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The Environmental Protection Agency says the two South Korean carmakers, owned by the same parent company, overstated the gas mileage on 900,000 vehicles over the past three years. The automakers say they will reimburse customers by covering the additional fuel costs.

Everybody tries to predict who will win.What we wonder, though, is when will we know whether it will be President Obama or Republican challenger Mitt Romney taking the oath of office next January? See if you can correctly predict.

The city has spent many years studying how to survive flooding in an era of rising sea levels. The centerpiece of its survival strategy is a comprehensive plan to keep water out of some of the most vulnerable neighborhoods.

In Garfield, Pa., the owner of a tattoo shop wanted to spruce up her floors. Mel Angst of the Artisan Tattoo and Coffee Gallery went with pennies — 250,000 of them. She recruited some volunteers, and they spent three weeks painstakingly gluing pennies to the floor. It took about 400 hours.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has hired a former FEMA official with Hurricane Katrina experience to direct the city's housing recovery, following Superstorm Sandy. It's another sign of the seriousness of the housing shortage caused by the storm.

anWhile the occupant of the governor's office is historically far less important than the party that controls the state legislature, top state officials in coming years are expected to wield significant influence in at least one major area: health care.

Americans go to the polls today to choose the winner of the long, expensive and bitter race between President Obama and Republican Mitt Romney. The outcome is expected to be determined by a handful of battleground states, and perhaps only one.

Chris Christie has attended more than 100 Bruce Springsteen concerts without meeting 'The Boss.' But last week, President Obama hooked up the Republican governor and the Democratic supporter.

On this Election Day, people in New York are casting their ballots even though many still don't have power — or even homes to return to. Some polling stations are struggling to get reliable power.

After months of campaigning and some $2 billion spent by both campaigns, it means political junkies and the country will finally get some answers.