Scuba Diver From NYC Missing Since Monday Off East Oahu, Hawaii
Officials say 22-year-old Matthew Curley from New York City was not accounted for when a commercial tour group dive ended Monday.
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Officials say 22-year-old Matthew Curley from New York City was not accounted for when a commercial tour group dive ended Monday.
President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in New York after Tropical Storm Irene, freeing up federal recovery funds.
LIPA crews say they have restored power to nearly 300,000 customers in three days and get upset when given an "F" grade by a politician or slammed by customers.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been with the Federal Emergency Management Agency touring upstate New York's flood ravaged areas.
Brian Pittsley was charged with criminally negligent homicide and leaving the scene of an accident. Police said he was driving a Chevrolet Suburban with friends on Staten Island when he ran a stop sign and was struck by a Nissan Sentra.
Some 3,000 people were part of a Muslim tour group who went to the park Tuesday to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan. Things started to go south, however, when women wearing headscarves wanted to get on some of the rides. Any sort of head covering is banned on the rides for safety reasons.
Police are on the lookout for a man who they say robbed several restaurants and pharmacies during a three-day crime spree earlier this month.
Port Authority executive director Chris Ward says the new World Trade Center dodged a bullet in the Hurricane Irene.
The New York City Police Department say they've nabbed the man suspected of shooting a 2-year-old girl in the head and a 5-year-old girl in the neck.
Amtrak officials said flooding had receded, repairs were made and service would resume Wednesday morning.
After several years in New York City, Jack The Cat was bound for a new life in California, that is until his adventure took a wild turn which has sparked a social network lashing against American Airlines.
Chris Ward said that despite his "vaunted optimism," Ronald Reagan "launched a darker strain in American politics, that somehow government itself was the problem.
While area residents try to clean up the huge mess caused by Irene, many are checking their insurance policies so they can start filing claims. But they have questions. Fortunately, we have the answers.
Days after Hurricane Irene made her way north, things in New York City's northern suburbs are still not back to normal.
Since the storm, many people have been wading through the water to return to their homes, however, experts warn flood waters potentially can contain a cocktail of hazardous substances.
