VANCOUVER, British Columbia - A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of western Canada on Saturday and a tsunami warning was issued, authorities said. There were no immediate reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey in Colorado said … Millions brace for Hurricane Sandy's wrath - CBS News
Updated October 28, 2012, 1:06 AM ET. (CBS News) Hurricane Sandy is churning its way up the East Coast this evening heading for landfall in the mid-Atlantic region early next week and a rendezvous with a wintry storm system from the west. Here's the … 
CAMPAIGN 2012: THE BATTLEGROUNDS. In blue-collar Ohio, campaign economic debate is also cultural. Obama is adept at sowing mistrust of his rival's business past, but Romney also has ways of playing to Ohio's blue-collar workers. print. Comments. 0 … 
NASHUA, N.H./KISSIMMEE, Florida (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney campaigned feverishly in closely contested battleground states on Saturday but changed travel plans to avoid Hurricane Sandy, the massive … 
BEDFORD, N.H. -- After all the months of campaigning, advertising, and debating, the presidential campaign is coming down to scenes like this: Dianne Bzik and Betty HoSang, suburban moms who volunteered for President Obama, meander through … 
The National Hurricane Center said in its 11 p.m. update that Hurricane Sandy continues to track northeast along the East Coast, with forecasters predicting few changes in strength for a storm expected to begin punishing the region later Sunday. The storm is … 
Giants one win from sweeping Tigers out of World Series. San Francisco scores twice in the second inning while Ryan Vogelsong, Tim Lincecum and Sergio Romo combine on a five-hitter in a 2-0 victory over Detroit in Game 3. print. Comments. 0 … 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is canceling campaign stops in Virginia and Colorado early next week because of the impending landfall of Hurricane Sandy and will instead monitor the storm from the White House, his spokesman said on … 
By Martine Powers, Globe Staff. As Hurricane Sandy loomed closer to the northeast coast Saturday afternoon, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick declared a state of emergency in preparation for power outages, coastal flooding, and beach erosion that … 
Updated 8:59 PM ET. SEFFNER, Fla. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's 12-year-old daughter was involved in a car accident in Miami on Saturday, prompting the lawmaker to leave Mitt Romney's motorcade along a highway near here. Amanda Rubio was airlifted to … 
Marylanders scrambled Saturday to prepare for Hurricane Sandy's high winds and heavy rains, stocking up on groceries, filling up gas tanks and clearing storms drains. The tropical storm's outer bands could begin buffeting Baltimore and the Eastern Shore … 
By SARA MURRAY. LAKEWOOD CREST, Fla.--Sen. Marco Rubio's day of campaigning with Mitt Romney across this battleground state was cut short Saturday when the senator's young daughter was injured in a motor vehicle accident in a different part of … 
MlAaden Antonov/AFP/Getty Images – Department of Public Works employees load sandbags in a private vehicle at a distribution center near RFK Stadium in Washington on October 27, 2012. Washington residents are preparing for serious and … 
Jansing and Co | Aired on October 26, 2012. DNC Spokesman: Obama will win Ohio. Brad Woodhouse, Communications Director for the DNC says the president will win Ohio. Woodhouse also talks about Nevada and Iowa which are both leaning toward … 
WASHINGTON--Hurricane Sandy headed north from the Caribbean on Saturday and was expected to pummel the eastern U.S.. The U.S. National Weather Service said Saturday afternoon that the storm was expected to make landfall early Tuesday near the … 
A rebel fighter fires his weapon towards pro-Syrian government troops in the Bustan al-Bashar district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, on October 27, 2012. Syrian rebels clashed with Kurdish militia in the northern city of Aleppo, leaving 30 dead and … 
As Hurricane Sandy winds its way toward the Mid-Atlantic region, storm-hardened New Jerseyans are pursuing their time honored pre-storm pastime of emptying store shelves of everything from batteries to bottles of water. At the Home Depot in Bloomfield, … 
Two powerful storm systems, led by Hurricane Sandy, continued on their collision course on Saturday morning, and with forecasts showing them likely to converge with potentially devastating effect somewhere along the Eastern Seaboard as early as Sunday … 
NBCNews: msnbc | Aired on October 27, 2012. Polls show early Ohio voting helping Obama. Henry Gomez of the Cleveland Plain Dealer discusses the strategies of both the Romney and Obama campaigns in the critical battleground state of Ohio. Share This: … 
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Two blasts hit a Baghdad Shi'ite neighborhood and a bus full of Iranian pilgrims on Saturday, killing at least 13 people on the second day of the Islamic Eid al Adha religious festival. Sunni Islamist insurgents and al Qaeda's Iraq wing … 
Last Updated 8:02 a.m. ET. (CBS/AP) After causing heavy damage and at least 40 deaths in the Caribbean, Hurricane Sandy is headed toward making landfall on the East Coast by Tuesday. No one can be certain how powerful it will become, but the signs … 
LONDON -- "Berlusconi, Game Over," was the possibly premature headline on the Website of Christian Family, an Italian Catholic weekly, as it recorded the entire nation's shame at the fraud sentence handed down on Friday to its most notorious politician … 
California poll shows Obama with smaller lead. The president is comfortably ahead of Mitt Romney in the state, but a loss of crossover appeal suggests he's unlikely to repeat his historic 2008 margin of victory. print. Comments. 2 … 
China's leadership transition cloaked in mystery. As it prepares to welcome the country's new chiefs, the Communist Party seeks to rally support and give average people a sense of inclusion in a secretive process that unfolds without their input. print … 
You don't have to go too far into fantasy land to envision a scenario in which President Obama loses the popular vote, but wins the electoral vote. Mitt Romney has gained ground in some national preference polls, but Obama still leads in many battleground … 
Krims treated accused child-killer nanny Yoselyn Ortega 'like family,' says slain tots' grandmother. Karen Krim, the mother of CNBC executive Kevin Krim, says family would even buy nanny tickets home when they took the kids out of town. By Rocco … 
Editor's note: U.S. forecasters are warning New England and mid-Atlantic states to be ready for Hurricane Sandy next week, saying a combination of weather conditions threaten to help the storm be a disaster for them. The storm lashed the northwestern … 
Time for change in Washington. Howard Beach: I have been a Democrat for many years and have no doubt in my mind that President Obama is not right for this country and should not get a second term in the White House. Wake up, America. To the many … 
Douglas Jumper choked up as he described the long, slow recovery in his central Pennsylvania town from last year's historic flooding caused by Hurricane Irene and the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee -- and contemplated the possibility of yet more damage … 
Obama, Romney campaign with eye on storm forecast. With an eye on the weather forecast, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are launching a 10-day sprint to the finish line in a contest increasingly about momentum vs. math. By JULIE …