NJ man swept away by Sandy left behind note
TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) - Nearly naked and soaking wet, a New Jersey man who took refuge in a stranger's house after he was swept away by Superstorm Sandy left behind a note to his father in case he didn't survive.
The man, identified only as Mike, swam for his life as waves and currents gripped him in Barnegat Bay after he walked outside when the
...AT STORM POLLS, EMOTION
For some in the storm recovery zone, voting today is an emotional event.
On Long Island, Sarah Brewster, 39, was shaken when she entered the East Elementary School in Long Beach to vote and noticed that the clocks were all stopped at 7:27 - the time on Monday evening when everyone in the community lost power. She started
...Measure of US home prices rises most in 6 years
AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - A measure of U.S. home prices jumped 5 percent in September compared with a year ago, the largest year-over-year increase since July 2006. The gain reported by CoreLogic offered more evidence of a sustainable housing recovery.
The real estate data provider also said
...Man gets more prison time in kidnap plot
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) - A Johnson City man will spend an additional six years in prison after pleading guilty to trying to hire the kidnapping of a judge's wife and a prosecutor's children.
Investigators said 34-year-old Shawn Allen Hughes made a down payment, thinking he was hiring a kidnapper to abduct the children of Assistant District
...Obama, Romney tie in NH village of Dixville Notch
DIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H. (AP) - Residents of two tiny villages in northern New Hampshire headed to the polls at midnight, casting the first Election Day votes in the nation.
After 43 seconds of voting, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney each had 5 votes in Dixville Notch - the first time the community had a tie.
"I think the country is
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