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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tens of thousands of fans glistening with sunscreen and toting coolers filled with ice and water descended on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday for what could be the hottest Indianapolis 500 on record.

Temperatures were forecast to climb into the mid-90s during the afternoon's race, and ...

The woman, Ramiro Penaherrera recalls, was from Texas. Probably in her 60s. He never asked her name. It was Memorial Day of last year, and Mr. Penaherrera, a flower grower from Ecuador, was handing out roses two at a time — one to place atop the headstones at Arlington National ...

Sorry Rhode Island, Utah, and Vermont, you didn't make this list. It's a pretty safe bet how you are all going to vote.

The reality is that the 2012 election will come down to what happens when how about 10-15 states cast ballots. These swing states, or battleground states if you prefer, will decide who the next president is. If Romney becomes competitive in Connecticut (or Obama in Alabama), chances are the race won't be close anyway, and even the swing states won't matter.

There are a few states on here that wouldn't have made the swing state list prior to 2008. And I'm talking about you, Virginia, North Carolina, and Indiana. But there are also a few that Obama won handily but have slowly crept into the competitive fold. Say hello to Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Then there are the ones that are always close, and the winner of these usually wins it all. This list includes Florida, Ohio, Missouri, and Colorado.

A few other swing states didn't make the top 10 intrigue list yet. Arizona should be safely in Romney's corner, while Nevada, New Hampshire, and Iowa missed the top 10 for their low-single digit electoral vote offering. There are also not as make-or-break as the rest are.

So read up on the list, and let us know in the comments section who you think will win each state.

Top 10 Battleground States originally appeared on About.com Conservative Politics: U.S. on Sunday, May 27th, 2012 at 00:56:44.

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ATLANTA — Tropical Storm Beryl already was wrecking some Memorial Day weekend plans on Sunday, sending shoreline campers packing to head inland and canceling some events in the southeastern United States.

Beryl was still well offshore, but officials in Georgia and Florida were bracing for drenching rains and driving winds. ...