Yearly Archives: 2012
Washington – FDA Approves 1st New Tuberculosis Drug In 40 Years
Washington - The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a Johnson & Johnson tuberculosis drug that is the first new medicine to fight the deadly infection in more than...
New York – Pediatricians: Kids Recess Should Not Be Taken Away Even As Punishment
New York, NY - A group of American pediatricians is telling school districts that children need recess and free time during the school day, and it should not even be taken away as ...
Washington – Israel’s Ambassador Denies Asking To End His Run As Envoy To US
Washington - Israel’s ambassador to the US Michael Oren denied reports that he asked to return to Israel after nearly four years in Washington, and that he will be replaced by Prim...
Washington – Democratic Aide: Fiscal ‘Cliff’ Deal Reached
Washington - Racing against the clock, the White House reached agreement with congressional Republicans late Monday on a deal to prevent across-the-board tax increases and spending...
Damascus – Report: Israel Searching For Remains Of Israeli Spy Eli Cohen In Syria
Syria - The Pan-Arab daily Al Quds Al Arabi published a story on its website on Monday claiming that Israel is having secret contacts with the Syrian rebels in order to secure the ...
Mopti, Mali – Al-Qaida Carves Out New Territory In Mali
Mopti, Mali - Deep inside caves, in remote desert bases, in the escarpments and cliff faces of northern Mali, Islamic fighters are burrowing into the earth, erecting a formidable s...
Cairo – ‘Egypt To Pursue Relationship With Hezbollah’
Cairo - In a dramatic policy shift, Egypt will seek to forge “tight” relations with Hezbollah, Egyptian Ambassador to Lebanon Ashraf Hamdy revealed in a candid interview published ...
New York – Gun Groups Seek Boycott Of Journal News Over Naming Permit-Holders
New York - Gun-owner groups called on Monday for an advertising boycott of a suburban New York newspaper that is under fire for publishing the names and addresses of pistol permit-...
New York – New York City Breaks Tourism Record For Third Straight Year
New York - Some 52 million visitors traveled to New York City in 2012 in a third straight record-breaking year for tourism, the mayor's office and the city's tourism organization s...
Manhattan, NY – Clinton Suffered Clot Between Brain And Skull, Doctors Say
Manhattan, NY - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton developed a blood clot in her head but did not suffer a stroke or neurological damage, her doctors said Monday. They say t...
New York – NY Subway Fare-Jumper Attacks Police Officer At Times Square
New York - A suspected subway fare-jumper attacked a New York City police officer who was attempting to arrest him at the Times Square subway station on New Year's Eve, the latest...
Washington – House Won’t Vote Before Midnight On ‘Cliff’ Deal
Washington - The House will miss the midnight Monday deadline lawmakers set for voting to avoid the "fiscal cliff."
House Republicans notified lawmakers that the chamber will vo...
Newport, RI – Rift Between Oldest Synagogue, Jewish Congregation
Newport, RI - A disagreement over the ownership of a set of Torah finial bells from Colonial times that is worth millions has led to dueling lawsuits between leaders of the nation'...
New York, NY – Greenwich Village Bomb Suspects Had Terrorist Encyclopedia
New York, NY - Police arrested a New York City couple in their apartment on Saturday after authorities investigating a credit card theft found a highly explosive compound, bomb-mak...
New York – Suspect In NYC Subway Death Arrested Before
New York - Police say they were called by family members of a 31-year-old woman charged with murder in the death of a man shoved in front of a New York City subway train at least f...
Washington – Senator Joe Lieberman Caps Off 24-Year Career In Congress
Washington - Today marks the end of Senator Joe Lieberman’s 24-year career in Congress.
In its editorial, The New York Post (http://bit.ly/VTsypa) pays tribute to Lieberman, cal...
Washington – AP Sources: ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Deal Emerging
Washington - Working with Congress against a midnight deadline, President Barack Obama said Monday that a deal to avert the "fiscal cliff" was in sight but not yet finalized. The e...
El-arish, Egypt – Egypt Arrests Former Israeli Soldier In Sinai
El-arish, Egypt - Egyptian security officials say they have arrested a former sergeant in the Israeli army after he illegally entered from Israel into the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula....
California – New Law Bans Demanding Facebook Passwords
California - Employers in California and Illinois will be prohibited from demanding access to workers' password-protected social networking accounts, thanks to new laws taking effe...
Albany, NY – Free Tea And Coffee On Thruway For New Year’s Eve
Albany, NY - Travelers on New Year's Eve can look forward again to free coffee and tea along the New York State Thruway.
This is the 42nd year the free beverages will be provide...