The Guardian (blog)US East Coast Braces as Irene Batters BahamasWall Street JournalHurricane Irene continued to batter the northern Bahamas on Thursday morning as a Category 3 storm and threatened to strengthen to a Category 4 storm as it churned north toward North Carolina and ...New York considers possible hurricane evacuationsReutersForecast puts East Coast cities in Irene's crosshairsmsnbc.comSpecialist: Hurricane Irene Is Just the Beginning of an Active SeasonTIMEBoston Globe -Baltimore Sun -ABC Newsall 4,603 news articles »