HURRICANE

There seems to be no respite for the people living in the New Jersey and New York coastlines as new challenges loomed for the region a week after Superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast.

Five days after Superstorm Sandy struck New York, the regional Metropolitan Transit Authority is still working hard to restore service across the four boroughs served by the New York City Transit subway system, and New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said Saturday that expects the system to be “90 percent” operational Sunday.

First, the U.S. must help every person hurt by Hurricane Sandy. Second, the nation must end its gasoline/diesel supply vulnerability.

A list of ways to keep occupied on long gas lines.

Hurricane Sandy has had a profound effect on one Long Island girl with Autism.

West Virginia state legislature candidate John Rose, 60, was killed in the wake of Superstorm Sandy on Tuesday, but that might not stop him from winning his election.

A heckler interrupted a Mitt Romney rally in Virginia earlier this week, asking the presidential candidate to address climate change.

Rivers and water systems along the East Coast have been hit hard by Sandy, with historically high storm surges and widespread flooding bringing a wave of pollution in their wake.

Staten Island mother Glenda Moore was overcome with grief as she returned to the site where her two sons were killed by Hurricane Sandy.

After Hurricane Sandy devastated much of the northeast, the New York Times temporarily removed their paywall in order to allow those affected by the storm unfettered access to the latest news. At some time on Friday, however, the New York Times will be reinstating their paywall.

After Hurricane Sandy ravaged the eastern U.S. and left as many as 100 dead, another new East Coast storm is set to hit, but much less severe according to forecasters.

Brandon, 2, and Connor, 4, were among the 19 deaths on Staten Island due to Hurricane Sandy.

When will long lines for gas in New York and New Jersey end?

Comcast is being criticized for demanding a New Jersey family that had their home destroyed in Hurricane Sandy return their cable box.

Brazilian model Nana Gouvea was criticized for posing in front of Hurricane Sandy destruction.

Hurricane Sandy prompted the mayor of New York City to get off the fence, endorse Obama and praise strides made on climate efforts.

In a lengthy endorsement published on the website of his media company, Bloomberg LP, the mayor said Sandy’s devastation “brought the stakes of Tuesday’s presidential election into sharp relief.”

Apple iTunes users can now send Hurricane Sandy relief effort donations to the American Red Cross directly from their music player.

The hardest hit areas from Hurricane Sandy, including New York City, are slowly returning to normalcy, as the death toll continues to rise; shortage of gas disrupted rescue operations and 5 million customers remain without power in the Northeast.