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10 Things to Know for Monday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about on Monday: WHITE HOUSE RACE COMES DOWN TO THE WIRE Two days from judgment by the voters, Obama and Romney stress their differences on the economy, health care and more while

Banks extend fee waivers for storm-hit customers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By The Associated Press Some of the nation's biggest banks have extended temporary waivers on a variety of fees and late charges for residents of states hit hard by Superstorm Sandy. It's an effort to ease pressure on customers to make bill payments when nearly 1.8 million homes and

Despite storm damage, election officials hopeful

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 4th

By DAVID B. CARUSOAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Power generators are being marshaled, polling locations moved and voting machines hurriedly put into place as officials prepare to hold an national election in storm-ravaged sections of New York and New Jersey barely a week after Superstorm

Red Cross carries on despite storm-response flak

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 4th

By DAVID CRARYAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - It happened after the 9/11 terror attacks, after Hurricane Katrina and now, once again, after Superstorm Sandy: The American Red Cross takes flak for its response to a major disaster. It's a burden that comes with being the nation's

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

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 4th

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 106 people in the United States. Power outages now stand at more than 1.3 million homes and businesses, down from a peak of

Storm leaves Connecticut Gold Coast shaken

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 4th

By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSENAssociated Press WESTPORT, Conn. (AP) - The floodwaters churned by Superstorm Sandy damaged waterfront homes along Connecticut's southwest coast, and turned the charming center of tony Westport into a ghost town, with sandbags lining streets of flooded-out boutique

NY marathon canceled? Tell that to the runners

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 4th

By CARA ANNA and CHRISTINA REXRODEAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Their race was called off, but marathoners were still on the move in New York on Sunday. Hundreds of runners wearing marathon shirts and backpacks full of supplies took the ferry to hard-hit Staten Island and ran to stricken

Elderly face challenges coping with Sandy's impact

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 4th

By FRANK ELTMANAssociated Press FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) - Eileen James sits by the window when the sun is out, wears gloves to bed and hasn't had a hot meal in a week. Like many elderly people in the New York area coping with no electricity or heat in their homes in the aftermath of

Post-storm construction hiring may aid US economy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 4th

By ALEX VEIGA and MATTHEW PERRONEAP Business Writers Hiring in the long-depressed U.S. construction industry will get a boost from the rebuilding that will follow Superstorm Sandy. Those jobs, in turn, could raise economic growth, analysts say. The modest lift to the economy is expected to come

Not wrecked by Sandy, 'Ralph' tops box office

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 4th

By JAKE COYLEAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The weekend box office was not only undeterred by the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, it was buoyed by it. Disney's "Wreck-It Ralph" opened strongly with $49.1 million and Robert Zemeckis' "Flight," starring Denzel Washington, soared