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The biggest mystery currently looming over the political world is who Mitt Romney will pick as his running mate. The campaign has actively built suspense over the announcement — offering supporters a chance to meet the eventual pick and tweeting out the names of some contenders believed to be on a shortlist. On Tuesday, the campaign released a smartphone app called "Mitt's VP" and promised that those who download it will be the first to know who Romney chooses. Audie Cornish has more.

Sales at the chain's restaurants that have been open at least 13 months fell 1.8 percent in October. It's the first month-to-month decline for the fast-food giant in that important indicator since April 2003.

Southern states like Florida and Texas scored the lowest on Pew's mobility index.

Balfour was convicted in the murder of the Oscar winner's mother, brother and nephew.

Sandberg, the company's chief operating officer, becomes the first woman on Facebook's board of directors. There had been public calls for the company to add a woman to its board, but Facebook didn't say whether Monday's move was related to those demands.

The rising rock band — yes, it's a band, not a person — tells NPR's Scott Simon the story behind its deceptive name.

San Bernardino, Calif., files for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection as the city will run out of money later this month. City council members were told to cut millions of dollars from the budget and that's expected to mean layoffs.

At least 20 people were killed in the violence, in which a gun battle followed a large explosion in Sanaa. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but several analysts have noted that it resembles the operations of al-Qaida.

Also: Vice President Joe Biden's Asia trip is trickier after China's moves; a federal judge is to rule whether Detroit's bankruptcy can proceed; Venezuela is hit with another massive power outage; and an alleged joyrider wanted to steal a Seattle ferry to ride to Canada for his birthday.

Also: Teaching computer literacy to kids at younger ages; the U.N. is to release a report alleging North Korea has committed grave crimes against its own people; an Ethiopian pilot hijacks his own plane to Switzerland; and the NBA All Star Game sets a scoring record.