STORM

New York dodged a big bullet as Hurricane Irene weakened early Sunday on approach, but America's largest city and the surrounding area in particular didn't dodge significant impact from the storm's path and might. Hurricane Irene had weakened to a tropical storm when it made landfall in New York City, with winds of 65 miles per hour. One hour earlier the storm had taken a toll on New Jersey and Long Island, knocking out power for most, downing big trees, and causing flooding in the are...

The storm is not over, yet.

Hurricane Irene roared in to Connecticut as a tropical storm Sunday, killing at least 1 person and leaving about 500,000 homes without power. Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy urged Connecticut's resident to remain at home and not travel, as dozens if not hundreds of downed power lines, trees, and other road hazards exist.

Many roads remain across the state, especially in the South, are still closed or impassable.

More than three million residents along the U.S. East Coast are left without power Sunday as Hurricane Irene cut a damaging path. Eleven lives have also been claimed in the storm.

Stocks are setting up for another turbulent week that will begin with a focus, oddly enough, on the weather.

President Barack Obama held a conference call on Saturday evening as Hurricane Irene pounded the U.S. East Coast and scoured north toward New York.

Hurricane Irene downgraded to a tropical storm Sunday, making landfall in Coney Island, N.Y., sending sea water running across boardwalk and down some low-lying streets in Manhattan and other boroughs, as well as power outages.

While Hurricane Irene was downgraded to a tropical storm Sunday morning, it hit New York City and New Jersey with wind, rain and flooding waters.

President Barack Obama kept a close eye on Hurricane Irene as it charged north along the East Coast on Saturday by visiting the Federal Emergency Management Agency and receiving an evening briefing from top officials.

U.S. airlines canceled more than 10,000 flights due to Hurricane Irene by late Saturday, while New York and other eastern cities initiated sweeping storm-related shutdowns of rail and mass transit systems.

World stocks rose 1 percent and the dollar fell on Friday as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke left the door open for future U.S. economic stimulus.

Hurricane Irene swept along the New Jersey shore early on Sunday, knocking down trees, flooding streets and leaving thousands of people without electrical power.Reports from the National Weather Service suggested that Irene fell short of the most dire predictions that it could drop up to a foot of rain and pack 75 mile per hour winds.

Hurricane Irene knocked out power to 3.3 million homes and businesses along the East Coast, forced two nuclear plants to shut and idled oil ports and refining as it approached New York City early on Sunday.

Hurricane Irene knocked out power to 3.3 million homes and businesses along the U.S. East Coast, forced two nuclear plants to shut and idled oil ports and refining as it approached New York City early on Sunday.

President Barack Obama visited Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters on Saturday to get an update on preparations for Hurricane Irene as it charged north along the U.S. East Coast.

More than 600,000 people in the region are also without power.

In Nassau County, Irene felled trees and knocked out power

Congratulations New York. You can really weather a storm. First this week there was an earthquake, registering 5.8 on the scale. That rattled some nerves, but the city, calmly, came out just fine. Today, Hurricane Irene cut a path to the city, but just before 10 a.m., the worst has passed, the sun is peaking out and the rain has let up to a trickle.

Hurricane Irene battered New York with heavy winds and driving rain on Sunday, knocking out power and flooding some of Lower Manhattan's deserted streets even as it lost some of its power.

New York City on Sunday morning sees Hurricane Irene weakening to tropical storm, as its menace battered the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast.