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Early voting is underway in Iowa, a battleground state where the most recent polls give President Obama a very narrow lead in a tight race. Four years ago, Obama carried Iowa with help from a massive ground organization that far outpaced what the GOP was doing. This year, Republicans say that won't be repeated.

In 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier. On Sunday, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports, he did it again. At age 89, he climbed in the back seat of an Air Force jet. The plane ripped past the speed of sound, 65 years to the minute after Yeager first did it.

The deal would create one of the biggest mobile providers in the world and help Sprint compete against the major providers in the U.S.

Over the course of three decades in the Senate, Specter's vote could be one of the hardest to get, and often the vote that made the difference. He died Sunday at the age of 82.

With his jump, Felix Baumgartner broke two records: One to do with altitude, the other with YouTube.

Watching Felix Baumgartner's "space jump" on Sunday was exciting, riveting and unnerving. And it does make you wonder: What if something had gone wrong?

The historic move could result in the break up of the United Kingdom.

After decades in the endangered species list, wolves will be hunted in those two states. The changed has stirred criticism and excitement.

The materials are plentiful and the process of twisting, shaping and lacquering makes for a frame that's strong and durable, inventor Izhar Gafni says. Mass production is supposed to start in the next few months. See video of a bike in action.

Neither President Obama nor Republican Mitt Romney has focused much attention on the poor. They've talked about creating jobs and opportunity, but mostly for the middle class. Advocates say Obama's stimulus spending has helped, but Republicans argue that government aid helps keep people in poverty.