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International observers say the process has been "opaque" and with many "traps." But with 39 percent of the votes counted, Ortega seems poised for a landslide.

A Chicago woman, Sharon Bialek, says that in a 1997 encounter with 2012 Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain he touched her in a sexually suggestive manner. Cain's campaign says her claims are "false accusations."

After 726 formal complaints, a union lockout, protests and lawsuits and settlements totaling about $20 million, residents in Ponca City no longer have daily struggles with carbon black.

The tablet is $50 more expensive than Amazon's recently announced Kindle Fire.

In another sign that a cease-fire agreement signed with the Arab League had crumbled, activists say more than 100 people have been killed in the past five days in clashes with government forces. The Arab League called an emergency meeting for Saturday.

Allegations that a former assistant football coach was sexually abusing young boys, and that university officials didn't tell police, are raising questions about whether it's time for Joe Paterno to step aside.

Saying his resignation was for the good of the country, the Italian leader confirmed he will step aside after Parliament passes a budget that includes tough new austerity measures. Italy's borrowing costs are ballooning as the bond market worries that it hasn't put its financial house in order.

The National Weather Service said the storm could be one of the worst on record in the Bering Sea. The west coast of Alaska hasn't seen a storm this big since the '70s.

The nation's biggest retailer is planning to offer a wide range of medical care in U.S. stores. A Wal-Mart document seeking partners for the effort says the company aims to become a major provider of primary care. Later, an executive with the retailer said the company document was "overwritten and incorrect."

Karen Kraushaar hoped details of her harassment claim would stay secret. She didn't want controversy. Meanwhile, the AP has details of a complaint she filed against another employer. And a Cain aide falsely claimed Kraushaar's son works for Politico.