Irene left millions of people without power, so utilities companies are taking no chances as they line up extra crews and tree-trimmers. Winds threaten to topple power lines, and trees that still have leaves could be weighed down by snow and fall over if the weight becomes too much.

NYC officials have begun precautions for an ominous but still uncertain forecast. No decision has been made on whether any of the city's public transportation outlets will be shut, despite predictions that a sudden shift of the storm's path could cause a surge of 3 to 6 feet in the subways.

KILLER HURRICANE. May Threaten Millions.
National weather forecasters now say Sandy is a hurricane again, several hours after being downgraded to tropical storm. Frankenstorm lives and it is not to be taken lightly.

CAMP PAIN BATTLES. Swing Votes.
Candidates battle for swing state voters. Mitt Romney’s team catches up with President Obama’s outreach. Meanwhile, President Obama and Governor Romney could split popular and electoral college vote. New polls suggest Romney could win the popular vote, while the electoral college gives Obama a second term.

As Halloween approaches, US weather forecasters are frightened about the possibility of a monster storm slamming into the mainland. Frankenstein, which is also called the monster is a fictional character, but according to experts this one is the real deal.

Frankenstorm is a monster combination of high wind, heavy rain, extreme tides and perhaps even a snow storm to boot. The snow could possibly cause havoc along the East Coast around the time the nation celebrates an annual Halloween holiday.

BILLION$ POURING IN. Presidential Race Continues To Heat Up.
These eye-popping figures makes this presidential election to be the costliest ever and nastiest.

HOLIDAY CEASE-FIRE? The World Is Watching.
During this 4 day Muslim holiday, the violence continues as the UN urges all influential countries to pressure both sides to stop all violence in Syria's civil war.

LIBYA CONSULATE ATTACK. Was There US intervention?
US Secretary Panetta says military leaders lacked enough intelligence to risk American forces in what turned out to be a deadly and chaotic situation.

US forecasters are warning citizens living in and around our nation's most populated region to beware of the coming storm.

The US East Coast has a chance of getting blasted by gale-force winds, flooding, heavy rain and snow early next week as a result of a hybrid of hurricane and winter storm.

The storm is reportedly spooking meteorologists. US scientists predict a 70 percent chance of smacking the Northeast.

LITTLE HOPE FOR A SYRIAN TRUCE. Fighting Continues.
UN backs the most recent call for a cease-fire, though previous efforts have failed. Meanwhile, foreign Islamic militants - many cozy with al-Qaida - are joining rebels in Syria.

ABORTION IN POLITICS. Indiana Candidate Comments.
Republicans in close races rush to disavow an Indiana Senate candidate's comment that when a woman becomes pregnant during a rape, "that's something God intended."

ISLANDS AND GULF COAST RESIDENTS BRACE. Hurricane Winds.