Posted: 12:12 PM For the first time since Hurricane Sandy struck, there's bright sunshine today over New York City, after days of gray skies, rain and wind.

Posted: 12:06 PM Amtrak says it has restored train service to Newark Liberty International Airport.

Updated: 9:20 AM 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 55 people in the United States. Power outages now stand at more than 6.5 million homes and businesses, down from a peak of 8.5 million.

Posted: 7:53 AM Could superstorm Sandy postpone the presidential election? The question has come up now because it could take days to fully restore power across the East Coast -- and the election is just a week away.

Posted: 7:37 AM Former kidnapping and sexual-abuse victim Elizabeth Smart has praised Penn State for a conference on child sexual abuse and its prevention after the Jerry Sandusky molestation scandal.

Posted: 11:40 AM Authorities in southern New Mexico say a hazardous materials release has sickened some 200 people in the Santa Teresa area near the Mexican border.

Posted: 8:59 AM Superstorm Sandy leaves at least 17 people dead and more than 7 million without power.

Posted: 8:54 AM A fire on Tuesday morning in Colorado killed four people.

Updated: 9:05 AM The massive storm that started out as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast and morphed into a huge and problematic system, putting more than 7.5 million homes and businesses in the dark and causing at least 18 deaths.

Updated: 8:27 AM Damage reports continue as the storm rolls through the New York area.

Updated: 11:41 PM The massive storm that started out as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast and morphed into a huge and problematic system affecting millions of people. Here's a snapshot of what is happening or expected, state by state.

Posted: 10:48 PM Sometimes it's not the size of the storm, it's where it hits. As Hurricane Sandy raged through one of the country's most densely populated regions, it created a surge in online traffic Monday as people sought weather-related news and various forms of online entertainment.

Posted: 10:32 PM The nation's oldest nuclear power plant is on alert after waters from a colossal storm reached high levels.

Posted: 7:13 AM Survivors of child sexual abuse say the problem cannot be combated unless people are willing to discuss it openly.

Updated: 8:55 PM It's no longer classified a hurricane, but that's doesn't mean much to the folks who are feeling the effects of superstorm Sandy.

Posted: 10:18 PM The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency says "the time for preparing and talking is about over."

Posted: 9:44 PM A man convicted of raping and murdering a 9-year-old girl is scheduled for execution in South Dakota, ending a 22-year-long legal saga that left a mark on the people of Sioux Falls.

Posted: 9:40 PM Airlines cancelled more than 3,000 flights as a result of Hurricane Sandy as of Sunday morning, with hubs along the East Coast bearing the brunt of the disruptions.

Posted: 9:33 PM A minor earthquake has rattled Southern California, shaking buildings in downtown Los Angeles.

Posted: 9:08 PM Two men wrongly convicted in the 1977 murder of a retired Iowa police officer hope to prove that detectives framed them to solve a high-profile case.

Posted: 1:44 PM A store manager says a woman accused of murder after four children died in a fire at her home day care in Houston wasn't frantic after remembering that she had left a stove top burner on at her house where the kids were alone.

Posted: 1:21 PM Federal forecasters say when Hurricane Sandy turns in to what some call "Frankenstorm," it will smack the East Coast harder and wider than last year's damaging Irene.

Posted: 1:06 PM Diplomats are investigating the arrest of seven Guatemalans who were fired on by a state police helicopter in Texas during a chase through the desert that left two people dead near the Mexico border.

Posted: 1:03 PM An infant girl who disappeared from her family's suburban Philadelphia apartment earlier this week has been found dead, and a family friend is charged in her death and her grandmother's killing.

Posted: 12:59 PM The National Park Service says a new National Christmas Tree will be planted on the Ellipse near the White House this weekend.