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By Robert Ottone March 31, 2013
Nelson Mandela, in the hospital since Wednesday night, continues to recover in a South African hospital.
By Christian Abbatecola March 31, 2013
Surface-to-air weaponry is nothing new, but the Navy wants to take a very futuristic approach to its arsenal.
By Lyndsay McCabe March 30, 2013
Popular retailers Amazon and Overstock have lost a case to avoid charging a sales tax in New York due to their use of affiliate web sites.
By Christian Abbatecola March 30, 2013
Pyongyang has ramped its rhetoric up to a new degree, stating it will handle affairs with Seoul according to a “state of war.”
By Christian Abbatecola March 29, 2013
Eric Harroun was brought into custody after returning from a three month stay in Syria.
By Vickie Moller March 28, 2013
When Pedro Quezada learned that he had won the $338 million Powerball jackpot Monday, he told reporters his first priority would be to help his family--and now he can start doing that by paying the ...
By Christian Abbatecola March 28, 2013
A pair of expensive training videos produced in an IRS studio has garnered a great deal of disapproval this week.
By Vickie Moller March 27, 2013
At 4:30 p.m. Monday, Pedro Quezada stood by, along with newspaper and television personnel, as the owner of Eagle Liquors in Passaic, N.J. ran Quezada's $338 million Powerball ticket through a lottery machine, confirming it ...
By Robert Ottone March 27, 2013
The Supreme Court could potentially rule on DOMA today.
By Robert Ottone March 26, 2013
17-year old Nick D'Aloisio has become one of Yahoo!'s richest employees.
By Vickie Moller March 26, 2013
According to the National Association of Realtors, existing-home sales and prices reflect a healthy, emerging recovery in the housing market.
By Carrie B. March 25, 2013
The justices will be deciding on the constitutionality of a voter referendum banning race-and sex-based discrimination and preferential treatment in public university admission decisions.
By Wendy L March 25, 2013
Nearly one year later, the Long Island man who faked death and led rescue officials on a wild goose chase for days faces jail time.
By Lyndsay McCabe March 24, 2013
NASA said a "fireball" meteor was seen up and down the East Coast Friday night, and it landed safely in the Atlantic Ocean.
By Lyndsay McCabe March 23, 2013
On the John Gambling Radio Show, Bloomberg expressed concern about what he feels to be the inevitability of drones in NY skies.
By Robert Ottone March 22, 2013
The NRA is seeking legal action against Governor Cuomo and others over the SAFE act.
By Wendy L March 22, 2013
Proposed plan to stop mail delivery service on Saturday remains up in the air...
By Christian Abbatecola March 21, 2013
In response to an attempt to regulate sugary drink sizes in NYC, Mississippi has banned cities from attempting similar lawmaking.
By Robert Ottone March 20, 2013
President Obama visits Israel for the first time.
By Christian Abbatecola March 20, 2013
Reports that a chemical weapon was fired on a village in northern Syria have elicited varying responses from the international community.