New York City News

"The Hangover 2" won't be filmed in Thailand

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:18:00 -0400

Despite widespread reports that The Hangover 2 will take place in Thailand, director Todd Phillips has clarified that the sequel won't be shot in the Southeast Asian country.

Russia helping Iran complete nuclear power plant by summer

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:14:00 -0400

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced that an Iranian civil nuclear power plant, being built with the help of Russian experts, would be completed by this summer.

Sexy photos of French First Lady Carla Bruni up for auction [PHOTO]

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:14:00 -0400

Two erotic photographs of France's First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy are going under the hammer at the auction house Philips de Pury's. The sale of snaps are part of an auction titled "Sex".

BOOK: "The Watchers: The Rise of America's Surveillance State" by Shane Harris

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:04:00 -0400

In his new book "The Watchers: The Rise of America's Surveillance State", author Shane Harris lays out the U.S. government's real-life efforts to see and hear more in the face of growing terrorist threats. He pays particular attention to Total Information Awareness (TIA), a post-9/11 research project spearheaded by John Poindexter, once President Ronald Reagan's National Security Adviser adviser.

World's first Islamic online sex shop to open on Sunday

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:37:00 -0400

A Dutch webshop that calls itself "the first Islamic online webshop for sex articles and care products" will open for business starting on Sunday.

Shopper suspected of racist Wal-Mart announcement

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:16:00 -0400

Wal-Mart says it may have been a customer who misused a New Jersey store's public address system last Sunday announcing "Attention Wal-Mart customers: All black people leave the store now."

Jon Stewart impersonates Glenn Beck in The Daily Show [Video]

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:16:00 -0400

Jon Stewart, at his best, imitates Glenn Back with a blackboard

US general: Gay Dutch soldiers responsible for Srebrenica massacre

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:50:00 -0400

A former American NATO commander and senior marine officer, Gen John Sheehan blamed "open homosexuality" in the Dutch army for the failure to prevent the Srebrenica massacre in 1995. Gen Sheehan made the comments at a U.S. Senate hearing where he argued against plans by President Barack Obama to end a ban on allowing gays to serve openly in the US military.

Google puts British Army's secret special forces base on Street View

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:50:00 -0400

British military chiefs and MPs slammed Google's Street View service for including detailed pictures of the headquarters of the SAS. The Special Air Service or SAS is a special forces regiment of the British Army.

Bernard Madoff beaten by fellow inmate; Prison officials deny incident

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:22:00 -0400

Bernard Madoff, who is currently serving a 150-year jail sentence in North Carolina for running a fraudulent investment operation, known as Ponzi scheme, which cost investors billions of dollars, was beaten up by another inmate in December, three felons familiar with the case said.

Wachovia Bank admits laundering Mexican drug money, pays $160 million in settlement

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:19:00 -0400

Wachovia Bank reached a $160 million settlement with the Justice Department over allegations that a failure in bank controls enabled drug traffickers to launder money by transferring money from Mexican currency-exchange houses to the bank.

Racy photos of 15-year-old Angelina Jolie are for sale [PHOTO]

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:50:00 -0400

Bikini-clad photos of 15-year-old Angelina Jolie are now for sale on the auction website profilesinhistory.com. The black and white photos were taken by photographer Harry Langdon.

"Serial urinator" targeting women arrested in New Jersey

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:25:00 -0400

A man who is said to have been urinating on women at a bus stop in Journal Square, Jersey City, was arrested on Wednesday.

Father tries to sell 4-year-old son for $5000 on Craigslist

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:56:00 -0400

Washington's Spokane County Sheriff's Office is investigating a Craigslist ad on Feb. 28 that offered a four-year-old boy for sale.

Curse of the Oscars: Winning actresses suffer broken hearts

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:00:00 -0400

An interesting article in New York Post notes that nearly every woman who won the Academy Award for Best Actress has broken up with her partner months after thanking them from the award show stage.

Japanese monkeys in snowball fight [PHOTO]

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:51:00 -0400

Japanese macaque monkeys were caught on camera having a snowball fight by amateur photographer Masashi Mochida. Masashi took the photos at the Jigokudani Monkey Park, which is located in Yamanouchi Town, in Japan's mountainous Nagano Prefecture.

China detains lead poisoning victims who were in the wrong place at the wrong time

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:50:00 -0400

China has detained 53 villagers, who were suffering from lead poisoning, after the bus taking them for health checks was stopped by police.

Virgin America flight from Los Angeles to New York becomes a 14-hour nightmare

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:31:00 -0400

Passengers on Virgin America flight 404 from Los Angeles to New York stuck for more than six hours on the tarmac at Newburgh's Stewart airport on Satuday. Travelers complained they received little food or water, and had to take the last leg of their journey by bus.