AP - Despite John McCain's prediction of an upset, Barack Obama reached for a landslide Friday, invading his rival's home state with TV ads and building a lead in early voting in key battlegrounds as the presidential race headed into a hectic final weekend.
AP - Thousands of revelers dressed as everything from goblins to pizza slices turned out Friday for Greenwich Village's Halloween parade, reveling in a tradition equal parts spookiness and spoof.
AP - Barack Obama's aunt, a Kenyan woman who has been quietly living in public housing in Boston, is in the United States illegally after an immigration judge rejected her request for asylum four years ago, The Associated Press has learned.
Early voting is shaping campaign strategy and voter behavior in the presidential race, experts say, as Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama make final cross-country pushes this weekend. Calculations by CNN and other news organizations indicate that registered Democrats are casting more ballots than registered Republicans.