The Internet hackers group Anonymous plans to hack Iran on Sunday, according to a press release published on their website. The group wants to use International Workers’ Day, which commemorates
One of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s sons — Saif al-Arab Gadhafi– was killed after a NATO airstrike, a spokesman for Libya’s government said Sunday at a press conference. Moammar Gadhafi
A police involved shooting inside the Holland Tunnel shutdown the inbound lanes for hours. Investigators said it started around 6:10 p.m. when a Jeep that had passed through the toll
Theres clear evidence that Mike Huckabee is taking the prospect of running for president more seriously now than a few months ago. The question is whether its too late. Hes planning a meet-and-greet with GOP members of Congress at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington next week, along with a fundraiser for his political action […]
Mayor Bloomberg signaled support Friday for a City Council plan to reduce alternate-side parking restrictions – but worries too many loopholes could make it difficult to enforce. The Council passed
The official site of the Yisrael Beiteinu Party was hacked Saturday, and an Egyptian pyramid and Palestinian flag planted on its homepage. The pro-Palestinian hackers wrote on the site that they had hacked it “in response to Lieberman the extremist”, referring to the chairman of the right-wing party, Avigdor Lieberman. The hackers decried “the party […]
In the wake of a giant brouhaha over the news that Apple’s iPhones record and store users’ locations, Verizon Wireless says it will start slapping ‘we can track you!’ warning stickers on its products. Verizon’s announcement came in the form of a letter to Representatives Ed Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts, and Joe Barton, a […]
The Carter Center issued a statement on Friday, hailing the reconciliation deal signed by once rivals Hamas and Fatah Wednesday evening in Cairo. The center, founded in 1982 by former
NASA has postponed the launch of space shuttle Endeavour by 24 hours, following the discovery of an technical problem with the Auxilliary Power Unit. The delay was announced as the
Deep rifts among Irans ruling elite have reached an all-time high in recent weeks, according to sources, who say things have gotten so bad that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may have stopped showing up for work. Irans complex power structure has for years been compared to a multi-headed hydra, with multiple points of strength. But the […]
The following is an update to the story which was broken by YWN on Wednesday, when the Season’s Kosher Supermarket was vandalized by arsonists. A $5,000 reward is being offered,
The following are two news stories published Friday morning by NBC New York. Both involve serious crimes by children under the age of 10. ITEM #1: Police in New Rochelle
A 22-year-old aide to a Brooklyn city councilman was found dead inside her downtown Brooklyn apartment on Thursday, sources tell NBC New York. Hope Reichbach, who worked for Councilman Steve
The NY Post reports: Aides to Gov. Cuomo revealed yesterday that they found massive waste in state government — including 1 million square feet of unused state office space in
The top U.S. nuclear regulator questioned Thursday whether the nation’s nuclear plants were prepared to deal with losses of power that last several hours or even days, a vital safety
A rift is emerging between Iran’s president and its supreme leader, prompting several members of the parliament to call for the impeachment of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has not been seen
The penultimate NASA space shuttle mission is set to begin Friday, with President Obama and recovering Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) in attendance. Obama is scheduled to attend the Friday afternoon launch of the space shuttle Endeavour, which NASA said Thursday was being moved to 3:47 p.m., while he is in Florida to deliver a […]
Starting May 1, everyone who applies for Social Security or other federal government benefits will be required to arrange for direct deposit of their payments. The government plans to phase
Search teams have found a part of the crucial “data recorders” of the Air France flight which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in 2009, says France’s Bureau of Investigation and
Drivers across the New York City Metro area may be getting socked with hefty and hidden E-Z Pass charges. While drivers receive visual warnings about low balances or impending charges
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