You’re shopping at the mall with your children when one of them suddenly disappears. A quick search of the nearby area is unsuccessful. What do you do? The following is from the FBI: Now there’s a free new tool from the FBI that can help. Our just launched Child ID app—the first mobile application created […]
Local pols on Sunday called on state officials to investigate the planned closing of Peninsula Hospital in Queens. During a protest that drew dozens of hospital workers and Rockaways residents,
Tel Aviv shares closed 7 percent lower on Sunday in the first response of a developed market to Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the United States’ credit rating that has
New York State Police are conducting a campaign to crack down on speeding motorists. “Speed Week” begins Monday and runs through the 14th. Police say all available troopers will be
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is fearing the worst when U.S. markets react Monday to a downgrade in the nation’s credit rating. Appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday,
Des Monies, IA – Federal authorities could have spared Postville a great deal of upheaval if they had gone ahead with a planned 2000 immigration raid there instead of waiting
The following is a Ynet report: Shin Bet and Judea and Samaria Police officers arrested two Yitzhar yeshiva students, one of whom is a minor, on suspicion of being involved
The following is a Politico report: One day after lowering the nation’s platinum triple-A credit rating, Standard & Poor’s analysts warned Saturday that the U.S. government could face a second downgrade if the economy continues to struggle and the government fails to make the cuts outlined in the debt ceiling agreement. The ratings agency on […]
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) wants Timothy Geithner to resign as secretary of the Treasury, according to an aide to the GOP leader. Boehner has called on Geithner to step
Former NYPD top cop William Bratton shot down British reports yesterday that Prime Minister David Cameron had contacted him about running scandal-scarred Scotland Yard. “They have not reached out to
NYS Governor Andrew M. Cuomo this morning announced the passing of former NYS Governor Hugh L. Carey at the age of 92. The following is his statement released this morning:
Tens of thousands of unionized Verizon workers across the East Coast hit the picket lines after failing to reach a new labor contract Saturday night. Talks between the company and
[PHOTO LINKE BELOW] Twenty-six police officers were injured Sunday during riots in the Tottenham area of London, after a demonstration against the death of a local man turned violent and
If you’ve noticed sidewalks are getting more crowded across the Big Apple this year, it’s not your imagination. The Department of Transportation sends teams to 50 locations around the city twice a year to gauge pedestrian volume. Officials at the DOT said the city’s sidewalks are more crowded this year than at any time in […]
Saturday marked the 20th anniversary of the World Wide Web becoming a publicly available service on the internet. While many people use the terms web and internet interchangeably, they are
The Public Utilities Authority (Electricity) will raise electricity rates by 20% tomorrow, unless the relevant government ministries reach a deal on cancelling excise on fuel and other directives, which will
A top official at Standard & Poor’s pushed back Saturday against the Obama administration’s criticism that their decision to downgrade the nation’s credit rating was based on “flawed” math. The
The group known as Anonymous said Saturday it has hacked into some 70 law enforcement websites across the southern and central United States in retaliation for arrests of its sympathizers
Despite the recent ups and downs of the stock market that, economists say, could continue through the fall, there are some good news for consumers, Marcia Kramer reports. Lots of people talk about the value of their 401K retirement accounts going down, but that’s just the beginning of the market impact. The silver lining is […]
Carlos Slim, the world’s richest man, lost about $6.7 billion this week. The Mexican billionaire’s stock portfolio, measured in U.S. dollars, has dropped about 9.5 percent since July 29 and is valued at about $64.4 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That compares with a 7.2 percent slide in the Standard & Poor’s 500 […]
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