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Partial crane collapse in NYC

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 12:45 PM PDT

Crane collapseEmergency workers are at the scene of a crane that's dangling off a 65-story building in New York City.

Meningitis spreads to 19 states with first case in R.I.

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 12:29 PM PDT

(Reuters) - The deadly meningitis outbreak tied to steroid injections from potentially tainted medications spread to a 19th state on Monday with the first case reported in Rhode Island, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Only four of the 23 states that received some of the medication have not reported cases of fungal meningitis, which has killed 25 people nationwide. The four states that have not reported at least one case of meningitis are California, Nevada, West Virginia and Connecticut, the CDC said. ...

Anderson's Cooper's daytime talk show canceled

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 11:22 AM PDT

The daytime talk show market just got a little bit smaller. Anderson Cooper's daytime talk show won't return for a third season, Warner Bros. announced today. "We are extremely proud of Anderson and the show that he and the entire production team have produced," a...

Extra inspectors head to nuclear plants in Sandy's path

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 10:33 AM PDT

img/photos/2012/10/01/watts_bar.jpgThey will make sure "plant operators are making the proper preparations." All plants already have two inspectors on-site equipped with satellite phones.

Obama: Someone will be 'held accountable' for Benghazi

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 10:15 AM PDT

The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protestOn MSNBC's "Morning Joe," the president said there were "all kinds of legitimate questions" about what happened in Libya

Storm's economic impact could exceed $10B a day

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 09:26 AM PDT

The floor of the New York Stock Exchange is empty of traders, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. All major U.S. stock and options exchanges will remain closed Monday with Hurricane Sandy nearing landfall on the East Coast. Trading has rarely stopped for weather. A blizzard led to a late start and an early close on Jan. 8, 1996, according to the exchange's parent company, NYSE Euronext. The NYSE shut down on Sept. 27, 1985 for Hurricane Gloria. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)More than 60 million Americans are likely to be impacted by Sandy and experts are already forecasting damages in the range of $2 billion to $100 billion.

Watch live: Bracing for the worst as Sandy approaches

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 09:09 AM PDT

A truck drives through water pushed over a road by Hurricane Sandy in SouthamptonABC News looks at the hurricane making landfall tonight on the East Coast.

Time-lapse views from space show Sandy's enormity

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 08:53 AM PDT

This NOAA satellite image taken Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 shows Hurricane Sandy off the Mid Atlantic coastline moving toward the north with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph. Tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate coastal areas Sunday as big cities and small towns across the U.S. Northeast braced for the onslaught of a superstorm threatening some 60 million people along the most heavily populated corridor in the nation. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)NASA released time-lapse animation of the powerful hurricane from a satellite 22,300 miles above the ground.

Photos: The best of Britain's landscape photography contest

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 08:36 AM PDT

The annual competition highlights the best amateur and professional landscape photographers in Britain and has provided an array of spectacular, inspiring images.

Sandy gains power and aims for Northeast

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 08:19 AM PDT

An abandoned home is inundated with water at Shinnecock Bay in SouthamptonSubways and schools were closed, the floor of the New York Stock Exchange was deserted, and thousands fled.

For Romney and Obama, a disruptive storm at a pivotal time

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 07:46 AM PDT

U.S. President Obama walks up the steps to Air Force One before he departs Orlando to return to WashingtonMANSFIELD, Ohio—Mitt Romney's crowds have never been bigger—29,000 at three rallies in Florida on Saturday and another 10,000 during a bus tour of rural Ohio on Sunday. And the candidate is on his game, delivering a heartfelt stump speech that's connecting with voters. But with just eight days to go before Election Day and polls [...]

Live-blog: Hurricane Sandy bears down on East Coast

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 07:29 AM PDT

A truck backs out of a flooded street as Hurricane Sandy intensifies in Ocean City, MarylandEvacuations have been ordered from Maryland to Maine, where a storm surge is expected to wipe out power.

Syrian warplanes heavily bombard Damascus area

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 06:22 AM PDT

In this Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 photo, a Syrian resident walks at sunset through a crossroad in downtown as mortar explosions, not seen, sound in the distance, in the Saif al-Dawleh, neighborhood, Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras).Syrian warplanes heavily bombarded rebel targets in the suburbs of Damascus on Monday in what activists said was one of the most intense air raid campaigns around the capital since the uprising began 19 months ago.

Crew of tall ship off NC abandons ship in storm

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 06:06 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 9, 2012, file photo, a replica of the historic ship HMS Bounty, right, sails past a lighthouse, center, as it departs Narragansett Bay and heads out to sea off the coast of Newport, R.I. The Coast Guard aid Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, that the 17 people aboard the HMS Bounty have gotten into two lifeboats, wearing survival suits and life jackets. The HMS Bounty, a tall ship, was in distress off North Carolina's Outer Banks as Hurricane Sandy swirls toward the East Coast. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)The 17 people aboard the HMS Bounty got into two 25-foot lifeboats with canopies, wearing survival suits and life jackets, Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert in Portsmouth, Va., said.

Obama scraps Florida campaign event, returns to DC

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 05:32 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama brings pizzas to volunteers in his campaign field office in OrlandoORLANDO, Florida - President Barack Obama scrapped his planned campaign appearance here with Bill Clinton on Monday and planned to return to Washington to oversee the response to deadly Hurricane Sandy. "Due to deteriorating weather conditions in the Washington area, the President will not attend today's campaign event in Orlando," White House press secretary Jay [...]

The final grueling days on campaign trail

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 04:44 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2012, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally in Las Vegas. No region in America has seen more presidential campaign commercials. Last week alone, Mitt Romney's campaign and its allies spent $3.6 million on Nevada commercials, while Obama and his supporters spent $2.7 million. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)The president has been circling the country at a breakneck speed ahead of the election, and that means reports have to go with him.

East Coast grinds to a halt as superstorm nears

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 04:27 AM PDT

This NOAA satellite image taken Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 shows Hurricane Sandy off the Mid Atlantic coastline moving toward the north with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph. Tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate coastal areas Sunday as big cities and small towns across the U.S. Northeast braced for the onslaught of a superstorm threatening some 60 million people along the most heavily populated corridor in the nation. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)Coastal residents flee the massive Hurricane Sandy with fears of high winds, soaking rain and a surging wall of water.

Syria air force bombs cities, truce 'practically over'

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 12:37 AM PDT

A boy looks up at a jet fighter after a strike in a residential area in the village of Kafranbel in IdlibAMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian jets bombarded Sunni Muslim regions in Damascus and around the country on Sunday, activists said, as President Bashar al-Assad kept up air strikes against rebels despite a U.N.-brokered truce that now appears to be in tatters. The Local Coordination Committees activists' organization said air raids killed 14 civilians, including women and children, in the town of Bara in the northern province of Idlib, where fighting has continued between Assad's forces and rebels who have seized large parts of the rugged region. "The ceasefire is practically over. ...

East Coast braces for dangerous superstorm

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 11:00 PM PDT

Utilities and state road workers monitor the situation on Virginia Dare Trail as rain and wind from Hurricane Sandy engulf the beachfront road in Kill Devil Hills, N.C., Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. Tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate coastal areas Sunday as big cities and small towns across the U.S. Northeast braced for the onslaught of a superstorm threatening some 60 million people along the most heavily populated corridor in the nation. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)From Washington to Boston, big cities and small towns buttoned up against the onslaught of a superstorm that could menace 50 million people.

Why won't Romney go on any late night shows?

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 10:11 PM PDT

Why Won't Mitt Romney Go on Any Late Night Shows?With nine days to go until Election Day, political satirists are doing everything they can to squeeze every last laugh out of the campaigns, but Mitt Romney refuses to be the butt of anybody's joke.

Stock markets to close Monday, possibly Tuesday

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 09:55 PM PDT

Morning commuters walk past the New York Stock ExchangeU.S. stock and options markets will be closed on Monday, and possibly Tuesday, as regulators, exchanges and brokers worried about the integrity of markets in the face of Hurricane Sandy.

Giants sweep Tigers for World Series title

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 09:39 PM PDT

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Romo jumps into the arms of catcher Posey after defeating the Detroit Tigers to win the MLB World Series baseball championship in DetroitThe end came much like this series, not with a boom, but with a little fly ball that fell through the 10th inning raindrops and onto the outfield grass for a single that would win the S.F. Giants the 2012 World Series.

Giants beat Tigers in 10 innings for Series sweep

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 09:22 PM PDT

San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy celebrates after the Giants defeated the Detroit Tigers in Game 4 to win the MLB World Series baseball championship in DetroitDETROIT (AP) -- Marco Scutaro singled home the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Sunday night to complete a four-game sweep and win their second World Series title in three years.

Obama balancing storm response with campaigning

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 08:51 PM PDT

President Barack Obama hugs his daughter Sasha as he walks with Malia as they leave St. John's Episcopal Church to walk across Lafayette Park as they return to the White House in Washington, on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)President Barack Obama has spent months trying to balance his re-election bid with running the government.

Dragon ship back on Earth after space station trip

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 06:09 PM PDT

This photo provided by SpaceX shows an unmanned Dragon freighter that left the International Space Station with a stash of precious medical samples and aimed for a Pacific splashdown to end the first official shipment under a billion-dollar contract with NASA, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station used a giant robot arm to release the commercial cargo ship 255 miles up. The California-based SpaceX company steered its capsule back to Earth via parachutes on Sunday afternoon, a couple hundred miles off the Baja California coast. (AP Photo/SpaceX)An unmanned Dragon freighter carrying a stash of precious medical samples from the International Space Station parachuted into the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, completing the first official shipment under a billion-dollar contract with NASA.
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