Nov 02 Haiti Battles Hurricane Sandy and Cholera By Larisa Epatko More than 50 people have died in Haiti from Hurricane Sandy, which hit the Caribbean island in late October, washing away crops and threatening to worsen a cholera epidemic. Continue reading
Nov 01 Hurricane Sandy Devastates New Jersey’s Coastline By Elizabeth Shell The U.S. Northeast began crawling back to normal on Wednesday, Oct. 31, after monster storm Sandy crippled transportation, knocked out power for millions and killed at least 45 people in nine states with a massive storm surge and rain that… Continue reading
Oct 30 The Aftermath of Post-Tropical Storm Sandy By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Hurricane Sandy was downgraded to a post-tropical storm on Monday after it made landfall on the New Jersey coast. But the super storm packed a punch, leaving 8.1 million homes and businesses without power, closing transportation. The damage is currently… Continue reading
Oct 29 Hurricane Sandy Hits Mid-Atlantic By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Hurricane Sandy, which is being called a "superstorm", began bearing down on the East Coast of the United States on Monday. Cities in New York, Delware and New Jersey saw flooding before the hurricane made landfall. These photos follow Sandy's… Continue reading
Oct 29 Greece’s Obesity Crisis By Larisa Epatko Jon Miller of Homelands Productions traveled to the Greek island of Crete to find out why its obesity rate has increased over the years. He took these photos along the way. Continue reading
Oct 26 Hurricane Sandy Sweeps Along East Coast By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Hurricane Sandy is moving along the East Coast of the United States. The category one storm has left the Bahamas and is traveling north, leaving a trail a destruction through the Caribbean and blowing into Florida. Continue reading
Oct 25 Aleppo Souk: Then and Now By Larisa Epatko Gun battles in old Aleppo, Syria, have reduced the place to pockmarked piles of rubble, including the ancient marketplace, or "souk". A slideshow shows what the historical site was like before and after the clashes in late September. Continue reading
Oct 22 Beirut Bombing Fallout By Larisa Epatko A car bombing Friday killed an intelligence chief in Beirut, Lebanon. Mourners paid tribute at his funeral on Monday as gunbattles continued. Continue reading
Oct 16 Continuing King’s Legacy By Production DA To mark the 2011 opening of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington D.C., Washington Post photographer Nikki Khan created a portrait series featuring civil rights leaders who have carried on the legacy of King. Continue reading
Oct 15 Massachusetts Senate Race: Behind the Scenes By Saskia de Melker The NewsHour team was in Massachusetts this week, covering the close Senate race between Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren. Continue reading