NEW YORK — Heavily armed police officers will greet many Jews observing the Sabbath today, following the discovery of explosives bound for Chicago synagogues on Friday. Two packages containing the industrial explosive PETN originated in Yemen, but were intercepted in Dubai and the United Kingdom before reaching the United States. President Barack Obama called the [...]
The weird, knitted world of Anna Hrachovec
Oct. 17, 2010 Leave a Comment
Yes, she knits for a living
Explosives unearthed in historic cemetery
Oct. 11, 2010 Leave a Comment
NEW YORK — Residents of the Lower East Side were treated to police digging up a cemetery today, but as night falls across the city, zombies and vampires are yet to emerge. This disturbance of the dead follows the police receiving a call about a suspicious package, which turned out to be a plastic garbage [...]
MTA fare hike exasperates young professionals
Oct. 9, 2010 2 Comments
NEW YORK — In a 12-2 vote on Thursday, the Metropolitan Transit Authority approved a fare increase for New York City subways and buses, the third fare hike in as many years. Effective December 30, the unlimited monthly pass will rise from $89 to $104, an increase of 17 percent. The 7-day unlimited pass will [...]
City goes lowercase
Oct. 5, 2010 Leave a Comment
NEW YORK–The greatest city in the world has been ordered to stop shouting. On street signs, that is. Following a directive of the Federal Highway Administration, New York City will change its 250,000 street signs from all-caps to lowercase by 2018. This means WALL ST will become Wall St, promoting a softer image for the [...]
Released hiker calls for peace
Sept. 19, 2010 Leave a Comment
NEW YORK—Despite a near 14-month imprisonment, Sarah Shourd emerged from her Iranian captors promoting a message of peace. Shourd, 32, spent 410 days in a Tehran prison after she, her fianc©, Shane Bauer, and friend Josh Fattal were arrested for allegedly crossing into Iran from Iraq while on a hiking expedition. The Iranian government detained [...]
Alleged prescription drug kingpin arrested
Sept. 19, 2010 2 Comments
Marino Spirakis, 36, was arrested Friday on the steps of the Boston Municipal Court for allegations of prescription painkiller trafficking. The Peabody resident, who is employed as a cook at a pizza shop, was reporting to court for an earlier conspiracy case when state police took him into custody. Spirakis is charged with directing the [...]
71 New York poling stations opened late Tuesday
Sept. 16, 2010 Leave a Comment
NEW YORK — The city has long been home to the privileged and the destitute, but voters from all walks of life felt disenfranchised after a city-wide snafu at primary voting locations on Tuesday. According to the New York Times, 71 polling locations opened late due to missing or malfunctioning machines. With polls scheduled to [...]
Viva Mexico … in Boston
Nov. 30, 2009 1 Comment
A Texas immigrant tempers encroaching winter blues with spice done right
