10.26.12 |
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has directed the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services to closely monitor the progress of Hurricane Sandy and prepare for its potential storm impacts. Cuomo says he learned the last time around ...
10.26.12 |
The Pentagon defended its decision not to deploy forces to Benghazi, Libya, as soon as the U.S. mission came under attack on September 11th, saying it would have been irresponsible to put forces in harm's way without better information. President ...
10.25.12 |
A bill that raises maximum fines in Pennsylvania for alcohol offenses, and awaits the governor's anticipated signature, could generate an estimated $6 million in new annual revenue spread across Pennsylvania municipalities. The legislation would ...
10.25.12 |
New York State Comptroller, Tom Dinapoli, says the state is spending about $12 billion a year to deal with obesity, which is reaching "epidemic proportions" in children, affecting nearly one-third of them. DiNapoli's report says expenditures for ...
10.25.12 |
A former secretary of state is wondering if the right protocols were followed when e-mails came in about the dangers facing the U.S. Ambassador in Benghazi, Libya. Condoleezza Rice says she understands that when things are unfolding quickly ...
10.25.12 |
Hurricane Sandy is heading toward Florida after making landfall overnight near Cuba's second largest city. Sandy came ashore as a Category 2 storm with 110-mile-an-hour winds. The storm is headed north and Florida residents are being warned ...
10.09.12 |
A decision on whether to allow horizontal hydraulic fracturing in New York State could come during the holidays. Deputy Senate Majority Leader, Thomas Libous, says the ongoing state study into ...
10.09.12 |
Following a stellar debate performance last week, Mitt Romney has closed a 9 percentage-point gap and is once again tied with President Obama in the latest The Washington Times/Zogby Poll. ...
09.28.12 |
A two-day prayer assembly opens today on Independence Mall in Philadelphia. The gathering, called America for Jesus 2012, is being put on by a coalition of ministries known as One Nation Under God. Organizers describe the event as a ...
09.28.12 |
One sports league has settled its labor issues, while another is trying to work things out. Members of the NFL Referees Association will vote on a new eight-year collective bargaining agreement today and tomorrow. The regular refs ...
