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As the regional fuel-supply chain struggled to get back to normal, New Yorkers scoured the streets looking for gasoline wherever they could find it.

Mitt Romney has just received an endorsement from a rather unlikely place: former Hillary Clinton aide Gigi Georges.

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney was on the verge of choosing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as his running mate, Politico reported.

The first polls after Hurricane Sandy show Obama ahead in the key battleground state of Ohio, but Romney still has a chance in Florida.

Eleven years ago, the New York City Marathon was a symbol of resilience. This time, not so much.

U.S. Reps. Michelle Bachmann of Minnesota, Joe Walsh of Illinois, and Allen West of Florida all could be out of jobs next week.

Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker furthered his reputation as one of America’s most genuine politicians Thursday when he invited neighbors who didn’t have power over to his home for a hot meal and some movies.

In the days leading to the U.S. presidential election, the swing state of Ohio has become a battleground as Mitt Romney has begun airing ads there accusing Barack Obama of planning to outsource Jeep production jobs to China. Now, in rallies across the state, Obama is firing back, claiming Romney's ads are completely untrue.

West Virginia state legislature candidate John Rose, 60, was killed in the wake of Superstorm Sandy on Tuesday, but that might not stop him from winning his election.

A referendum will be held in Switzerland on a proposed immigration law that would limit the number of foreigners moving to the country.

A new poll shows citizens of both Japan and China would overwhelmingly prefer a victory by U.S. President Barack Obama on Election Day.

Former Irish billionaire Sean Quinn has been handed down a nine-week prison sentence for contempt of court in the midst of an ongoing legal battle with the Irish Banking Resolution Corporation.

A majority of middle-class British families would like to leave the United Kingdom.

Romney vows to work with Democrats in Washington if he is elected president this Tuesday.

A Secret Service agent was found dead last week in the midst of an investigation into an apparent suicide. Rafael Prieto was being investigated by the agency after rumors of an alleged affair bubbled to the surface during an internal crackdown on agent behavior following the recent Secret Service prostitution scandal in South America.

A heckler interrupted a Mitt Romney rally in Virginia earlier this week, asking the presidential candidate to address climate change.

Americans weren't the only ones blogging and tweeting madly following Hurricane Sandy. China's netizens had a lot to say too, and not all of it was nice to the government. Theirs, that is.

China proposed joint agreements with India to collaborate on space solar power projects.

After the October jobs report was released Friday and showed an uptick in both hiring and unemployment, President Obama filed it as a victory while Mitt Romney deemed it just another failed promise from the incumbent. The question remains, though, how much of an effect any president has on the economy.

UAW President Bob King says Mitt Romney's claims aren't helping Detroit -- they are hurting the American auto industry by scaring people away from domestic vehicles.

The same issue that has splashed Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s name across national headlines is the same one that has him in the political fight of his life. Arpaio, who has run foul with the Justice Department for his treatment of Hispanics, is facing a wave of activism that’s pushed Democratic candidate Paul Penzone directly in the way of Arpaio’s re-election.

Greek Journalist Kostas Vaxevanis was acquitted on Thursday after he was charged for publishing a list of offshore investors.

Rush Limbaugh has made some outlandish comments in the past and he did it again on his show on Wednesday. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has been praising President Barack Obama's efforts in the wake of Hurricane Sandy and Limbaugh does not approve.

Huang had languished in prison for 11 years.

Video has surfaced that allegedly depicts Syrian rebels beating and killing government soldiers, prompting the U.N. and rights organizations to raise concerns about war crimes.

Here's a review of selected key Senate races to watch on Election Night.

Morocco authorities say they have discovered a terrorist plot based in the mountainous northern region of Rif.

Friday's jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics won't inject a last-minute jolt into the race for the presidency.

After 28 years, no one has ever been convicted of the killings.