Herman Cain: To sexual harassment allegations, add financial ones

NATO operation in Libya ends after 7 months, could it be a model?

1:09 pm ET - Some see the end of the NATO operation in Libya as a moment for Europe to step up with more robust support of the alliance. The US remains skeptical.

• Backchannels: NATO's Libya mission ends. Was it a success?

Another Solyndra already? Some worry even worse is coming.

7:08 pm ET - Beacon Power, like Solyndra a recipient of a federal loan guarantee under the DOE's renewable energy program, has declared bankruptcy, leaving taxpayers to pay the tab. But the firm is tiny. Bigger ones are out there.

JetBlue flight sits on tarmac for seven hours. Will anyone be fined?

5:24 pm ET - Airlines can be fined $27,500 per passenger for flights that sit on the tarmac for more than three hours. But critics say enforcement has been too soft. The JetBlue delay could be a test.

Freedom on the march, Egypt edition

4:46 pm ET - A light sentence for the police killers of Khaled Said, another torture death in detention, and a prominent and blogger and activist arrested, all in the new Egypt.

Halloween Nor'easter: How unusual was it?

4:14 pm ET - Folks in the Northeast remember the Blizzard of '78 and the April Fool's Day Blizzard, which hit in '97. They'll be talking about the limb-snapping, electricity-killing Halloween Nor'easter for a long time, too.

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Israel, Palestinians, and UNESCO culture wars

3:37 pm ET - UNESCO, a cultural heritage group at the United Nations, today gave Palestinians membership. Why is Israel angry about this symbolic step?

• Palestinian UNESCO membership: What it means for 4 key players

Supreme Court rebukes Ninth Circuit, again, in 'shaken baby' case

1:26 pm ET - Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals erred by substituting its own judgment for the jury's in the 'shaken baby' conviction of a California grandmother, the Supreme Court said. The reversal will send Shirley Ree Smith back to prison.

Crosses on public land: Did Supreme Court leave legal issue in 'shambles'?

12:52 pm ET - The Supreme Court agrees not to take a case on whether memorial crosses on public land in Utah violate the First Amendment. But one justice says the court has left the topic in legal limbo.

Former rebel wins Bogota mayor race in violence-marred Colombia elections

12:24 pm ET - The top news from Colombia's municipal elections was ex-guerrilla Gustavo Petro's victory in the Bogota mayor race. In farther flung regions the race was marred by violence and corruption claims.

Kyrgyzstan elections: Unity top priority for Atambayev

12:21 pm ET - Newly elected Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev has said his biggest challenge will be to unify the country, which has seen two revolutions and a string of questionable elections during the past decade.

As world welcomes '7 billionth baby,' UN says empowering women is key to stability

9:24 am ET - The '7 billionth baby' was officially born today, the United Nations estimates. Key to stabilizing that rapid population growth – and creating a sustainable future – is closing the gender gap and empowering women.

• Opinion: World population hits 7 billion, but there are easy ways to curb growth

In a new twist, 'Anonymous' hacker group threatens Zeta cartel in Mexico

9:15 am ET - An affiliate of the 'Anonymous' hacker group says that if the Zetas do not release a kidnapped member of their team, they will release the names of politicians moonlighting for the drug gang.