Tag Archives: Bill de Blasio

Recovery Underway, Blue Flu, Blue Lips

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

AirAsia: The first bodies from AirAsia 8501 have been returned to Indonesia as recovery teams try to pick up as many as they can before they disappear into the sea. The first two unidentified bodies were carried in coffins marked …

Jet Wreckage Found, Shot Three Times

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Missing Jet: Search teams say they have found wreckage and bodies from AirAsia flight 8501 in the Java Sea off the coast of Borneo. Searchers say they can see what appears to be the shape of part of the fuselage …

Bottom of the Sea, “Homeland” Panned

Monday, December 29, 2014

Missing Jet: Investigators have no idea what happened to the missing AirAsia jetliner with 162 people on board. Some unidentified debris has been spotted. The head of Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said at a news conference in Jakarta, “Based …

Asia Jet Missing, de Blasio Plays for Peace

Sunday, December 28, 2014

World: An AirAsia jet with 162 people on board has gone missing on a two-hour flight from Indonesia to Singapore. Air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane about 40 minutes into the flight when it was over the Java …

Dow 18,000, Sony to Release Interview

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Econ 101: The Dow Jones closed above 18,000 for the first time in its history yesterday, lifted by lower gasoline prices, increased jobs, and growing confidence. The economy grew at a rapid-paced 5 percent last quarter, according to the government, …

N. Korea Net Crashes, de Blasio Calls for Calm

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Could it Be Satan?: The North Korean Internet went completely offline for nine hours yesterday after several days of instability. The net crash came just days after President Obama promised a “proportional” response to the suspected North Korean hacking of …

Everyone’s a Critic, Cops on Alert

Monday, December 22, 2014

What I Meant Was: In an attempt to soften his stance against North Korea on the computer hacking of Sony Pictures, President Obama said yesterday on CNN, “No, I don’t think it was an act of war.” He said, “I …

Shooting Riles NY Cops, Cuba Still Commie

Sunday, December 21, 2014

Nation: Two New York City police officers were shot and killed yesterday as they sat in their patrol car in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of the city. The suspected shooter identified as Ismaaiyl Brinsley, 28, was later found dead of …

Protests Spread, Headed to Mars

Friday, December 5, 2014

Policing the Cops: Demonstrators marched again in New York and other cities last night amid calls for change in the attitude and tactics of policing in America. More than 200 were arrested in New York. From the streets to the …

“I Can’t Breathe,” Goodbye Bylines

Thursday, December 4, 2014

No Bill, No Peace: Demonstrations broke out nearly immediately in New York after a Staten Island grand jury declined to bring charges against a police officer in the case of a man who died after being placed in a chokehold. …