Mayor Bloomberg, his tongue planted firmly in his cheek, took to the airwaves Friday morning and addressed the highly publicized prophecy that the End of Times will begin Saturday. “I
Virginia Marine Police say they are towing the boat of a man with a suspicious device attached to himself to shore. Officials say the man is in a nine foot
[PHOTO LINK BELOW] We’ve all undertaken home improvements but these residents in flood-stricken Mississippi have had to embark on major construction projects just to protect their houses and livelihoods. These
Undercover police arrested a man for allegedly selling cardboard tubes filled with makeshift explosives in a shopping center parking lot in Co-Op City, Bronx Thursday. Sources say Nicholas Lihnier, 37,
A powerful adversary emerged Thursday to slam Mayor Bloomberg’s plan to close 20 FDNY companies – Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. Silver, one of the most influential pols in the state,
Debating politics can sometimes get very heated, and thankfully we have freedom of speech in this wonderful country that we are fortunate to live in. But sometimes people forget that
As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel heads to the White House on Friday for the seventh meeting since President Obama took office, the two men are facing a turning
A majority of Americans say they support legalizing same-gender marriage for the first time ever in a Gallup poll, according to a new survey released Friday. Gallup is the third
Federal regulators today overturned an order that would have zapped New York City residential electric bills by 10 percent to 12 percent. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission acted barely 24
A United Airlines ad across the street from ground zero that reads “You’re going to like where we land” has some New Yorkers saying the sign is insensitive because it
With his endorsement Thursday of a key Palestinian statehood demand, President Obama just rolled the dice with a small but vital segment of his base — the American Jewish community.
Mayor Bloomberg plans to eliminate 5,000 spots for after-schools programs and move an additional 10,500 similar slots for low-income children from local community programs to the Department of Youth and
Brooklyn state Sen. Martin Golden opposes same-gender marriage – and he wants to stop New York from recognizing same-gender nuptials performed in other states. Golden, a Republican, quietly introduced a
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that the controversial diabetes drug Avandia will no longer be sold at retail pharmacies beginning this November, due to the cardiovascular risks
[The following Op-Ed was written by Tevi Troy] Laura Meckler had a piece in this morning’s Wall Street Journal about Jewish donors’ warning Obama not to push Israel too hard
President Obama “disrespected” Israel and threw it “under the bus” in a wide-ranging speech on the Middle East on Thursday, GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney charged. Romney strongly criticized Obama,
The Interior Ministry’s district committee for construction and planning approved Thursday evening two major plans for some 1,550 housing units in contentious Jerusalem neighborhoods. The construction plans for Har Homa
Responding to President Barack Obama’s major Mideast policy speech, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel will not be withdrawing to the 1967 borders as part of a peace deal
President Barack Obama is endorsing the Palestinians’ demand for their future state to be based on the borders that existed before the 1967 Middle East war, in a move that
Following is a text of President Obama’s prepared speech on the Middle East, delivered on Thursday in Washington, as released by the White House: (NOTE: Text in bold below is
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