Newser Story Index from August, 2012

Welcome to the Newser Story Index. Here you find stories written by Newser writers and editors, assembled with supporting photos and videos from the files of the news story.

Gore Vidal: Controversial, Acerbic, and Brilliant
Fed: No New Stimulus —for Now
Pepper-Spraying Cop Leaves UC Davis
London's Mayor Gets Stuck on Zip Line
Doctors: To Stop Errors, Stop Over-Treating
Air Conditioners Aren't Evil
Why North Korea Is Really Winning the Games
What the Massive Blackout Says About India
Now, Even More Evidence of Higgs Boson
Tetra Pak Heir Pleads Guilty to Not Burying Wife
Robert Pattinson Turns to ... Reese
YouTube Sending 10 Films to Venice Film Festival
Meet Facebook's Most-Liked Celeb
US: Cuba Still a 'Sponsor of Terrorism'
Karl Lagerfeld Does Not Like Pippa Middleton's Face
Florida Man Busted for Ruckus at Dark Knight
Probe Uncovers $30M in Unreported GSA Bonuses
Swing States: Romney Doesn't Care About Us
Chick-fil-A Fans Rallying: It's 'Appreciation Day'
Now Air Canada Has Needle-in-Sandwich Incident
As al-Qaeda Wanes, Global Terror Attacks Hit 7-Year Low
Panetta: Iran Attack Is On the Table
It's World Middle Finger Day
Free Birth Control Rule Kicks In Today
8 Badminton Stars Booted for Playing to Lose
DC Silent as Payroll Tax Cut Chugs Toward Expiration
Assad AWOL as Executions Rumored in Aleppo
Britain Finally Grabs a Gold
Tea Party Scores Huge Win in Texas
Gore Vidal Dead at 86
Obama Raises $5K ... From Himself
Telling an Italian He Has No Balls Is Now a Crime
Mexican Gunmen Torch Printing Plant
Macau Probing Romney Backer's Casino
DA: UC Prof Plotted Killing Spree at Son's School
Mitt Scrambles to Backpedal on Palestinian Dig
Ultra-Orthodox Israelis Lose Draft Exemption
More Trouble for Madonna
Stradivarius Turned In to Lost and Found
Bird Strike Rips Hole in Plane
Great White Blamed for Cape Cod Attack