Hurricane Irene may not have been as damaging as first feared, with a total tab that could reach $2.8 billion, catastrophe analysis firm Eqecat reported.
Claims for unemployment benefits last week rose more than expected, hitting their highest level in more than two months. In addition, manufacturing in a key northeastern region fell more quickly than expected, developments that may pressure the Federal Reserve to try to stimulate business activity.
Mikhail Prokhorov, who most Americans know as the New Jersey Nets' eccentric, jet ski-loving owner, is causing a stir in Mother Russia. Prokhorov, who is the country's third richest person, abandoned his Kremlin-backed Pravoye Delo (Right Cause) political party on Thursday, calling for others to join him.
New Jersey takes preventative measures against West Nile virus.
Hollywood executive John Calley, who held high-level positions at three studios and later produced The Da Vinci Code movie among many others, died on Tuesday at age 81, his representatives said.
Three senior Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management advisers left the bank earlier this month to form an independent San Francisco boutique, Seven Post Investment Office LP.
Those redirected into the small town of Gander, Newfoundland return to thank residents for their kindness during the tragedy of September 11, 2001.
Miss USA Alyssa Campanella may have a chance at bringing the Miss Universe 2011 crown home -- just a day after the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.The redhead has the beauty, brains, and charm to take the top title -- and according to the results of an online poll, she just might do that. Ms. Campanella was ranked in the top ten fan picks to win the crown.Before Miss California became Miss USA 2011, Alyssa Campanella represented her home state of New Jersey in the 2007 Mi...
The Cowboys quarterback takes the heat for the season opener loss
The Jets came from behind to beat the Cowboys at MetLife Stadium.
Miss U.S.A 2011 Alyssa Campanella, is the ultimate hope for all Americans who are desperately waiting to get the Miss Universe crown home, from past fourteen years.
For one professional commuting to Midtown Manhattan, the warm, crystal-clear blue sky summer day after a vacation dawned like any other, first-day back from vacation. Until 8:46 a.m. EDT.
The Broome County Health Department has issued a boil water advisory for all Binghamton water customers as record flooding has left what the mayor calls a dire situation in the area. The department stated that water samples taken on Sept. 8 showed turbidity levels of 14.1 turbidity units.
Originally viewed in the 1970s as a project that added too much office space to Lower Manhattan, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center became a symbol not only for New York, but for the United States, for capitalism, for the cosmopolitan / urban life, for modernity itself.
Obama laid out an ambitious $450 billion package of spending plans and tax cuts designed to stimulate the economy and create badly needed jobs.
United States recorded the second hottest summer this year, and the hottest in 75 years, government weather experts said Thursday.
Relentless rain caused more catastrophic flooding in the northeastern United States on Thursday, killing at least five people and forcing the evacuation of more than 130,000 more in three states.
Imagine, for a moment, that some errant instinct prompted you to want to watch an independent film called Danielle Staub Raw, which features the erstwhile Real Housewife of New Jersey engaged in certain X-rated acts. You probably wouldn’t want anyone to know that you were spending your free time watching Danielle Staub Raw. And you might prefer not paying for the movie. So it’s not too tough to discern the motivations of the more than 5,000 people who illegally downloaded the film anonymously t...
First responders are not invited to the 9/11 National Memorial for the upcoming 10th anniversary ceremony, in what many people are calling a slap in the face to those who risked their lives to save others from the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
Decades-old flood walls were no match for the swelling waters of the Susquehanna River, which forced 20,000 locals to seek higher ground as heavy rain from the aftermath of Tropical Storm Lee pushes already swollen rivers higher.
Central and eastern Pennsylvania are being hit hard by the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, with the Delaware River expected to crest at a level not seen since Hurricane Ivan in 2004. More than 100,000 residents are evacuating.
More heavy rainfall of up to two inches per hour is falling on parts of Maryland as the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee continue across the northeast of the United States. The National Weather Service on Thursday said a flash flood warning still remains in effect until 4 p.m. for Montgomery County, Md., as the heavy rainfall is being felt from Gaithersburg to the American Legion Bridge, which will cause even more flooding.
