Sarah Palin came out against the controversial proposed mosque near Ground Zero yesterday, tweeting that the “Twin Towers site is too raw.” “Peace-seeking Muslim, pls understand, Ground Zero mosque is

New York City – Today, Representative Anthony D. Weiner (D- Brooklyn and Queens), a member of the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan and Queens)

Ruth Madoff, wife of fallen financier Bernie Madoff, has been hiding out in Palm Beach County, Florida, where she has begun volunteering, a published report said today. Ruth is filling

The Obama administration is bracing for the first in a series of Washington Post articles said to focus in unprecedented detail on the government’s spending on intelligence contractors. The intelligence

Democrats going up the chain all the way to Vice President Biden tried feverishly on Sunday to reverse Robert Gibbs’ prediction that Republicans could seize the House in November, as

Last month was the warmest June on record worldwide, according to a report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Warmer-than-average conditions were present across nearly all continents, including much

An EMT worker who made headlines last year for allegedly refusing to help a dying, pregnant woman was killed Sunday morning in a shooting in Manhattan. Police say Jason Green,

Shay Golan, an Israeli businessman who was residing in Mexico, has been missing since Friday, Ynet reported Sunday. The report says Golan, who went missing in Cancun, was most likely

Although some stores’ owners near borders with New York are seeing increased cigarette sales due to recent tobacco taxes, not all those bordering Chautauqua County are being kept busy by

The Port Authority is staring down independent parking lot owners, demanding the thriving businesses pay for the privilege of operating near area airports. The PA, which operates Kennedy, LaGuardia and

On the backdrop of recent tensions with Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu clarified Sunday morning that he is against the controversial conversion bill initiated by Lieberman’s Yisrael

Thirty-seven cabbies caught overcharging chose to surrender their hack licenses rather than face a judge, The NY Post reports. The Taxi and Limousine Commission said the 37 were among the

Drivers in New Jersey are getting a break, when it comes to getting their cars inspected. Starting next month, they will no longer have to get their vehicles checked for

A Brooklyn man is accused of stealing an ambulance just as a patient was being dropped off at the emergency room, police said. The incident occurred Friday around 11:50 a.m.

Ynet News reports: A haredi riot broke out on Sunday in a postal branch in Jerusalem’s Bukharim neighborhood over Ynet news updates. A group of 25 ultra-Orthodox protested at the

The strange case of Shahram Amiri has puzzled US intelligence chiefs who approved a $5 million payment to him for information about Iran’s illicit nuclear programme. Former US intelligence agents

President Obama and his family arrived Friday for a weekend getaway in Maine, but along with a little rest and relaxation comes criticism that the president is taking it easy

A court in Tyumen, Russia threw out incitement charges against a college professor who spread the Blood Libel—a medieval belief that Jews ritually murder Christian children, according to a report

Sen. Charles Schumer raised $2.2 million for his re-election effort in the past three months, giving him nearly $24 million in cash in a race that is not expected to