Havana – Hopes that a U.S. government subcontractor jailed in Cuba might soon be freed were dashed when former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said the Cuban government refused to let him meet with the prisoner. In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, Richardson described 62-year-old Alan Gross as an “American hostage.” He said he [...]

Washington – Federal authorities have come across what they believe may be a credible threat to the U.S. homeland surrounding the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, several sources tell Fox News. The threat would target New York City or Washington, D.C., sources said. Authorities have obtained what they believe is information on possible [...]

New York, NY – The beers are on Mayor Bloomberg. Invoking President Obama’s White House “Beer Summit,” the mayor suggested the flap over the NYPD handcuffing of City Council member Jumaane Williams could be settled over a couple of cold ones. “I assume it will probably turn out to be just a misunderstanding,” Bloomberg said Wednesday. “And hopefully every [...]

Fallsburg, NY – Due to flooding officials are evacuating 300 homes city wide due to flooding, multiple agencies responding to assist.

Brooklyn, NY – A city councilman detained by cops at the West Indian Day parade said Tuesday that it wouldn’t have happened if he was white. And Councilman Jumaane Williams (D-Brooklyn) blasted claims from the NYPD that the confrontation turned physical as a “bald-faced lie.” “Some comments were made by the NYPD saying that a punch was [...]

Lvov, Ukraine – The Ukrainian government has decided to build a hotel for next year’s UEFA cup fans on the ruins of the glorious ‘Goldeneh Roise’ 1582 synagogue in Lvov, Ukraine. Considered among the most beautiful synagogues worldwide, its walls withstood the Nazi attempt to burn it down, and have been standing as a monument to [...]

New York, NY – A shooting a few blocks off the route of the annual West Indian Day Parade on Monday night left a police officer of the 90th Precinct wounded and a person dead. The officer was hit in one of his arms and was hospitalized. He was expected to survive. At least three other people [...]

Chicago, IL – In 1956, steel magnate Newton Korhumel and his wife, Irene, bought a florid country landscape by French impressionist master Pierre-Auguste Renoir at a New York gallery. The painting hung proudly in their home in Lake Forest, Ill. Now, there’s a question as to whether the couple ever really owned the painting. Irene Korhumel died [...]

New York – Northeastern states struggling to rebuild hundreds of roads and dozens of bridges in the wake of Hurricane Irene are facing another natural threat: winter. The end of construction season is fast approaching in New England and upstate New York. By November it will be too cold to lay asphalt, and by December snow [...]

Israel – A classified document authored by a US official following the appointment of Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Lieberman as Foreign Minister describes the Israeli official as a man who enjoys his political status and who strives to become prime minister. Former American Ambassador to Israel, James Cunningham stated that Lieberman enraged not only his local [...]