Fire Evacuees Make Best of Tent Refuge

Fire Evacuees Make Best of Tent Refuge: Thousands of people in California's San Diego county have been evacuated to Qualcomm stadium. There, they're making the best of things, enjoying music, free massages and food.

AP Top Stories for Wed. Oct. 24

Here's the latest AP Top Stories for Wed. Oct. 24: CA wildfires burn on; OJ Simpson's co-defendants plead guilty; Mitt Romney's slip of the tongue; Store clerk axes robber

Romney's Osama-Obama Mix-up

Romney's Osama-Obama Mix-up: In a slip of the tongue, Republican Mitt Romney confused Barak Obama and Osama bin Laden, and accused the Democratic candidate of urging terrorists to congregate in Iraq.

Wildfires and Insurance: What You Should Know

Wildfires and Insurance: What You Should Know: Watch and listen as Jeanne Salvatore of the Insurance Information Institute explains what homeowners need to know about dealing with insurance companies during catastrophic events such as wildfires.

Raw Video: Ax Wielding Clerk Foils Robbery

Raw Video: Ax Wielding Clerk Foils Robbery: Police say a feisty Long Island, New York, store clerk refused a gunman's demands for money and instead chased him out with an ax.

Eiffel Tower switches lights off

Eiffel Tower switches lights off: As part of the operation "Five minutes respite for the Planet" the lights of the Eiffel Tower in Paris were switched off at 19h55 (1755 GMT) to draw attention to energy consumption and its impact on global warming.

Bush sees urgent need for missile shield

Bush sees urgent need for missile shield: In a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, Bush said the missile system was intended as protection against attacks from Iran and other "rogue states."

Kurtz's Bad Rap

Kurtz's Bad Rap: MarketWatch's Jon Friedman says media critics have turned on the Washington Post's Howard Kurtz with the publication of his new book about the three television network anchors, "Reality Show."

Spain fights creeping deserts

Spain fights creeping deserts: Spain is the most arid country in Europe and almost 15 percent of its territory risks turning into desert, the result of deforestation, agricultural overproduction and climate change among other things Researchers are studying ways of fighting the spread of the sands at a research centre near Valencia, on the Mediterranean coast.

Co-Defendants Take Plea Deal in Simpson Case

Co-Defendants Take Plea Deal in Simpson Case: Two co-defendants pleaded guilty to reduced charges Tuesday in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery case, agreeing to testify against Simpson and three others in the alleged hotel room theft of sports collectibles.

Glenn Close on 'Damages,' TV's Future

Glenn Close on 'Damages,' TV's Future: Glenn Close talks to The AP about her series 'Damages, on the cable network FX, 'Damages,' and how the changing landscape of television affects shows like hers.
Actress Glenn Close on Amazon.com

New 'who's Your Daddy' Mystery on 'Heroes'

New 'who's Your Daddy' Mystery on 'Heroes': Check out the latest theories being passed around after the latest episode of 'Heores' and check out some of the biggest spoilers.

New Music: Carrie Underwood Returns, More

Carrie Underwood's sophomore album, 'Carnival Ride,' is among this year's most anticipated releases. Today the waiting ends. The AP's Nekesa Moody reviews this and the rest of the week's new music.

Grooming Young Employees

Grooming Young Employees: WSJ's Kelly Spors interviews Amy Berman, a Top Small Workplaces winner, about how she gets young employees to stay at her firm, Corporate Ink Public Relations.

Art Moves From the Trash Heap to Sotheby's

Art Moves From the Trash Heap to Sotheby's: AP correspondent Warren Levinson tells the story of Tres Personajes, a Mexican work of art that was stolen in 1987 and found 16 years later on a New York sidewalk.

Reuters QuickCut: Bull passion

Reuters QuickCut: Bull passion: "As you will see, I have taught this animal to fight, to prove itself in the field of sport and to present itself in public media. But it's not easy to teach those animals who became the teachers of others, although they themselves haven't learnt enough. So let them come to me, so that I can tell them, shame on you, how can they ban this sport in Bosnia!" "Without rich peasants there is no rich country. We, the rich farmers want this sport. They want to kill our soul. Those who want to ban this sport are not normal. They should come here to talk to me so that I can explain certain things to them." Reuters QuickCut is a video snapshot of the most compelling images from around the world.