Oops! Obama Decries Economic Policies of ‘George Romney’
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Criticizing his opponents’ economic policies at a New York fundraiser, President Obama made an interesting slip of the tongue Monday night, identifying the GOP nominee as “George Romney.”The en…
Etan Patz Suspect: Is Confession Real?
Sketch Courtesy of Andrea Shepard(NEW YORK) — Since Pedro Hernandez’s confession to the killing of Etan Patz last week, questions are beginning to rise regarding the man’s mental health and whether he is telling the truth about what happened in lower …
Etan Patz Case: Suspect Pedro Hernandez Charged with Murder
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The former store clerk who confessed to the 1979 killing of Etan Patz was formally charged Friday with second degree murder of the little boy exactly 33 years to the day after he disappeared while on his way to school.P…
Man Who Confessed to Killing Etan Patz Expected in Court
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A New Jersey man who police say confessed to killing Etan Patz is expected to make his first court appearance in New York City on Friday, the 33rd anniversary of the 6-year-old’s disappearance.Pedro Hernandez, 51, was a…
Etan Patz Suspect Arrested, Ending 33-Year Cold Case of Missing Boy
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Police Thursday arrested a former grocery worker in the 1979 murder of Etan Patz, apparently ending a mystery of what happened to the 6-year-old boy that has haunted New York City for three decades.Pedro Hernandez, 51, …
Etan Patz Suspect Tells Cops He Strangled Little Boy, Put Body in Box
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A suspect in the disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz 33 years ago has confessed to strangling the little boy and disposing his lifeless body in a box, authorities said. New York City police on Wednesday detained Pedro…
Etan Patz: Man in Custody Implicates Self in Boy’s Death
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — New York City police have a man in custody for the disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz, who went missing 33 years ago this week, and have “cautious optimism” that they may finally have a significant break in th…
NYC Airports Add New, Holographic Customer Service Agents
Airus Media(NEW YORK) — Meet Ava. She’s more than just your average customer service representative. She’s always ready with a smile, never needs a bathroom break or a shift change, and charges $60,000 for a lifetime of devoted service.Ava…
Manhattan’s Million-Dollar Parking Spot
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — It used to be that $1 million could buy you a healthy chunk of real estate–a mansion, maybe, or a few acres of land. But in Manhattan’s tony Greenwich Village, it will buy a parking spot.That’s right: …
Dad Saves Woman on NYC Subway Tracks
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A father of three young children leaped on the tracks of the New York City subway, rescuing a woman as his children looked on in disbelief.Greg Wetzel, 40, Saturday rescued an unconscious woman who had fallen on the …
Obama’s Three Pieces of Advice for Barnard Grads
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(NEW YORK) — President Obama on Monday delivered his first commencement address of the year at Barnard College in New York City, offering three pieces of advice for the fawning crowd of women graduates who are p…
Obama Courts Private Equity Cash at New York Fundraiser
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — On the same day his campaign launched an attack on Mitt Romney‘s record in private equity, President Obama is attending a big-dollar fundraiser at the Manhattan home of one of the industry’s top f…
Analysts: Damage to New York City in "The Avengers" Would Have Topped $160 Billion
The Walt Disney Company/Marvel Comics(LOS ANGELES) — New York City blocks are blown up in the blockbuster film The Avengers. The climactic battle between the superhero team and the god-like Loki and his alien army sees countless cars destroyed, Grand …
‘Remarkable Recovery’: NYC Police Officer Stabbed in Head Leaves Hospital
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A New York City police officer who was stabbed in the head with a 3.5-inch blade last month left the hospital Wednesday. Officer Eder Loor was responding to a 911 call in East Harlem on April 17 when an emotionally disturbed man s…
"Newsies," a Musical of a New Protest Generation
ABC/Fred Lee(NEW YORK) — What if a pirouette could bring world peace? What if a cartwheel could change the world? What if people read actual newspapers made of actual paper?No, it wouldn’t take a miracle for that to happen. It would just take th…
NYC Increases Security Amidst Concerns of Body Bombs on Osama Anniversary
Saudi fugitive Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri. (Saudi Interior Ministry/Landov)(NEW YORK) — As officials in the U.S. and overseas are stepping up airport security fearing terrorists could use a “body bomb” to target a U.S.-bound plane on the anniversary of t…
Space Shuttle Enterprise Readies for Trip to NY Museum
New Yorkers seen taking pictures of the Enterprise as it flies over the Hudson River. ABC NewsUPDATE: Space shuttle Enterprise landed at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport just after 11:20 a.m. EDT on Friday.
(WASHINGTON) — Space shuttle…
Etan Patz: Search Ends with No Evidence of 6-Year-Old Boy
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The latest chapter in the 33-year search for Etan Patz — the digging up of a basement in New York City’s SoHo District — has ended with no human remains found and only a few reeds of possible evidence collected…
New Search for New York Boy Who Vanished 33 Years Ago
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Federal investigators and New York City police are preparing on Thursday to dig beneath the streets near a Manhattan apartment building where 6-year-old Etan Patz disappeared 33 years ago.The search for Patz has been on…
Trial Begins for Man Accused In NYC Terror Plot
iStockphotos/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Trial is underway in a New York City courtroom for a man accused in what has been called one of the most serious terror plots since the 9/11 attacks. Before plotting to bomb the New York subway system, prosecutors s…