Associated Press By LEANNE ITALIE and MEGHAN BARR NEW YORK (AP) — Frustration — and in some cases fear — mounted in New York City on Thursday, three days after Superstorm Sandy. Traffic backed up for miles at bridges, large crowds waited impatiently… more »

MSNBC.comANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Russian tanker carrying fuel for an iced-in Alaska city that without a delivery could run out of crucial supplies before winter's end encountered ice early Friday in the eastern Bering Sea. The ice was not a surprise… more »

Canada Free Press  Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh   I enjoy shopping at my neighborhood grocery store. The shelves are always well stocked, there is a wide variety of food to satisfy even the most finicky palates, and prices are reasonable. Unfortunately,… more »

News and Observer By Sue Stock The price of everything is about to go up - again. And once again, rising commodity prices are the culprit. This time around, though, any increases will be particularly painful. The recession is supposed to be over.… more »

(CNET)- KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.--After assessing payload-processing issues and projected traffic to and from the International Space Station, NASA managers on Thursday formally retargeted the program's final two missions for launches November 1 and… more »