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NYC Marathon runners fill unexpected free time
Sue Johnson refuses to give New York City any more money. She preferred to shell out for the change fee to move her flight home to Pittsburgh up by ...
Pa.: One last Romney foray for Obama to defend
Rip Scott regrets his 2008 presidential vote for Barack Obama. The 60-year-old real estate company owner is going home to his Republican Party this ...
Oil sinks on storm-related supply concerns
Four days after Superstorm Sandy socked the East Coast, the oil market assessed the landscape and found plenty to worry about. Oil closed Friday at ...
Flying gets easier but travel woes still persist
Planes are getting up to speed faster than trains and automobiles in the storm-stricken Northeast. All the region's major airports were open once New ...
Sandy shuts down Northeast air travel
Superstorm Sandy grounded more than 18,000 flights across the Northeast and the globe, and it will take days before travel gets back to normal.
QB Vick still starter for struggling Eagles
Michael Vick will remain the starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles. Coach Andy Reid announced the decision on Wednesday. The Eagles are off ...
Professional leagues plan to play after superstorm
With much of the Northeast immersed in the recovery from Superstorm Sandy's devastating blow, the NFL and NBA plan to carry on with their schedules.
Unbeaten Falcons still top AP Pro32 power rankings
Still unbeaten, still No. 1 in the AP Pro32 NFL power rankings. The Atlanta Falcons easily retained the top spot following a convincing win at ...
After Sandy, canceled flights but no airport chaos
Hurricane Sandy has left more than 18,000 flight cancellations in its wake. Chaos at airports? Hardly. Not long ago, a powerful storm pounding the ...
Superstorm Sandy causes flooding in New York City
Superstorm Sandy slammed into the New Jersey coastline with 80 mph winds Monday night and hurled an unprecedented 13-foot surge of seawater at New ...
Superstorm Sandy takes aim at Atlantic coast
Stripped of hurricane status but every bit as dangerous, the weather monster known as Sandy wheeled toward the New Jersey and Delaware coast Monday ...
Refineries scale back as storm moves in; oil falls
The biggest refineries in the Northeast shut down or throttled back sharply on Monday as Hurricane Sandy moved in. Oil prices fell as it appeared the ...
Ryan leads unbeaten Falcons over Eagles 30-17
Asante Samuel just wanted to give his former coach a little love. Andy Reid turned him away. Too bad for Reid his Eagles couldn't do the same to ...
Giants remain perfect at Jerry's house
The New York Giants sure feel at home at Cowboys Stadium. They should: After their wild 29-24 victory Sunday at Jerry Jones' palace outside Dallas, ...
Before the storm: How people are bracing for Sandy
Along the East Coast, residents are preparing for Hurricane Sandy to hit and merge with two other weather systems to create a fearsome storm. Here are ...
Romney woos Florida early vote; Obama eyes NH
Juggling politics and storm preparations, Mitt Romney dangled a plea for bipartisanship before early voters in Florida on Saturday as Barack Obama ...
DA: Friend planned $50K kidnapping, but baby died
A family friend hoped to hold a baby girl hostage to get $50,000 from her software-engineer parents but instead killed her and her grandmother in a ...
Man who drove SUV on Pa. runway gets prison time
A man who drove an SUV onto an airport runway, forcing a passenger jet to abort its landing, was sentenced Wednesday to 16 months in prison and must ...
Falcons, Giants 1-2 in AP Pro32 power rankings
Being the NFL's only unbeaten team has its perks — at least this week. The Atlanta Falcons had their bye weekend and still remained first in the AP ...
Police: Pa. baby abducted after grandmother killed
Authorities searched Tuesday for a 10-month-old girl who was declared missing after her grandmother, who was baby-sitting her, was found slain inside ...
Bears lead Lions 13-0 after 3 quarters
Jay Cutler threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Marshall and the Chicago Bears held a 13-0 lead over the Detroit Lions after three quarters on ...
Melo back at SU, Sixers still beat Knicks 98-90
Carmelo Anthony winced at the thought. "My streak is over," he lamented. Jason Richardson made a three-point play and hit a pair of 3-pointers to ...
The mysteries of mummy conservation
The Penn Museum is unwrapping the mystery of mummy conservation, giving the public an unusual close-up of researchers' efforts to preserve relics from ...
Burglars hit Pa. house twice in 2 weeks, nab puppy
Burglars have struck a Philadelphia house two weeks in a row, first stealing all the food in the family's refrigerator, then snatching their puppy.
College Football Roundup: Gators thrash Gamecocks
No. 3 Florida lived up to its surprising BCS ranking by thrashing a South Carolina team that appeared to be a contender in the SEC. The Gamecocks gave ...