Rogue Hurricane Bill Wave Kills Young Girl

Blazes raging in Canadian forest send clouds hundreds of miles

(NEWSER) - Massive clouds of smoke from forest fires raging in Quebec have moved south and east across New England, screening the holiday-weekend sun throughout the region. "I just walked to the beach in Sandwich where you can usually see white cliffs in Plymouth, the Sagamore Bridge and sometimes the Provincetown Monument," a Cape Cod resident told WBZ , the CBS affiliate in Boston. "Can't see any of them today." More»

Portions of I-95 connecting Boston and New York closed

(NEWSER) - Hundreds of people were forced from their homes today, as flooding knocked out sewage plants, closed roads and generally wreaked havoc from New York to Maine. At this point the rain, which has been falling at a record pace for three days, is finally tapering off, but meteorologists tell the USA Today that the worst of the flooding is yet to come, because rivers have not yet crested. “It’s probably a once-in-a-lifetime flooding,” said one forecaster. More»

(AP) - A weakening Hurricane Bill spun northward today, churning up rough seas, creating dangerous rip tides and closing beaches to swimmers up and down the eastern seaboard, including President Obama's planned vacation spot, Martha's Vineyard. The Category 1 hurricane was expected to pass the mainland well off New England, but was still packing high winds and waves that had safety officials urging extreme caution. More»

One last county to vote tomorrow

(NEWSER) - Much like his "victory" in Iowa, reports of Mitt Romney's victory in Maine may have been premature— this time because the caucus isn't actually over. The state has decided to let one last county vote tomorrow, the New York Times reports, and since less than 200 votes separate Romney from Ron Paul, that could well swing the outcome. Bad weather had forced rural Washington County to postpone its caucus, meaning it was excluded from last week's tally, as were the results of some caucuses that were held. More»

Unpredictable low-turnout contest favors Paul's unconventional campaign

(NEWSER) - Tomorrow might be the day Ron Paul supporters have been waiting for: the day the Texas libertarian actually wins a state. Of course, that state would be Maine, which is holding a non-binding caucus that's expected to draw only a few thousand people, but it would still represent a milestone for Paul—and it would be Mitt Romney's fourth straight loss. While Romney won big in the state in 2008, turnout is so low that enthusiasm is all-important, the Washington Post reasons, and Paul supporters are an enthusiastic bunch. More»