Storm

Hurricane Sandy power outages: Signs of progress in some states

By Mark Clayton Power is being restored faster in the aftermath of hurricane Sandy than it was after hurricane Irene, suggesting that utilities learned some lessons from last year's storm and may have been better prepared this time. In terms of power outages, hurricane Sandy and Irene were

Weekly applications for US jobless aid dip to 363K

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits dropped 9,000 to a seasonally adjusted 363,000 last week, a level consistent with modest hiring. The report comes just before Friday's October jobs data, the last broad snapshot of the

Storm-crippled NYC subway creaks back into service

By ADAM GELLER and MEGHAN BARRAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Subways started running again in much of New York City on Thursday for the first time since Superstorm Sandy, but traffic at bridges backed up for miles, long lines formed at gas stations, and big crowds waited impatiently for buses

A state-by-state look at superstorm's effects

By The Associated Press The massive storm that started out as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast and morphed into a huge and problematic system, killing at least 90 people in the United States. Power outages now stand at more than 4 million homes and businesses, down from a peak of 8.5