Airlines, Amtrak cancel some service ahead of hurricane
The East Coast megastorm approaching the United States Sunday was forcing changes in travel plans along the eastern seaboard, with residual effects in Chicago.
The flight tracking service FlightAware.com reported that more than 1,400 flights nationwide were canceled as of mid-Sunday afternoon.
It said 60 …
5 reasons Hurricane Sandy is expected to be a superstorm
At some point, Hurricane Sandy is expected to become what’s known as an extratropical storm. Unlike a tropical system like a hurricane, which gets its power from warm ocean waters, extratropical systems are driven by temperature contrasts in the atmosphere.
NYC shuts subways as East braces for superstorm
Big cities from Washington to Boston buttoned up on Sunday against the onslaught of a superstorm that could menace 50 million people in the most heavily populated corridor in the nation, with forecasters warning New York could be in particular peril.
7.7 Canadian earthquake prompts Hawaii tsunami warning
HONOLULU — A tsunami warning has been issued for Hawaii after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked an island off the west coast of Canada Saturday.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center originally said there was no threat to the islands, but a warning was issued later Saturday …
Small first tsunami wave hits Alaska after 7.7 Canadian earthquake
The first wave from a small tsunami has been reported in a southeast Alaska community.
State officials say a wave with a height of about 4 inches was measured in Craig late Saturday evening.
That was smaller than earlier forecasts, which said the wave could …
NYC nanny not herself before killings
NEW YORK — Friends and relatives of Yoselyn Ortega, the New York City nanny accused of stabbing two young children to death, said she appeared to be struggling emotionally and financially recently. But few could offer any explanation for what might have caused her to …
Shooting on Michigan highway linked to spree: cops
FOWLERVILLE, Mich. — A motorist driving along Interstate 96 was wounded Saturday in the latest in a string of shootings in southeastern Michigan, authorities said. Livingston County Sheriff Bob Bezotte said in a news release that the man was taken to the hospital Saturday afternoon …
NY drug raid nets 640 marijuana lollipops, cash
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Just in time for Halloween, New York police say a drug raid in Buffalo turned up 640 marijuana lollipops that had been obtained in California where medical marijuana is legal.
Police: Shooting on Mich. freeway linked to spree
FOWLERVILLE, Mich. — A motorist driving along Interstate 96 was shot and wounded Saturday in the latest in a string of shootings in southeastern Michigan, authorities said.
Alabama constitution: Vote looms on amending history
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Segregation ended decades ago in Alabama, swept away by the civil rights marchers who faced down police dogs and fire hoses in the early ‘60s. But segregation is still mandated by the state’s constitution, and voters on Nov. 6 will get only their second chance in years to eliminate an anachronism that still exists on paper.
5 reasons why Sandy is expected to be a superstorm
5 reasons why Sandy is expected to be a superstorm 1. A NORTHBOUND HURRICANE Hurricane Sandy is moving very slowly toward the north-northeast and is expected to continue its current path parallel to the Carolinas over the weekend, forecasters say. At some point, it’s expected …
Amid dire forecast, Sandy a hurricane again — and moving north
Hurricane Sandy — upgraded again Saturday just hours after forecasters said it had weakened to a tropical storm — was barreling north from the Caribbean and was expected to make landfall early Tuesday near the Delaware coast, then hit two winter weather systems as it moves inland, creating a hybrid monster storm.
Nanny slashing case shocks NYC parents
NEW YORK — The nightmarish case of a nanny accused of stabbing to death two children in her care stunned the family’s well-to-do neighborhood and caused legions of parents to wonder how well they know who is watching their kids.
McGovern celebrated as ‘conscience for our nation’
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Three former Democratic presidential candidates paid personal respects Friday to George McGovern, whose 1972 campaign for president galvanized the party’s liberal wing and ushered in a new generation of political activism. Walter Mondale, John Kerry and Gary Hart — who like McGovern all spent time in the Senate before unsuccessful runs for the White House — led a crowd of hundreds of mourners. Hart, McGovern’s campaign manager in 1972, was the only one of the three to speak at the funeral.
‘Frankenstorm’ predicted to start battering East Coast on Sunday
All tropical storm watches and warnings have been canceled for Florida as Hurricane Sandy makes its way northward. By late Saturday morning, Sandy was still at hurricane strength with winds of 75 mph. However, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami warn that the storm’s formal category won’t matter much. It will still dump rain and snow along much of the Eastern Seaboard, and could push storm surge reaching 8 feet into some low-lying areas.
