October

Winter Comes Early for the Northeast
By Leanne DeRosa
October 31, 2011 - 1:37pm
States ranging from Maryland to Maine were hit with a snowstorm Saturday; a rare weather forecast for Halloween weekend

People across New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and other northeastern areas don’t often expect large snowstorms in October, but this Halloween weekend’s unusual storm left some areas with up to 30 inches of snow, the Washington Post reports. The heavy snow weighed down tree branches that hadn’t shed their leaves yet, causing large limbs to fall.

October is the deadliest month for U.S. troops in Afghanistan
By Matthew Phifer
October 27, 2009 - 4:18pm
After eight more U.S. troops were killed on Tuesday, October has become the deadliest month in the eight-year conflict in Afghanistan.

The New York Times is reporting that October is now the deadliest month for Americans in the war in Afghanistan following the deaths of eight more servicemen on Tuesday.  Those deaths bring the casualty total for the month of October in Afghanistan to 53.  The death total of October exceeds the total in August of 51.

A statement for the NATO-led coalition says that the eight soldiers killed on Tuesday died in several attacks using “multiple, complex” improvised bombs.Taliban spokesman Qari Yousuf...