N.Y. authorities warned of terror threat around U.S. election

Federal officials have warned New York City authorities about possible attacks by the al Qaeda militant group around Election Day, putting local law enforcement on alert the weekend before Tuesday's vote, officials said on Friday. Both the New York Police Department (NYPD) and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey were given the information, the local agencies said. "We are continuing with the high level of patrols at all of our facilities that we have had in place for some time now,&rdq