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Battered by storm, Staten Islanders feel forgotten
Gazing at her bungalow, swept from its foundation and tossed across the street, Janice Clarkin wondered if help would ever come to this battered ...
Romney warns against re-electing Obama
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney warned Friday that re-electing his Democratic opponent would threaten another government shutdown and ...
Fierce finish: Romney, Obama sharpen closing lines
Down to a fierce finish, President Barack Obama accused Mitt Romney of scaring voters with lies on Friday, while the Republican challenger warned ...
Obama orders fuel to be sent to areas hit by Sandy
The Obama administration is ordering the purchase of up to 12 million gallons of unleaded fuel and up to 10 million gallons of diesel fuel for ...
US officials counter reports on Benghazi attacks
The Pentagon provided more details Friday of the military response to the assault on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, as questions continue to ...
Obama, Romney battle over auto bailout in Ohio
President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney are turning the White House race in Ohio into a referendum on the auto bailout, an effort ...
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 ...
Solid job growth in last reading before election
The United States added a solid 171,000 jobs in October, and more than a half-million Americans joined the work force, the latest signs that the ...
Justice Department dispatches poll watchers
More than 780 federal observers and Justice Department employees will be dispatched to 51 voting jurisdictions in 23 states for Tuesday's voting in ...
Bloomberg faces outcry over Sunday's NYC Marathon
With people in storm-ravaged areas still shivering without electricity and the death toll in New York City at more than 40, many New Yorkers recoiled ...
NJ casinos reopen after 5-day storm shutdown
All but two casinos in Atlantic City planned to be back in business Friday, hours after getting the permission to reopen from Gov. Chris Christie and ...
Obama, Romney teams hit streets for every vote
President Barack Obama is known for his grass-roots organization. In 2008, even Republicans praised it. But this year, Republican Mitt Romney has ...
Senators: US gets access to Libya attack suspect
The Tunisian government will allow the United States access to a suspect in the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, two senators said ...
Mayor defends move to hold marathon, tempers boil
The Manhattan skyline was expected to be mostly lit for the first time in five days Friday night, a sign of progress undercut by long gas lines and ...
AP NewsBreak: Obama backs Murphy in new TV ad
President Barack Obama is appearing in a new TV ad, urging Connecticut voters to support Democratic U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy for the U.S. Senate.
Penn St. officials arraigned on new charges
Two Penn State administrators were arraigned Friday on new accusations they hushed up child sexual abuse allegations against former assistant football ...
Fall back: Set clocks back an hour
It's finally time to reclaim that hour of sleep you lost last spring. Most of the country will turn back the clocks this weekend for the annual shift ...
Schilling calls suit political, denies wrongdoing
Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling on Friday called a lawsuit brought against him by Rhode Island's economic development agency "political" and ...
Coast Guard base preps recruits for daring rescues
At a new Coast Guard training facility here, rescue swimmers jump from a 12-foot tower into a wave pool as large fans blow 70 mph wind at them.
Two candidates, one choice that affects us all
It's a choice sure to touch the lives of all 315 million Americans, some in profound ways — their livelihoods, their health, their sense of freedom ...
THE RACE: Both Obama, Romney cite new jobs data
For President Barack Obama, the final government jobs report before Election Day could have been worse. It also could have been better. The Bureau of ...
FACT CHECK: It's a perfect storm of Frankenfacts
And now, to conclude, a few parting misstatements. Come Wednesday, or sometime later if the election result is still in the balance, only one man will ...
Gov't moves to allow oil tankers in Northeast
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Friday temporarily waived a maritime rule to allow foreign oil tankers coming from the Gulf of Mexico ...
Pentagon saw chance for hostage mission in Libya
The Pentagon says that the U.S. military was ready within a few hours of the terrorist attacks on U.S. outposts in eastern Libya to respond to ...