Damaging winds have knocked down trees and utility wires in Vermont as heavy rain, thunderstorms, high winds and hail moved across northern New England.
The security breach apparently involved someone getting off a flight from Florida who opened a door that was supposed to be used only by airport workers and walked through.
At issue is whether the local scouting council can stay in its city-owned headquarters essentially rent-free and continue to ban gays from the organization, which violates the city's nondiscrimination rules.
The copper cast of the tip of the Statue of Liberty's nose, which was expected to fetch between $150,000 and $200,000, was one of four made during a restoration effort in the 1980s.
Authorities in Miami say the shootout that left two Miami-Dade police officers dead today came as the officers were serving a homicide warrant in Miami's Liberty City neighborhood.