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NY assemblyman accused of sex harassment resigning
ALBANY (AP) -- The resignation of a New York state lawmaker embroiled in a sex harassment scandal will become official a month earlier than he had originally planned.
recordonline.com (8 hours ago)
Man falls from NYC theater window onto marquee
NEW YORK (AP) - Officials in New York City say a man suffered minor injuries after falling out of a window onto the marquee of a Broadway theater.
yahoo.com (8 hours ago)
Gay Man Shot In Face In New York Hate Crime
The brutal murder comes in an area of Manhattan well-known for its tolerance and as a bedrock of the gay rights movement.
sky.com (8 hours ago)
Stock futures little changed after records, acquisitions eyed
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures were little changed in light volume on Monday as investors search for catalysts after major equity indexes closed Friday for a fourth consecutive week of gains. * Acquisitions including Yahoo's $1.1 billion bid for Tumblr indicate that companies continue to search for growth...
yahoo.com (8 hours ago)
Kanye West to call his new album Yeezus
Kanye West has apparently named his new album Yeezus, and will release it next month. Rap-Up is reporting that the album has a name and will be released on 18 June. Details have not been confirmed by the rapper, but he did stir speculation about the possible release date when he tweeted simply "June eighteen"...
guardian.co.uk (8 hours ago)
Stock futures little changed after records, acquisitions eyed
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures were little changed in light volume on Monday as investors search for catalysts after major equity indexes closed Friday for a fourth consecutive week of gains.
reuters.com (8 hours ago)
Man falls from NYC theater window onto marquee
Officials in New York City say a man suffered minor injuries after falling out of a window onto the marquee of a Broadway theater.
miamiherald.com (8 hours ago)
Fair housing, diversity are topics of state forum today
Combatting discrimination and fostering diverse communities will be on the agenda at 9 a.m. Tuesday when the New York State Division of Human Rights and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development sponsor a half-day forum on “Laying a Foundation Today for a Better Tomorrow” in the Buffalo Niagara Convention...
buffalonews.com (8 hours ago)
Last week in Congress / How our representatives voted
WASHINGTON – Here are the votes of Western New York’s three members of the House of Representatives and the state’s two U.S. senators on recent major legislation in Congress. A “Y” means the member voted for the measure; an “N” means the member voted against the measure; and an “A” means the member did not vote....
buffalonews.com (8 hours ago)
Steve Cohen's SAC May Face Criminal Charges
The longest ongoing government "sting" operation against a hedge fund, possibly in all of history, that which absolutely everyone has known about for years now i.e., against Steve Cohen's SAC and its Bernie Madoff-esque series of profitable years (at least until recently that is, when "expert networks" no longer...
zerohedge.com (8 hours ago)
Sleep Apnea in Seniors Tied to Alzheimer's in Study
SUNDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep apnea, the condition that robs sufferers of deep sleep by endlessly and subconsciously waking them up, becomes more common as people age. Now, a small new study raises the possibility that it may somehow cause -- or be caused by -- Alzheimer's disease. Don't worry just yet...
ivillage.com (8 hours ago)
AP Interview: Soderbergh on quitting movies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Steven Soderbergh is working on a new currency....
ap.org (8 hours ago)
Patch work plan in place to replace train service
Metro-North officials have a fleet of 120 busses ready at the Bridgeport train station to help rail commuters make their way around the scene of Friday's train accident and help get them get to New York.
lohud.com (8 hours ago)
Actavis buying Warner Chilcott in $8.5B deal
NEW YORK (AP) -- Actavis is buying Warner Chilcott in an all-stock transaction valued at about $8.5 billion which would create the third-biggest specialty pharmaceutical company in the U.S....
ap.org (8 hours ago)
AP Interview: Soderbergh on quitting movies
NEW YORK (AP) - Steven Soderbergh is working on a new currency.
yahoo.com (8 hours ago)
Patch work plan in place to replace train service after crash
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- Metro-North officials have a fleet of 120 buses ready at the Bridgeport train station to help rail commuters make their way around the scene of Friday's train accident and help get them get to New York. MTA says a shuttle train will operate about every 20 minutes Monday morning between New...
providencejournal.com (8 hours ago)
Actavis buying Warner Chilcott in $8.5B deal
NEW YORK (AP) - Actavis is buying Warner Chilcott in an all-stock transaction valued at about $8.5 billion which would create the third-biggest specialty pharmaceutical company in the U.S.
yahoo.com (8 hours ago)
Gambling on Tumblr: Marissa Mayer’s Billion-Dollar Bet to Make Yahoo Cool
What’s the price of “cool”? For Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, the number appears to be $1.1 billion. That’s how much cash Yahoo plans to pay for New York-based social blogging platform Tumblr, according to multiple reports. Yahoo’s board approved the transaction on Sunday, and an announcement is expected Monday,...
time.com (8 hours ago)
AP Interview: Soderbergh on quitting movies
NEW YORK (AP) - Steven Soderbergh is working on a new currency.
boston.com (8 hours ago)
Vito Lopez to resign from Assembly post amid sex harassment scandal
The resignation of a New York state lawmaker embroiled in a sex harassment scandal will become official a month earlier than he had originally planned.
newsday.com (8 hours ago)
Big Bank Phobia: Glass-Steagall Would Be Folly
This is the third of a three-part series rebutting the three most popular approaches toward lowering the systemic risk of large U.S. banks. Part one tackles breaking up the banks and part two deals with capital vs. liquidity. NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Bringing back the complete separation of investment banks from...
thestreet.com (8 hours ago)
Stock Futures Stable; Investors Await More Clarity From the Fed
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Stock futures were little changed Monday after the S&P 500 booked its fourth week of gains and investors awaited more clarity on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy outlook. Federal Open Market Committee hawks have dominated the conversation in recent weeks, but this week the core of...
thestreet.com (8 hours ago)
China Shakes Up Forex Reserve Portfolio
A Chinese agency that oversees the world's largest stockpile of foreign-exchange holdings recently set up an operation in New York to make alternative investments in the U.S. market.
wsj.com (8 hours ago)
Justin Bieber BOOED While Accepting Award
Justin Bieber was booed at the Billboard Music Awards, despite winning two awards and performing twice. The "Beauty and the Beat" singer was accepting the Milestone Award when the crowd seemed to erupt in boos. Looking a bit confused, Bieber went on to assert that he thinks only the "craft" and his music should be...
huffingtonpost.com (9 hours ago)
Prepaid Cards Lose Fees, Gain Users
NEW YORK (Credit-land.com) -- Prepaid cards are no longer for subprime customers. New, largely fee-free structures make them the choice for those looking for an alternative to a traditional bank account, as well as those who don't want to risk running up a balance on a credit card. What was once a relatively simple...
thestreet.com (9 hours ago)
Will Ferrell leads the way as his battered and bruised Anchorman 2 co-stars film post-crash scenes
Following what appears to have been a news truck crash, Ferrell's Burgundy, Paul Rudd's Brian Fantana, Steve Carell's Brick Tamland and David Koechner's Champ Kind are seen with various injuries as they filmed in New York on Sunday.
dailymail.co.uk (9 hours ago)
Immigration fight moves to House, with deep divide over legalization
Byron York There will be an event on Capitol Hill this week that will tell us a lot about the future of comprehensive immigration reform.Read more on WashingtonExaminer.com
washingtonexaminer.com (9 hours ago)
Principal: Why our new educator evaluation system is unethical
Here's a new post from award-winning Principal Carol Burris of South Side High School in New York about the state's controversial new educator evaluation system. Burris has for more than a year chronicled on this blog (she calls it Star Wars here, and other things here and here and here, for example) the...
washingtonpost.com (9 hours ago)
Patch work plan in place to replace train service
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - Metro-North officials have a fleet of 120 busses ready at the Bridgeport train station to help rail commuters make their way around the scene of Friday's train accident and help get them get to New York.
boston.com (10 hours ago)
Ties to Insurers Scrutinized
The New York Department of Financial Services sent subpoenas to a handful of Wall Street investment firms about their entries into so-called fixed annuities.
wsj.com (10 hours ago)
