Oct 29 'Frankenstorm' Sandy Becomes Campaigns' October Surprise By Christina Bellantoni President Obama listens to a briefing on Hurricane Sandy at FEMA headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Sunday. Photo by Dennis Brack/Pool via Getty Images. All politics is local. Especially when swing states are in the path of Hurricane Sandy. Continue reading
Oct 28 East Coast Braces for Hurricane Sandy By Larisa Epatko According to an advisory issued at 5 p.m. ET Sunday, the National Hurricane Center warns that Sandy is expected to bring life-threatening storm surge flooding to the Mid-Atlantic coast, including Long Island Sound and New York Harbor. Continue reading
Oct 26 Does Decline of Middle Class Have an Upside? GlobalPost Takes a Look By Larisa Epatko The struggling middle class in America is spotlighted in the current presidential campaign as never before in recent memory, prompting the international news organization GlobalPost to take an in-depth look at what the declining middle class means and what its… 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 26 Watch News Wrap: Hurricane Sandy Could Spawn Super Storm on East Coast Next Week In other news Friday, Hurricane Sandy is heading towards the east coast of the U.S., as Florida is already facing strong winds and heavy surf along the coastline. From the Mid-Atlantic to New England, authorities and residents prepare for what… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch Syrian Civil War Threatens Destruction, Looting of Ancient Aleppo Heritage Syrian Civil War Threatens Destruction, Looting of Ancient Aleppo Heritage… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch Why Hasn't the Euro Debt Crisis Been a More Prominent Campaign Topic? Why Hasn't the Euro Debt Crisis Been a More Prominent Campaign Topic?… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch News Wrap: Hurricane Sandy Beats Path Through Cuba, Heads Toward Florida News Wrap: Hurricane Sandy Beats Path Through Cuba, Heads Toward Florida… Continue watching
Oct 25 Aleppo's Cultural Center Under Attack in Syria's Civil War By Larisa Epatko The ancient marketplace, or "souk", in Aleppo, Syria, is a labyrinth of cobbled streets and stalls that, until recently, showcased glistening gold work and glass. The violence of the civil war between government forces and rebels has brought destruction and… 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