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By Robert Ottone February 17, 2013
Revolutionary Guard commander Hessam Khoshnevis was recently killed in Syria, leading Iran on a path for vengeance.
By Christian Abbatecola February 15, 2013
A 10 ton meteor penetrated the planet’s atmosphere and exploded over the city of Chelyabinsk this morning.
By Wendy L February 15, 2013
An asteroid 150-feet wide and coming at a speed of 17,500 mph makes a close encounter with our planet this afternoon.
By Robert Ottone February 14, 2013
Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius stands accused of shooting his girlfriend in South Africa.
By Christian Abbatecola February 13, 2013
A fugitive ex-cop appears to have been brought down following a rampage which ultimately killed four people.
By Christian Abbatecola February 13, 2013
The president recited the phrase “let’s get it done” throughout the speech as he urged Congress to take action on many issues.
By Robert Ottone February 12, 2013
North Korea engages in third nuclear arms test since 2006.
By Vickie Moller February 12, 2013
This week, Louis W. Uccellini, Ph.D., a native of Bethpage, was named the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) assistant administrator for weather services and the 16th director of NOAA's National Weather Service.
By Carrie B. February 11, 2013
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta is expected to make a formal announcement this week granting additional benefits to same-sex military families.
By Lyndsay McCabe February 11, 2013
Pope Benedict announced Monday that he does not have the strength to continue in office, and will resign on February 28.
By Christian Abbatecola February 11, 2013
2 women and a gunman are dead following a shooting inside a Wilmington courthouse.
By Robert Ottone February 09, 2013
Winter storm Nemo responsible for at least five deaths across the northeast.
By Lyndsay McCabe February 09, 2013
Sheldon Silver strives to start a NY DREAM Act to provide financial assistance to undocumented immigrant students.
By Robert Ottone February 08, 2013
Car bomb attacks in Iraq place the death toll around thirty.
By Robert Ottone February 08, 2013
The Tunisian Prime Minister seeks to unify Tunisia amid political and economic strife.
By Wendy L February 08, 2013
Long Islander's who suffered from power outage during Superstorm Sandy learned a thing or two. Expectations are the handling of power outage from Winter Storm Nemo will also be handled differently with National Grid taking ...
By Christian Abbatecola February 07, 2013
Following Sandy Hook, a coalition of senators hopes to limit gun violence by improving psychological treatment in the US.
By Wendy L February 06, 2013
The United States Postal Service saw a loss of nearly $16 billion in 2012. Cuts are necessarily to bring financial stability to the organization, including stopping Saturday mail delivery service.
By Christian Abbatecola February 06, 2013
A vote on the the Boy Scouts' policy disallowing homosexuals to participate in the organization has been delayed until May.
By Christian Abbatecola February 04, 2013
A car bomb and gunmen left many dead in the city of Kirkuk.