The long debate may now be over. For months, a battle had been fought over whether or not a mosque in New York should be built, just two blocks away from the site of the September 11th terrorist attacks. The mosque would be for those of Islamic faith, and for that reason, many felt it [...]
It’s been four years since actress Katie Holmes tied the knot with mega-star Tom Cruise. In a recent interview with New York Magazine, Holmes admitted that she still sometimes is a little taken aback by her husband’s work. When asked if she would ever consider working alongside Cruise in a project, she answered, “Well, we [...]
It’s been widely known that New York City is not a very safe place for walkers. However, a recent report from the city’s transportation planners have revealed that certain previously-held beliefs aren’t as true as we’d thought. For instance, privately owned cars are actually responsible for more pedestrian accidents than taxis. Jaywalkers, once assumed the [...]
August 14th marks the start of the Youth Olympics. In Egypt, it also will be the beginning of something else: this will be the first time that a woman from Egypt serves as flag bearer in an Olypic event. Jihan El Midany, 18-year-old Egypt native, will be a part of a competition amongst 3,600 other [...]
Russia has made an official announcement that atomic fuel will be loaded into the Bushehr, a civilian nuclear power plant facility in Iran on August 21. The loading of fuel is a necessary step for getting the reactor started, a process that will take between two and three weeks. Sergei Novikov, a spokesman of Rosatom, [...]
We all watched as Lindsay Lohan was sentenced to a three-month stay in jail, only to be released and moved to a rehabilitation facility less than two weeks into her stay. While it was clearly stated that she would definitely remain in rehab for at least three months, now it appears that she could be [...]
Last month, John McCluskey and two other prison mates escaped from an Arizona state prison. Reportedly, Casslyn Welch, McCluskey’s fiance and cousin, aided the men by throwing wire cutters over the fence to them. The other two escapees were caught by the police, leaving only McCluskey and his accomplice. Now a couple vacationing in New [...]
Today marks the day that United States District Judge Vaughn Walker, who made the ruling that overturned Proposition 8, leaving gay marriage no longer illegal in California, will announce if he lifts his stay or keeps it on the ruling. All over the country people are voicing their opinion on same-sex marriage. Typically, those who [...]
By now, most people have heard of the story of Steven Slater, the JetBlue flight attendant who quit his job right in the middle of the plane. He has been regarded as a folk hero; a Facebook page of over 143,000 fans has even been dedicated to him. But Slater isn’t the only on frustrated [...]
Usain Bolt, champion sprinter worldwide, will officially miss tthe final meets of the track season — includiing Zurich and Brussels. His manager, Ricky Simms, has said that a doctor examined Usain, who explained that Bolt is suffering from a soreness in his lower back that is hampering his running speed, and, if not allowed to [...]