"Ground Zero": That's what Ohio is for Santorum in the GOP race. More delegates will be awarded in Ohio than any other state (except Georgia) in the opening months of the Republican primary campaign.

More trouble for Mitt: A Romney aide shifts allegiance to Santorum. Says that Santorum's chances of defeating Obama are better.

Generational change: What was once illegitimate is now normal—more than half of births to American women under 30 occur outside marriage. Research says the shift is affecting children's lives.

Payroll tax cuts approved: Both Republicans and Democrats claim an election-year victory.

China backs Assad: The endorsement came shortly before Syrian troops opened fire on a funeral procession in Damascus.

Fukushima revisited: Japan/IAEA will host conference on nuclear safety in December. On the agenda will be further discussion of lessons learned from the accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Nuclear Plant Stations.

Earth-size tornado on sun caught on video: It's only 15,000 degrees F. That's actually pretty cool, compared, you know, to the sun which is like a zillion degrees.

The BBC shows us how to survive a swim with wild crocodiles: why why why why why.

Norwegians finds Bengali parenting style unnatural: An Indian couple gets embroiled in a bizarre custody battle in Norway after social service workers take their children away because they were being fed by hand and made to sleep in their parents' bed. The couple blames cultural differences, Norway says not so.

A serial killer in Bremerton? Possible, say local police.Two women have been killed and one man attacked on the streets since May 2011 in a city which has had only two homicides from 2006 to 2010.

Enough news, now for some required viewing. But whatever you do, please DON'T try this at home.