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A new Washington Post poll shows President Obama inching ahead of Mitt Romney in Ohio. The state swapped political allegiances in the past — going for President Obama in 2008, then going for a GOP governor in 2010. Former Governor Ted Strickland lost that race and is now a surrogate for the president. He joins guest host Celeste Headlee.

They support the right of a French magazine to publish cartoons mocking the Prophet Muhammad. But they say cartoonists must consider the possible consequences in a highly charged climate.

Addressing the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Tuesday, President Obama told world leaders that there is no place for violence and intolerance. He has been struggling to contain widespread anger in the Muslim world sparked in part by an anti-Islam video. Is he making headway?

Twenty-nine people in about 18 states have reported becoming sick from a rare strain of Salmonella associated with the peanut butter so far. Peanut butter supplier Sunland, Inc.'s expanded recall is a reminder that our food system depends on just a handful of companies.

The annual United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York City is also an annual meeting for protestors. The "protest pens" were full on Tuesday, and the protestors brought a long list of grievances.

Melissa Block speaks with Lynne Hennessey, a designer with the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, about new body armor that has been developed to accommodate female soldiers.

Housing prices are rising and it appears the housing market is starting to rebound. One factor that's helping is historically low mortgage rates.

The U.S. Supreme Court will not halt the execution of Texas death row inmate Cleve Foster, something it has previously done. Foster, 48, has insisted that he is innocent in the 2002 shooting death of Nyaneur Pal, 30.

Food and clothing labeled small appeal to us, even when the labels lie, a marketing professor says.

Sales in the European Union are down 12 percent this year and Bloomberg reports "a few hundred" workers, mostly in Germany and the United Kingdom will be getting the axe. And pioneering electric car maker Tesla Motors has announced it's selling 5 million shares to raise much needed cash.