Federal agencies and state attorneys general submitted to banks a proposal for resolving an investigation of foreclosure practices and mortgage servicing while continuing to talk about monetary penalties they will seek. The 27-page document given March 3 to mortgage-servicers seeks “a binding legal requirement” for how they service loans and conduct home foreclosures, Geoff Greenwood, […]
A federal grand jury has indicted Jared Lee Loughner on 49 counts in an indictment authorities unveiled Friday, prosecutors said. The charges relate to a shooting in Tucson, Arizona, that
A pair of debt-ridden Diamond District jewelers were found guilty today of using thugs dressed as Hasids to fake a $7 million robbery. Jewelers Atul Shah and Mahaveer Kankariya were
Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Friday that he will begin sending letters next week demanding new across-the-board cuts from city agencies as hope for additional state funding fades. “Next week, we will send out a letter to all the agencies requiring them to give us plans in the next few weeks on how we’re going to […]
Gasoline prices on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway had been considered a bargain over the last week, but that changed Friday morning. However, it may become a
NYPD street officers are carrying radios that don’t work in the subway, making it impossible to call for help. The city has spent 15 years and millions of dollars trying to resolve the problem, but it’s still unclear when it might be fixed. “Not being to communicate in this day and age is ludicrous,” said […]
A panel of federal appeals court judges yesterday tossed skeptical barbs at lawyers for the Mets owners and hundreds of other investors who made money from Bernard Madoff’s epic Ponzi
Continental is no longer serving free pretzels in coach class. The carrier made the move Tuesday, saying that ending its practice of serving free snacks to economy class passengers will
The jobs outlook brightened in February, as strong business hiring helped trim unemployment to its lowest level in nearly two years. The unemployment rate fell to 8.9% last month, from
A bandit posing as an exterminator is wanted for at least five burglaries in Brooklyn, cops said Thursday. The crafty crook – wearing a black uniform and holding a cannister
Brace yourself for the summer of bedbugs. The creepy crawlers that infested city cinemas, apartments, hotels, schools, department stores, concert halls and offices during the fall are on pace for
A new Australian study finds that babies who sleep on their stomachs — a position thought to pose a risk for SIDS — have lower levels of oxygen in their
It’s been a rough winter for city streets: More than 117,000 potholes were filled between Jan. 1 and Feb. 23 — 62 percent more than last year. “DOT has engaged
More than 100 senior centers across New York City could close, unless funding for them is restored to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposed state budget. In the governor’s proposed state budget, Title XX funding for city senior centers is being eliminated – more than $25 million. The same thing was threatened last year, with much of […]
U.S. stocks posted their best day in three months on Thursday as Wall Street rallied behind a strong unemployment claims report along with a modest drop in energy prices. At
At a special meeting in the Knesset Thursday, Danny Danon, Chairman of World Likud and Chair of the Knesset Committee for Aliya, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs, announced the formation of a panel to study and participate in the security needs of Chabad Centers around the world. “Chabad is a brand,” said Danon addressing Knesset members […]
The Wisconsin Senate has passed a resolution calling for police to take 14 Democrats into custody for contempt after they fled to Illinois to avoid voting on a union rights
The Florida judge who ruled against President Obama’s health care law on Wednesday ordered the administration to expedite its appeal, if it plans to, within seven days. District Judge Roger
An unannounced, surprise inspection by the Israeli Ministry of Education, was conducted Wednesday morning in Mir Yerushalayim – the largest Yeshiva in the world. Following a recent string of arrests
The U.S. Air Force’s secretive X-37B space plane is poised to launch on its second mission Friday (March 4), though what exactly it will be doing once it leaves the
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