Posted: 9:57 PM The trucks will be parked at polling places that don't have power.

Posted: 7:10 PM President Obama joined New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and other officials to inspect damage from the massive storm that struck the East Coast.

Posted: 7:09 PM The railroad said the removal of water from flooded train tunnels under the Hudson and East rivers is continuing so that repairs to tracks, signals and power systems can be made.

Posted: 7:08 PM The 26-mile route will have a disaster for a backdrop.

Posted: 12:52 PM The search for the captain of the HMS Bounty that sank in the Atlantic during Sandy is in its third day.

Posted: 12:34 PM Two of New York City's three major airports are open. Flights are slowly resuming at John F. Kennedy International and Newark Liberty International. LaGuardia is still closed.

Updated: 3:56 AM Storm expected to cost as much as $50 billion.

Posted: 7:49 PM Republican Mitt Romney seems determined to soften his emphasis on abortion and ignore facts critical to the auto industry as he seeks support from key voting groups.

Posted: 7:46 PM More than eight million are without power.

Posted: 7:45 PM The railroad said late Tuesday that modified service between Newark, N.J., and points south will resume on Wednesday.

Posted: 2:44 PM Most ships are waiting in bays or harbors until Sandy's effects diminish.

Posted: 2:40 PM President Obama warns local governments that there is "no excuse for inaction."

Posted: 9:29 PM An official says 250,000 customers are in the dark in Manhattan.

Updated: 9:06 PM Winds at 85mph as Sandy hits New Jersey.

Updated: 7:26 PM Larger numbers of people are already without power in New Jersey.

Posted: 7:15 PM The Coast Guard is still searching for the captain of the HMS Bounty.

Posted: 12:28 PM Oil refineries on the East Coast of the U.S. are shutting down or throttling back in advance of a massive storm.

Updated: 8:06 AM The sister of a New York City nanny accused of stabbing two young children to death says she "loved those children" and is a peaceful woman.

Posted: 7:10 AM Steering clear of the superstorm bearing down on the East Coast, Republican Mitt Romney returns to battleground Ohio to woo voters nine days before the election.

Posted: 7:06 AM A geologist tracking a tsunami in Hawaii says the first waves hitting shore are smaller than expected.

Posted: 10:47 PM German automaker BMW is recalling some of its 7-Series luxury cars due to reports of transmission control problems that can cause parked vehicles to roll away.

Posted: 7:45 AM Prosecutors at the trial of a woman accused of murder after four children died in a fire at her Houston home day care are presenting testimony from neighbors and emotional 911 calls to detail for jurors the frantic efforts to try to save the kids.

Posted: 7:41 AM State and federal officials say an international hacker broke into the South Carolina Department of Revenue computer files and gained access to about 3.6 million tax returns.

Posted: 7:36 AM 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.

Posted: 7:33 AM An Associated Press polls finds that racial attitudes have not improved in the four years since the United States elected its first black president.