NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City Marathon was canceled Friday by Mayor Michael Bloomberg after mounting criticism that it was wrong to hold the race while the region is still recovering from Superstorm Sandy. With people in storm-ravaged areas still shivering without electricity and the death toll in New York City at more […]
First of all, I want to send out thoughts and prayers to all those affected by the storm and still struggling to get their lives back in order. Well, the important month of November is finally here and, of course, next week, Americans will go to the polls–(kudos to those who have already […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The bodies of two boys who were separated from their frantic mother at the height of Superstorm Sandy by the force of rising water were found Thursday in a marshy area at the end of a street, authorities said. Two-year-old Brandon Moore and 4-year-old Connor Moore were swiped into swirling waters […]
NEW YORK — Fifteen people have been charged with looting businesses in a Queens neighborhood in the aftermath of the storm. District Attorney Richard Brown says the suspects broke into numerous businesses on the Far Rockaway peninsula. The businesses included a liquor store, clothing stores and a Radio Shack. The area was badly damaged by […]
The amount of stress built up in preparing, experiencing, and recovering from a natural disaster can be a difficult feat to overcome. Hurricane Sandy has left thousands of Americans in its path at a loss; a loss of power, a home, or a loved one. Dealing with the anxiety left behind can be overwhelming, but […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, locked in a fierce re-election bid, is emphasizing his incumbent's role for a third straight day, skipping battleground states to visit victims of Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey, a state he's confident of winning. The president's actions have forced his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, to walk a careful line […]
Soledad O'Brien gives the crew the latest on Hurricane Sandy.
BRIGANTINE, N.J. (AP) — President Barack Obama is telling people recovering from Sandy's devastation along New Jersey's coastline that "we are here for you, and we will not forget." Obama joined New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and other officials to inspect damage from the massive storm that struck the East Coast. He saw flooded neighborhoods […]
NEW YORK (AP) — 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 35, many of the victims […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is canceling a third straight day of campaigning because of the superstorm that battered the East Coast The White House says the president will not attend events scheduled Wednesday in swing state Ohio. He will remain in Washington to monitor the storm and the federal response. Obama had already […]
Huggy Lowdown is trapped in the house because of Hurricane Sandy and he is going 'crazy.'
MOONACHIE, N.J. (AP) — MOONACHIE, N.J. (AP) — Authorities have launched a rescue effort after a huge swell of water flooded a small northern New Jersey town early Tuesday. Moonachie Police Sgt. Tom Schmidt says the rush of water left about 5 feet of water in the streets within 45 minutes. The police and fire […]
