Stories tagged with News
Girlfriend arrested in disappearance of hedge fund manager Samuel Israel III
By A. James Memmott | June 20, 2008 at 10:54am | 0
Looks like Samuel Israel III, the hedge fund manager convicted of fraud, may be alive and well and camping in a state park near you.
Tim Russert, admired journalist and Buffalo Bills fan, dead at 58
By Carol Eisenberg | June 13, 2008 at 5:45pm | 0
Tim Russert, the host of “Meet the Press,” whose tough grilling of politicians became a gold standard for American journalism, died today of an apparent heart attack. He was 58.
Bilderberg ‘friends’ include Kissinger, Rockefeller, Perle and Johnson
By Carol Eisenberg | June 12, 2008 at 8:20am | 4
Several dozen participants of a secretive group thought to rule the world gathered in suburban Virginia last week, talked for three days and then departed.
Sergey Brin wants first-hand view of Google earth
By Laurie Bennett | June 11, 2008 at 9:15am | 0
Never accuse Google co-founder Sergey Brin of failing to see the big-picture.
Former FBI chief Louis Freeh sells his services to corporate elite
By Laurie Bennett | May 26, 2008 at 9:30am | 0
What’s Louis Freeh been up to since leaving the FBI and writing about his already-public feud with Bill Clinton in a best-selling memoir?
Pellicano convicted of wiretapping and racketeering
By A. James Memmott | May 16, 2008 at 12:30pm | 3
The government got what it wanted Thursday with the conviction of Anthony Pellicano. A jury found the so-called “private eye to the stars” guilty on charges including wiretapping and racketeering.
FBI agents raid federal Office of Special Counsel
By Laurie Bennett | May 6, 2008 at 4:20pm | 0
The FBI today raided the Office of Special Counsel, seizing documents and computers belonging to special counsel Scott Bloch and his staff.
For vandals of Steinhardt estate, it might as well have been gold leaf
By Laurie Bennett | May 2, 2008 at 10:12pm | 0
Young pranksters should stick to bashing mailboxes and tipping cows, and stay away from posh estates. Five teenagers accused of tearing metal leaves off a fence in Bedford, NY, probably didn’t realize they were dealing in damages at the felony level.
NY cardinal admonishes Giuliani for taking communion
By Carol Eisenberg | April 29, 2008 at 11:35am | 0
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani should not have received communion during Pope Benedict XVI’s visit because the former presidential candidate supports abortion rights, New York Cardinal Edward Egan said Monday.
Wesley Snipes gets 3 years for tax evasion
By A. James Memmott | April 25, 2008 at 2:30pm | 0
Action-hero Wesley Snipes’ last-minute attempt to settle his tax debt doesn’t seem to have worked.
