NY Senate Meets, Fails to End Standoff (Again)
Battling leaders of New York's Senate met for a brief Independence Day session, but the standoff remains unchanged with no agreement on who controls...
NY Senate, Paterson Fail to End Standoff
Battling leaders of New York's Senate who met with Gov. David Paterson say there is no power-sharing agreement to end a standoff over control...
Elephants Beat Humans at Coney Hot Dog Contest
The Brooklyn Paper reports: In what may have been humanity's most humbling day since scientists taught a monkey to communicate by sign language, a...
Measles in Brooklyn
The New York City Health Department has identified 11 cases of measles in Brooklyn over the last two months, leading to an alert yesterday...
Bolton: Israeli Attack the Only Option to Stop Iranian Nukes
By John R. Bolton
Whatever the outcome of Iran's presidential election tomorrow, negotiations will not soon -- if ever -- put an end to its...
Video: Fireworks Celebrates America’s Independence in Lakewood
Last night, among the many parades, fireworks, picnics, concerts and other patriotic events in New Jersey to celebrate Independence Day was a fireworks...
Jordan’s King Abdullah Names Teenage Son As Heir
Jordan's King Abdullah II named his eldest son as heir to the throne today, ending five years of speculation over his successor. Abdullah's move...
Israeli Grows World’s Longest Cucumber
Israeli Yitzchak Yazdanpana of Petach Tikvah has grown a three-foot, ten-inch long cucumber (46.5 inches) - setting the new world record for the Longest...
NY Senate Feud Hits Taxpayers as Dispute Drags On
Since New York's senators stopped passing legislation and started passing insults, they've cost taxpayers at least $94,400 for staying in Albany during their protracted...
Lakewood Mayor Visits Tent City for the Homeless
In a town where burgeoning development has turned farms into near artifacts, could there be room for one more? They already have the seed...
Congress’s Travel Tab Swells : Spending on Taxpayer-Funded Trips Rises Tenfold
Spending by lawmakers on taxpayer-financed trips abroad has risen sharply in recent years, a Wall Street Journal analysis of travel records shows, involving everything...
NYPD Releases Guide to Avoiding a Terrorist Attack
Warning that New York's skyscrapers remain a top terrorist target, the NYPD released a detailed guide today to making them safer. Police Commissioner Raymond...
U.S. Soldier Feared Kidnapped in Afghanistan
A U.S. soldier serving in Afghanistan has been captured and is believed to be in militant custody, according to U.S. officials in Kabul. The...
U.S. Launches Major New Attack On Taliban: Operation “Khanjar”
Thousands of U.S. Marines and hundreds of Afghan troops moved into Taliban-infested villages with armor and helicopters early this morning in the first major...
Several Hurt after Staten Island Ferry Boat Hits Pier
A New York City ferry boat with as many as 800 passengers aboard hit a pier while docking, injuring fifteen people. The injuries are...
Do You Have the Stomach for This? Sears Tower Unveils 103rd Floor Glass Balconies
Visitors to the Sears Tower's new glass balconies all seem to agree: The first step is the hardest. The balconies are suspended 1,353 feet...
IDF Robots Will Spray Tear Gas at Suspects and Paralyze Them Prior to Arrest
The robotics department at the IDF's Ordnance Corps has recently developed a prototype robot that can spray tear gas and allow troops to "paralyze"...
NY State Senate Moves from “Conflict to Crisis” – Lawmakers Must Remain in Albany...
New York's frozen state Senate has moved from "conflict to crisis," allowing key pieces of legislation to expire and costing some counties and cities...
Boy To Customs: The Dog Ate My Passport
A Wisconsin teenager using a classic excuse for evading schoolwork missed a class trip to Peru despite his tale being true: The dog ate...
Israeli Architect Invents Popular Sudoku Spin-off
When you open the morning paper you may find that alongside the traditional crossword and Sudoku games, there is now a new, complex form...
