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At a Glance: How to handle a flight cancellation

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Hurricane Sandy has made landfall in the U.S., but its effects on air travelers are being felt throughout the globe. Airlines say it will take days for them to resume service to normal levels, so your upcoming flight may be affected. Here's what you

A day after Sandy, New Yorkers find a changed city

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th

By COLLEEN LONG and ERIN McCLAMAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Stripped of its bustle and mostly cut off from the world, New York was left wondering Tuesday when its particular way of life - carried by subway, lit by skyline and powered by 24-hour deli - would return. Mayor Michael Bloomberg

After Sandy, canceled flights but no airport chaos

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th

By SCOTT MAYEROWITZAssociated Press Airlines Writer NEW YORK (AP) - 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 Northeast would have brought havoc to some of the nation's busiest airports

After Sandy, canceled flights but no airport chaos

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th

By SCOTT MAYEROWITZAssociated Press Airlines Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Hurricane Sandy has left more than 16,000 flight cancellations in its wake. Chaos at airports? Hardly. Not long ago, a powerful storm pounding the Northeast would have brought havoc to some of the nation's busiest airports

Hazardous release in NM sickens 200 near El Paso

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th

By JUAN CARLOS LLORCAAssociated Press SANTA TERESA, N.M. (AP) - An unknown hazardous material sickened about 200 people Tuesday just northwest of El Paso, Texas, as some workers in the industrial area where the substance released described feeling a burning sensation on their skin, according to

Disarray, millions without power in Sandy's wake

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th

By TED ANTHONYAP National Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) - The most devastating storm in decades to hit the country's most densely populated region upended man and nature as it rolled back the clock on 21st-century lives, cutting off modern communication and leaving millions without power Tuesday

Throughout East, people in awe of superstorm Sandy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th

By The Associated Press Residents in the East weathered the effects of Hurricane Sandy and marveled at its raw power as it churned north and then merged with two other weather systems to create a fearsome superstorm. Here are their stories. ___ Dani Hart searched for the perfect New York City

Sandy shuts down Northeast air travel

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th

By JOSHUA FREED and SAMANTHA BOMKAMPAP Airlines Writers 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. According to the flight-tracking service FlightAware, more than 7,000 flights were canceled on

AP PHOTOS: Scenes from the Romney campaign

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th

By Charles DharapakAssociated Press After waking up in Tampa, Fla., Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney walked down a hotel hallway carrying his own bags as he prepared to leave one swing state behind and make his way to another. Accompanied by a few Secret Service agents, he got into

At a Glance: How to handle a flight cancellation

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th

NEW YORK (AP) - Hurricane Sandy is expected to make landfall Monday night or early Tuesday, likely in New Jersey. It will tie up with other weather systems and form a so-called superstorm. Airlines have preemptively canceled thousands of flights in New York, Philadelphia, Washington and elsewhere.