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Top White House officials knew in April of tax probe
Top White House aides knew of a scandal over tax officials targeting conservative groups in April, but did not tell President Barack Obama, in a possible bid to insulate him from political ...
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As Seamless and GrubHub merge online orders continue to dominate New York
Photo credit: Seamless and GrubHub had a combined $875 million in 2012 takeout sales. The two giants in online food ordering merged Monday, as GrubHub and Seamless became one massive company that hopes to expand its footprint and become ubiquitous nationwide. Seamless, which is based in New York, and GrubHub had a combined $875 million in takeout sales last year, resulting in more than $100 ...
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New Yorks gay community unsettled by hate crime
Photo credit: Demonstrators rally Monday in response to a recent spate of hate crimes. (Craig Ruttle) The string of savage hate crimes in New York City, culminating with the death of Marc Carson in Greenwich Village early Saturday morning, has New York's gay community reassessing its assumption of "safe places." Gay people come from all over the world to enjoy the non-judgmental ...
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Family survives deadly tornado in underground shelter
Mike Bettes of The Weather Channel talks to an eyewitness and survivor of the Oklahoma tornado about his experience digging himself of an underground shelter in the aftermath of the destruction, which leveled his ...
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Tornado devastation ‘the worst I’ve ever seen’
The destruction in Moore, Okla., was over such an expansive area it rendered nearly every structure unrecognizable. The Weather Channel's Mike Bettes speaks with Dr. Greg Forbes, severe weather expert, who says the stunning scene it's the worst he's ever ...
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Kids hugged walls of school’s hallways to survive
KFOR television reporter Jesse Wells reports Plaza Towers Elementary school was totally destroyed. Most of the walls of the school have collapsed, and cars were thrown into the front of the building. Emergency crews continue to look for kids who may still be ...
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Death toll rises after devastating tornadoes in Oklahoma
examiners office tells nbc news that there are 30 fatalities, there's no info tuesday what the breakdown that is, where the victims were recovered from, but 37 confirmed fatalities from the oklahoma medical examiner to nbc news. i want to bring in scott heinze, he's a reporter for k4 tv. coming up on dusk and darkness descending, what are the status of the ongoing rescue efforts at ...
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Monster tornado devastates Oklahoma town at least 51 dead
MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - A massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing at least 51 people as winds of up to 200 miles per hour flattened entire tracts of homes, two schools and a hospital, leaving a wake of tangled ...
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U.S. panel votes to speed up airport fingerprinting of immigrants
Illegal immigrants from El Salvador arrive at the Comalapa international airport after being deported from the U.S. in Comalapa, on the outskirts of San Salvador May 25, ...
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Report Hillary Clinton was pushing the administration to close Gitmo
Hillary Clinton If she decides to run for president in 2016, Hillary Clinton is going to have to create some separation on some issues from the policies of both her husband and her former boss, and we will see that process unfold in the coming years. Hopefully for the better. Hopefully on principle. This could be an example. A recent article on President Obama's attempts to close Guantnamo ...
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10 Things to Know for Tuesday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday: 1. TORNADO ROARS THROUGH OKLAHOMA CITY SUBURBS The twister, with winds up to 200 mph, reduces block after residential block to ruins and leaves dozens dead. 2. A RARE AND DEADLY COINCIDENCE Monday's powerful storm followed roughly the same route as a killer twister that ...
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State Department says its implementing security recommendations
The U.S. State Department Monday laid out a series of actions being taken to help protect diplomatic outposts following the deadly attack in Benghazi, Libya. The actions, taken in response to the 29 recommendations issued by the independent Benghazi Accountability Review Board, "will require fundamentally reforming the organization in critical ways, the State Department said in a release. ...
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Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb kills 37
A child is pulled from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., and passed along to rescuers Monday, May 20, 2013. A tornado as much as a mile (1.6 kilometers) wide with winds up to 200 mph (320 kph) roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary ...
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House passes bill on lying about military medals
WASHINGTON -; People who falsely claim they have received a military medal in order to obtain money or government benefits could face up to a year in jail under legislation that easily passed the House ...
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Dad of dead girl says hes unsure why home shot up
A pair of toy animals are seen as part of memorial outside the home, Monday, May 20, 2013, where Elvira Campos, 10, was shot and killed in North Highlands, Calif. Campos had been watching television with her parents Saturday night, when at least two gunmen walked up to the door of the home and began shooting. About a dozen shots were fired, killing Campos' and wounding her father and ...
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White Houses shifting IRS account
The White House on Monday once again added to the list of people who knew about the IRS investigation into its targeting of conservative groups - saying White House chief of staff Denis McDonough had been informed about a month ago.Press secretary Jay Carney said again that no one had told President Barack Obama ahead of the first news reports: not his top aide McDonough, nor his chief counsel ...
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Man kills biggest Burmese python ever in Florida
By Tracy Connor, Staff Writer, NBC News Just call him Python Dundee.A Miami man pulled an 18-foot Burmese python out of roadside brush and wrestled with it for 10 minutes before cutting its head off with a knife.The 128-pound specimen turned out to be the biggest Burmese python ever captured in Florida, besting the previous record by more than a foot, wildlife officials said."I was pretty ...
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Tornado chaser ‘Worst tornado I’ve seen in my career’
Russell Schneider talks about the trend of tornadoes in Hurricane Alley, and the fact that Moore's location puts it directly in the path of destruction; then Chris Matthews talks to storm chaser Chris McBee about his experience chasing storms and how this tornado ...
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FHP identifies cyclist who died in crash as Miami man
Authorities have identified the man who died Sunday afternoon after he lost control of his motorbike.Florida Highways Patrol said Gardy Louissaint, 31, of Miami was driving an Honda 1000 on Ives Dairy Road east of Northeast 10th Avenue at 1.50 PM when he attempted to change lanes to overtake another vehicle and lost control.He slammed into a utility pole and was pronounced dead at the scene, ...
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2 hospitals treating nearly 60 after Okla. tornado
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Officials at two hospitals say they're treating nearly 60 patients, including more than a dozen children, after a massive tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City.Integris Southwest Medical Center spokeswoman Brooke Cayot (KAY'-ot) said 10 of 37 patients being treated at that facility Monday are listed in critical condition. Twelve are in serious and 15 others are listed in ...
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North Miami Beach runoff election may be in judge’s hands
North Miami Beach’s runoff election will be held Tuesday, but with one caveat: The city’s canvassing board cannot certify the official results until further order from the courts. Judge Darrin Gayles of the 11th Judicial Circuit Court made that decision Monday after a hearing in which Seat 4 candidate Yvenoline Dargenson’s residency came under question due to a lawsuit ...
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Saudi with pressure cooker in baggage seeks bond
FILE - This Dec. 26, 2009, file photo shows jets outside Detroit Metropolitan airport in Romulus, Mich. Hussain Al Kwawahir, arrested Saturday at the airport after lying about why he was traveling with a pressure cooker, is set to be arraigned Monday, May 13, 2013, in federal court in Detroit. The Saudi man is accused of using a passport with missing pages and lying to Customs and Border ...
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Zim to Boost Asia-South America Rates in Mid-June
will raise rates for all shipments on its trade from Asia to the east coast of South America, starting June 15.The increase will be $500 per 20-foot container and $1,000 per 40-foot container, the carrier said.Containerized exports from Far East Asia to South and Central ...
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Everyone at the White House knew about the IRS scandal except the President
The most laughable spin yet poured out of the Administration today, in the wake of revelations that the top White House lawyer knew about the incoming IRS scandal nearly a month ago. From ...
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New York Toys With Out Of State Partner
Broadway on the left of the Flatiron building and Fifth Avenue on the right. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Out of state investors in real estate partnerships in high tax states sometimes get nasty surprises, particularly if partnership management is not sensitive to their concerns. That appears to be what happened to Craig Olsheim based on a recent decision in ...
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