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Gas rationing, shortage fray nerves in NYC

By JIM FITZGERALD and TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A gasoline shortage caused by Superstorm Sandy forced 1970s-era rationing on New Yorkers Friday, adding a fuel-gauge obsession to their frayed nerves and dwindling patience. "I take passenger, I look at gas. I take another passenger

McDonald's sales drop for first time since 2003

By CANDICE CHOIAP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) - McDonald's Corp. is having a tough time stomaching the competition. The world's biggest hamburger chain said Thursday that a key sales figure fell for the first time in nearly a decade in October, as it faced the double whammy of a

Schools return to life in storm-ravaged NYC, NJ

By KAREN MATTHEWS and LEANNE ITALIEAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The nation's largest school system lurched to life Monday, when all but the most affected students still suffering from Superstorm Sandy made their way back to classes on foot, ferry and subway. Students at Stuyvesant High

The danger increases, but still the water calls

By BRUCE SMITHAssociated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - "We are tied to the ocean," an avid sailor and president named John F. Kennedy once said. "And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch, we are going back from whence we came." Humans have an affinity for water. It is