House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) wants Timothy Geithner to resign as secretary of the Treasury, according to an aide to the GOP leader. Boehner has called on Geithner to step
Former NYPD top cop William Bratton shot down British reports yesterday that Prime Minister David Cameron had contacted him about running scandal-scarred Scotland Yard. “They have not reached out to
NYS Governor Andrew M. Cuomo this morning announced the passing of former NYS Governor Hugh L. Carey at the age of 92. The following is his statement released this morning:
Tens of thousands of unionized Verizon workers across the East Coast hit the picket lines after failing to reach a new labor contract Saturday night. Talks between the company and
[PHOTO LINKE BELOW] Twenty-six police officers were injured Sunday during riots in the Tottenham area of London, after a demonstration against the death of a local man turned violent and
If you’ve noticed sidewalks are getting more crowded across the Big Apple this year, it’s not your imagination. The Department of Transportation sends teams to 50 locations around the city
Saturday marked the 20th anniversary of the World Wide Web becoming a publicly available service on the internet. While many people use the terms web and internet interchangeably, they are
The Public Utilities Authority (Electricity) will raise electricity rates by 20% tomorrow, unless the relevant government ministries reach a deal on cancelling excise on fuel and other directives, which will
A top official at Standard & Poor’s pushed back Saturday against the Obama administration’s criticism that their decision to downgrade the nation’s credit rating was based on “flawed” math. The
The group known as Anonymous said Saturday it has hacked into some 70 law enforcement websites across the southern and central United States in retaliation for arrests of its sympathizers
Despite the recent ups and downs of the stock market that, economists say, could continue through the fall, there are some good news for consumers, Marcia Kramer reports. Lots of
Carlos Slim, the world’s richest man, lost about $6.7 billion this week. The Mexican billionaire’s stock portfolio, measured in U.S. dollars, has dropped about 9.5 percent since July 29 and
The U.S. Postal Service said it lost $3.1 billion in the third quarter and warned a default on federal payments was possible without congressional action. The third-quarter financial statement reflected
The governors of New York and New Jersey will not accept a Port Authority plan to raise bridge and tunnel tolls by 50 percent or more, sources in both administrations
Thirty members of the American special forces have been killed in Afghanistan in the deadliest day of the 10-year war for US military personnel when the Taliban shot down a
NYS Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a law allowing pharmacists to continue giving flu shots, sparing people who want the vaccinations a trip to the doctor’s office. New York used
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) responded to the nation’s downgrade at the hands of Standard & Poor’s by calling for the resignation of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Saying “enough is enough,”
This story will be updated after Shabbos: The Standard & Poor’s rating agency served the Obama administration with notice Friday afternoon that it planned to downgrade the U.S. government’s AAA
Orange County Regional Medical Center opens its doors in Middletown today, and the new facility will be the first Catskills area hospital to accommodate Jewish patients. The facility will be
The Port Authority announced they need to hike tolls on their bridges and tunnels and fares on PATH trains. Tolls would be $12 for the George Washington Bridge, Holland Tunnel,
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