Obama to Visit Storm Victims as Campaign Rolls On
President Barack Obama put campaign battleground travel on hold to tour the ravaged New Jersey coast Wednesday, while down-to-the-wire campaigning resumed in swing state Florida that is critical to Republican …
In Reversal, Jackson School Board Takes State Pact
Agreement gives the state Department of Education substantial control over Jackson's special-education programs.
Stocks Open Higher After Historic 2-Day Close
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has rung Wall Street back to business.
Jackson Schools Could Lose Accreditation Thursday
Jackson's public schools could lose state accreditation Thursday, after district board members rejected a deal that would have given the system longer to comply with rules regarding special education.
10 Things to Know for Tuesday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about on Tuesday.
Bahrain Bans All Protest Gatherings Amid Violence
Bahrain imposed emergency-style rules Tuesday banning all protest gatherings and threating legal action against groups considered backing escalating demonstrations and clashes in the strategic Gulf kingdom.
French Government Gets Anti-Sexism Lessons
French government ministers will be given anti-sexism lessons, in the wake of one minister's comments suggesting women couldn't handle technical work.
Candidates Look for Right Time to Resume Campaign
The presidential candidates searched for the right moment to get back to politicking after superstorm Sandy's destructive interruption, with President Barack Obama monitoring relief efforts and Republican Mitt Romney struggling …
Sandy Disrupts Presidential Campaign; Candidates Look For Right Tone For Final Week
Suddenly, after drifting through months of confusing finger-pointing and iffy economic theory, the presidential candidates are getting walloped by an all-too-tangible October surprise. Superstorm Sandy is a real-world, gut-level test.
The East Coast Wakes Up, Surveys Damage From Hurricane Sandy As Storm Continues Inland
Millions of people from Maine to the Carolinas awoke Tuesday without power, and an eerily quiet New York City was all but closed off by car, train and air as …
Mammograms: For 1 Life Saved, 3 Women Overtreated
The review found that for every life saved, roughly three other women were overdiagnosed, meaning they were unnecessarily treated for a cancer that would never have threatened their lives.
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Mammoth Storm Shutters NYC, Sends Crane Dangling
The threat of an 11-foot wall of water prompted officials to close the mass transit system and consider cutting power to Wall Street and all of lower Manhattan to avoid …
10 Things to Know for Monday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about on today.
East Coast Grinds to a Halt as Superstorm Nears
Hurricane Sandy bore down on the Eastern Seaboard's largest cities Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix …
Syria Truce Collapse Shows Limits of Diplomacy
Syria's air force fired missiles and dropped barrel bombs on rebel strongholds while opposition fighters attacked regime positions Sunday, flouting a U.N.-backed cease-fire that was supposed to quiet fighting over …
