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• Derailment in NJ sends chemical tankers into creek

  November 30, 2012 in Nation/World PAULSBORO, N.J. (AP) — A freight train derailed Friday on an old southern New Jersey railroad bridge that has had problems before, toppling two tanker cars partially into a creek …

• Menard to fly Wis. workers in to staff ND store

  November 30, 2012 in Nation/World BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Home improvement retailer Menard Inc. says it will hire workers from its home base in Wisconsin and fly them to North Dakota to staff a store …

• Menard to fly Wis. workers in to staff ND store

  November 29, 2012 in Nation/World BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Home improvement retailer Menard Inc. says it will hire workers from its home base in Wisconsin and fly them to North Dakota to staff a store …

• Residents battle high water in South Dakota town

  November 29, 2012 in Nation/World WAUBAY, S.D. (AP) — Standing along a South Dakota waterfront shored up with boulders, Kevin Jens peered at the placid lake and reminisced about a road that led to a … 1

• NY mayor seeks more disaster aid for Sandy victims

  November 28, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg appealed to congressional leaders Wednesday for quick action on providing tens of billions of dollars in new federal aid to help …

• Cuomo likens Katrina, Sandy as damage total soars

  November 27, 2012 in Nation/World ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared Superstorm Sandy in some ways worse than 2005’s Hurricane Katrina as he said his state would need $42 billion to …

• Cuomo: Sandy cost NY, NYC $32B in damage and loss

  November 26, 2012 in Nation/World ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Top political leaders in New York put their heads together Monday on big requests for federal disaster aid as Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that Superstorm Sandy … 1

• Cuomo: Sandy cost NY, NYC $42B in damage and loss

  November 26, 2012 in Nation/World ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Superstorm Sandy ran up a $42 billion bill on New York and the state and New York City congressional leaders are preparing big requests for federal …

• AP IMPACT: NYC flood protection won’t be easy

  November 26, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — Inside tunnels threading under a Houston medical campus, 100 submarine doors stand ready to block invading floodwaters. Before commuters in Bangkok can head down into the …

• AP IMPACT: Will NYC act to block future surges?

  November 25, 2012 in Nation/World Think Sandy was just a 100-year storm that devastated New York City? Imagine one just as bad, or worse, every three years. Prominent planners and builders say now is the …

• Mass. natural gas explosion damaged 42 buildings

  November 24, 2012 in Nation/World SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Preliminary investigations show more than 40 buildings were damaged in a natural gas explosion in Massachusetts that injured 18 people, building inspectors said Saturday. A strip …

• San Francisco sheds part of free-spirited past

  November 21, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco shed a vestige of its free-spirited past as local lawmakers narrowly approved a citywide ban on public nudity. Casting aside complaints that forcing people …

• Unions show muscle, spent millions in state races

  November 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — When Maggie Hassan won the New Hampshire governor’s race, it wasn’t just a victory for her fellow Democrats. Unions spent millions backing Hassan with television ads and …

• Public nudity ban eyed in fed-up San Francisco

  November 19, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco may be getting ready to shed its image as a city where anything goes, including clothing. City lawmakers are scheduled to vote Tuesday on …

• Public nudity ban eyed in fed-up San Francisco

  November 18, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco may be getting ready to shed its image as a city where anything goes, including clothing. City lawmakers are scheduled to vote Tuesday on … 3

• West Texas town begins recovery after train crash

  November 17, 2012 in Nation/World MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — Two days after a train suddenly plowed into a parade float, killing four war veterans, the city of Midland, investigators and the victims’ families began what …

• Obama views Sandy recovery in tour of NYC

  November 15, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama vowed Thursday to stick with New Yorkers still struggling 17 days after Superstorm Sandy “until the rebuilding is complete” after getting an up-close …

• Obama views Sandy recovery in aerial tour of NYC

  November 15, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama got his first look Thursday at the devastation that Superstorm Sandy waged on New York City, with a helicopter tour above flood-ravaged and …

• Detroit mayor: Vacant housing project coming down

  November 15, 2012 in Nation/World DETROIT (AP) — A notorious, vacant and crime-ridden housing project that has overshadowed downtown Detroit for decades, a symbol of the city’s decline, is slated to be pulled down early … 3

• Seattle police produce a user’s guide to pot

  November 15, 2012 in Nation/World SEATTLE (AP) — When Washington state voters overwhelmingly legalized the recreational use of marijuana on Nov. 6, Seattle police knew they’d be getting a lot of questions. And while many …

• Despite what they say, voters favor local taxes

  November 14, 2012 in Nation/World SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When it comes to new taxes, voters tend to say government should ask for money from somebody else, like the rich. But that doesn’t always hold …

• Ex-comptroller pleads guilty in $53 million scam

  November 14, 2012 in Nation/World ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A longtime bookkeeper pleaded guilty Wednesday to allegations she embezzled more than $50 million from a small city in Illinois to fund a lavish lifestyle that …

• Will Chicago act on verdict in cop beating trial?

  November 14, 2012 in Nation/World CHICAGO (AP) — Will the city act? That’s the question many Chicagoans will be asking Wednesday — a day after the dramatic conclusion of a civil trial that stemmed from …

• After verdict, fallout from police beating trial

  November 14, 2012 in Nation/World CHICAGO (AP) — Will the city act? That’s the question many Chicagoans will be asking Wednesday — a day after the dramatic conclusion of a civil trial that stemmed from …

• Superstorm priorities for some include saving pets

  November 13, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — Superstorm Sandy drove New York and New Jersey residents from their homes, destroyed belongings and forced them to find shelter for themselves — and for their …

• As days without power drag on, frustration simmers

  November 11, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — New Yorkers railed Sunday against a utility that has lagged behind others in restoring power two weeks after the superstorm that socked the region, criticizing its …

• Delays in power restoration after storm anger some

  November 11, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — New Yorkers railed Sunday against a utility that has lagged behind others in restoring power two weeks after the superstorm that socked the region, criticizing its …

• Drivers grapple with NYC gas rationing after Sandy

  November 9, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — A return to 1970s-era gas rationing seemed to help with hourslong gas station lines that formed after Superstorm Sandy, but it didn’t end a fuel-gauge fixation …

• Gas rationing, shortage fray nerves in NYC

  November 9, 2012 in Nation/World 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 …

• Gas rationing, shortage frays nerves in NYC

  November 9, 2012 in Nation/World 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 …

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