Katie Couric was a little quick with her Twitter finger Saturday. The CBS News anchor mistakenly informed her 140,000 followers that embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had stepped down after
Apparent fissures in Egypt’s regime surfaced Saturday as key members of the embattled ruling party, including President Hosni Mubarak’s once heir-apparent son, resigned their party leadership posts and the vice
The first known cases of cholera in New York since the outbreak of the disease in Haiti last year were confirmed on Saturday by city officials. A commercial laboratory notified
Bank of America Corp., the largest U.S. lender by assets, agreed to pay $410 million to settle lawsuits alleging deceptive practices in the management of customer accounts that led to
When Mayor Bloomberg came into office there was just one executive cook at Gracie Mansion to make the VIP feasts. Today there are three – costing taxpayers a whopping $245,000
Computer hackers have breached the systems of the company that runs the Nasdaq stock exchange in New York but did not penetrate the part of the system that handles trades,
An American Airlines jetliner came within a half-mile of two giant military cargo planes in a harrowing near-collision over the Atlantic two weeks ago, investigators said yesterday. Errors by Long
A visit by former President George W. Bush to Switzerland this week has been canceled because of security concerns, as the threat of mass protests loomed and the possibility emerged
Search crews plan to look for a fourth time for the wreckage of Air France Flight 447, which crashed into the southern Atlantic Ocean two years ago. The search will
The New York Mets are being sued for $300 million for their involvement in the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme. Details of the lawsuit filed by the trustee for Madoff’s victims
Failure to use a hands-free device will be a 2-point moving violation starting later this month, NYTickethelp.com reports. The NY State Dept of Motor Vehicles (DMV) gave their official notice
Montreal – Police investigating last month’s string of overnight attacks against Jewish religious and community centres are examining whether there are links with a series of similar crimes 12 months
The president has become more centrist, which makes him easier to work with, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Thursday. Speaking with Bloomberg Television a day after a private meeting with
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s job rating took a major hit in the aftermath of the post-Christmas blizzard, but he is starting to recover, according to a new poll released Thursday
It has become evident that when the OU Kashrus Department visits Orthodox communities through its Harry H. Beren ASK OU Outreach program, the reaction in those neighborhoods is amazing. Following
Verizon Wireless, the biggest U.S. wireless carrier, sold through its initial inventory of Apple Inc. iPhones in less than a day after starting to offer the device to its current
A vehicle carrying a Charedi family from Yerushalayim to Teveria, has overturned, leaving their 12-year-old son R”L dead, and 6 others injured, YWN Israel has learned. The vehicle was reportedly
The Township Committee on Thursday named the section of Third Street along the entrance to the township police department in honor of slain Officer Christopher Matlosz. The street now will
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, says recent anti-government riots in Tunisia and Egypt are “a sign of the awakening of Islam inspired by the Islamic Revolution’s victory in Iran.”
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