An Air Canada flight was diverted to Montreal early Thursday after leaving Halifax in the midst of a lightning storm, during which a passenger reported flames coming from an engine.

Can one celebrate freedom behind bars? Ask the hundreds of kosher consuming prisoners who partook in seders this past Passover holiday. Indeed, the Jewish prisoner population in the United States

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the fifth- biggest U.S. bank by assets, received a subpoena from the Manhattan District Attorney’s office seeking information on the firm’s activities leading into the credit crisis, according to two people familiar with the matter. “We don’t comment on specific regulatory or legal issues, but subpoenas are a normal part of […]

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg frequently proclaims New York as an ideal city to start a technology company, but until now not a single neighborhood offered free wireless access to the

Rolando Terrell may indeed be the generous, gentle man his family and friends described in numerous letters praising the convicted felon. But any acts of kindness on his part only highlight Terrell’s egomania and narcissism, Superior Court Judge Joseph Cassini III said. “Even Adolf Hitler was kind, benevolent and considerate to his inner circle of […]

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will face questions Thursday about using a State Police helicopter to fly to his son’s high school baseball game. Reporters will be on hand for a bill signing in Denville. The governor decided not to reimburse the state for the costs of the flight. Christie spokesman Michael Drewniak said the […]

Popular opinion for same-gender marriage continues to tick up in the polls. A Quinnipiac survey out this morning found that 58% of NYers support the passage of a bill legalizing same-gender marriage. Only 36% are opposed to the measure. Back in April, the numbers were 56% – 38%. Brian Ellner from the Human Rights Campaign […]

Most targeted are the residential white pages that list home numbers. An increasing number of states are approving requests by phone companies, which want to stop delivering these unprofitable, generally

A deranged man was arrested at LaGuardia Airport this afternoon after he was spotted walking on the tarmac near a US Airways jet minutes away from taking off for Charlotte,

You couldn’t miss it, the big Star of David hanging around Sarah Palin’s neck as she toured the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island on Wednesday. NBC New York asked

[PHOTO LINK BELOW] At least two tornadoes struck Springfield, Massachusetts, and numerous other communities in the western part of the state Wednesday, leaving behind four deaths, many injuries and extensive damage. As many as 19 communities around Springfield, about 90 miles west of Boston, reported tornado damage Wednesday evening, Gov. Deval Patrick told reporters. Patrick declared […]

In a blog post from its engineering director, Google said it had uncovered a scam that was attempting to collect the email passwords of hundreds of Gmail users that included,

There were two incidents in Boro Park Wednesday afternoon which required a heavy NYPD response. The first was a robbery at gunpoint inside the Maple Lanes Bowling Alley on 60th

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Wednesday he will not run for president or seek a fourth term at the helm of the US’s most populous city. “Independents don’t

Airlines have doubled baggage fees and other add-ons since the extra charges took off in 2008, according to a report released by an airline consultant. The review by Wisconsin-based IdeaWorks

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today commended the announcement from the Obama Administration that the U.S. will refrain from participating in the United Nation’s Durban III World Conference Against Racism. In December, Senator Gillibrand led a bipartisan effort urging the U.S. not to participate in the conference that will likely once again serve as a forum […]

Gov. Chris Christie sure knows how to get around in style. Christie apparently used the state helicopter to fly him to his son’s high school baseball game Tuesday night. Now, criticism is coming in like fast balls. Christie, who has made a name for himself nationally for his tough talk and budget cutting ways, arrived […]

Questions surrounding the ongoing saga of an inapropiate picture that appeared on New York Rep. Anthony Weiner’s Twitter feed in recent days are threatening to disrupt the Congressman’s bid for New York City mayor in 2013. In the immediate aftermath of the picture surfacing, the New York Democrat insisted his account had been hacked. But, […]