The White House says Obama made clear to emergency management officials that the federal government should do all it can to provide resources to state and local officials along the East Coast as they brace for the approaching storm.

The NHL has canceled all its games through the end of November because of the labor dispute between owners and players.

A former scoutmaster in North Carolina admits he molested as many as 10 boys in the early 1970s.

Two teenage brothers charged with killing a 12-year-old New Jersey girl will remain in a juvenile detention center.

Investors are sending Apple's stock below $600 for the first time in three months, after the consumer electronics behemoth reported earnings for its latest quarter that missed expectations and warned that profits in the holiday quarter would fall from last year

Online boarding passes might be convenient for travelers. But they could be convenient for terrorists too.

The 2012 presidential campaign has passed the $2 billion mark in fundraising.

Toyota has widened its global sales lead over General Motors because its factories have recovered from last year's earthquake.

The U.S. economy expanded at a slightly faster 2 percent annual rate from July through September, buoyed by an uptick in consumer spending and a burst of government spending.

Colleges and universities around the country are offering veterans-only courses as a way to cater to military students.

The mother of two young children found stabbed to death in the family's New York City apartment kept a loving blog of her children, detailing their latest antics and interests, and full of happy photos.

Newell Rubbermaid plans to cut more than 1,900 jobs, or about 10 percent of its workforce, over the next two and a half years as the consumer products company reorganizes its operations in a bid to boost profitability.

Residents are awaiting the next release of names of accused clients of a woman who police say used her Zumba dance studio as a front for prostitution in the seaside town of Kennebunk, Maine.

Police at Los Angeles International Airport say actor Jack Scalia has been arrested after security screeners found an unloaded handgun in his carry-on bag.

big peanut harvest is likely to reduce prices on peanut butter and other products for consumers stinging from high grocery prices. U.S. farmers expect to bring in two-thirds more peanuts this year than they did in 2011.

Police say a mother returning to her New York City apartment has found her two small children stabbed to death in a bathtub and her nanny with a knife in her hand.

The family of a slain New Jersey girl says it won't comment on the apparent Facebook exchange she had with one of the brothers accused of killing her.

Hurricane Sandy has already claimed two lives, one in Jamaica and another in Haiti. Now, the weather system is headed toward Cuba and could hit the east coast of the United States.

The man accused of killing a volunteer at an Atlanta megachurch was previously charged with shooting a man at a Maryland mosque.

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A new study shows more people are using coupons on first dates.

Weekly applications for U.S. unemployment aid fell last week to a seasonally adjusted 369,000, a level consistent with modest hiring.

President Barack Obama has used an appearance on the "Tonight Show" to encourage voters to go to the polls and to condemn the remarks of a Republican Senate candidate about rape and pregnancy.

Authorities say the suspect in a deadly shooting at a Georgia megachurch has been taken into custody.

Republican Mitt Romney's campaign says he still supports Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock after Mourdock said "God intended" pregnancies that result from rape, but the campaign has not asked Mourdock to take down a TV ad featuring Romney.