‘We got him!’: Boston bombing suspect captured alive
Residents who have been holed up in their homes, media and law enforcement officials who have been engaged in a day-long manhunt for the at-large suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing let out a cheers after it was confirmed that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had been...
As profile of bombing suspects emerges, uncle says: ‘We’re ashamed’
As profile of bombing suspects emerges, uncle says: 'We're ashamed' Boston on lock-down.One suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings is dead. The other -- his brother -- was on the run Friday, pursued by an army of law enforcement officials whose manhunt virtually shut...
Explosives Detonated in Overnight Massachusetts Standoff-Officer Shot Dead
Two young men, armed with guns and explosives in what appeared to be backpacks, engaged in a violent standoff with dozens of police on a street in Watertown, Mass., late Thursday night, a resident said. Police officers blocked off the scene of a shooting at the...
STOP AND FRISK: GOOD CRIME FIGHTING POLICY SAYS TOP CHIEF
It should come as no surprise. The top NYPD official that ran Stop and Frisk supports the high controversial police tactic as an effective law enforcement tool.Just-retired Chief of Department Joseph Esposito did make a convincing case while testifying recently.To...
Boston on high alert after marathon bombing kills 3, injures scores
Boston was put on high alert Monday as the FBI took over the hunt for whoever set off two powerful bombs at the finish line of the city's marathon, killing at least three people and wounding at least 140 people in a vicious blizzard of shrapnel, officials said."I am...
Anthony Weiner Picks Up Support From Keith Ellison, First Endorsement For NYC Mayoral Run, and has already issued policy booklet
Former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) obtained an endorsement for New York City mayor, with Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) announcing that he'd support his former colleague, Politico reported. In an interview with the New York Times Magazine, Weiner said that he is...
TV Journalist Dominic Carter goes one-on-one with Public Advocate Bill DeBlasio on race for NYC Mayor
TV Journalist Dominic Carter goes one-on-one with Public Advocate Bill DeBlasio on race for NYC Mayor on RNN/Fios TV Friday night where DeBlasio blasts City Council Speaker Christine Quinn for quote: "backroom deals" and her relationship with Mayor Bloomberg. Also at...
Senators announce gun deal, raising hopes of Senate passage
Senators announce gun deal, raising hopes of Senate passageBy Kasie Hunt & Michael O'Brien, Political Reporters, NBC News A bipartisan pair of senators introduced a compromise proposal to expand background checks on Wednesday, an agreement which could form the...
From Sandy Hook to Congress – Newtown Parents Fight for Gun Laws
I became a bit emotional on TV last night while Discussing Gun Laws. From Sandy Hook to Congress - Newtown Parents Fight (60 minutes) for Gun Laws. This as the President appeared in Connecticut just Monday Night.
NYPD Stop and Frisk Trial: Week Number Three Completed
Here at the trial, the week ended for the NYPD the same way it started, and that is on the defensive.On Wednesday and Thursday the plaintiffs put an expert witness on the stand, Professor Jeffrey Fagan of Columbia University, who studied four million of the random...
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Hillary2016. It could happen
One of the few mementos that I proudly keep is a 2008 "Hillary for President" media pass. It's bright yellow, and is from the Iowa caucuses. I remember the night well in Des Moines at her victory night celebration. Halfway down, on the paper credential in blue, reads,...
Rick Santorum suspends campaign for 2012 Republican nomination
Rick Santorum, the conservative former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, bowed out of the race for the GOP nomination Tuesday — but not from the fight to unseat President Obama. “This Presidential race is over for me (but) we are not done fighting,” Santorum said in a...
A Great Night for Mitt Romney But How Does He Untangle the Web He’s In?
Numerically it may not officially be over... but with his sweep of Wisconsin, Maryland and Washington, D.C., Mitt Romney is on a trajectory to the nomination. Romney also crossed an important symbolic threshold Tuesday night, passing the halfway mark in his march...
Thank You to my fellow Inner Circle Members-You brought tears to my eyes
Had a beautiful, great time this weekend at the Inner Circle Show. The show was a hit on, and off the stage. The packed house meant more proceeds for the dozens of charities helped by the benefit performances. Mayor Bloomberg for his part, was joined by stars Nick...
The Trayvon Martin case is getting uglier and more insulting by the day
Across America, Why are so many good minded people upset? -Police initially REFUSED to release the 9/11 tapes. Audio versions that we now know can greatly assist prosecutors, an swayed the court of public opinion throughout the world on this case. -A dead boy is...
The Day I Cried in the theater: The Great Work of Hudson Link
Every American should know about a relatively unknown program run out of New York State titled Hudson Link. Please understand this is not coming from the perspective of some bleeding heart liberal. As a hardened, seasoned journalist of 25 years, I have seen numerous...
“If I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon.” Obama Says
President Barack Obama and leading Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum on Friday said they supported additional investigations into the killing of Trayvon Martin as demonstrations demanding justice for the slain teen continued. In his...
It’s Not Game Over, but a Decisive Night for Romney in Illinois. Against Obama will be an entirely different story
Finally a good night for Mitt Romney that will assist his narrative. The race isn't over, but Mitt Romney's "perception problem" may be on the road to recovery. The nagging doubt that haunted the Romney campaign for months, that he just couldn't close the deal on the...
Tebowmania is coming to New York
Tebowmania is coming to the Big Apple. The Jets land the QB after Denver signed Peyton Manning. The Jets got Tebow from Denver for 2 draft picks The Broncos will also receive a sixth- and seventh-round pick for Tebow, the Denver Post reports. Fresh off signing prized...
Mitt wins Illinois
Illinois Republicans delivered a decisive victory to Mitt Romney in the state's presidential primary Tuesday, crushing Rick Santorum in what amounted to the first big-state head-to-head contest among the front-runners for the GOP nomination. With 98 percent of the...
Romney wins Puerto Rico. Illinois is next, on Tuesday
Mitt Romney scored an overwhelming win in Puerto Rico's Republican presidential primary Sunday, trouncing chief rival Rick Santorum on the Caribbean island even as the two rivals looked ahead to more competitive contests this week in Illinois and Louisiana. The...
Cuomo wins with his Pension Deal
The man is on a roll. If I told you during the campaign that Governor Andrew Cuomo would have major, unprecedented first-year accomplishments, and then would set the bar high in year two, wouldn't you ask what was in my coffee? Did I have some type of head injury? On...