Candy Loving

Hurricane Sandy hit New York City on Monday, causing severe flooding, power outages and a mass transit shutdown. And while the danger and the drama of the storm are on the wane for most residents of the city, the return to normalcy has just begun. Three candy-loving four-year-olds anticipating Wednesday's Halloween celebration made their first real trip outside since Hurricane Sandy pounded their hometown Monday night.  “Unfortunately our Halloween plans got canceled because we ...

Hurricane Sandy as it moved toward land Monday was beginning to morph from hurricane into hybrid storm. The change signals a more diffuse storm that will be bigger and sloppier. National Hurricane Center Director Rick Knabb said Sandy was beginning to lose its tropical nature as it merges with a cold weather system that is already dumping snow in West Virginia. Sandy has been among the largest-sized hurricanes. Meteorologist Jeff Masters said that as a hybrid, S...