Lines at East Coast gas stations steam commuters
By KAREN MATTHEWS
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Cabdriver Harum Prince joined a nearly mile-long line for gasoline early Friday in Manhattan after already spending three hours in a similar queue in the Bronx - only to have the station run out of gas when it was almost his turn.
Prince leases his cab from a garage for $130 a day; in order to make
...Romney seizes on uptick in unemployment rate
Associated Press
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Mitt Romney says the one-tenth-of-a-point increase in the unemployment rate to 7.9 percent is, quote, "a sad reminder that the economy is at a virtual standstill."
The Republican presidential nominee says voters will decide Tuesday between what he calls
...Coast Guard probing cause of tall ship's sinking
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) - The Coast Guard has ordered a formal investigation into the sinking of a famous tall ship off the coast of North Carolina during Hurricane Sandy.
The review will focus on what caused the sinking of the HMS Bounty off Cape Hatteras, Rear Adm. Steven Ratti said Friday.
One crew member died and the captain is missing after
...Relief fund being created for Staten Island
Mayor says NYC Marathon won't divert resources
Mayor says NYC Marathon won't divert resources
The blue and orange finish line is in place in Central Park, no superstorm debris in sight.
The blue and orange finish line is in place in Central Park, no superstorm debris in sight.
Springsteen pays tribute to storm-damaged NJ coast
Springsteen pays
...A state-by-state look at superstorm's effects
By The Associated Press
The massive storm that started out as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast and morphed into a huge and problematic system, killing at least 92 people in the United States. Power outages now stand at more than 3.8 million homes and businesses, down from a peak of 8.5 million. Here's a snapshot of what is happening,
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