Emergency management

Eastern US braces for dangerous superstorm

By ALLEN G. BREED and JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Forecasters say Hurricane Sandy is about 425 miles (685 kilometers) southeast of New York City and the center of the storm is expected to be near the mid-Atlantic coast on Monday night. The National Hurricane Center said early

Eastern US braces for dangerous superstorm

By ALLEN G. BREED and JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - From Washington to Boston, big cities and small towns were buttoned up Monday against the onslaught of a superstorm that threatened 50 million people in the most heavily populated corridor in the nation, with forecasters warning

A week to go: Sandy disrupts presidential campaign

By DAVID ESPO and JULIE PACEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Eight days before the election, President Barack Obama switched from campaigner to hands-on commander of the federal response to Superstorm Sandy as it barreled across the Eastern Seaboard. Republican Mitt Romney scaled back his

Eastern US braces for dangerous superstorm

By ALLEN G. BREED and JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - From Washington to Boston, big cities and small towns Sunday buttoned up against the onslaught of a superstorm that could endanger 50 million people in the most heavily populated corridor in the nation, with forecasters