In debate, McCain and Obama battle mostly to a draw

About $1.3 trillion in commercial paper will be eligible for purchase, senior officials say. The hope is to encourage financial firms to start lending again. >>

Two legal requirements were not met in the bid by the state prison guards' union, the secretary of state's office says. >>

Frail and elderly, they speak at L.A.'s Museum of Tolerance. 'It's so critical to tell our story,' says one of them, an 81-year-old woman. >>

Porter Ranch murder-suicide is an extreme example of the stresses gripping the American psyche, experts say. Mental health professionals say referrals have soared. >>

The campaign says it is being outspent and urges more donations. Both sides ramp up outreach to Latinos. >>

Husband is given 15 years to life while his wife gets three years for fatal confrontation in diner parking lot over a near-accident with a restaurant employee. >>

The Long Beach man is accused of lashing Tom and Jackie Hawks to an anchor and throwing them into the sea. His attorney says he's no more guilty than other defendants. >>

Agents target a chicken processing plant in South Carolina, the latest raid in a stepped-up federal enforcement effort. >>

The political art was spray painted on a house fence by three teens. >>

Protesters of the People's Alliance for Democracy blockade parliament before an address by new Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat. Mayhem begins when police fire tear gas to clear a path. >>

The Nobel goes to Yoichiro Nambu of Chicago and Makoto Kobayashi and Toshihide Maskawa of Japan, who made strides in the study of a phenomenon called broken symmetry. >>