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STOCKS FALL AND THE YEAR’S OVER: Here’s what you need to know

STOCKS FALL AND THE YEAR’S OVER: Here’s what you need to know

  The year’s over. First, the scoreboard: Dow: 17,425.0, -178.8, (-1.0%) S&P 500: 2,043.9, -19.4, (-0.9%) Nasdaq: 5,007.4, -58.4, (-1.1%) And now, the top stories… Read More ›

Washington – U.S. Chief Justice Urges Judges, Lawyers To Cooperate For Speedier Litigation

Washington – U.S. Chief Justice Urges Judges, Lawyers To Cooperate For Speedier Litigation

  Washington – U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts urged trial judges on Thursday to manage cases more efficiently and advised lawyers to avoid “antagonistic tactics,”… Read More ›

San Francisco – Facebook Glitch Celebrates 46 Years Of Online Friendship

San Francisco – Facebook Glitch Celebrates 46 Years Of Online Friendship

  San Francisco – Facebook’s making some of its users feel a lot older than they really are. The social network sent automated messages Thursday… Read More ›

Brooklyn, NY – Two Charged In Avenue M Beating And Robbery Share Tweet Share Mail

Brooklyn, NY – Two Charged In Avenue M Beating And Robbery Share Tweet Share Mail

Brooklyn, NY – Two Flatbush teens were arrested tonight in connection with the beating and robbery of a 55 year old Midwood man early Monday morning.… Read More ›

New Hampshire lawmakers spar over public breastfeeding

New Hampshire lawmakers spar over public breastfeeding

A New Hampshire state House debate about public breastfeeding is getting ugly, following a legislativeproposal that would make it a misdemeanor to expose nipples while… Read More ›

‘Affluenza’ teen’s mother charged, $1M bond set

‘Affluenza’ teen’s mother charged, $1M bond set

Tonya Couch, the mother of “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch is back in the United States and has been charged in Texas with hindering the apprehension… Read More ›

Woman claims her body brews alcohol, has DUI charge dismissed

Woman claims her body brews alcohol, has DUI charge dismissed

Imagine being charged with a DUI when it’s been hours since you’ve had a drink, only to later discover that your body brews its own… Read More ›

Iran hits back at US sanctions threat, steps up missile production

Iran hits back at US sanctions threat, steps up missile production

Tehran denies Washington claim it test-fired rockets near American, French ships in the Strait of Hormuz   Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has ordered his defense… Read More ›

France not yet finished with terrorism, warns Hollande

France not yet finished with terrorism, warns Hollande

Six weeks after gunmen and suicide bombers kill 130 in Paris, threat of another attack at ‘highest level,’ president says   President Francois Hollande said… Read More ›

New Year’s Eve terror attack thwarted in NY

New Year’s Eve terror attack thwarted in NY

The US Justice Department arrest a man who planned to attack a restaurant in upstate New York on New Year’s Eve; he is charged with… Read More ›

Israel kicks off New Year’s 2016

Israel kicks off New Year’s 2016

Throughout Israel partygoers celebrat the new year; pictures of celebrations throughout the world; more subdued atmosphere in Europe due to security concerns. Thousands of partygoers… Read More ›

Police evacuate two Munich train stations, citing threat of terrorist attack

Police evacuate two Munich train stations, citing threat of terrorist attack

German authorities said on Twitter they had received a tip regarding a planned militant attack on New Year’s Eve in the Bavarian capital.   German… Read More ›

Report: White House delays imposing new sanctions on Iran

Report: White House delays imposing new sanctions on Iran

The US sanctions were expected to be formally announced this week, the Wall Street Journal said.   The White House has delayed imposing new financial sanctions… Read More ›

The big banks are pulling out of China

The big banks are pulling out of China

  “Now is the right time for us to sell this investment,” announced Deutsche Bank’s newish co-CEO John Cryan on Monday after the long Christmas weekend… Read More ›

Nextdoor, the $1.1 billion social network for neighbors, is finally expanding overseas

Nextdoor, the $1.1 billion social network for neighbors, is finally expanding overseas

  After promising international expansion for the last couple of years, Nextdoor, the social network for neighbors, is laying the groundwork for its move abroad. The… Read More ›

Man charged in the San Bernardino massacre helped plan more ‘cold-blooded’ terror attacks

Man charged in the San Bernardino massacre helped plan more ‘cold-blooded’ terror attacks

  Federal prosecutors have charged the man tied to the couple who massacred 14 people at a social-services agency in San Bernardino, California. The US… Read More ›

San Francisco – Microsoft To Warn Email Users Of Suspected Hacking By Governments

San Francisco – Microsoft To Warn Email Users Of Suspected Hacking By Governments

  San Francisco – Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it will begin warning users of its Outlook.com email service when the company suspects that a… Read More ›

Newark, NJ – Lawsuit Over GW Bridge Lane Closures Assailed In Court Filings

Newark, NJ – Lawsuit Over GW Bridge Lane Closures Assailed In Court Filings

  Newark, NJ – A former high-ranking appointee of Gov. Chris Christie is among several defendants attacking a lawsuit filed over the George Washington Bridge… Read More ›

North Ogden, UT – Utah Woman Recounts 320-foot Tumble Off Slick Mountain Road

North Ogden, UT – Utah Woman Recounts 320-foot Tumble Off Slick Mountain Road

  North Ogden, UT – Sarah Crenshaw was edging along a familiar mountain road when her SUV hit a patch of black ice and slid… Read More ›

Jeb Bush abruptly cancels TV time to send staff into the field

Jeb Bush abruptly cancels TV time to send staff into the field

Washington – Jeb Bush’s campaign is drastically shifting its resources from the airwaves to the field, scrapping large advertising buys in early-voting states in hopes of… Read More ›