Mike Huckabee said Saturday there would be no sequel to his surprisingly strong 2008 White House bid, in which he won the Iowa Republican caucus and finished second in the
The latest terrorism arrests in New York were announced with the fanfare of a City Hall news conference, a dramatic photo of a broad daylight takedown by the police department
The nations major health insurers are barreling into a third year of record profits, enriched in recent months by a lingering recessionary mind-set among Americans who are postponing or forgoing medical care. The UnitedHealth Group, one of the largest commercial insurers, told analysts that so far this year, insured hospital stays actually decreased in some […]
As Memorial Day approaches and the summer travel season heats up, road warriors nationwide are hoping for a break on gas prices recent surge. And their wish may be coming true: Some experts expect prices at the pump to drop within the next six to 16 days thanks to lower wholesale gas prices. We can […]
An unreleased audio message from Osama bin Laden, produced in late April, days before his death, in which he talks in support of the so-called “Arab Spring,” was seized at
A JetBlue flight bound for Aruba was forced to return to John F. Kennedy International Airport just minutes after takeoff Saturday. Flight 757 took off around 11:29 a.m. and returned
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at Facebook Thursday, dubbing it an “ugly technology” during a party meeting, Turkey’s news agency reported. Erdogan stressed that any type of
If you’re 54 or older and plan to live the average American life expectancy of 77.9 years, then you’re in good shape. But if you’re planning to live past the
NYS Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today urged House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to block a proposal to slash federal homeland security funding given to the states by 50 percent. In his letter, Governor Cuomo said the dramatic cut would hamper New Yorks efforts to prevent terrorist attacks and protect New […]
The suspect known as the “pharmacy bandit”, has once again struck again, just a few days after posting bail following his recent arrest. According to a report onFlatbushScoop.com the suspect had been arrested by the NYPDs 63rd precinct two weeks ago following an intense investigation. He had robbed multiple pharmacies in the area, and detectives […]
During these hours of deep sadness and grief over the tragic death of Yoily Englander, ah, Misaskim feels compelled to wrap up the heartrending task they were called upon to do, by publicly thanking the New York City Medical Examiners Office. While law enforcement and medics were working the accident scene that claimed the life […]
Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell is resigning as the Obama administration’s Mideast envoy, a senior U.S. official told CNN Friday. Mitchell, a former Maine senator and prominent American diplomat, has
Former President George W. Bush made his first candid public comments on the killing of Osama bin Laden during an appearance Wednesday at a conference of hedge fund managers in
Brooklyn — This week, Council Members David G. Greenfield, Stephen Levin and Brad Lander hosted leaders from 50 yeshivas and child care centers across Brooklyn at Greenfield’s district office in
Security is increased Friday, following the arrests of two homegrown terror suspects. There is an increased police presence at landmarks like the Empire State Building, which was reportedly on the
City residents will be paying more for water starting this summer. The water board voted in favor this morning of a 7.5 percent rate hike for the coming fiscal year.
A solar-powered airplane was making its first international flight Friday, a 12-hour, 370-mile journey from Switzerland to Belgium. Pilot Andr Borschberg left the experimental plane’s base in Payerne, Switzerland, at 8:40 a.m. local time and will pass over portions of France and Luxembourg before landing at Zaventem Airport in Brussels, according to the mission’s website, […]
There may be a dusting of truth to allergy sufferers’ complaints that this season is, well, a bigger headache than years past. Warnings for a difficult season have come from
Mayor Michael Bloombergs proposal to charge religious institutions and nonprofit organizations a fee for garbage pickup beginning in July 2012 drew stiff opposition at a City Council hearing Thursday. Council Member Fernando Cabrera, a Bronx Democrat who is also a church pastor, denounced the proposal as an unfair burden. He estimated that the fee, if […]
Nearly a decade after the Sept. 11 attacks, forensic technicians are still identifying pieces of human remains found in the rubble of the World Trade Center. The New York City medical examiners office announced Thursday that it had successfully matched another set of remains to a 32-year-old man who had been assumed dead in the […]
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