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Romney says disappointed in Obama for doubling debt

Mitt Romney expressed disappointment in President Obama in Florida on Wednesday. The Republican nominee said the president doubled the debt after campaigning on promise to cut debt in 2008.

Oscar-winner: Obama saved lives with same-sex marriage stance

Dustin Lance Black, who won an Academy Award for his screenplay for the film “Milk,” said that President Obama saved lives by announcing his support for same-sex marriage.

World’s oldest yoga teacher

93-year old Tao Porchon-Lynch was just named the world’s oldest yoga teacher by Guinness World Records. CBSNews.com’s Nick Dietz reports.

Video: One-arm robot juggles two balls at once

John Roach A one-armed robot has learned to juggle two balls at once, an impressive feat that promises to shed light on dynamic human motions, according to the Japanese researchers behind the machine. The juggling robot was created by a group at Chiba University and presented Tuesday at the 2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation.

Cop Tasers mother at Mississippi middle school — twice

A police officer working as a school resource officer in northern Mississippi twice stunned the mom of a middle school pupil with a Taser during a heated argument at the school Wednesday morning. The woman — identified as Michele Lee Eaton, 39, of Saltillo, about 15 miles north of Tupelo — was arrested on disorderly conduct, public profanity and other charges, NBC station WTVA of Tupelo reported. Read the full story on WTVA.com Lee County School Superintendent Jimmy Weeks stated ...

Lights Out: LightSquared Files for Bankruptcy

LightSquared Inc., which hoped to create an independent wireless broadband network in the U.S., filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday. Regulators blocked its plan this winter because of concerns that its transmissions would interfere with GPS navigation. LightSquared hasn’t given up. Chief Financial Officer Marc Montagner stated in a statement that the bankruptcy filing is intended to gain the company “breathing room” while it continues to work through its regulatory issues. It has stated that it has invested more than ...

Yahoo’s Interim CEO Has Tough Job Ahead of Him

The newest chief of Yahoo, interim CEO Ross Levinsohn, has carved a career out of making deals. Now, as head honcho at the embattled Internet icon, he needs to make plenty. Levinsohn inherits an unenviable to-do list from a conga line of recent former Yahoo CEOs. Like Scott Thompson, who was pushed out Sunday over inaccuracies on his resume, Carol Bartz, Jerry Yang and Terry Semel, Levinsohn has to unravel Yahoo’s knotty issue with Chinese Internet firm Alibaba Group, of ...

Google’s Grand Plan for New Android Devices

Google is revising the way it rolls out new Android versions and devices, according to a new report. The move is intended to give the tech giant greater control over features and apps, and to reduce the influence of wireless carriers. According to a story in Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal, Google will now give new versions of Android to as many as five manufacturers at a time, and devices using the new version will be sold directly to consumers. Previously, ...

Aaron Sorkin To Make Directorial Debut With ‘Steve Jobs’

‘The Social Network’ screenwriter will adapt the Apple co-founder’s biography for the huge screen.By Fallon Prinzivalli Aaron SorkinPhoto: Alexandra Wyman/WireImage From “The Social Network” to “Moneyball,” screenwriter Aaron Sorkin’s work has been widely praised — the former landing him an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. Now he is turning his sights on the highly anticipated “Steve Jobs.” Sony Pictures Co-Chairman Amy Pascal and president of Columbia Pictures Doug Belgrad announced Tuesday that Sorkin will pen the script based on the ...

Justin Bieber Drinks Beer But ‘Never Gets Out Of Control’

‘You know, you cannot trust anyone in this business,’ pop star tells GQ.By Jocelyn Vena Justin BieberPhoto: Lester Cohen/ WireImage It’s not always simple being Justin Bieber. At least that is what the latest profile about the teen superstar in GQ suggests. While Bieber does open up a bit about his personal life, he remains mostly guarded, sharing very tiny about what goes on when the cameras aren’t rolling or he is not in the recording studio.

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