Obama Speaks At Sharpton's National Action Network Convention In Times Square
The group is holding its annual convention at a Times Square hotel. Some major traffic problems are expected in the area as a result of the president's visit.
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The group is holding its annual convention at a Times Square hotel. Some major traffic problems are expected in the area as a result of the president's visit.
Sharpton acknowledged Tuesday that he helped the feds investigate New York Mafia figures, even making secret recordings that appeared to help bring down a mob boss.
The Smoking Gun website said Monday that it obtained hundreds of pages of secret court filings and FBI memos providing new details about Sharpton's relationship with the feds.
Obama cited Census Bureau figures show that the annual earnings of women were 77 percent of what men earned in 2012, a difference that has barely budged over the past decade.
Less than a day after David Letterman announced his retirement, the mayor of Los Angeles declared that he wants the "Late Show" to move out of New York altogether.
According to the head of the UN panel, the world needs to cut pollution from heat-trapping gases, or the already-noticeable harms from global warming could spiral "out of control.''
Less than 24 hours after President Obama said he's more concerned about the prospect of a nuclear weapon exploding in NYC than Russia's recent actions, Homeland Security officials announced plans to cut the NYPD's bomb detection funding by 50 percent.
In a move that won the praise of President Barack Obama, Connecticut State lawmakers voted Wednesday in favor of raising the state's minimum wage to $10.10 an hour by 2017.
The U.S. Secret Service says three agents were sent home from Amsterdam for disciplinary reasons on Sunday.
He is putting two undefeated teams, Connecticut and Notre Dame, in the April 9th final. He has Stanford and Louisville rounding out the Final Four.
March Madness is a lifeline in an otherwise barren winter sports calendar, an essential bridge between football and baseball.
The president's picks are in. President Barack Obama is picking Michigan State to win the NCAA men's basketball championship over defending-champion Louisville.
President Barack Obama on Monday froze the U.S. assets of seven Russian officials, including top advisers to President Vladimir Putin, for their support of Crimea's vote to secede from Ukraine.
Obama made a trip to an outpost of the Gap in Midtown East, and made a political point in doing so. He came to buy some sweaters for his daughters, athletic wear for his wife and to make a pitch for the minimum wage.
The series is best known for generating painfully awkward moments between Galifianakis and his guests, and Obama's appearance proved no exception.
Standing at the center of a packed gymnasium at at Central Connecticut State University, Obama said raising hourly wages to $10.10 would pull millions of Americans out of poverty.
Reinvigorated by President Obama in 2010, No Child Left Behind represents an auspicious goal requiring a long trajectory, ultimately leading to a stronger, more competitive and better educated America. As promising as this all sounds, for most parents the seminal question is simply, "What does this mean for my child?"
As Russian troops move into Ukraine, Rabbi Yaakov Dov Bliech, a leader of New York City's Ukrainian-American community and chief rabbi of Ukraine, is sounding the alarm.
President Obama has already ordered the $10.10 an hour minimum for certain federal projects. The proposed rate translates to a little more than $21,000 annually.
As the situation in Ukraine continues to escalate, Ukrainians living in the Tri-State area are on edge.
A post on Gov. Dannel Malloy's Twitter account said President Barack Obama will be in the state next Wednesday for a "Raise the Wage'' event.
Victims of gun violence and advocacy groups in New York City want President Obama to add more federal funding for anti-gun violence initiatives.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is ready for the icy cold one President Barack Obama promised him. With their countries facing off in a pair of Olympic hockey games this week, more than just the puck is on the line.
While promoting manufacturing jobs in Wisconsin last month, Obama said: "I promise you, folks can make a lot more, potentially, with skilled manufacturing or the trades than they might with an art history degree."
The nation's second-largest drugstore chain said Wednesday that it will phase out cigarettes, cigars and chewing tobacco by Oct. 1.
