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<p>On the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in May, David Liquori (right) talks with passersby. </p>

Doomsday Redux: Prophet Says World Will End Friday

Mark your calendars: The world is ending Oct. 21. So says Harold Camping, the doomsday prophet who had said Judgment Day would come May 21. Camping had a stroke a few days after his prophecy failed, his organization is tottering and many followers have fallen away. But some still believe.

<p>Workers put together a Ford Explorer on the assembly line at the automaker's Chicago plant in 2010.</p>

Some Ford Workers Skeptical Of Proposed Contract

Members of the United Auto Workers union finish voting Tuesday on a new contract with the carmaker that would mean nearly 6,000 new jobs in the U.S. Ford and the UAW both say it's a good deal for the company and its union employees, but not everyone is convinced.

<p>With his bus in the background, President Barack Obama greets people outside of Mast General Store in Boone, N.C., Monday. Obama is on a three-day bus tour promoting the American Jobs Act. </p>

Obama Drives His Jobs Message To N.C. Crowds

President Obama is drawing sharp contrasts between his jobs plan and the ideas put forward by Republicans in Congress, as he continues his bus tour through North Carolina and Virginia. That may not bring his jobs plan any closer to passing, but it does help frame the argument for the 2012 election.

Secretary Clinton Is In Libya To Unveil New Aid, Hail Country's Freedom

She is the highest-level U.S. official to visit Libya since the Gadhafi regime's collapse. Among the initiatives Clinton will announce: Donations of medical equipment to treat the war-wounded.

<p>When he addresses crowds, the president often uses a teleprompter (screen at left) and a podium adorned with the presidential seal. Here: an Aug. 5, 2011, event at the Washington Navy Yard.</p>

Report: Truck With Obama's Teleprompter Stolen

Filled with gear, including a presidential seal, that is used at presidential events, the truck was quickly recovered. But whether everything inside was still there isn't yet known. It all happened in Virginia.

Released Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, (second right), walks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, (second left), Defense Minister Ehud Barak, and Israeli Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, on Tuesday. Schalit returned home from more than five years of captivity in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli Soldier, Palestinian Prisoners Freed In Swap

Looking thin and pale, Gilad Shalit returned to Israel after more than five years in Hamas captivity. The 25-year-old tank crewman was freed in exchange for the release of more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. Hundreds of those prisoners were freed Tuesday, returning to scenes of jubilation.

Higher Fuel And Food Costs Drive Wholesale Prices Up

The increase was more than expected and could be a sign of inflation pressures building. Wednesday, we'll hear about changes in consumer prices last month.

<p>The Scrabble tile of the letter "G."</p>

Strip-Search That Man, 'Scrabble' Player Demands

There were some heated moments at the World Scrabble Championships when a "G" went missing. Officials decided not to ask one competitor to denudate.

Goldman Sachs Lost $428 Million In Third Quarter

It's only the second quarterly loss since the firm went public 12 years ago.

<p>A mother held her baby as she received an experimental malaria vaccine at the Walter Reed Project Research Center in Kombewa in Western Kenya in Oct. 2009. </p>

Experimental Malaria Vaccine Slashes Infection Risk By Half

Several thousand young African children who got three doses of the experimental vaccine had about 55 percent less risk of getting malaria over a year than those who got a control vaccine against rabies or meningitis.

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