president. Running mate William Weld denies there's pressure to drop out.