Jerry Sandusky gave his first on-camera interview since being charged with molesting eight boys over the course of 15 years, with more incidents reportedly under investigation. As the man at the center of the Pennsylvania State University child sex-abuse scandal, it may not have been a wise move.
The one-year anniversary is approaching: on Dec. 11, 2010, Suffolk County police discovered the first of what turned out to be eight bodies of women sex workers along Ocean Parkway in Gilgo Beach, Cedar Beach and Oak Beach.
The U.S. Congress has lifted a five-year-old ban on horse slaughter in America, and many believe it's likely that horse meat for human consumption may be available within the month.
Complaints of racial profiling against the NYPD are no new phenomenon, but evidence of a systemic trend of police officers targeting minorities in recent years should trouble New Yorkers of all stripes.
It seemed like it was only yesterday (perhaps because it actually was only three days ago, on Tuesday), when the shares of the banking giant teetered precariously above the $5 mark, a few cents off the dreaded "4 handle." Many were predicting a catastrophic sell-off. Fast-forward to today and Bank of America is trading at $5.74 per share, a jump of 13.66 percent in slightly over 60 hours.
Despite very public instances of the negative consequences of hazing, there are benefits to the method.
Herman Cain should do himself and the Republican Party a favor and drop out of the presidential race -- but not for the reasons you think.
One of Newt Gingrich's former Republican colleagues called the current GOP presidential frontrunner an evil person on Tuesday. Do his previous policy positions and statements support that characterization?
No one else should ever wear a baseball cap; it serves no purpose, neither practical nor aesthetic.
It's abundantly clear that Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim still doesn't fully comprehend the magnitude of the Bernie Fine scandal.
New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham is establishing himself as a premier NFL tight end.
The stark truth of the matter is that unless the private sector starts hiring en masse (including non-profit organizations), absent a surge in exports, it will be up to the public sector to provide stimulus to create jobs.
An equal-rights group in Kansas is asking Gov. Sam Brownback to repeal the state's sodomy law, which was rendered unconstitutional by a Supreme Court ruling eight years ago. Some legislators argue that, since the law is unenforceable, it isn't worth the effort to repeal it. But laws have symbolic meaning whether they are enforced or not.
This year’s Thanksgiving Day Massacre was AT&T’s $39 billion deal to acquire T-Mobile to create the biggest U.S. wireless carrier.
Over the past year, the international movement to halt the shark fin trade has made leaps and bounds, moving up the chain from campaigns targeting consumers to efforts by politicians to implement stricter legislation against the sale, possession and distribution of shark fins. From the U.S. West Coast to Europe and Asia, progress is being made to turn the dish itself into an endangered menu item.
Nassau County has a New Year’s gift for 100,000 daily passengers on L.I. Bus: it’s going French, having been sold to France’s Veolia Environment SA, whose transportation unit operates many other U.S. systems.
In less than a week from now, commissioners with the U.S. International Trade Commission will be one step closer to making a decision on SolarWorld Industries America's trade dispute against Chinese dumping of solar cells.
The unanimous American League Cy Young Award winner, Justin Verlander can now add another prestigious piece of hardware to his trophy room after winning the American League Most Valuable Player Award on Monday.
It has been said that the U.S. lost its innocence on November 22, 1963. Forty eight years have passed since President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on that horrific day in Dallas. And in some sense, the nation has never fully recovered.
Hillary Clinton for President 2012 may be gaining momentum. Two Democratic pollsters, including one who worked for Bill Clinton and another who worked for Jimmy Carter, have stepped out and said suggesting that very thing. They argue that President Barack Obama should give up on another four years in office to roll out the political red carpet for Hillary Clinton.
Occupy Wall Street brought a Sunday serenade to Bloomberg's home--with drums and chanting. And vows to keep it up for 24 hours, until 2 p.m. Monday.
The technology community last week mourned the suicide of Ilya Zhitomirskiy, a brilliant young mathematician who co-founded Diaspora, a social network site devoted to privacy.
Playing during the NBA lockout is understandable, but only so as far as staying competitive and sightseeing. But as far as making a statement to the NBA owners and its fans, it's almost like a copout.
Some economists are warning that failure to reach a plan by the super committee could cause another credit rating downgrade for the U.S., similar to the S&P downgrade, which sent shock and uninspired awe rippling through global financial markets. Reasonably, one might expect the super committee to reach agreement on a plan, considering the amount of money they are dealing with -- $1.5 trillion -- is small in the big scheme of things.
When California's Proposition 8 has its day in court, any judge who respects the U.S. Constitution will strike it down as a violation of the 14th Amendment, because civil rights cannot be subject to popular vote.
According to FIFA President Sepp Blatter, there is no racism in soccer. But there is, Sepp, and it's a serious problem.
Prudent interventions by major central banks averted a global financial calamity during the financial crisis’ acute stage three years ago. Another intervention to address Europe may be needed, and should be implemented, if central bank officials deem it necessary.
It was George Orwell who made famous the line, “Big Brother is watching you” when he published ‘’1984” back in 1949. That was in the era of telexes, telegrams and the old AT&T.
There’s been an upsurge of reporting on the happenings of young Americans. If the news isn’t reporting on the recession’s impact on fresh graduates, they’re noting that young Americans are marrying later in life and suffering from what some call “failure to launch syndrome.” As the New York Times so recently, and aptly, asked: “What is it about Twenty-Somethings?”
Apple’s mega-selling new iPhone 4S has everyone in titters. It has a faster processor, a better camera, a new and improved this and that. But really, it’s all about Siri. She’s the seductive little voice-activated personal assistant that lives inside every new iPhone.
