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Greece: Labor protests restart with subway strike

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 2nd

ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Subway and suburban rail services in Greece's capital have been halted by a 24-hour strike, as labor unions prepare for a new round of major protests against deeper austerity measures. Friday's transport strike in Athens, to protest pay cuts and broader privatization

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

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 2nd

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 105 people in the United States. Power outages now stand at more than 3.5 million homes and businesses, down from a peak of

Mayor defends move to hold marathon, tempers boil

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 2nd

By EILEEN AJ CONNELLY and MEGHAN BARRAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The Manhattan skyline was expected to be mostly lit for the first time in five days Friday night, a sign of progress undercut by long gas lines and anger over plans to go ahead with the New York City Marathon while thousands

Exasperation builds on Day 3 in storm-stricken NYC

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By LEANNE ITALIE and MEGHAN BARRAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Frustration - and in some cases fear - mounted in New York City on Thursday, three days after Superstorm Sandy. Traffic backed up for miles at bridges, large crowds waited impatiently for buses into Manhattan, and tempers flared

Flying gets easier but travel woes still persist

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By DAVID KOENIG and SCOTT MAYEROWITZAssociated Press Writers NEW YORK (AP) - Planes are getting up to speed faster than trains and automobiles in the storm-stricken Northeast. All the region's major airports were open once New York's LaGuardia resumed flights Thursday morning. While

UPDATE: Bodies Of 2 Missing New York City Boys Found

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

NEW YORK (AP) - Police say the bodies of two missing New York City boys have been found. The discovery was confirmed Thursday by NYPD spokesman Paul Browne. Police say the boys were a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old. They disappeared Monday night when waves of water

Gov't paying for emergency transportation in NY

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By ALICIA A. CALDWELLAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - For the next week the federal government will pay all of the costs to help get public transportation and power restored to parts of New York and New Jersey hit hardest by Superstorm Sandy, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said

Power, transit outages will increase Sandy's costs

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By MATTHEW CRAFTAP Business Writer Widespread power outages and subway shutdowns may wind up making Superstorm Sandy the second most expensive storm in U.S. history, according to the forecasting firm Eqecat. That would rank it right behind Hurricane Katrina. Eqecat said Thursday that the damage

New Yorkers search for food, water and electricity

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By LEANNE ITALIE and MEGHAN BARRAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The people gathered around the side of a building on Third Avenue looked like refugees huddled around a campfire. But instead of crackling flames, their warmth came from more advanced technology: a power strip that had been

10 Things to Know for Today

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today (times in EDT): 1. NEW YORK CITY'S SUBWAYS GET BACK ON TRACK Limited subway service resumed this morning, but not in lower Manhattan, where the power remains out. 2.