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| Sandy leaves death, damp and darkness in wake Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 08:33 AM PDT  As Superstorm Sandy marched slowly inland, millions along the East Coast awoke Tuesday without power or mass transit, with huge swaths of the nation's largest city unusually vacant and dark. Full Story | Top |
| Sandy's death toll climbs; millions without power Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 02:38 PM PDT  Millions of people from Maine to the Carolinas awoke Tuesday without electricity, and an eerily quiet New York City was all but closed off by car, train and air as superstorm Sandy steamed inland, still delivering punishing wind and rain. The U.S. death toll climbed to 33, many of the victims killed by falling trees. Full Story | Top |
| Gov. Christie Praises President Obama Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 05:45 AM PDT One of Mitt Romney’s biggest supporters, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, had nothing but praise for President Barack Obama today, as his state prepares to rebuild from the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. “I have to say, the administration, the president, himself and FEMA Administrator... Full Story | Top |
| Why Hurricane Sandy might cost Obama the popular vote—but not the presidency Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 11:35 AM PDT This year’s black swan arrived on a rush of wind. Full Story | Top |
| Ex-FEMA director Michael Brown criticizes Obama for reacting too quickly to storm Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 01:28 PM PDT Former FEMA director Michael Brown, who was heavily criticized for the agency's failure to prepare for Hurricane Katrina, has criticized President Obama for responding to Hurricane Sandy too early. In an interview with Denver Westword, Brown said, "One thing [President Obama's]Â gonna be asked is, why did he jump on [Hurricane Sandy] so quickly and [...] Full Story | Top |
| Romney Makes Last-Ditch Play For Pennsylvania Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 12:25 PM PDT  It's a tradition for Republican presidential candidates to pour money into Pennsylvania with little to show for it -- the state hasn't picked a Republican for the office in 24 years. But a week before the election, the Romney campaign says it is making a serious play for the Keystone State. In a memo released Tuesday, campaign manager Rich Beeson argued that Pennsylvania is a "unique opportunity" for Romney. And the campaign seems to be putting its money where its mouth is, placing statewide ad buys that should begin airing on television Wednesday, according to the Associated Press. ... Full Story | Top |
| National polls are meaningless at this stage in the election Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 06:54 AM PDT One would think that Gallup, Pew, Rasmussen, every sufficiently wealthy news organization and anyone else interested in conducting a poll would be familiar with the basics of the American electoral system. Why they all insist on continuing to waste precious ink on national polls, then, is completely mystifying. Gallup's latest poll of registered voters reports [...] Full Story | Top |
| Disney buying Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 01:38 PM PDT Disney is paying $4.05 billion to buy Lucasfilm Ltd., the production company behind "Star Wars," from its chairman and founder, George Lucas. It's also making a seventh movie in the "Star Wars" series called "Episode 7," set for release in 2015, with plans to follow it with Episodes 8 and 9 and then one new movie every two or three years. Full Story | Top |
| Sandy leaves unprecedented challenges for New York City subways Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 09:55 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - The giant storm Sandy wreaked havoc on the New York City subway system, flooding tunnels, garages and rail yards and threatening to paralyze the nation's largest mass-transit system for days. "The New York City subway system is 108 years old, but it has never faced a disaster as devastating as what we experienced last night," Joseph Lhota, the chairman of the Metropolitan Transit Authority, said in a statement early on Tuesday. He later said that water was "literally up to the ceiling" at one downtown station. ... Full Story | Top |
| Romney turns rally into a ‘storm relief event’ Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 10:27 AM PDT KETTERING, Ohioâ€"There was no Kid Rock playing on the loudspeakers, and the campaign signs were gone, replaced by a giant American flag. But Mitt Romney's "storm relief event" held at a local athletic complex here still had some of the trappings of a regular campaign rally, from the biographical Romney video to the woman in [...] Full Story | Top |
| Disarray, millions without power in Sandy's wake Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 08:46 PM PDT  The most devastating storm in decades to hit the country's most densely populated region upended man and nature as it rolled back the clock on 21st-century lives, cutting off modern communication and leaving millions without power Tuesday as thousands who fled their water-menaced homes wondered when â€" if â€" life would return to normal. Full Story | Top |
| Tanker Run Aground by Superstorm Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 05:07 AM PDT  Powerful storm surges from Superstorm Sandy caused a nearly 170-foot water tanker to run aground in Staten Island, N.Y., on Monday night. The front third of the tanker is grounded into Front Street. The city’s waterfront was largely destroyed, which includes a number of businesses... Full Story | Top |
| Obama's Star Fades With Young Voters But Still Shines Brighter Than Romney's Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 01:01 PM PDT  A poll released Monday shows that President Obama has shed much of the star power that electrified college campuses in 2008. The poll from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE) shows Obama leading Mitt Romney 52 percent to 35 percent among people aged 18 to 29 years old who are "extremely likely to vote." (Being "extremely likely to vote" was CIRCLE's likely voter screen.) That's a much smaller margin than the 34-point gap that separated Obama from Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) among the age group four years ago. ... Full Story | Top |
| Fake Photos of Sandy Flood Social Media Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 12:00 PM PDT No matter what part of the country you're in, it's nearly impossible not to be aware of the devastation and destruction that superstorm Sandy wrought as it pummeled the East Coast of the United States. In fact, with 24-hour news coverage, there are seemingly endless photos and videos being shared via social media. But not [...] Full Story | Top |
| A state-by-state look at the East Coast superstorm Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 08:17 PM PDT The massive storm that started out as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast and morphed into a huge and problematic system, putting more than 8.5 million homes and businesses in the dark and causing more than 50 deaths in the U.S. Here's a snapshot of what is happening, state by state. Full Story | Top |
| Obama gets Sandy update, scraps more campaign plans Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 09:17 AM PDT ORLANDO, Fla.â€"President Barack Obama scrapped plans to campaign Wednesday in the pivotal battleground state of Ohio and will stay in Washington, D.C., to monitor the federal government's response to the superstorm, the White House said. On Tuesday, Obama got an update on Hurricane Sandy via teleconference in the White House's Situation Room. "The president expressed [...] Full Story | Top |
| Live-blog replay: Superstorm Sandy pummels New York City, northeast U.S. Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 07:50 AM PDT [Updated at 5:10 p.m. ET] At least a 40 people are reportedly dead and millions of homes and businesses are without power after the former Hurricane Sandy barreled into the northeast Atlantic coast. Heavy rains and a record storm surge flooded streets and subways in Lower Manhattan and caused scores of people to have to [...] Full Story | Top |
| Romney, GOP suddenly plunging onto Democratic turf Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 03:20 PM PDT  Mitt Romney is suddenly plunging into traditionally Democratic-leaning Minnesota and Pennsylvania, and his GOP allies are trying to put Michigan into play. It's forcing President Barack Obama to defend his own turf â€" he's pouring money into television ads in the states and dispatching top backers â€" in the campaign's final week. Full Story | Top |
| Stuck Staten Island residents ask local leaders for rescue Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 07:34 AM PDT The storm caused by Hurricane Sandy has downed trees, flooded homes and damaged streets in the New York City borough of Staten Island. On the island's south shore, trapped residents, some of whom ignored evacuation orders, pleaded with local officials on Facebook to send help to their flooded homes. Many families were stuck in their [...] Full Story | Top |
| Japanese airport closed after WWII bomb found Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 07:16 AM PDT  A major airport in northern Japan was closed Tuesday after construction workers found an unexploded bomb believed to be from World War II. Full Story | Top |
| ‘Superstorm’ blaze: At least 50 homes destroyed in massive fire in Queens, N.Y. Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 05:56 AM PDT Hurricane Sandy may have left the region, but New Yorkers woke up today to flooding, fires and destruction. A six-alarm fire in Breezy Point, Queensâ€"a coastal area under mandatory evacuation order ahead of the stormâ€"has destroyed about 50 to 100 buildings. Nearly 200 firefighters have responded to the massive blaze, a challenge to battle because [...] Full Story | Top |
| Sandy Hits NY Subway System Hard Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 01:35 AM PDT Superstorm Sandy flooded parts of the New York City subway system, rail yards and bus depots, creating what officials are calling the biggest disaster of its 108 years in existence. “The New York City subway system…has never faced a disaster as devastating as what we... Full Story | Top |
| Superstorm Sandy’s wrath caught on video Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 05:30 AM PDT Want a glimpse of the devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy? Check out the early video reports that have made their way to the Internet. In one video, a user filming a darkened New York City skyline captures an apparent electrical transformer exploding on video. What makes the video even more compelling is her panicked reaction [...] Full Story | Top |
| Iran pulls back from nuclear bomb goal: Israeli defense minister Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 11:42 AM PDT  LONDON (Reuters) - Iran has drawn back from its ambitions to build a nuclear weapon, Israel's defense minister was quoted as saying on Tuesday, while warning that his country may still have to decide next year whether to launch a military strike against it. Tehran denies its nuclear work has any military dimensions but governments in Europe and the United States are increasingly concerned over its intentions. Diplomacy and successive rounds of economic sanctions have so far failed to end the decade-old row, raising fears of Israeli military action against its arch-enemy. ... Full Story | Top |
| W.Va. blizzard warning as Appalachia storm blows Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 12:22 PM PDT  Wet snow and high winds spinning off the edge of superstorm Sandy spread blizzard conditions over parts of West Virginia and neighboring Appalachian states Tuesday, shutting one interstate as trucks and cars bogged down and knocking out power to many. Full Story | Top |
| Iran bans export of 50 goods as sanctions bite: report Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 01:42 AM PDT  DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran banned the export of around 50 basic goods, its media said on Tuesday, as the country takes steps to preserve supplies of essential items in the face of tightening Western sanctions. The Islamic Republic is under intense financial pressure from U.S. and European trade restrictions imposed over its disputed nuclear programme. The bans have led to a sharp drop over the past year in its oil exports, a major source of hard currency earnings and revenues for the government. ... Full Story | Top |
| Q&A: Could Sandy postpone the election? Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 01:14 PM PDT  One week before a close election, superstorm Sandy has confounded the presidential race, halted early voting in many areas and led some to ponder whether the election might even be postponed. Full Story | Top |
| Prankster redeems 22-year-old Pizza Hut coupon Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 07:54 AM PDT DayGlo hat? Check. Zubaz-style pants? Check. Sealed "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" VHS tape complete with exclusive Pizza Hut coupons? Check and mate! Take a trip back to the (early) '90s with an oddly dressed prankster who attempts to use a Pizza Hut coupon from inside a VHS copy of the 1990 cinematic classic. The thrifty [...] Full Story | Top |
| Problems at Five Nuke Plants Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 08:34 AM PDT  Alert Declared at Jersey Nuke Plant Full Story | Top |
| Sandy complicates final stretch of tense U.S. presidential race Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 06:52 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A tense and unpredictable race for the White House became even more so on Monday, as mammoth storm Sandy created delicate political challenges for President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney and raised the possibility of a chaotic voting process. As the deadly storm barreled ashore on the paralyzed East Coast, the presidential campaign went into what amounted to a deep freeze just when Obama and Romney had planned to launch their final push for votes in the November 6 election. ... Full Story | Top |
| How much caffeine would it take to kill a person? Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 05:37 PM PDT After the recent lawsuit against the manufacturers of Monster energy drinks, Popular Science looked into the question of "how much caffeine would it take to kill you?" In short, it would take at least six gallons of McDonald's coffee. In April, a coroner's report cited a New Zealand woman's consumption of Coca-Cola as being related [...] Full Story | Top |
| Mammograms: For 1 life saved, 3 women overtreated Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 08:10 AM PDT  Breast cancer screening for women over 50 saves lives, an independent panel in Britain has concluded, confirming findings in U.S. and other studies. Full Story | Top |
| 'Waffle House Index' Guides FEMA Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 06:52 PM PDT  Two red, two yellow. What sounds like a child sorting Halloween hard candies this year doubles as something a bit more important to state and federal disaster-management officials: the Waffle House Index for Hurricane Sandy. Two Waffle Houses near Allentown, Pa., were closed, and two... Full Story | Top |
| ‘Superstorm’ Sandy snaps trees, floods streets: Residents’ stories from the storm Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 04:35 PM PDT Sandy's winds knocked around boats in Little Egg Harbor, N.J. Click image to see more Sandy photos. (Maria Malone/Yahoo! Contributor Network) From Florida to New England, residents along the eastern seaboard are sharing their anecdotes, photos and videos of Hurricane-turned-"Superstorm" Sandy. Below are excerpts from the latest dispatches from people living through the storm. All [...] Full Story | Top |
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