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By Eric Anderson April 05, 2013
Universal background checks and an assault weapons ban are part of the new legislation.
By Lyndsay McCabe April 04, 2013
Film critic famous for his thumbs-up and thumbs-down reviews, Roger Ebert passed away Thursday from cancer of the thyroid and salivary glands.
By Vickie Moller April 04, 2013
We are all becoming increasingly subject to them--those annoying, intrusive and illegal pre-recorded telephone sales pitches called robocalls.
By Vickie Moller April 03, 2013
Malcolm A. Smith, a democratic state senator from Queens, was arrested before dawn on Tuesday and released on $250,000 bail after his arraignment in United States District Court in White Plains.
By Christian Abbatecola April 03, 2013
The mother of beloved puppet franchise, the Muppets, has passed away at age 78.
By Lyndsay McCabe April 02, 2013
The prosecution in James Holmes' case is now pushing for the death penalty if he is convicted.
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.