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- WCBS 880 - Top Stories http://wcbs880.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:25:30 EST en-us Cracking Down on Unlicensed Taxi Drivers With the holiday travel season gearing up, authorities are cracking down on the swarms of unlicensed taxi drivers who hustle passengers at New York City airports. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-City-Cracking-Down-on-Unlicensed-Taxi-Dri/5751030  ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:41:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5114081 Obamas Welcome Guests with Curry at State Dinner The first state dinner of the Obama White House had it all: Oscar-winning entertainers, Hollywood moguls, a knockout guest chef and even a wardrobe malfunction. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Obamas-Welcome-Guests-with-Curry-at-State-Dinner/5751480 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:25:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5114393 Italian Group: MTV's 'Jersey Shore' is Offensive A national Italian-American organization based in New Jersey says an MTV reality show that depicts Italian-American beachgoers as the ``hottest, tannest, craziest Guidos'' is offensive and should be scrapped before it airs. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Italian-Group-Asks-MTV-to-Cancel--Jersey-Shore-/5751261">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:57:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5114238 Healthcare Advocate Considers Lt. Gov. Run Connecticut's healthcare advocate Kevin Lembo says he has filed paperwork to explore a possible bid for lieutenant governor. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Conn--Healthcare-Advocate-Considers-Lt--Gov--Run/5751202 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:20:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5114199 NJ Man Charged in Attempted Killing of Witness New Jersey authorities say a man who was acquitted on a murder charge earlier this year has been charged with trying to kill a witness who testified against him. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NJ-Man-Charged-in-Attempted-Killing-of-Witness/5751127 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:06:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5114159 Toyota Recalling Tundra Trucks Toyota Motor Corp. will recall 110,000 Tundra trucks from the 2000-2003 model years to address excessive rust on the vehicle's frame. The government urged owners to remove the spare tire from the frame, concerned it could fall onto the road and create a hazard for other vehicles. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Toyota-Recalling-Tundra-Trucks/5750860 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:05:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5113957 Ex-NYPD Cop Guilty of Drugging, Raping Texas Woman A retired New York City policeman has been convicted of drugging a woman in a Bronx bar and raping her in a Westchester County motel. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Ex-NYPD-Cop-Convicted-of-Drugging--Raping-Texas-Wo/5750535">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:32:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5113679 Lawyer: Man in NY Wrong-Way Crash Survived Briefly A man who died in the wrong-way crash that killed eight people on a New York highway survived the impact and suffered at least briefly from pain and from the knowledge he was about to die, a lawyer claims. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Lawyer--Man-in-NY-Wrong-Way-Crash-Survived-Briefly/5750436 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:54:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5113622 NJ Suspends Seasonal Flu Shot Requirement New Jersey is suspending its requirement that children attending child care or preschool facilities get a seasonal flu shot. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Jersey-Suspends-Seasonal-Flu-Shot-Requirement/5750192 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:50:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5113457 2nd Deadlock Note from Jury Jurors at the racketeering trial of John ``Junior'' Gotti say they are deadlocked but the judge has asked them to resume trying to reach an unanimous verdict. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Jurors-in--Junior--Gotti-Trial-Deadlocked--Again/5750035">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:19:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5113349 Good-Bye "Good Morning", Hello "Early Show"! ABC's ``Good Morning America'' canceled an appearance by Adam Lambert following his racy American Music Awards performance, and he was quickly snapped up by ABC's morning rivals on CBS. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/-Good-Morning-America--Cancels-on-Singer-Adam-Lamb/5749933 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:05:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5113277 Hometown Hero: Bon Jovi's Richie Sambora Bon Jovi lead guitarist Richie Sambora loves his New Jersey hometown, and it's loving him back. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Hometown-Hero--Bon-Jovi-s-Richie-Sambora/5749688 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:38:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5113109 3 College Athletes Accused of Sex Assault Conspiracy Three lacrosse players at a Connecticut college have been charged with conspiring to sexually assault a female student. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/3-Sacred-Heart-Lacrosse-Players-Charged-with-Sex-A/5747058">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:03:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5111214 Accused Blogger Subpoenas Chris Christie New Jersey's next governor has been subpoenaed by a blogger accused of threatening judges and lawyers in two states. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Jersey-Governor-Elect-Chirs-Christie-Subpoenae/5748648">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:03:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5112334 Captain Indicted in 2005 Teterboro Airport Crash The captain of a charter jet that crashed on takeoff at Teterboro Airport in 2005 has been indicted on charges of fraud and lying to investigators. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Captain-Indicted-in-2005-Teterboro-Airport-Crash/5748660">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:08:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5112340 Look Out for Dangers from Toys Holiday shoppers should look out for toy hazards such as small parts, loud sounds, soft plastics and lead contamination, consumer advocates warned Tuesday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Group-Releases-2009-Report-on-Dangers-from-Toys/5748451">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:33:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5112193 Eminent Domain May By Used for Brooklyn Arena New York's top court ruled Tuesday that the state can use eminent domain to force homeowners and businesses to sell their properties for a massive development in Brooklyn that includes a new arena for the New Jersey Nets. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Court-Rules-Eminent-Domain-May-By-Used-for-Brookly/5748155">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:33:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5111985 Business Owners Pessimistic About Turnaround Small business owners in New Jersey are not bullish about the economy in the coming year. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Small-Business-Owners-in-New-Jersey-Are-Pessimisti/5748091">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:21:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5111943 Neighbor Sought in Murder of Elderly Woman Waterbury police have obtained an arrest warrant for a man they say fatally stabbed his 85-year-old neighbor. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Neighbor-Sought-in-Murder-of-Elderly-Woman/5748056">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:12:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5111915 School Board Member Charged w/ Theft A member of the West Haven Board of Education has been arrested on allegations he stole nearly $51,000 from a local Elks lodge. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/School-Board-Member-Charged-with-Stealing--51-000/5748027">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:08:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5111898 "He's Not King David" New York's latest attempt to avoid a California-like fiscal crisis devolved Tuesday into Gov. David Paterson seeking emergency power to close a $3.2 billion deficit because lawmakers ``are afraid'' of special interests. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-Governor-David-Paterson-Wants-Emergency-P/5748016">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:06:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5111891 Consumer Confidence Improved in November Americans' confidence in the economy improved slightly in November, but they remain gloomy amid a weak job market heading into the holiday season. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Consumer-Confidence-Improved-in-November/5748111">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:23:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5111956 9/11 Trial Security Chief Promoted One of the key figures in the New York City Police Department's security planning for the upcoming trial of the Sept. 11 terror attack suspects is being promoted. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/9-11-Trial-Security-Chief-Promoted/5747892">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:56:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5111790 Jury Deliberating in Bruno Corruption Trial A jury is deliberating over whether former New York Senate Republican leader Joseph Bruno used his political office to enrich himself. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Jury-Deliberating-in-Corruption-Trial-of-Former-Ne/5747863">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:47:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5111770 Economic Recovery Slower Than First Thought The Commerce Department's reading on gross domestic product released Tuesday wasn't as energetic as the 3.5 percent growth rate for the July-September period estimated just a month ago. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Economic-Recovery-Slower-Than-First-Thought/5747250">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:50:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5111299 Autistic Runaway Spends 11 Days on Subways For eleven days, he blended into the frenetic even flow of the masses on mass transit. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Autistic-Runaway-Spends-11-Days-in-New-York-City-S/5747140">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:29:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5111258 Pigeon Extermination Kills Wrong Birds A plan to get rid of pigeons in a northern New Jersey town ended up killing grackles instead. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Fort-Lee-Pigeon-Extermination-Kills-Wrong-Birds/5746667">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:01:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5110908 Fire Damages Church in Midland Park A Bergen County congregation is waking up to find their house of worship in shambles. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Fire-Damages-Church-in-Midland-Park/5746592">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:36:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5110847 New Booster Seat Law Takes Effect in NY A new state law goes into effect today requiring that children under age 8 must be in a booster seat while riding in a car. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Child-Car-Booster-Seat-Law-Takes-Effect-in-New/5746401">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:08:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5110689 Afghanistan Announcement Coming Next Tuesday CBS News has learned President Obama is expected to announce his decision on sending more troops to Afghanistan next Tuesday, a week from today. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/President-Barack-Obama-Expected-to-Make-Decision-o/5746332">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:45:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5110633 Meadowlands Stadium Gets Turf - See Photos They're still working on the new home for the Giants and Jets. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5746052.php?">CLICK FOR PHOTOS FROM CHOPPER 880 <img border="0" width="20" height="14" alt="" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:02:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5746052.php? Suffolk County Bans Drop Side Cribs It's believed a law signed on Long Island makes Suffolk County the first county in the nation to ban the sale of drop-side baby cribs. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Suffolk-County-Bans-Drop-Side-Cribs/5746414">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:13:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5110702 Fire Chief Rescued After Jumping Off Bridge Authorities say a Jersey shore fire chief jumped off a bridge into a river after he crashed his vehicle. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Fire-Chief-Rescued-After-Jumping-Off-Bridge/5746630">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:48:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5110878 Political Consultant Charged in Fake NJ Robocalls A political consultant faces deception charges for a robocall campaign made to seem like it was coming from the rival camp. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Political-Consultant-Charged-in-Fake-NJ-Robocalls/5741724 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:03:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5106529 Mayor: Cops Did Right Thing in Subway Stabbing New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says police did the right thing when they kept subway doors closed while they searched for a suspect accused of stabbing a passenger. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Mayor-Bloomberg--New-York-City-Police-Officers-Did/5741600 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:41:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5106430 Queens Man Charged in Killing Wife, Son A New York City man was arraigned on second-degree murder charges in the deaths of his wife and teenage son, who were found in a closet wrapped in plastic with their throats slashed. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NYC-Man-Charged-with-Murder-in-Death-of-Family/5741579 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:34:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5106415 Codey Out, Sweeney In The New Jersey Legislature has chosen new leaders<a href="http://wcbs880.com/NJ-Senate--Assembly-Select-New-Leaders-for-2010-11/5741258 ">. READ MORE>></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:39:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5106166 Scrooge or Santa Shoppers This Year? A lot more Americans are feeling stressed out by debt this holiday season, raising the glum likelihood they'll behave like Scrooge rather than Santa. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Poll--Debt-Stress-Turns-Shoppers-into-Scrooges/5741131 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:16:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5106071 Man Killed After Falling Out of Horse Trailer Authorities say a man was killed after he fell out of a horse trailer traveling on the New Jersey Turnpike. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Man-Killed-After-Falling-Out-of-Horse-Trailer-on-N/5741024 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:52:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5105999 Sparks Set Off Explosion at Gas Station in NJ Scary moments outside a Livingston gas station. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Sparks-Set-Off-Explosion-at-Gas-Station-in-New-Jer/5740997 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:44:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5105981 Man Gets 25 Years for Shooting Cabbie in the Face A New York man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting a cab driver in the face following a dispute with a different group of cabbies. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Man-Gets-25-Years-for-Shooting-Cab-Driver/5740666 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:47:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5105773 NYPD: Florida-NYC Gun Ring Busted New York City officials say two men have been arrested in a sting operation for selling illegal guns purchased in Florida. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/2-Indicted-on-Weapons-Charges-in-Undercover-Sting/5739553 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:37:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5104918 What a Catch! Joe Mauer became only the second catcher in 33 years to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award, finishing first in a near-unanimous vote Monday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Mauer-Near-Unanimous-Pick-as-American-League-MVP/5740097">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:38:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5105323 Man Pleads Not Guilty in Erin Andrews Peeping Tom Case An Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews has pleaded not guilty to interstate stalking. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Man-Pleads-Not-Guilty-in-ESPN-Reporter-Erin-Andrew/5740015 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:27:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5105267 Christie, PA Gov Rendell Meet For First Time New Jersey's governor-elect and Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell met for the first time since the election on Monday and seemed optimistic about working together. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Jersey-Governor-Elect-Christie-Meets-Pennsylva/5739906 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:54:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5105185 New Route for Thanksgiving Parade More Challenging It's not just the balloons, marching bands and floats on display in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. It's also the laws of physics. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Route-for-Thanksgiving-Day-Parade-More-Challen/5739813 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:35:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5105117 2.1 Million Cribs Recalled More than 2.1 million drop-side cribs by Stork Craft Manufacturing are being recalled, the biggest crib recall in U.S history, following reports of four infant suffocations.  <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Sources--Massive-Crib-Recall-Set/5739657">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:11:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5104995 Group Loses Fight Against 9/11 Memorial A nonprofit group has lost a court fight to block a Sept. 11 memorial from being built at Liberty State Park. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Group-Loses-Fight-Against-Jersey-City-9-11-Memoria/5739371">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:19:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5104770 Police Okayed to Use Stun Guns in Jersey Police officers in New Jersey can use stun guns under limited circumstances. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Jersey-Police-Can-Use-Stun-Guns/5739459 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:39:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5104838 Is there Poison in Your Turkey? Arsenic in your Thanksgiving Day turkey? Could be... <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Is-there-Poison-in-Your-Turkey-/5739395 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:27:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5104788 Man Accused of Killing 2 Children Dies in Prison Authorities say a man awaiting trial for the 1985 murder and rape of two children has died in prison. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Man-Accused-of-Killing-2-Children-Dies-in-Prison/5739306 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:08:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5104717 Busy, Busy, Busy at Hunts Point Market If the way to a person's heart is through the stomach, the way to the stomach is through Hunts Point. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/It-s-Busy--Busy--Busy-at-the-Hunts-Point-Market/5739126">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:32:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5104587 Armed Bank Robbery Suspect Sought in NY The Charlotte Division of the FBI and the Raleigh Police Department are asking for the public's help in tracking down Jonathan Lamar Davis, aka: Sinatra (dob: 07/11/1984) wanted in connection with an armed bank robbery. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/North-Carolina-Armed-Bank-Robbery-Suspect-Sought-i/5739144">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:36:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5104596 Home Sales Up 36 Percent Over January Home sales surged for the second month in a row in October, climbing to the highest level in 2 years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring tax credit. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Home-Sales-Up-36-Percent-Over-January/5746727">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:04:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5110965 It's Raisin Monday - See Photos Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:11:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5738079.php Blumenthal Investigating Schools' Abuse Reporting Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal says his office is investigating whether schools in the state have broken laws requiring the reporting of child abuse and neglect to authorities. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Connecticut-Attorney-General-Richard-Blumenthal-In/5738344">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:44:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5103994 Joe Bruno Corruption Trial is Wrapping Up Prosecutor William Pericak is telling a jury that former Senate leader Joseph Bruno schemed to exploit his political position to get rich. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Corruption-Trial-of-Former-New-York-State-Senate-M/5738139">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:01:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5103880 Camden is the Most Dangerous City Again Camden is no stranger to the top of the list. It was the most dangerous city for 2003 and 2004 and is consistently in the top 10. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Camden-is-the-Most-Dangerous-City-in-America-Again/5737884">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:56:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5103745 Firefighters Injured Battling Bronx Blaze Officials say four firefighters sustained minor injuries and another person has been hospitalized for smoke inhalation at the site of a four-alarm fire in the Bronx that engulfed at least four houses. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Firefighters-Injured-Battling-Bronx-Blaze/5737640">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:12:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5103569 "Junior" Gotti Jurors Resume Deliberations Jurors at the racketeering trial of John ``Junior'' Gotti have resumed deliberations in federal court in Manhattan but it is unclear for how long they'll be talking. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Jurors-in-Latest-Case-Against-John--Junior--Gotti-/5737714">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:31:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5103621 Pursuit Leaves 3 New Haven Cops Injured Three New Haven police officers crashed their cruisers while pursuing a shooting suspect in a chase that ended with the arrests of two people. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Pusuit-Leaves-Three-New-Haven-Police-Officers-Inju/5737403">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:25:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5103365 New Legislative Leadership Poised to Take Over New leaders could determine what bills get voted on in the New Jersey Legislature when Gov.-elect Chris Christie takes office in January. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Leadership-Poised-to-Take-Over-in-New-Jersey-S/5737343">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:06:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5103319 Find Out Black Friday Deals Ahead of Time It's the latest installment in reporter Sean Adams' BARGAINS series. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/2069915.php">CLICK HERE >></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:03:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/2069915.php Taylor Swift Wins Artist of the Year at AMAs Michael Jackson made history by posthumously winning four American Music Awards on Sunday night, but he couldn't beat Taylor Swift as the year's favorite artist and the evening's top winner. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Taylor-Swift-and-Michael-Jackson-Win-Big-at-2009-A/5737165">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:13:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5103173 California Boy Assaulted for Having Red Hair Authorities say a 12-year-old boy assaulted by a group of middle school classmates in Southern California may have been targeted after an Internet posting urged students to beat up redheads. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/California-Boy-Assaulted-for-Having-Red-Hair/5737099">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:02:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5103112 Murder, Arson Charges in Paterson Fire Authorities have charged a man with murder and arson after a house fire claimed the life of an 88-year-old New Jersey woman. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Man-Facing-Murder--Arson-Charges-After-Paterson-Fi/5737801">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:44:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5103677 Day of Outrage Planned in New York City Anti-gun activists and victims of gun violence are taking part in a National Day of Outrage in New York and other major U.S. cities. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Day-of-Outrage-Planned-in-New-York-City/5738293">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:31:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5103960 "Brothers" Screened in NYC - See Photos The new film "Brothers" - which stars Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Natalie Portman - was screened in the city on Sunday. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5737220.php">CLICK FOR PHOTOS <img border="0" width="20" height="14" alt="" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:39:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5737220.php Over 11,000 Vaccinated Over the Weekend Jessica Scaperotti, a spokeswoman for the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, said 5,478 people were vaccinated on Sunday. She said 6,008 people received the vaccine on Saturday for a weekend total of 11,486. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Over-11-000-People-Got-Swine-Flu-Vaccinations-in-N/5737418">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:29:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5103379 Macy's Holiday Windows - See Photos Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:13:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5737346.php 9/11 Suspects to Use Trial as Platform The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, the lawyer for one of the defendants said Sunday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/9-11-Suspects-to-Use-Trial-as-Platform/5737200">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:18:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5103203 NYC Bar Has Nation's First 100-Proof Turkey You'll need to be 21 to take a bite out of this Thanksgiving turkey. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-City-Bar-Has-Nation-s-First-100-Proof-Tur/5738206">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:15:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5103917 Pilot Killed in Small Plane Crash The 52-year-old pilot of a small plane is dead and his passenger is in critical condition after a crash in upstate New York. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Pilot-Killed-in-Small-Plane-Crash/5738319">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:38:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5103978 Fewer New Jerseyans to Travel for Thanksgiving AAA Mid-Atlantic says about 795,000 people - the lowest amount this decade - will travel at least 50 miles from home. That's down 4.8 percent from last year, a drop the auto club blames on the struggling economy. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Fewer-New-Jerseyans-to-Travel-for-Thanksgiving/5738766">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:47:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5104288 Attorney: Jackson's Doctor Returning to Work Michael Jackson's former personal physician is returning to work at his Houston clinic for the first time since before the pop singer's death, his lawyer said Sunday. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/ap_news.php?story=AP/APTV/National/a/a/US--MichaelJackson-Do&tag=Box_14507158_Outer_Div;Box_14507158_Inner_Div">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:25:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/ap_news.php?story=AP/APTV/National/a/a/US--MichaelJackson-Do&tag=Box_14507158_Outer_Div;Box_14507158_Inner_Div Gov. Paterson to Lawmakers: Put the People First New York's Gov. David Paterson is telling lawmakers they should put the people first, not powerful special interests, and deal with the state's $3.2 billion deficit. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Governor-Paterson-to-Lawmakers--Put-the-People-Fir/5732648">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:23:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5099102 Mario Cuomo: No Stranger to Church-State Friction Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo says church leaders should be cautious about pressuring Catholic politicians over issues such as abortion because people might not vote for someone they think is guided by religion. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Mario-Cuomo--No-Stranger-to-Church-State-Friction/5732171">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:59:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5098739 Victim in Fatal Stabbing on 'D' Train Identified A subway passenger stabbed to death in a dispute over a seat has been identified as 36-year-old Dwight Johnson of Brooklyn. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Victim-in-Fatal-Stabbing-on--D--Train-Identified/5732158">READ MORE>> </a> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:50:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5098732 Connecticut Prison Officials to Answer Rell on Closure Connecticut prison officials expect to recommend this week whether a prison can be closed to help save the state money. Gov. M. Jodi Rell had asked the Department of Correction for a recommendation by Friday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Connecticut-Prison-Officials-to-Answer-Rell-on-Clo/5732133">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:40:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5098713 Astronaut's Daughter Born as He Circles Earth Astronaut Randolph Bresnik jubilantly welcomed his new daughter into the world Sunday as he floated 220 miles above it. Abigail Mae Bresnik was born as her father circled Earth on his first space shuttle mission, just hours after his first spacewalk. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/ap_news.php?story=AP/APTV/National/a/a/US--SpaceShuttle">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:35:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/ap_news.php?story=AP/APTV/National/a/a/US--SpaceShuttle Queens Teen Killed by NYPD Officer New York City police have shot and killed a teenager they say pointed a gun at officers and refused orders to drop it.  The incident took place late Saturday on Beach Channel drive in the Rockaways. According to police, one of the men fled, then turned and pointed a 9mm semiautomatic pistol at the officers who were pursuing him. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:32:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5098412 2010 Rhodes Scholars Announced; 3 from NY & NJ Thirty-two men and women from across the U.S. have been selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2010. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:20:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5098246 Man Charged in Queens Double Murder A Queens man has been charged with murder in the deaths of his wife and teenage son, who were found in a closet wrapped in plastic with their throats slashed. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:18:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5098244 Radiation Detected at Three Mile Island Plant A small amount of radiation has been detected in a reactor building at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in central Pennsylvania. Officials say there is no public health risk. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:14:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5098232 NJ Dems See Urgency for Enacting Social Agenda Democrats are seeing a "now or never'' urgency for pushing through a social agenda in the New Jersey Legislature. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:09:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5098223 Historic Bridgeport Homes in Danger The oldest remaining houses built by free blacks in Connecticut are considered irreplaceable by national historians. But they're in danger of being torn down in Bridgeport. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:50:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5098193 H1N1 Clinics Open in All Boroughs Sunday For the third time this month, the New York City Department of Health will conduct H1N1 vaccination clinics in all five boroughs on Sunday, November 22. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:47:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5098136 Sen. Schumer Wants Probe of Airline Miles U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for a federal review of complaints by consumers that they are losing millions of frequent flier miles without notice in confusing agreements. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:33:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5097969 Historic Health Care Bill Clears Senate hurdle Invoking the name of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/First-Senate-Health-Care-Vote-Looms/5728117">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:16:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5095852 Mother and Son Found Dead in Queens Police are investigating a double murder in Queens after a mother and son were found stuffed in a closet, wrapped in plastic with their throats slit. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Mother-and-Son-Found-Dead-in-Queens/5729629 ">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:21:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5096718 Sold! MJ Glove Goes for $420,000 The glittery, iconic glove Michael Jackson wore when he premiered his trademark moonwalk in 1983 has been auctioned off for $420,000. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Sold--for--350-000/5728501">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:46:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5096094 Two Teens Killed in CT Car Crash Two Connecticut teens are dead after one lost control of the car they were inside and struck a tree in Shelton. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Two-Teens-Killed-in-CT-Car-Crash/5729531 ">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:29:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5096662 Coast Guard Rescues 8 Off NJ Coast Eight people aboard a 30-foot boat were rescued by the Coast Guard after it started taking on water off the New Jersey coast. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Coast-Guard-Rescues-8-Off-NJ-coast/5729298 ">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:56:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5096547 Officials Auction Off Rescued Horses Connecticut officials are auctioning off rescued and rehabilitated horses that were cared for by staff and inmates at the Gates Correctional Facility in Niantic. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Officials-Auctions-Off-Rescued-Horses/5728952">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:55:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5096360 Man Arrested DWI with Daughter, 5, in Car Suffolk County Police arrested 36 year old Ivan Llagzha early Saturday morning for driving while intoxicated with his 5-year-old daughter in the car. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Man-Arrested-DWI-with-Daughter--5--in-Car/5728858">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:54:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5096316 Paterson Birthday Party Turns Tragic  A man who went to a northern New Jersey club to celebrate his recent birthday with friends was killed there when a gunman opened fire early Saturday. <a href="http:// http://wcbs880.com/Paterson-Birthday-Party-Turns-Tragic/5728716">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:53:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5096242 Corzine Signs Bill on Students' Criminal Records Gov. Jon Corzine has signed a measure that gives high school administrators in New Jersey access to adult students' criminal histories. <a href="http:// http://wcbs880.com/Corzine-Signs-Bill-on-Students--Criminal-Records/5728709">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:49:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5096239 Police Officer To Be Arraigned in Fatal Crash A Milford police officer is facing arraignment on manslaughter and reckless driving charges in connection with a cruiser crash last summer that killed two teens. <a href="http:// http://wcbs880.com/Police-Officer-To-Be-Arraigned-in-Fatal-Crash/5728543">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:58:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5096132 Tween Justin Bieber Fans Lose Control at LI Mall Police on Long Island shut down a mall appearance by teen pop singer Justin Bieber after thousands of young girls showed up, and got a little too wild. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Tween-Justin-Bieber-Fans-Lose-Control-at-LI-Mall/5728494">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:42:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5096091 Judge Allows New "Green'' Yellow Cab Lease Rates A judge has ruled that the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission has the authority to use taxicab lease rates to encourage the purchase of hybrid and clean diesel taxis. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Judge-Allows-New--Green---Yellow-Cab-Lease-Rates/5728486">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:39:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5096087 McCain Says He Enjoyed Palin Book U.S. Sen. John McCain said Saturday that he enjoyed reading running mate Sarah Palin's new memoir and downplayed any tension between their campaign aides as "no big deal.'' <a href="http://wcbs880.com/McCain-Says-He-Enjoyed-Palin-Book/5728484">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:34:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5096086 Man Dead After Fight Over Subway Seat One man is dead and another is under arrest after a fight over a seat on a late night subway train turned fatal. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Man-Dead-After-Fight-Over-Subway-Seat/5728330 ">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:54:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5095969 CT Firm Offers Science and Tech Scholarships Bright high school seniors heading for college majors in science and technology could be cashing in on one Connecticut firm's recession-bucking success. <a href="http:// http://wcbs880.com/CT-Firm-Offers-Science-and-Technology-Scholarships/5728248">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:15:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5095925 LI Nat'l Guard Joins Search for Canadian Sailor A Long Island Air National Guard unit has joined the search for a lone Canadian sailor who failed to arrive in Bermuda earlier this week. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:55:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5095909 Swine Flu Clinics Open This Weekend New York City will operate swine flu clinics this weekend to vaccinate residents in high-risk groups. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NYC-Opens-Weekend-Swine-Flu-Vaccination-Clinics/5726298">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:07:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5094722 35 Kids Rescued from Burning Bus on NYC Bridge Thirty-five young children were safely evacuated from a burning school bus by workers at New York City's Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/35-Kids-Rescued-from-Burning-Bus-on-Verrazano-Narr/5726280 ">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:59:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5094706 Philly Mayor Comes to NY to Make Good on Series Bet Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is making good on his World Series bet with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Philadelphia-Mayor-Comes-to-NY-to-Make-Good-on-Ser/5726115 ">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:42:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5094598 FDNY Modifies 911 Reporting System The New York City fire department is temporarily changing the process by which 911 calls reporting fires are handled. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/FDNY-Modifies-911-Reporting-System/5726101">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5094591 Bad News for Newsman A judge has convicted New York City TV newsman Dominic Carter of attempted assault in connection with an attack on his wife. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/TV-Newsman-Convicted-of-Attempted-Assault-on-His-W/5725907 ">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:45:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5094447 Babysitter Sentenced in Toddler's Beating Death A New Jersey woman who admitted punching a 22-month-old girl she was baby-sitting, causing the child's death, has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Babysitter-Charged-in-Beating-Death-of-Toddler/5725696 ">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:42:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5094300 NY Cardiologist Free $1M Bond in Child Porn Case A New York cardiologist is free on $1 million bond following his arrest on federal child pornography charges. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-Cardiologist-Free--1-Million-Bond-in-Chil/5725604 ">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:25:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5094225 Armed Man Barricades Himself Inside an NJ Home Police are speaking with an armed man in an effort to end a standoff that began several hours ago when the man barricaded himself inside his northern New Jersey home. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Armed-Man-Barricades-Himself-Inside-an-NJ-Home/5725235 ">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:21:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5093995 'All Clear' at Penn Station New York City police say a report of a suspicious package at Pennsylvania Station turned out to be a false alarm. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/False-Alarm-in-Penn-Station-Over-Suspicious-Packag/5725109">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:10:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5093913 Fans Over the Moon for 'New Moon' ``The Twilight Saga: New Moon'' has set a box-office record for midnight screenings. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Twilight-s--New-Moon--Sets-Box-Office-Record/5725075 ">READ MORE>></a> PHOTOS: <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5722235.php">NYC Screening</a> <img alt="" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" width="20" height="14" /> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:44:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5093889 Innocent Man Freed from Sing Sing After 17 Years A prison system official says a New York City man is free after spending nearly two decades behind bars for murder before a judge declared him innocent. But he may yet have to serve an unrelated drug sentence. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Wrongfully-Convicted-NYC-Man-Freed-After-17-years/5725027 ">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:32:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5093863 NY's Credit Rating in Jeopardy New York's stable credit rating could be hurt if the Legislature fails to heed Gov. David Paterson's calls to cut spending and eliminate a $3.2 billion deficit, Moody's Investors Service said Friday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Moody-s--Inaction-on-Deficit-Could-Hurt-New-York-R/5724866">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:22:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5093745 Lightning Hits Waterbury Home; No One Injured Waterbury authorities say lightning apparently struck a house during an early morning storm that drenched Connecticut, but no one was seriously injured. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Lighting-Hits-Waterbury-Home--No-One-Injured/5724682">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:34:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5093618 Goldman Volunteers will Take Out the Trash The Salvation Army plans to serve 10,000 free dinners across the city this Thanksgiving, meals planned by a star chef, cooked by one of New York's ritziest caterers and cleaned up by employees of one of Wall Street's most vilified financial firms. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Goldman-Sachs-to-Take-Out-Garbage-at-Thanksgiving/5724526">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:16:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5093505 Search Turns to CT for Escaped Inmate  A New Hampshire county sheriff's office says an inmate who cut a hole in the ceiling of his cell and escaped was last seen in Connecticut. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Search-Turns-to-Connecticut-for-Escaped-Inmate/5724279">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5093336 Airport Luggage Scales are Properly Calibrated New York City officials say virtually all of the luggage scales at the city's two major airports are accurately calibrated. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Luggage-Scales-are-Properly-Calibrated-at-New-York/5724086">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:58:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5093230 Travel Problems Delay Williams Plea Hearing Travel problems delayed retired NBA star Jayson Williams from being in a New Jersey courtroom to enter an expected guilty plea in the 2002 shooting death of a hired driver. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Judge-Adjourns-Jayson-Williams-Plea-Hearing-Indefi/5723279">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:42:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5092677 There's a Shortage of Pumpkin Pie Filling The holidays may not be so sweet this year. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/There-s-a-Shortage-of-Pumpkin-Pie-Filling/5723262">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:38:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5092664 Washington Will Keep Crossing the Delaware Volunteers say history will repeat itself despite budget cuts that threaten the annual re-enactment of George Washington crossing the Delaware River. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/George-Washington-Will-Keep-Crossing-the-Delaware-/5723208">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:22:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5092636 Veterinarian Pleads Guilty in Parrot's Death A New Jersey veterinarian has pleaded guilty to failing to properly care for a parrot that was kept as an office pet and died when temperatures fell. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Veterinarian-Pleads-Guilty-in-Parrot-s-Death/5723433">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:16:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5092767 Hackensack Univ. Med. Ctr. Tightens Ethics Rules A prominent New Jersey hospital has tightened ethics rules after its role in a scandal. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Hackensack-University-Medical-Center-Tightens-Ethi/5722963">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:21:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5092497 Model: Bldg. Trying to Boot Me for Marrying Doorman An upscale New York City apartment building is being sued by a tenant who claims the co-op is trying to force her out because she married its former doorman. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Upscale-Manhattan-Apartment-Building-Tries-to-Forc/5722947">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:16:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5092487 Erin Andrews' Videotaper Due in Court An Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews is expected to make his first court appearance Friday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Man-Accused-of-Videotaping-ESPN-Reporter-Erin-Andr/5722566">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:04:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5092244 Check Out This New Facebook Trick It's fun. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5721892.php">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:35:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5721892.php It's the First Gridlock Alert Day of the Year The holidays in New York City bring an influx of shoppers and visitors and with them comes increased congestion and gridlock. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/2009-New-York-City-Gridlock-Alert-Days-Begin-Today/5721968">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:14:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5091734 "New Moon" Screened in NYC - See Photos Stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner were there! <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5722235.php">CLICK FOR PHOTOS <img border="0" width="20" height="14" alt="" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:48:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5722235.php Lightning Strikes Waterbury Home Waterbury authorities say lightning apparently struck a house and medical workers took one person to a hospital as a precaution. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Lightning-Strikes-Waterbury-Home/5722573">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:06:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5092249 Yankee Stadium Destruction Update - See Photos They're still working to take apart the "House that Ruth Built." <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5722501.php">CLICK FOR PHOTOS <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:56:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5722501.php Severe Weather Hits the UK - See Photos Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:14:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5721935.php? Off-Duty NYC Cop Shoots Man Outside LI Bar Authorities are investigating a shooting outside a bar on Long Island involving an off-duty New York City police officer that left a man in critical condition. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Off-Duty-New-York-City-Police-Officer-Shoots-Man-O/5722763">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:42:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5092382 Icahn Group Could Get Tax Break in Tropicana Deal A group headed by billionaire investor Carl Icahn that is buying Atlantic City's Tropicana Casino and Resort will get a tax break if it sells the casino within the next few years. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Icahn-Group-Could-Get-Tax-Break-in-Tropicana-Deal/5723269">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:40:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5092668 Upgrades Coming to CT Travel Plazas Connecticut officials have reached a 35-year agreement to transform the state's 23 service plazas along the major highways, adding more types of restaurants and upgrading facilities. <a href="http:// http://wcbs880.com/Upgrades-Coming-to-Connecticut-s-Travel-Plazas/5717769">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:42:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5088054 Oprah Going Off the Air Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying ``prayer and careful thought'' led her to her decision. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Winfrey-to-Announce-Friday-Show-Will-End-in-2011/5717584">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:03:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5087947 Feds Charge Dozens in Deaf Phone Scheme Federal prosecutors have charged more than two dozen people with scheming to steal millions from a telephone program for the deaf. <a href="http:// http://wcbs880.com/Feds-Charge-Dozens-in-Deaf-Phone-Scheme/5717355">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:30:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5087768 61 Pounds of Coke Seized in Williamsburg New York City and state officials have arrested three people and seized 61 pounds of cocaine worth millions as well as $800,000 in drug money. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-Authorities-Seize-61-Pounds-of-Cocaine-in/5717277">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:17:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5087702 NYC Groups Sue to Block Deal for Nets Arena Opponents of the Brooklyn arena planned for the New Jersey Nets have filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a state agency's approval of a modified plan for the project. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NYC-Groups-Sue-to-Block-Deal-for-Nets-Arena/5716625 ">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:09:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5087233 Judge to 'Junior' Jury: Duty to Deliberate Jurors deliberating racketeering charges against John ``Junior'' Gotti in New York City are going home for the weekend after signaling a possible deadlock earlier in the day. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Jury-Deadlocked-in--Junior--Gotti-Trial/5716083 ">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:55:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5086889 Lawmaker Stopped Again for Using Cell Phone in Car A Connecticut lawmaker says he's paid more than $390 in fines and his driver's license has been reinstated after he was pulled over by police a second time for illegally using a cell phone while driving. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Lawmaker-Stopped-Again-for-Using-Cell-Phone-in-Car/5715873 ">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:26:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5086712 What's Next for Giuliani? Sources are saying former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is  not going to run for governor, but may be planning a Senate run instead. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Reports--Rudy-Giuliani-Not-Running-for-Governor/5715486 ">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:32:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5086437 The Courant Being Sued for Plagiarism The Hartford Courant is being sued by a smaller, family owned newspaper that is seeking financial damages for what it calls the Courant's repeated plagiarism of its stories. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Connecticut-Paper--The-Hartford-Courant--Being-Sue/5715341 ">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:14:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5086335 Is NJ Ready for Gay Marriage? As New Jersey Democratic lawmakers wrangle over whether to attempt to pass a law to legalize gay marriage, a new poll finds that the state's citizens narrowly favor the measure, though getting it passed isn't a top priority for most. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Poll--New-Jersey-Residents-Support-Gay-Marriage--N/5715131 ">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:23:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5086183 'The Gates' Artist Dies Artist Jeanne-Claude, who created the 2005 installation in Central Park called ``The Gates'' with her husband Christo, has died. She was 74. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/-The-Gates--Aritist--Jeanne-Claude--Dies-at-Age-74/5714803 ">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:28:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5085937 FAA: Computers Working, Expect Delays Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their travel plans Thursday after an FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays for the second time in 15 months. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/FAA-System-Problems-Hampering-Air-Travel/5713999">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:54:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5085371 Jayson Williams to Face Prison in Plea Deal A source says retired NBA star Jayson Williams has cut a plea deal in his reckless manslaughter case that would send him to prison for up to three years. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Former-New-Jersey-Nets-Player-Jayson-Williams-Taki/5714359">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:09:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5085606 New Jobless Claims Unchanged The number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment insurance was unchanged last week, remaining above the level that would indicate the economy is adding jobs. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Jobless-Claims-Unchanged/5713969">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:48:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5085357 Mortgage Delinquencies Hit Record High An industry group says more than 14 percent of American homeowners with a mortgage were either behind on their payments or in foreclosure at the end of September, a record-high for the ninth straight quarter. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Mortgage-Delinquencies-Hit-Record-High-in-Third-Qu/5714344">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:02:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5085599 Postal Service Cancels Santa Mail Program Starry-eyed children writing letters to the jolly man at the North Pole this holiday season likely won't get a response from Santa Claus or his helpers. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/United-States-Postal-Service-Cancels-Santa-Claus-M/5713884">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:26:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5085303 School District Wants Parents to Pay for Detention School board members in one New Jersey town want parents of high school students who are habitually sent to detention to pay. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Jersey-School-District-Wants-Parents-to-Pay-fo/5714073">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:12:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5085408 Creditors Try to Cut Off Corruption Informant Creditors are trying to cut off a $12,800 monthly allowance to the government's key informant in New Jersey's largest corruption sting. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Creditors-Try-to-Cut-Off-Payments-to-New-Jersey-Po/5713615">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:31:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5085144 Medicine Cabinet Cleanout Drive a Success The head of the Drug Enforcement Administration in New Jersey says more than 9,000 pounds of medicines were collected in a statewide drive that encouraged residents to turn in unused, unwanted and expired medicines. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Jersey-Medicine-Cabinet-Cleanout-Drive-Called-/5713570">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:29:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5085105 Route 7 Bypass Opens Today Drivers long stuck in Route 7 traffic dumped here into the center of Brookfield are hopeful. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Route-7-Bypass-Opens-Today-in-Connecticut/5713495">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:15:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5085044 CT Woman Creates New "Simpsons" Character A ladies' man is bringing his charms to ``The Simpsons.'' <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Connecticut-Women-Wins-Contest-to-Create-New-Chara/5713663">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:44:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5085166 Karzai Sworn-In for 2nd Term as Afghan President Afghanistan will control its own security within five years and prosecute corrupt officials, President Hamid Karzai pledged Thursday in an inauguration speech made under intense pressure to shed the cronyism and graft that marked his government's first term. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Hamid-Karzai-Sworn-In-for-Second-Term-as-President/5713412">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:51:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5084981 The Changing Face of Hunger in the Recession Consider the case of a suddenly unemployed, proud, middle class mom for the first time having to seek help putting food on the table. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/The-Changing-Face-of-Hunger-in-the-Recession/5713133">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:01:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5084759 Subway Death Results in Mass Transit Delays A person was fatally struck by a train in Brooklyn, resulting in delays for thousands of commuters during the morning rush hour. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Subway-Death-Results-in-Mass-Transit-Delays/5714087">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:16:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5085421 Reforms Being Made After Grave Mistakes Reforms are being made after a Long Island town acknowledged three cemetery errors in less than a year that left coffins in the wrong grave sites. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Reforms-Being-Made-After-Grave-Mistakes-on-Long-Is/5713914">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:32:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5085327 Pastor Gets Probation for Grand Larceny A pastor accused of using church funds to pay for plastic surgery has been ordered to serve five years probation. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Pastor-Gets-Probation-for-Using-Church-Funds-for-P/5713418">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:53:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5084983 Senate Democrats Unveil Health Reform Plan An early showdown over health care reform is expected on the Senate floor by week's end now that Majority Leader Harry Reid has unveiled the Democrats' bill. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Senate-Democrats-Unveil-Their-Final-Draft-of-Healt/5712647">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:12:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5084359 AOL Laying Off a Third of Its Staff AOL Inc., the struggling Internet company, plans to cut about a third of its workers if its planned spinoff from Time Warner Inc. goes through. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/AOL-Laying-Off-a-Third-of-Its-Staff/5714045">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:05:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5085395 Sarah Palin Launches Book Tour - See Photos College students ditched class, employees skipped work and some huddled in the cold overnight just to make sure they get an orange wristband Wednesday that would let them meet Sarah Palin. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Former-Vice-Presidential-Candidate-and-Alaska-Gove/5712723">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:39:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5084400 Ed Koch Celebrates 85th Birthday - See Photos The man famous for asking "How'm I doing?" doesn't actually turn 85 until December, but they celebrated anyway. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5712993.php">CLICK FOR PHOTOS <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:22:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5712993.php Redesigned Hudson River Airspace Makes Debut Small aircraft flying over the Hudson River are following new flight rules. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Redesigned-Hudson-River-Airspace-Makes-Debut/5713321">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:34:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5084914 Black Firefighters Object to White Promotions A group of black Connecticut firefighters hopes to block promotions for white firefighters who won a discrimination case before the U.S. Supreme Court. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Black-Firefighters-Object-to-White-Promotions/5708304 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:48:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5080617 Communication Jobs Getting Cut Off New York City, the center of the nation's information industry, has lost nearly 60,000 communications jobs since 2000, including in publishing and broadcasting, the comptroller's office said Wednesday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NYC-Has-Lost-Nearly-60-000-Jobs-in-Communications/5708247 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:40:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5080574 DA to Bagel Shop Owner: Where's the Dough? Prosecutors say the owner of a storied New York bagel business has shortchanged the state out of a lot of dough by cheating on unemployment taxes. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/H-H-Bagel-Shop-Owner-Accused-of-Cheating-on-Taxes/5708028 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:48:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5080426 Ethics Panels Wants Mayor Healy Disciplined A state attorney ethics panel is recommending that Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy be disciplined for a scuffle outside a Jersey shore bar. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Attorney-Ethics-Panels-Wants-Jersey-City-Mayor-Hea/5707412 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:51:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5079945 Paterson Signs 'Leandra's Law' New York's newest felony will send drunk drivers to prison when they are caught with children in the car. The measure is named for an 11-year-old killed this year on the way to a sleepover.  <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Governor-Paterson-Signs--Leandra-s-Law--on-Tougher/5707250 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:34:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5079874 Upscale McDonald's Brings European Style Danish Modern furniture. Flat-screen TVs. Free wi-fi. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Upscale-McDonald-s-Brings-European-Style-to-New-Yo/5707140 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:18:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5079775 Do You Know This Man? Police need your help in identifying a man who was killed more than 25 years ago. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Body-of-Man-Killed-in-1982-Still-Unidentified/5707037">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:52:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5079695 Which Cars Ranked the Safest? Ford, Subaru and Volkswagen lead the insurance industry's annual list of the safest new vehicles, according to a closely watched assessment used by car companies to lure safety-conscious consumers to showrooms. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Ford--Subaru--Volkswagen-Top-Safest-Cars-List/5706805 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:27:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5079527 Fatal Fire Kills 3 in Brooklyn  Two children and an adult have died after a blaze swept through a six-story building in Brooklyn. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Fatal-Fire-Kills-3-in-Brooklyn/5706738 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:07:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5079489 ACLU: End Graduations at Church The ACLU of Connecticut is warning the Enfield school board to stop holding graduation ceremonies at a Bloomfield megachurch, claiming the graduates and their families are unconstitutionally being subjected to religious messages. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Connecticut-ACLU-Demands-End-to-Graduations-at-Chu/5706671">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:58:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5079442 Sebelius: Advice Won't Set Policy Federal policy on who should get breast cancer screening has not changed, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Sebelius--Mammograms-Still-Vital-in-Saving-Lives/5706653 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:54:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5079431 "Wife Swap" Couple Admits to Laundering $1.2M A New York couple whose lavish lifestyle was featured on an episode of the ABC reality show ``Wife Swap'' have pleaded guilty to federal charges in Buffalo. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/-Wife-Swap--Couple-Pleads-Guilty-to-Money-Launderi/5706566">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:45:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5079363 Tax Break for Venison Donors? Sen. Charles Schumer has proposed a tax deduction for deer hunters who donate their processed venison to food pantries and soup kitchens. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Senator-Schumer-Proposes-Tax-Break-for-Deer-Donors/5706419">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:32:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5079243 Flu Help a Call Away New York City's health department is launching a flu help line. Starting Thursday, New Yorkers concerned about seasonal flu or the H1N1 virus will be able to consult a registered nurse by calling the city's 311 information line. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-City-Launching-Flu-Help-Line/5706378 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:18:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5079215 NJ's Jobless Rate Down Slightly in October The state Labor Department says New Jersey's unemployment rate dropped slightly in October as monthly job losses slowed. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NJ-s-Jobless-Rate-Down-Slightly-in-October/5706210">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:58:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5079078 VIDEO: Turkey Finally Caught on NJ Turnpike A wild turkey that has been playing chicken along the New Jersey Turnpike won't have dodge Thanksgiving traffic. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Wild-Turkey-Finally-Caught-on-New-Jersey-Turnpike/5706127 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:34:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5079017 NY Authorities Charge 22 in Mob Case A series of early-morning raids has led to the arrests of 22 people, including some suspected members of organized crime, on loan sharking and gambling charges. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NY-Authorities-Charge-22-in-Mob-Case/5706005">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:27:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5078915 Jury's Still Out on 'Junior' The jury is still at work on the John "Junior" Gotti trial. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Jury-Still-Out-on-Junior-Gotti-s-Trial/5705831 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:52:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5078776 Holder: 9/11 Mastermind Will Never Be Free in USA President Barack Obama predicted that professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be convicted and executed as Attorney General Eric Holder proclaimed: ``Failure is not an option.'' <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Attorney-General-Eric-Holder-Defends-Decision-to-T/5704859">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:04:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5078042 Bloomberg Donates $125 Mil. for Road Safety Mayor Michael Bloomberg is donating $125 million to road safety programs in middle and low income countries. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-City-Mayor-Michael-Bloomberg-Donates--125/5705429">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:34:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5078478 Psychic Seeks Probation for Attack Story A Connecticut psychic is asking a state judge to let her into a probation program to settle charges that she lied to police about an assault she said was planned by her rivals. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Connecticut-Psychic-Seeks-Probation-for-Attack-Sto/5705373">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:22:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5078447 Byrd is Now Longest Serving Member of Cong. Ever West Virginia Sen. Robert C. Byrd became the longest-serving lawmaker in congressional history Wednesday, a milestone to be marked with a morning of Senate tributes and a special resolution. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Sen--Robert-Byrd-is-Now-the-Longest-Serving-Member/5704961">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:29:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5078119 Arrests Made in Shooting of Bronx Schoolgirl Five people have been arrested in a Bronx shooting that left a 15-year-old bystander with a critical head injury. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Five-People-Arrested-in-Shooting-of-Bronx-Schoolgi/5704674">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:35:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5077923 Nine People Injured in School Bus Accident An accident involving four cars and a small school bus in Brooklyn sent nine people to area hospitals for evaluation. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Nine-People-Injured-in-School-Bus-Accident/5704666">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:32:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5077919 Consumer Prices Rise 0.3 Percent in October Consumer prices edged up faster than expected in October, driven higher by another increase in energy prices and the biggest jump in new car prices in 28 years. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Consumer-Prices-Rise-0-3-Percent-in-October/5704644">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:29:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5077902 Housing Starts Fall Unexpectedly Construction of new homes unexpectedly plunged last month, as builders waited to see whether lawmakers would extend a tax credit for homebuyers. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Housing-Starts-Fall-Unexpectedly/5704636">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:26:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5077895 Driver Texting About Drug Deal Hits Cyclist Police say a man who drove his car into a cyclist in New Jersey was sending a text message about a drug deal. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Driver-Texting-About-Drug-Deal-Hits-Cyclist/5704421">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:43:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5077757 Long Island Turkey Hunt Starts Saturday Want to bag your own bird for Thanksgiving? The Long Island turkey hunting season runs from Saturday to next Wednesday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Long-Island-Turkey-Hunt-Starts-Saturday/5704258">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:04:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5077662 Water Main Breaks on Staten Island A water main break shut down part of a Staten Island thoroughfare before the morning rush hour. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Streets-Flooded-When-Water-Main-Breaks-on-Staten-I/5703987">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:15:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5077468 Bridgeport Teacher Faces DUI, Gun Charges Bridgeport police say a city teacher whose father was the late Congressman Stewart McKinney led officers on a brief car chase before being charged with drunken driving and illegally carrying a loaded handgun. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Bridgeport-Teacher-Faces-DUI--Gun-Charges/5703954">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:07:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5077439 Pirates Attack Maersk Alabama Again Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama on Wednesday for the second time in seven months, though private guards on board the U.S.-flagged ship repelled the attack with gunfire and a high-decibel noise device. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Pirates-Attack-Maersk-Alabama-Again/5703948">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:04:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5077436 Swine Flu Vaccine Hard to Find in Middlesex County Pharmacies and health agencies in Middlesex County are either completely out of the vaccines or are severely rationing their supplies. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Swine-Flu-Vaccine-Hard-to-Find-in-Middlesex-County/5703690">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:20:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5077223 The Changing Face of Homelessness It's the trickle-down effect of the recession. Some people who have lost their jobs are now on the streets. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/The-Changing-Face-of-Homelessness-in-the-Recession/5703497">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:35:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5077087 L.I. Politician Threatened by Dead Fish Authorities are trying to find out who left a dead fish wrapped in a political campaign sign on the doorstep of a defeated Long Island politician. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Long-Island-Politician-Threatened-by-Dead-Fish/5703573">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:58:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5077144 Obama Tours Great Wall of China - See Photos President Barack Obama absorbed history's expanse Wednesday from atop the Great Wall of China, a manmade wonder of such enormity that Obama found himself putting daily life in perspective. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/President-Barack-Obama-Tours-Great-Wall-of-China/5703552">READ MORE >></a> SEE: <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5703509.php?">Photos of Obama at the Great Wall <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:49:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5077125 Bloomingdale's Unveils Holiday Windows - Photos It's not even Thanksgiving, but retailers are getting in the Christmas spirit. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5703114.php">CLICK FOR PHOTOS <img border="0" width="20" height="14" alt="" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:27:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5703114.php Former KISS Drummer Talks Male Breast Cancer Lying in bed one night in 2007, Peter Criss felt something strange: a small lump on his left breast. ``I thought, `It's a nodule, I'm a guy, I don't think it's anything more than that,''' he said. ``The more I messed with it, the bigger it got and the more it hurt, and that started really scaring me.'' <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Former-KISS-Drummer-Peter-Criss-Talks-About-Surviv/5703794">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:33:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5077321 Sy Syms Dies at 83 Sy Syms, founder and chairman of the SYMS Corp. discount clothing chain, died of heart failure Tuesday in New York, according to a statement issued by the company. He was 83. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/SYMS-Clothing-Store-Founder-Sy-Syms-Dies-at-83/5703648">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:10:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5077194 SUNY Board Calls for Tuition Hike The State University of New York Board of Trustees on Tuesday called for a 2 percent increase in tuition, which would be the second straight year of increases. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Tuition-Hike-Called-for-at-State-University-of-New/5703706">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:24:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5077237 Rockettes Light Empire State Building - See Photos Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:39:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5703165.php Goldman Sachs Trying to Atone for Mistakes Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is teaming with billionaire investor Warren Buffett to invest $500 million to provide thousands of small business owners across America with college scholarships and boost their access to capital. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Goldman-Sachs-Trying-to-Atone-for-Mistakes/5704711">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:41:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5077945 Group: Beware of Toxic Toys Children's toys carrying the Barbie and Disney logos have turned up with high levels of lead in them, according to a California-based advocacy group, a finding that may give consumers pause as they shop for the holiday season. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Health-Group-Finds-High-Levels-of-Lead-in-Toys/5698800">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:57:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5072885 Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Cop Shooting A Stratford man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for attempting to kill a federal law enforcement officer at a Bridgeport gas station in 2007. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Man-Sentenced-to-13-Years-in-Cop-Shooting/5698745 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:45:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5072854 Judge Keeps Warrants Sealed A Connecticut judge has agreed to keep sealed for another two weeks search warrant affidavits in the case of an animal research technician charged with killing a Yale graduate student. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Judge-Extends-Sealing-of-Warrants-in-Yale-Killing/5698546">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:53:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5072738 NY Political Anchor Takes Bizarre Fall from Grace A local political reporter with influence well beyond New York has taken a far, fast fall in a bizarre cascade of events.  <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NY-Political-Anchor-Takes-Bizarre-Fall-from-Grace/5698358 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:19:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5072583 NJ Financial Adviser Admits Defrauding Investors A New Jersey-based financial adviser has admitted operating a scheme that defrauded investors of more than $9 million. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NJ-Financial-Adviser-Admits-Defrauding-Investors/5697824 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5072161 Clerk Sells Winning Ticket by Mistake No one is complaining about a mistake made by a store clerk in southern New Jersey. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Clerk-Sells-Winning-Ticket-by-Mistake/5697797 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:49:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5072141 Always Coca-Cola... Except in Costco Costco says it is no longer carrying Coca-Cola products in its stores nationwide due to a pricing dispute with the beverage maker. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Costco-Says-No-More-to-Coke-Products/5697744 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:43:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5072099 Santa's New Sleigh! Today, kids and adults alike got a preview of the stars at this year's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Hoboken, New Jersey...the floats! <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Floats-for-This-Year-s-Thanksgiving-Day-Parade/5697519">READ MORE>></a> <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Floats-for-This-Year-s-Thanksgiving-Day-Parade/5697519">PARADE ROUTE INSIDE>></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:09:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5071924 Factory Production Dips; Inflation Tamed A decline in factory production in October signals that consumers and businesses remain cautious in their spending, with the economic recovery likely to be sluggish. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Factory-Production-Dips-in-October-While-Inflation/5703467">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:21:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5077056 DWIs Get Tougher With "Leandra's Law" New York's Senate and Assembly leaders say they've agreed on toughening state law to make driving drunk with a child in the vehicle a felony. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Senate--Assembly-Agree-On--Leandra-s-Law-/5696676 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:13:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5071314 Senators: No Deal on NY Deficit Senate Conference Leader John Sampson says a closed-door leaders meeting hasn't resulted in a deal to address New York's $3.2 billion deficit, only a commitment to keep talking for perhaps several more days. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Senators--No-Deal-on-New-York-Deficit/5696467 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:59:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5071162 Paper Raids A law enforcement official says the New York Police Department raided circulation offices at some of the nation's largest newspapers as part of a union corruption probe. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NYPD-Raids-New-York-Newspaper-Officers-in-Union-Co/5696378 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:26:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5071114 Get Ready for Lawsuits A judge has cleared the way for lawsuits to be filed in a wrong-way crash on a New York parkway that killed eight people. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Lawsuit-Looms-in-NY-Wrong-Way-Crash-that-Killed-8/5696231 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:08:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5070992 Army Suicides Already Higher Than 2008 Total Soldier suicides this year are almost sure to top last year's, but a recent decline in the pace of such deaths could mean the Army is making progress in stemming them, officials said Tuesday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Army-Suicides-Already-Higher-Than-2008-Total/5695866">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:02:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5070765 Conservative Doug Hoffman Withdraws Concession Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman has withdrawn his concession in the close 23rd District Congressional race as New York election officials begin counting paper ballots. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Doug-Hoffman-Withdraws-Concession-in-New-York-Spec/5695665">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:28:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5070637 JP Morgan Donates $1 Mil. for Central Park Trees The Central Park Conservancy has received a $1 million donation to restore and replant trees that were ripped apart by a summer storm. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/JP-Morgan-Chase-Donates--1-Million-for-Central-Par/5695573">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:12:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5070577 43 Charged in Suburban Drug Ring Federal prosecutors say drug charges have been filed against 43 members of a suburban New York trafficking ring. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/43-Charged-in-Sububan-Drug-Ring/5695552">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:07:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5070565 Paterson Says NY Must Cut "Sacred Cows" Lawmakers in New York are continuing a special session in Albany as the state faces a $3.2 billion budget deficit. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-Governor-David-Paterson-Talks-to-WCBS-New/5695164">READ MORE >></a> LISTEN: <a onclick="window.open(this.href,'','resizable=no,location=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,status=no,toolbar=no,fullscreen=no,dependent=no,width=990,height=775,status'); return false" href="http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=4172521">Full Paterson Interview <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_sound_20x14_1.jpg" /></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:05:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5070242 90-Year-Old Charged for Nazi-Era Crimes Former SS sergeant Adolf Storms lived in Germany unnoticed for more than six decades after World War II until an Austrian university student last year came across his name while researching a 1945 massacre of Jewish forced laborers. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/90-Year-Old-Charged-for-Nazi-Era-Crimes/5695274">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:30:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5070326 Terrorism Lawyer Ordered to Serve Sentence A federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered a disbarred civil rights lawyer convicted in a terrorism case to go to prison and said a judge must consider whether her sentence of a little more than two years behind bars was too lenient. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Terrorism-Lawyer-Ordered-to-Serve-Sentence/5695214">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:20:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5070282 Man Recovering from Deer Attack A northern New York man is recovering after being attacked by a 10-point buck while he was loading firewood. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Man-Recovering-from-Deer-Attack/5695194">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:12:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5070267 Ida's Remnants Erode Long Island Officials say the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida brought severe beach erosion to Long Island's South Shore. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Ida-s-Remnants-Erode-Long-Island/5694785">READ MORE >></a> SEE: <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5694766.php?">Erosion Photos <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:55:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5070041 West Side Highway Reopens After Crash The southbound Henry Hudson Parkway was closed for a good chunk of the morning rush after a vehicle traveling northbound became airborne and collided with a vehicle in the southbound lanes. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/West-Side-Highway-Closed-After-Crash/5694401">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:40:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5069821 New Kosher Soup Kitchens Opening Soon The're called Masbia - which means ``satiate'' in Hebrew. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Kosher-Soup-Kitchens-Opening-Soon-in-New-York-/5694412">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:42:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5069830 More Foreign Students Attending NJ Colleges The number of foreign students attending New Jersey's four-year colleges rose more than 7 percent last year. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/More-Foreign-Students-Attending-Colleges-in-New-Je/5694103">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:36:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5069610 NYPD Weapons Discharges at Record Low City police officers fired their weapons the fewest number of times last year since comparable record-keeping began in 1971, police department data released Monday show. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-City-Police-Officers-Fired-Guns-Fewest-Nu/5694064">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:32:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5069574 Obama Meets with Chinese President in Beijing President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao emerged from hours of intense talks Tuesday determined to marshal their combined clout on crucial issues, but still showing divisions over economic, security and human rights issues that have long bedeviled the two powers. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/President-Barack-Obama-Meets-with-Chinese-Presiden/5693967">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:20:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5069480 Connecticut Swine Flu Death Toll Hits 17 Connecticut health officials say a patient who died at Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam has been confirmed as the state's 17th swine flu fatality since April. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Connecticut-Swine-Flu-Death-Toll-Hits-17/5693931">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:05:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5069458 Schoolgirl Critically Injured by Stray Bullet Police are searching for the person who critically injured a 15-year-old girl with a stray bullet as she walked home from school in the Bronx. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Schoolgirl-Critically-Injured-by-Stray-Bullet/5693850">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:37:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5069392 Industrial Production Up Less Than Expected Industrial production edged up 0.1 percent in October, a smaller-than-expected increase that signals a bumpy recovery ahead. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Industrial-Production-Up-Less-Than-Expected-in-Oct/5703459">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:18:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5077048 Barneys Unveils Holiday Windows - See Photos This season's windows celebrate the 35th anniversary of "Saturday Night Live." <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5693540.php?">CLICK FOR PHOTOS <img border="0" width="20" height="14" alt="" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:48:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5693540.php? Countdown Clocks Coming to Bronx Stations Comin' at you in 5...4...3...2... <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Countdown-Clocks-Coming-to-Bronx-Subway-Stations/5695672">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:29:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5070643 Teenager Sues School Over Censorship A New Jersey high school student has sued her school claiming administrators kept her from participating in a day of silent protest against abortion. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Jersey-Teenager-Sues-School-Over-Censorship/5694945">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:15:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5070112 Teenager Killed for Refusing to Fight One New Jersey teenager is charged with reckless manslaughter in the death of another who refused to fight. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Teenager-Killed-for-Refusing-to-Fight/5694795">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:59:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5070045 "Star Trek" Now on DVD - See Party Photos Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:35:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5694131.php Elton John Holds AIDS Benefit - See Photos The 8th annual "An Enduring Vision" event was held at Cipriani Wall Street. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5693584.php">CLICK FOR PHOTOS <img border="0" width="20" height="14" alt="" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:23:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5693584.php Speidi Book Signing in NYC - See Photos Spencer Platt and Heidi Montag are promting their book "How to be Famous." <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5693464.php">CLICK FOR PHOTOS <img border="0" width="20" height="14" alt="" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:37:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5693464.php Pilot Walks Away from Plane Crash Authorities say a Florida man has walked away from the crash of his single-engine airplane with only minor injuries after it flipped over while landing at an upstate New York airport. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Pilot-Walks-Away-from-Plane-Crash-at-Stewart-Airpo/5694599">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:09:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5069927 "Leandra's Law" Progress Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says the chamber's Democratic majority is agreeing to a version of a law that will make it a felony to drive while intoxicated when a child under age 15 is in the car. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/APNewsBreak--Agreement-on-New-DWI-Law/5689092">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:57:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5065300 Conflicting Advice for Women Most women don't need a mammogram in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50, a government task force said Monday. It's a major reversal that conflicts with the American Cancer Society's long-standing position. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Advice--Skip-Mammograms-in-40s--Start-at-50/5688711">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:47:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5065076 NFL Fines Titans Owner for Obscene Gesture The NFL has fined Titans owner Bud Adams $250,000 for making an obscene gesture at Buffalo fans while celebrating Tennessee's victory over the Bills. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NFL-Fines-Titans-Owner-for-Obscene-Gesture/5688349">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:32:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5064768 Christie: Finances Worse Than Thought New Jersey's governor-elect said Monday he'll be taking office of a state with an even worse financial crisis than previously believed, and he wants the current governor to tighten the state's purse strings in the meantime. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Christie-Committee--Finances-Worse-Than-Thought/5688271 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:22:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5064710 Mayor Vows to Veto 5-Minute Cushion The New York City Council is granting drivers get a five-minute cushion in certain no-parking zones. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Mayor-Bloomberg-Vows-to-Veto-5-Minute-Cushion-for-/5688208 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:05:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5064667 Airport Guard Pleads Guilty Over Threat to Obama A New Jersey airport security guard who allegedly threatened to shoot President Barack Obama has pleaded guilty to two counts of harassment in a deal with prosecutors. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Airport-Guard-Pleads-Guilty-Over-Threat-to-Obama/5688031 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:37:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5064542 Word of The Year? "Unfriend" What word sums up the year 2009? <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Word-of-The-Year---Unfriend-/5688016 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:32:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5064536 Mayor to Agencies: Cut $1.75 Billion New York City agencies are being told to come up with $1.75 billion in savings as Mayor Michael Bloomberg tries to bridge next year's multibillion-dollar deficit. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Mayor-Bloomberg-to-Agencies--Cute--1-75-Billion/5687894">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:17:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5064428 Woman to Plead Guilty in Smart Kidnapping Case Court papers say the woman charged in the 2002 abduction of Elizabeth Smart has reached an agreement with prosecutors and is expected to plead guilty in federal court on Tuesday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Woman-to-Plead-Guilty-in-Elizabeth-Smart-Kidnappin/5687693">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:08:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5064260 Amtrak: Get Your Holiday Tickets Now! Amtrak is preparing for what it believes will be its busiest travel day this year. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Amtrak-Prepares-for-Thanksgiving-Travel/5686956 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:13:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5063745 Hudson River Airspace Changing The Federal Aviation Administration says it will carve the crowded airspace over the Hudson River into separate areas for local and long-distance traffic. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/FAA-Changes-Hudson-River-Airspace/5686765 ">READ MORE>></a> Hudson River Collision: <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5005211.php?#video">WATCH </a>I <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=3940799">LISTEN </a>I <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/4966551.php">SEE</a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:42:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5063602 How Much Damage did Storm Do to NJ Shore? Crews from the state Department of Environmental Protection are hitting New Jersey's beaches to see how badly last week's nor'easter eroded the shoreline.<a href="http://wcbs880.com/Crews-Measuring-Beach-Erosion-in-New-Jersey-After-/5686502 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:03:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5063402 Absentee Counting Begins for Suozzi-Mangano Race The tedious, emotional process of counting thousands of absentee ballots is now underway in the Nassau County executive's race. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Counting-Absentee-Ballots-in-Nassau-Executive-Race/5686373 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:52:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5063308 Former Cop to Appear in Court for Terror Charges A court appearance is scheduled for today for a man who has been charged with an act of terrorism.  <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Former-Cop-to-Appear-in-Court-for-Terror-Charges/5686271 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:32:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5063227 Authorities Give Up on Catching Turnpike Turkey Authorities have stopped trying to capture a wild turkey that calls Interchange 14B on the New Jersey Turnpike home. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Authorities-Give-Up-on-Catching-Turkey-on-New-Jers/5686005">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:57:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5063054 Paterson Gains Some Ground in New Poll A new poll says New York Gov. David Paterson's overall favorability rating has increased slightly in the past month, up from 27 percent in October to 33 percent now. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-Governor-David-Paterson-Gains-Some-Ground/5685610">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:51:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5062778 Authorities Won't Continue Search for Missing Man East Hartford authorities say they probably won't continue a search for a man who went missing after a minivan sank in the Connecticut River. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Authorities-Won-t-Continue-Search-for-Missing-Man/5685408">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:22:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5062626 Retail Sales Up 1.4 Percent in October Retail sales rose more than expected in October due largely to a big rebound in auto sales. But broader consumer spending remains under pressure, raising questions about the durability of the recovery. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Retail-Sales-Up-1-4-Percent-in-October/5685183">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:42:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5062464 Christie Talking Taxes Republican Chris Christie and the co-chairmen of his transition team's budget and taxes committee are scheduled to speak about their plans on Monday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Jersey-Governor-Elect-Chris-Christie-Talking-T/5685125">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:27:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5062431 New York City Sued Over Kite Flying Injury Relatives of a 12-year-old skateboarder are suing New York City after they say a glass-encrusted ``kite fighting'' wire slashed his throat outside their co-op complex. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-City-Sued-Over-Kite-Flying-Injury/5684876">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:31:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5062305 Slain Detectives Honored with Boat A 36-foot police boat now bears the names of two slain detectives. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Slain-New-York-City-Police-Detectives-Being-Honore/5684983">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:55:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5062358 Woman Arrested in Fatal Hit-and-Run A Connecticut woman has been arrested in connection with the death of her 57-year-old boyfriend, who was run over by a car in Old Saybrook last year. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Woman-Arrested-in-Fatal-Hit-and-Run/5685666">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5062811 Police Seek Identity of Dead Cyclist Police on Long Island are trying to learn the identity of a bicyclist who was struck and killed by a car. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Nassau-County-Police-Seek-Identity-of-Desd-Bicycli/5684482">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:18:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5062029 Two Men Shot in Car in Staten Island One of the victims, a 24-year-old, was shot multiple times. He was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Two-Men-Shot-in-Car-in-Staten-Island/5684463">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:16:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5062017 GM Posts $1.2 Billion Loss, Will Repay Gov't General Motors Co. says it lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection through Sept. 30, far better than it has reported in previous quarters and a sign that the auto giant is starting to turn around its business. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/General-Motors-Posts--1-2-Billion-Loss-in-Third-Qu/5684429">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5062002 Bruce Springsteen Forgets Where He Is Bruce Springsteen bellowed ``Hello, Ohio!'' to his fans at the Palace of Auburn Hills. That's in Michigan. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Bruce-Springsteen-Forgets-Where-He-Is/5684278">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:39:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5061883 New Jersey Puts Deadline on Unclaimed Winnings New Jersey may have found a new way to bring in some money. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Jersey-Puts-Deadline-on-Unclaimed-Winnings/5684517">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:22:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5062048 Food Pantry Destroyed by Fire The Suffolk County arson squad is investigating a fire that destroyed a hunger relief charity working to help the poor during the holidays. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Food-Pantry-Wrecked-by-Fire-as-Thanksgiving-Nears/5684148">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:19:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5061761 Man Sets Wife on Fire in Connecticut New Haven police say a city man doused his wife and her two children with an accelerant and set fire to the woman, who suffered burns on up to 40 percent of her body. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Man-Sets-Wife-on-Fire-in-Connecticut/5684145">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:18:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5061758 WATCH: Atlantis Rocketing to Space Station Space shuttle Atlantis rocketed into orbit Monday with six astronauts and a full load of spare parts for the International Space Station. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Space-Shuttle-Atlantis-Heading-for-International-S/5684079">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:01:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5061712 Governor Paterson Backs Off New Plate Plan The rallying cry of ``no new plates'' has apparently reached the ears of the state's top elected officials. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Governor-Paterson-Backs-off-New-License-Plate-Plan/5679721">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:56:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5057496 Check Out the Yorkville Thrift Shop Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:41:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/2069915.php NY College Student Dies in Italy Church Fall A college student from New York has died after falling from a steep flight of stairs leading to an ancient church in Rome, Italy. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/College-Student-from-New-York-Dies-in-Fall-at-Anci/5683663">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:21:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5061314 Man Gets Nearly 20 Years in Sex Tourism Case A New Jersey man has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for traveling to Thailand to have sex with boys. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Jersey-Man-Being-Sentenced-in-Sex-Tourism-Case/5684567">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:32:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5062089 Person Dies in Queens Fire A person has died in a house fire in Queens. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Person-Dies-in-Queens-Fire/5684919">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:42:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5062324 You Could Win $25,000 in Jewelry Devon Fine Jewelry has a special event going on where you could win $25,000 in jewelry. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/You-Could-Win--25-000-in-Jewelry/5684902">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:37:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5062309 World Record for Dominoes - Watch Video A new world record was set at the annual domino-toppling event in the Netherlands - over 4,000,000. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Video--World-Record-Dominoes-2009/5684020">CLICK HERE >></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:39:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5061663 Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Tuesday Morning Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office predicts 20 to 30 meteors per hour over the Americas and 200 to 300 an hour over Asia. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Leonid-Meteor-Shower-Peaks-Tuesday-Morning/5684949">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:55:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5062337 Study Raises New Questions about Cholesterol Pill A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin, drugs still taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, despite questions raised last year about how well they work. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Study-Raises-New-Questions-about-Cholesterol-Pill/5680074">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:16:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5057814 Conn. Army National Guard Deploys 700 to Mideast Two units of the Connecticut Army National Guard are sending 700 soldiers to the Middle East in the largest single deployment of Connecticut guard members since the Korean War. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Connecticut-Army-National-Guard-Deploys-700-to-Mid/5679693">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:46:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5057468 Sparring over Terror Trials Bringing those accused in the Sept. 11 attacks to New York for trial would increase the security threat to the city and give radical Islamists a platform to propagate their ideology, Rudy Giuliani said. Democrats, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, defended Attorney General Eric Holder's decision. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Dems--GOP-Split-on-NYC-Trials-of-Alleged-Terrorist/5679555">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:15:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5057342 Medical Errors Hidden after Connecticut Law Changed Changes made five years ago to a Connecticut law aimed at revealing medical mistakes at hospitals have allowed the facilities to keep more errors secret, a Hartford Courant analysis shows. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Medical-Errors-Hidden-after-Connecticut-Law-Change/5679436">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:42:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5057247 Authorities Search for Boater in Greenwood Lake Authorities were searching for an upstate New York man after his fishing boat was found adrift in a lake at the New York-New Jersey border. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Authorities-Search-for-Missing-Boater-in-Greenwood/5679434">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:36:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5057246 Celebs Lend Voices to Museum of Jewish Heritage Henry Kissinger, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, and architect Daniel Liebeskind are among the notables who have lent their voices to the Keeping History Center at the New York City Museum of Jewish Heritage. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Celebs-Lend-Voices-to-Museum-of-Jewish-Heritage/5679374">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:22:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5057207 Report: Queens Woman Set on Fire in Front of Kids <title></title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/fck_editorarea.css" />A man doused his ex-girlfriend with gasoline and set her on fire in the doorway of her Queens home Sunday as her children looked on, officials and neighbors told the New York Post. The woman was badly burned and her children were treated for smoke inhalation, authorities said. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Cops--Queens-Woman-Set-on-Fire-in-Front-of-Kids/5679304">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:57:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5057148 Emergency Declarations Issued for Six NJ Counties Gov. Jon Corzine has declared states of emergency in six New Jersey counties battered by the recent nor'easter. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Emergency-Declarations-Issued-for-Six-NJ-Counties/5679170">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:07:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5057028 New Rochelle Residents Advised Not to Drink Water Residents of New Rochelle have been advised not to drink water from their taps due to a water main break. Water should only be used for household sanitation purposes but is safe for hand-washing, officials said. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Rochelle-Residents-Advised-Not-to-Drink-Water/5679146">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:52:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5057009 American Charities May Not Have a Happy Holiday American charities have weathered a significant drop in giving this year, and while they're hoping for a holiday miracle, a recent survey shows they will probably see a decrease in year-end generosity. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/ap_news.php?story=AP/APTV/National/a/a/US--Meltdown-Charity&tag=Box_14507158_Outer_Div;Box_14507158_Inner_Div">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:13:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/ap_news.php?story=AP/APTV/National/a/a/US--Meltdown-Charity&tag=Box_14507158_Outer_Div;Box_14507158_Inner_Div Two Stabbed, Six Charged in Paterson Brawl Two men were stabbed and six people arrested after police broke up a large street fight in Paterson early Sunday. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:38:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5056918 Student Accused of Threatening Witnesses in Court A University of Connecticut student goes before a judge this week, accused of committing an act of terrorism by posting threatening Internet messages after the stabbing death of football player Jasper Howard. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:33:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5056917 Turnout Up at Flu Clinics Turnout is way up at swine flu vaccine clinics that New York City is holding at public schools around the city. About 1700 more people have already been vaccinated this weekend than were all of last weekend. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Turnout-Up-at-Flu-Clinics/5678901 ">READ MORE>></a>  <a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/flu/html/home/home.shtml">FIND: Clinic Near You</a> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:11:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5056840 Cosmetology School Worker Indicted on Theft Charge Theft charges have been filed against a northern New Jersey man who allegedly stole more than $128,000 from the cosmetology school where he worked. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:12:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5056780 Paterson Funeral Director Loses License over Fraud A New Jersey funeral director who illegally collected more than $56,000 in funeral expense subsidies has lost his professional license. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:29:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5056685 N.J. Lawmaker Proposes "Prisoner re-Entry" Measures One New Jersey lawmaker says the state can save money and reduce recidivism by ex-prisoners by implementing several administrative and legislative reforms. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:38:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5056601 NYC Mayor Race Over, 2013 Contenders Emerge Campaign posters for Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his Democratic challenger can still be spotted around New York City. But the next class of potential candidates is already emerging. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:34:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5056599 Conn. Army National Guard Deploying 700 to Mideast Two units of the Connecticut Army National Guard are sending 700 soldiers to the Middle East in the largest single deployment of Connecticut guard members since the Korean War. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:51:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5056506 Conn. Crews Searching for Man in River Emergency crews are searching for a man whose minivan has been found in the Connecticut River. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:48:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5056504 NASA on Track for Monday Space Shuttle Launch NASA has cleared space shuttle Atlantis for liftoff Monday on a trip to stock up the International Space Station with several years' worth of spare parts. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:12:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5056301 Iran Condemns U.S. Mosque, Skyscraper Seizure Iran's parliament speaker has denounced as "disgraceful" U.S. moves to seize four mosques and a New York City skyscraper owned by a Muslim nonprofit organization suspected of Iranian links. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:07:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5056294 Feds to Probe Low Milk Prices Paid to N.Y. Farmers A top antitrust investigator from the U.S. Justice Department is investigating why New York farmers are getting record low payments for milk and consumers are seeing just a fraction of the savings. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:36:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5056259 One Dead in Bar Shooting Police responding to a wild barfight in Brooklyn shot one man dead and wounded a second man. According to police, patrons were firing guns and hitting each other with barstools when officers arrived at the Norwood Palace bar in the East New York section shortly after 3 a.m. Sunday. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:41:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5056201 UConn Dorm Evacuated by 2 Fires Authorities are investigating two fires that occurred within minutes of each other in a University of Connecticut dormitory. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:10:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5055387 Obama Urges Congress to Put Off Fort Hood Probe President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Congress to hold off on any investigation of the Fort Hood rampage until federal law enforcement and military authorities have completed their probes into the shootings at the Texas Army post, which left 13 people dead. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:15:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5055245 In Asia, Obama Talking Climate, Arms Control President Barack Obama and nearly two dozen fellow leaders from Europe and the Asia-Pacific region agreed Sunday that next month's much-anticipated international climate change meetings will be merely a way station - not the once hoped-for end point - in the difficult search for a worldwide global warming treaty. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/In-Asia--Obama-Talking-Climate--Arms-Control/5676961 ">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:10:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5055214 Falling Concrete on Southern State Pkway Falling concrete resulted in a ten car accident in Wantagh just after 6 p.m. on Saturday. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:48:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5054947 Official: Powder at Ellis Island Harmless A fire official says that a white powder found at Ellis Island in New York Harbor is harmless. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Official--Powder-at-NY-s-Ellis-Island-Harmless/5676501 ">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:26:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5054866 Conn. Man Killed after Exiting Car on Route 95 A Bridgeport man was killed after exiting his car following a minor accident on Route 95 south. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:18:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5054856 Holder: 9/11 Cases on Firm Legal Footing Attorney General Eric Holder insists the case against self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four alleged henchmen is on solid legal ground, after announcing the men will be tried in a civilian court in lower Manhattan. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Holder--9-11-Cases-on-Firm-Legal-Footing/5676212 ">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:53:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5054585 LI Man Dies After Being Tasered by Cops A Coram man is dead after a violent struggle with the police. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:15:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5054540 NY Woman Finds New Body in Son's Grave A woman visiting her son's tomb at a Long Island cemetery was dismayed to discover that the grave contained a new body. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:03:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5054490 Former NJ Corrections Officer Headed to Prison A former corrections officer at a southern New Jersey prison will now serve time himself. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:00:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5054483 Brookhaven Councilman Romaine Dies at 36 Keith Romaine, the Brookhaven Town Councilman who just won a second term, died Saturday morning. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Brookhaven-Councilman-Romaine-Dies-at-36/5675904">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:32:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5054388 2 Killed in Small Plane Crash in NJ Two people aboard a small plane were killed when it crashed in southern New Jersey on Saturday afternoon. <a href="http:// http://wcbs880.com/2-Killed-in-Small-Plane-Crash-in-NJ/5675860">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:47:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5054353 More New Yorkers in Line for Shots The City Health Department has expanded health clinics offering the H1N1 vaccine to include more New Yorkers. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/More-New-Yorkers-in-Line-for-Shots/5675853">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:36:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5054347 CT Army National Guard Deploying 700 to Mideast The Connecticut Army National Guard is deploying 700 soldiers this weekend to the Middle East in the largest single deployment of its troops since the Korean War. <a href="http:// http://wcbs880.com/CT-Army-National-Guard-Deploying-700-to-Mideast/5675748">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:24:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5054280 Probation for Former NJ Judge Who Assaulted Wife  A former municipal judge in New Jersey has been sentenced to two years probation for assaulting his estranged wife, a New York City radio personality. <a href="http:// http://wcbs880.com/Probation-for-Former-NJ-Judge-Who-Assaulted-Wife/5675719">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:21:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5054251 Empire State Building Marks World Diabetes Day The lights atop New York City's Empire State Building will be blue on Saturday night, in honor of World Diabetes Day. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Empire-State-Building-Marks-World-Diabetes-Day/5675551">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:10:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5054136 Not Your Average Garage Sale As Bernard Madoff sits in a North Carolina prison serving a 150-year sentence, remnants of the fallen financier's once lavish lifestyle are going on the auction block at a Manhattan hotel. <a href="http:// http://wcbs880.com/Madoff-s-Personal-Belongings-Up-for-Auction/5675524">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:51:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5054124 Google Makes Concessions on Digital Book Deal Internet search leader Google will ease its control over millions of copyright-protected books earmarked for its digital library if a court approves a revised lawsuit settlement that addresses objections of antitrust regulators. <a href=""http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/ap_news.php?story=AP/APTV/National/a/a/US-TEC--GoogleBookBat&tag=Box_14507158_Outer_Div;Box_14507158_Inner_Div"">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:38:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/ap_news.php?story=AP/APTV/National/a/a/US-TEC--GoogleBookBat&tag=Box_14507158_Outer_Div;Box_14507158_Inner_Div Queens Man Convicted of Killing, Dismembering 2 A Queens man has been convicted of shooting and dismembering two men and burying their body parts in his Long Island parents' backyard over a drug deal gone bad. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Queens-Man-Convicted-of-Killing--Dismembering-2-Me/5675381">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:30:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5054052 Nor'Easter Still Battering NJ Coast  A stubborn nor'easter battered New Jersey for a third straight day Saturday, dropping more rain as shore communities worked to clear flooded roadways and repair extensive damage caused by the storm. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Ida-s-Remnants-Move-Out-To-Sea/5675361">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:10:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5054035 NASA Strikes Gold on the Moon...Water! Suddenly, the moon looks exciting again. It has lots of water, scientists said Friday, a thrilling discovery that sent a ripple of hope for a future astronaut outpost in a place that has always seemed barren and inhospitable. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NASA-Strikes-Gold-on-the-Moon---Water-/5673973 ">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:59:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5052888 NJ Lawmaker: Gay Marriage Bill Might Not Get Vote A New Jersey bill to allow gay marriage might not go to a vote in the Legislature before the session ends in January and Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine, who supports the measure, is succeeded by Republican Chris Christis, who does not. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NJ-Lawmaker--Gay-Marriage-Bill-Might-Not-Get-Vote/5673954 ">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:49:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5052881 Teacher Caught Stealing from Other Teachers A videotape catches a Wilton school teacher stealing money from other teachers. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Teacher-Caught-Stealing-from-Other-Teachers/5673757 ">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:24:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5052766 Newark: We Need More Money for Buybacks Newark officials are scrambling to find more money to fund a gun buyback program that exceeded even the most optimistic expectations. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Newark-Wants-More-Money-for-Successful-Gun-Buyback/5673688 ">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:57:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5052724 No Jail for Fashion Students in Cocaine Case Two Manhattan fashion students arrested in a cocaine sting won't be jailed after pleading guilty to a felony drug-possession charge. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/No-Jail-for-Fashion-Students-in-New-York-City-Coca/5673678 ">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:53:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5052718 Working Women's Luncheon Cancer survivor Phyllis Ellis and the WCBS/Fresh Working Women's Luncheon. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Working-Women-s-Luncheon/5673537 ">WATCH>></a> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:24:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5052651 Madoff's Spoils Up For Auction They're the spoils of a feast that's over forever: Bernard Madoff's stuff on the auction block. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Bernard-Madoff-s-Personal-Items-Up-for-Auction/5673295 ">READ MORE>></a> PHOTOS: <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/Madoff-s-Personal-Property-Up-for-Auction/5673259">Madoff's Personal Items </a><img width="20" height="14" alt="" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:24:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5052454 Worker Killed at Quinnipiac University Hamden authorities say a construction worker has died after he was struck by a forklift at Quinnipiac University. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Worker-Killed-at-Quinnipiac-University/5672929 ">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:14:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5052218 More Layoffs Coming to The Times The New York Times News Service, which repackages Times stories for other media outlets, is laying off at least 25 employees. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/More-Layoffs-Coming-to-The-New-York-Times/5672803">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:58:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5052119 Dog Thrown Off Roof is Euthanized A dog that survived being thrown off the roof of a six-story Brooklyn building this summer has been euthanized. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Calls-To-Save-Life-of-NY-Dog-Thrown-From-Roof/5672732 ">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:45:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5052078 Poll: Christie Should Cut Taxes Soon Nearly half of New Jerseyans polled in a new survey want Gov.-elect Chris Christie to cut taxes quickly, and a majority are optimistic it will happen. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Poll--Governor-Elect-Christie-Should-Cut-Taxes-Soo/5672372 ">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:15:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5051926 Power is Back After Morristown Explosion An explosion at a JCP&L power substation knocked out power to 12,000 customers. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Reports--Explosion-in-Morristown--NJ/5671284">MORE INFORMATION>></a> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:03:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5051193 Prosecutors to Seek Death for 9/11 Mastermind At a news conference Friday, Attorney General Eric Holder made the announcement about Self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed on Friday morning. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Khalid-Sheikh-Mohammed--Mastermind-of-September-11/5668131">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:30:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5048588 Balloon Boy's Parents Plead Guilty The Colorado parents accused of pulling a spectacular hoax by reporting their son was aboard a runaway balloon have pleaded guilty to charges that could bring some jail time and probation. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Balloon-Boy-s-Parents-Plead-Guilty/5669818">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:20:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5049800 Ex-Madoff Computer Programmers Arrested Two former computer programmers for Bernard Madoff's investment firm were arrested Friday on charges they helped cover up the disgraced money manager's massive fraud for more than 15 years. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Former-Computer-Programmers-for-Bernard-Madoff-Arr/5669625">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:10:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5049620 Trade Deficit Widens The U.S. trade deficit widened by the most in a decade in September as foreign oil prices rose to the highest level in nearly a year, swamping a fifth consecutive gain in exports. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Trade-Deficit-Widens/5669592">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:59:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5049596 Bloody Sock Links Accused Yale Killer to His Victim DNA evidence on a bloody sock found hidden in the ceiling and an ink pen found under the body of a Yale graduate student links an animal research technician to her killing, according to an arrest warrant released Friday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Bloody-Socks-Link-Accused-Yale-Killer-to-His-Victi/5669598">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:14:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5049601 Obama, Japanese PM Pledge Renewed Alliance President Barack Obama said Friday that his decision about how many troops to send to Afghanistan will come soon and he is bent on ``getting this right.'' <a href="http://wcbs880.com/President-Barack-Obama-and-Japanese-Prime-Minister/5668403">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:20:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5048843 Storm Bears Down Coastal residents are bracing for major flooding and strong winds. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Nor-easter-Raises-Flooding-Fears-Along-NJ-Coast/5662636 ">MORE DETAILS >></a> EXTRAS: <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/4770534.php">Zoom Radar</a> | <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/2169.php?tag=Box_46353563_Inner_Div;pn20193">WCBS Weather</a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:24:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5044010 Florida Man Calls 911 for Sex Florida police say a man arrested for repeatedly calling 911 looking for sex claimed it was the only number he could dial after running out of cell phone minutes. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Florida-Man-Calls-911-for-Sex/5668037">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:48:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5048538 Roads Flooded on Long Island People are up to their knees in water on some parts of Long Island as remnants of Tropical Storm Ida pound the East Coast. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Roads-Flooded-on-Long-Island/5668863">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:26:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5049184 Woodland Park Won't Go Back to West Paterson A decades-long conflict among residents of a small New Jersey community over what their town should be called has been resolved - for now, at least. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Woodland-Park-Won-t-Go-Back-to-West-Paterson/5668010">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:35:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5048517 Nude Sculpture Attracts Attention in Midtown Move over Naked Cowboy, there's a new nude in town. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Nude-Statue-Attracts-Attention-in-Midtown-Manhatta/5668000">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:31:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5048510 Mother, Three Children Die in Bridgeport Fire Bridgeport officials say smoke alarms did go off during a public housing complex fire that killed a woman and her three young children, and the building was up to code. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Three-Children-Die-in-Bridgeport-Fire/5667991">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:23:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5048501 Yankee Stadium Destruction Update Check out how much of the "House That Ruth Built" is left. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5668694.php">CLICK FOR PHOTOS <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:05:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5668694.php New Gap Store Opens in SoHo - See Photos It's located at 528 Broadway. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5667733.php">CLICK FOR PHOTOS <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:22:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5667733.php Rutgers Football Bowl Eligible with Win Over S. Flor. Given a week and a half to prepare for No. 23 South Florida, Rutgers did something that no one has done to the Bulls in the regular season in their 13-year history - they blanked them. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Rugers-University-Football-Team-Becomes-Bowl-Eligi/5668317">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:05:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5048763 8 Injured in Nail Salon Crash Connecticut authorities say a car smashed through the front windows of a Milford nail salon and ended up halfway into the shop in an accident that injured eight people. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/8-Injured-in-Nail-Salon-Crash/5668301">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:55:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5048750 Jury Clears Cop Accused of Being "Too Cozy" w/ Informants A jury has cleared a veteran New York City police detective of charges that he got too cozy with confidential informants and tipped them to search warrants and other police information. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Jury-Clears-New-York-City-Cop-Accused-of-Being--To/5664706 ">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:47:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5045529 CT Hospital Placed on Probation Connecticut public health officials have placed St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center on probation for one year, citing various state violations. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Connecticut-Hospital-Placed-on-Probation/5664670">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:35:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5045515 Janitors Admit "Man Cave" Was to Goof Off Two janitors have admitted using a secret hideaway to goof off and do drugs on the job in a state office complex next to the Capitol. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-Janitors-Admit--Man-Cave--Was-to-Goof-Off/5663835">READ MORE>></a> <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Janitors-Admit--Man-Cave--Was-to-Goof-Off/5663835 ">Check out the "Man Cave" inside>></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:07:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5044883 Feds to Seize Four Mosques, NYC Skyscraper Feds move to seize four U.S. mosques and New York skyscraper owned by Muslim group with alleged ties to Iran. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Feds-to-Seize-Four-Mosques-and-New-York-City-Skysc/5663807 ">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:55:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5044872 Palin Confirms Tension with McCain Aides The rumors are true, according to Sarah Palin: The McCain-Palin campaign was not a happy family. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Palin-Confirms-Tension-with-McCain-Aides/5663524 ">READ MORE>></a> WATCH INSIDE: <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Palin-Confirms-Tension-with-McCain-Aides/5663524 ">Palin Knew Couric Interview Went Badly</a> <img width="20" height="14" alt="" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_video.gif" /> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:12:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5044673 New Apple Store Opening in Upper West Side Look out New York City... a new Apple store is here and ready dazzle on the Upper West Side. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Apple-Store-Opening-in-New-York-City-s-Upper-W/5663257">READ MORE>></a> PHOTOS: <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/PICS--New-Apple-Store-on-UWS/5662073">Check Out the New Apple Store </a><img width="20" height="14" alt="" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:30:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5044461 PICS: New Apple Store on UWS A brand-new Apple store is opening on the Upper West Side. Check out the preview! <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Photo-Gallery--Sneak-Peek-into-New-Apple-Store/5662073">SEE PHOTOS>></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:10:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=37&contentId=70534 Judge Tosses Murder Conviction; Man in Prison 18 Years A judge Thursday threw out a murder case against a man imprisoned for nearly two decades and declared he was innocent, saying a key witness lied and others influenced one other into identifying him as the shooter. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Judge-Tosses-Murder-Conviction--Man-Free-After-18-/5663087">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:07:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5044341 WATCH: Correspondent's Run In with a Beaver Whoever said being a television news correspondent on the CBS Early Show wasn't a dirty job? <a href="http://wcbs880.com/CBS-Correspondent-s-Run-In-with-a-Beaver-on-The-Ea/5662950 ">WATCH VIDEO>></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:53:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5044266 Pregnant Inmate Dies in Jail Cell Authorities are investigating the death of a pregnant inmate at the Onondaga County Justice Center jail. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Pregnant-Inmate-Dies-in-Syracuse-Jail-Cell/5662886 ">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:42:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5044215 Judge: $3.5 M Bond for Alleged Cop Shooter A Hartford man accused of shooting a city police officer made a brief court appearance to be arraigned on attempted murder and assault charges. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Judge-Sets--3-5-Million-Bond-for-Alleged-Connectic/5662561">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:05:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5043961 "Walk of Shame" Column Lands Newspaper in Trouble Fairfield University officials are looking into harassment claims against the student newspaper after a satirical column sparked a protest on campus. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Student-Newspaper-Faces-Harassment-Claims/5662495 ">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:00:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5043915 Fmr ESPN Asst: I Never Stalked Steve Phillips A former ESPN production assistant whose affair with broadcaster Steve Phillips led to their firings says she confronted his wife only so he would stop pursuing her. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Former-ESPN-Assistant--I-Never-Stalked-Steve-Phill/5662226 ">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:29:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5043731 13 Counts of Murder in Fort Hood Rampage The AP is reporting Army investigators say accused Fort Hood shooter charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Fort-Hood-Shooter-to-Face-Murder-Charges/5661640">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:10:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5043404 Meadowlands Stadium Update - See Photos In case you haven't heard, the Giants and Jets football teams will have a new home next season. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5661181.php?">CLICK FOR PHOTOS <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:04:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5661181.php? USS New York Departs from New York City The ship has sailed. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/USS-New-York-Departs-from-New-York-City/5660992">READ MORE >></a> SEE: <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5660943.php">Photos of the Departure <img border="0" width="20" height="14" alt="" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:32:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5042982 Powder on NJ Transit Train Was Slim-Fast A suspicious powder found on an NJ Transit train turned out to be Ultra Slim-Fast. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Suspicious-Powder-Found-on-NJ-Transit-Train/5660499">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:53:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5042654 Obama to Hold Jobs Summit at White House President Barack Obama says he's organizing a wide-ranging White House jobs summit to ``talk about how we can work together'' to create jobs. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/President-Barack-Obama-to-Hold-Summit-on-Jobs-at-t/5660747">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:53:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5042793 New Jobless Claims Fall More Than Expected New claims for unemployment insurance fell more than expected last week, evidence the job market is slowly healing as the economy recovers. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Jobless-Claims-Fall-More-Than-Expected/5660563">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:09:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5042692 Paterson Looking into Manhole Cover Thefts There's a new mystery in one New Jersey city: Who took 60 manhole covers from a public works yard? <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Paterson-Looking-into-Manhole-Cover-Thefts/5660490">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:51:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5042646 It's Been a Year of Gay Marriage in Connecticut Gay and lesbian couples will be gathering at Connecticut's Capitol to mark the one-year anniversary of the day the state began allowing same-sex marriages. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/It-s-Been-a-Year-of-Gay-Marriage-in-Connecticut/5660471">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:49:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5042627 Balloon Boy's Parents to Plead Guilty The Colorado parents who reported their 6-year-old son floated away in a helium balloon in what authorities say was a hoax to drum up publicity for a TV show will both plead guilty to charges in the case, the attorney for the boy's father said Thursday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Balloon-Boy-s-Parents-to-Plead-Guilty/5660538">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:01:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5042684 Fmr. Gov. Spitzer Giving Lecture on Ethics!?! Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is scheduled to speak at a Harvard University ethics forum. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Former-New-York-Governor-Eliot-Spitzer-Giving-Lect/5660424">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:33:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5042600 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Arrives A 76-foot Norway spruce is getting ready for its close-up, just blocks from the Broadway theater district. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Rockefeller-Center-Christmas-Tree-Arrives-in-New-Y/5660396">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:29:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5042582 Holocaust Survivor Dies in House Fire A Holocaust survivor has been killed in a fire on Long Island that may have been sparked by a cigarette. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Man-Dies-in-Long-Island-House-Fire/5660362">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:20:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5042562 Corzine, Christie Meeting for 1st Time Since Election Gov.-elect Chris Christie and Gov. Jon Corzine are scheduled to attend a Mass for law enforcement officers. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Jersey-Governor-Jon-Corzine-and-Governor-Elect/5659935">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:53:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5042275 Suicide Numbers Have NJ Town Worried Five suicides and two attempted suicides have led officials in a northern New Jersey town to urge residents to seek help. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Suicide-Numbers-Have-New-Jersey-Town-Worried/5659560">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:28:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5041917 Challenger Takes Lead in Nassau Recount Ed Mangano's unofficial lead in the Nassau County Executive's recount has now grown to nearly 500 votes over Democratic incumbent Tom Suozzi. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Challenger-Takes-Lead-in-Recount-in-Race-for-Nassa/5659978">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:09:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5042309 Obama Goes Back to Drawing Board on Afghanistan President Barack Obama rejected the Afghanistan war options before him and asked for revisions, administration officials say, amid an argument by his own ambassador in Kabul that a significant U.S. troop increase would only prop up a weak, corruption-tainted government. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/President-Barack-Obama-Rejects-Options-for-Afghani/5658261">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:06:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5040651 Flight 587 Crash Victims Being Remembered The 265 victims who died in the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 will be remembered at a memorial service on the eighth anniversary of the disaster. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Victims-of-the-Crash-of-American-Airlines-Flight-5/5658095">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:55:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5040492 Foreclosures Dip from September to October The number of homeowners on the brink of losing their homes dipped in October, the third straight monthly decline, as foreclosure prevention programs helped more borrowers. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Foreclosures-Dip-from-September-to-October/5657712">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:32:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5040114 Robbery Suspect Uses Facebook as Alibi A 19-year-old New York City man arrested on robbery charges has been exonerated thanks to his Facebook page. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Robbery-Suspect-Uses-Facebook-as-Alibi/5660028">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:21:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5042346 Taylor Swift Wins Big at CMA Awards All four of the guys who lost to Taylor Swift for entertainer of the year at the Country Music Association Awards made a tactical error: They asked the crossover sensation to open for them in their concerts. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Taylor-Swift-Wins-Entertainer-of-the-Year-at-2009-/5657892">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:45:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5040290 Liquid Marijuana Seized in Brooklyn NYPD Capt. Gerard Dowling says the dark green mixture of alcohol and marijuana has not been seen in the area before. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Liquid-Marijuana-Seized-in-Brooklyn/5659581">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:30:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5041938 3 Missing After Fishing Boat Sinks Coast Guard boats, planes and helicopters searched the roiling ocean off Cape May on Thursday for three commercial fishermen whose boat sank, and colleagues of the missing men prayed for a miracle. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Three-People-Missing-After-Fishing-Boat-Sinks-Off-/5659903">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:50:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5042244 Suspects Sought in Taxi Cab Robbery - Video Police are asking for the public's assistance in locating four white mailes wanted in connection with a strongarm robbery that occurred at approximately 4:00 am on Sunday, November 1, 2009 at a gas station located at 863 Arthur Kill Rd. in the confines of the 122 Pct. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Suspects-Sought-in-November-1-Taxi-Cab-Robbery/5659854">MORE >></a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:47:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5042196 Dobbs Leaves CNN CNN host Lou Dobbs says he is leaving CNN effective immediately. The longtime host of ``Lou Dobbs Tonight'' said Wednesday on his show that it would be his last.  <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Lou-Dobbs-Resigns-from-CNN/5654409 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:21:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5037295 Spreading Thanksgiving Cheer on LI Lots of Thanksgiving cheer was handed out to those in need on Long Island. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Spreading-Thanksgiving-Cheer-on-Long-Island/5654354 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:03:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5037251 @katiecouric: Mitch Albom Katie Couric talks with writer Mitch Albom during this week's @katiecouric. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/-katiecouric--Mitch-Albom/5653919">WATCH>></a> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:31:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5036906 Teens Arrested for Arson on LI Police charge three Long Island teens with arson. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Teens-Arrested-for-Arson-on-Long-Island/5653770 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:05:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5036793 Coney Island Back to NYC? New York City has cut a deal to buy almost seven acres of Coney Island, opening the doors for Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to revive the famed Brooklyn waterfront. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Developer-Sells-Coney-Island-Acres-to-NYC/5653627 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:41:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5036673 Brace for High Winds on Jersey Coast The National Weather Service says a coastal storm will bring high winds and tidal flooding to the southern New Jersey shore over the next two days. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Storm-to-Bring-High-Winds-to-Southern-NJ-Coast/5653197 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:40:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5036385 "Leandra's Law" Stalls Tougher punishment for driving drunk with a child in the vehicle remains a dream to a broken-hearted father after political disagreement in Albany stalled ``Leandra's Law.'' <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Tougher-NY-Law-on-DWI-with-a-Child-Bogs-Down/5652972">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:18:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5036203 Christie Eyes State Worker Givebacks New Jersey Gov.-elect Chris Christie says he's leaving his options open as he grapples with a projected budget deficit of $8 billion entering his first year in office. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Jersey-Governor-Elect-Christie-Eyes-State-Work/5652795 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:35:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5036093 Are You Holding the Winning Ticket? One of the two winning tickets for Tuesday night's $77 million Mega Millions jackpot was sold in northern New Jersey. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/1-of-2-Winning-Mega-Millions-Tickets-Sold-in-New-J/5652685">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:23:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5036002 VIDEO: Wayne Cabot Talks About Being on the Radio From radio to television to web! Wayne Cabot was interviewed by Gary Gellman for the show "Let's Talk" <a href="http://wcbs880.com/VIDEO--Wayne-Cabot-Talks-About-Being-on-the-Radio/5652527 ">WATCH>></a> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:58:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5035896 Will Jury Go Junior's Way? Jurors have begun deliberating at the racketeering trial of mob heir John ``Junior'' Gotti. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Deliberations-Begin-for-John--Junior--Gotti/5652296 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:21:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5035734 Candy Sale Failed, School Sells Test Scores Instead A middle school in North Carolina is selling test scores to students in a bid to raise money. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/North-Carolina-School-Selling-Test-Scores-to-Raise/5651988">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:37:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5035512 Obama Marks Veterans Day at Arlington President Barack Obama paid fond tribute Wednesday to the determination of the U.S. military, from those who served generations ago to today's troops fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq and missions around the world. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/President-Barack-Obama-Marks-Veterans-Day-at-Arlin/5651659">READ MORE >></a> EXTRA: <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5651094.php">Pay Tribute to a Veteran Online <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_story.gif" /></a> PHOTOS: <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/PICS--Veterans-Day/5651980">Veterans Day </a><img width="20" height="14" alt="" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:44:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5035283 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Cut Down The star attraction at New York's Rockefeller Center this Christmas will be a 76-foot Norway spruce from Connecticut. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/2009-Rockefeller-Center-Christmas-Tree-Being-Cut-D/5650673">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:13:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5034660 New AIG Chief Already Ready to Quit After just three months as head of battered insurer American International Group, Robert Benmosche has threatened to leave his post as he struggles to deal with heavy government oversight and restrictions on what the bailed-out company wants to pay employees, according to a published report. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-AIG-Chief-Already-Ready-to-Quit/5650539">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:46:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5034580 NYC Hosting Veterans Day Parade A 21-gun salute and a military flyover are just part of New York City's Veterans Day parade. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-City-Prepared-for-2009-Veterans-Day-Parad/5650052">READ MORE >></a> EXTRA: <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5651094.php">Pay Tribute to a Veteran Online <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_story.gif" /></a> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:15:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5034249 Black Friday Starting Early to Avoid Tragedy In an effort to prevent the kind of shoppers' frenzy that led to last year's Black Friday trampling death of a Walmart employee in Valley Stream, retailers are taking new precuationary measures. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Black-Friday-Starting-Early-to-Avoid-Tragedy-Like-/5650593">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:55:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5034614 Lost Wedding Ring Found in Tons of Trash Sanitation workers sorted through 10 tons of trash to recover a wedding ring accidentally thrown out by a New Jersey couple. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Lost-Wedding-Ring-Found-in-Tons-of-Trash/5649775">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:57:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5034041 Quadriplegic Man Gets Right to Bear Arms A quadriplegic in New Jersey has the right to bear arms even though he can't hold a gun or pull a trigger. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Quadriplegic-New-Jersey-Man-Gets-Right-to-Bear-Arm/5650613">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5034621 Sixth Diplomatic Office Gets White Powder A sixth foreign dimplomatic in New York City has received an envelope with white powder. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Sixth-Diplomatic-Office-in-New-York-City-Gets-Whit/5649487">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:38:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5033765 Musical Made About Charles Manson They'll make a musical about anything, even one of the most well-known criminals in American histoy. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Musical-Made-About-Charles-Manson/5650398">MORE >></a> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:15:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5034505 Jeter, Teixeira Get AL Gold Gloves ``I've always taken a great deal of pride in my defense, and being honored with a Gold Glove is an accomplishment I will never overlook,'' Derek Jeter said in a statement. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-Yankees-Derek-Jeter-and-Mark-Teixeira-Win/5649313">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:33:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5033591 Cop Shot in Hartford Hartford police say a city officer investigating a series of burglaries was shot during an early morning foot chase with a fleeing suspect, who was caught and arrested by other officers. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Police-Offier-Shot-On-Duty-in-Hartford/5648935">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:09:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5033217 DC Sniper Executed - See Photos John Allen Muhammad stepped foot into Virginia's death chamber and within seconds was lying on a gurney, tapping his left foot, his arms spread wide with a needle dug into each. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Washington--DC-Area-Sniper-John-Allen-Muhammad-Exe/5648407">READ MORE >></a> SEE: <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5648456.php">Photos - Execution of the Sniper <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:36:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5032711 GRAPHIC PHOTO WARNING: Chimp Attack Victim On Wednesday's episode of ``The Oprah Winfrey Show,'' Charla Nash says she's starting to get stronger. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Stamford-Chimpanzee-Attack-Victim-Appearing-on--Th/5649943">READ MORE >></a> <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Chimp-Attack-Victim-Appearing-on-Oprah-Today/5649943 ">WARNING: Graphic Photo of Charla Nash is inside the article</a> <img width="20" height="14" alt="" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:41:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5034154 School Gunman Angry About Soldiers' Treatment Upset by the treatment of U.S. military personnel, a 42-year-old father of an Army veteran sneaked a disassembled shotgun into a middle school just after classes began Tuesday, put it together in a bathroom, then held the principal hostage for more than two hours before surrendering without firing a shot, police said. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Dutchess-County-School-Gunman-Was-Angry-About-Trea/5649745">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:55:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5034013 Bear Stearns Execs Acquitted of Lying Two Bear Stearns executives who ran hedge funds that collapsed after betting heavily on the shaky subprime mortgage market were acquitted Tuesday of lying to investors - a defeat in the government's bid to punish fraud exposed by the financial crisis. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Bear-Stearns-Executives-Acquitted-of-Lying-to-Inve/5649893">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:28:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5034109 NJ Transit to Maintain Diesel Locomotives NJ Transit has agreed to spend at least $6 million to develop a maintenance program for its aging fleet of diesel locomotives. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NJ-Transit-to-Maintain-Diesel-Locomotives/5650605">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:57:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5034618 Fmr. Teacher Sentenced for Sex with Students A former drama and music teacher at Montville High School has been sentenced to seven years in prison for having sex with two students. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Former-Teach-Sentenced-to-Prison-for-Having-Sex-wi/5650639">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:03:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5034640 Times Square is Now "Online"! It's the one place in the world where you could get anything at all... anything that is, except for Wi-Fi. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Times-Square-is-Now--Online--/5645031 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:09:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5029743 Does NY Strike "Empire Gold" With New Plates? The New York state Department of Motor Vehicles calls it ``Empire Gold,'' but many drivers lining up to buy new license plates next year may be reminded of the old yellow ones they had on their cars between 1973 and 1986. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Does-New-York-Strike--Empire-Gold--With-New-Plates/5644762 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:16:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5029580 Rell's Departure Gives Democrats hope in CT Connecticut Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell's decision not to seek re-election could create big political drama in a small state, where Democrats hope to reclaim the governor's mansion for the first time in nearly two decades while keeping embattled Sen. Christopher Dodd in office. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Rell-s-Departure-Gives-Democrats-hope-in-Connectic/5644662">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:59:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5029512 Cheesesteaks Head to NY to Settle the Bet The bet's been settled. And the New York Senators comes out of the friendly wager a little less hungry. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Cheesesteaks-Head-to-New-York-to-Settle-the-Bet/5644526">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:35:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5029413 Milford Cop Charged in Fatal Crash A Milford police officer has been arrested on manslaughter charges in connection with a car crash last summer that killed two Orange teens. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Milford-Cop-Charged-in-Fatal-Crash/5644367">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:34:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5029301 Obama Salutes Fort Hood Victims President Barack Obama says the nation must never forget the 13 men and women who died during a shooting rampage on a U.S. Army post at Fort Hood, Texas. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/President-Barack-Obama-at-Fort-Hood-Memorial-Servi/5643431 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:54:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5028629 2 Dead, Reports of Others Shot at Ore. Office Park Oregon police say two people have been killed and two others wounded in a shooting at a suburban Portland office park. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/2-Dead--Reports-of-Others-Shot-at-Ore--Office-Park/5644212 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:46:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5029177 Ex-Post Editor: Cartoon Controversy Caused Firing A former New York Post editor has sued the newspaper, saying she was fired for complaining that a published cartoon that critics said likened President Obama to a dead chimpanzee was racist. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Ex-Post-Editor--Cartoon-Controversy-Caused-Firing/5644160 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:35:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5029148 Home for the Holidays A federal judge says former New York City police Commissioner Bernard Kerik can get out of jail for the holidays. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Judge--Kerik-Can-Get-Out-of-Jail-for-Holidays/5643999 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:10:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5029026 More Charges for Lawyer in Alleged Murder Plot A northern New Jersey lawyer already charged with trying to arrange the murder of a federal witness is facing new charges. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/More-Charges-for-Lawyer-in-Alleged-Murder-Plot/5643682">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:37:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5028821 UK Consulate Confirms Receipt of Powder Package A fifth foreign mission to the United Nations has received a package containing a suspicious powder. But New York City police officials say initial tests show none contain any hazardous substance. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Fourth-Foreign-Mission-Receives-Package-with-Power/5643229 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:29:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5028462 Gay Marriage Vote Not Expected in New York Senate After weeks of uncertainty and pleas for action by Gov. David Paterson, New York's Senate wasn't expected to vote on a bill legalizing same-sex marriage during Tuesday's special session. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Gay-Marriage-Vote-Not-Expected-in-New-York--Senate/5643051 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:02:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5028323 Mayor-Elect Wants Full Power Back in Camden The city's mayor-elect has a vision of bringing the middle class to her impoverished hometown. But Dana Redd's first task is to try to get full mayoral powers restored. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Mayor-Elect-Wants-Full-Power-Back-in-Camden/5643027  ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:54:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5028301 Woman Drives into Airport Aquarium The driver and the child in her lap survived when a pickup truck slammed into a 1,500-gallon aquarium at Tampa International Airport. The tropical fish were not so lucky. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Woman-Drives-into-Airport-Aquarium/5642762 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:26:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5028082 Letterman Plot Suspect Asks Court to Drop Case The TV news producer accused of blackmailing David Letterman has asked a New York City judge to dismiss the extortion case against him. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Letterman-Plot-Suspect-Asks-Court-to-Drop-Case/5642209 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:26:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5027583 DC Sniper Denied Clemency; Execution Tonight Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine has cleared the way for the execution of sniper John Allen Muhammad. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Washington--DC-Area-Sniper-Denied-Clemency--Execut/5642017">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5027431 Metropolitan Home Magazine Ceasing Publication Metropolitan Home will cease publication with its December issue, the latest home decor magazine to succumb to the industry's advertising slump. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Metropolitan-Home-Magazine-Ceasing-Publication/5641916">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:36:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5027363 All Lanes Reopen on I-691 State police have reopened all lanes of Interstate 691 in the Meriden area after cleaning up two different tractor-trailer accidents that snarled the morning commute. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/All-Lanes-Reopen-on-I-691/5641850">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:23:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5027317 John "Junior" Gotti Trial Halted John ``Junior'' Gotti's trial was temporarily halted after he told U.S. marshals that he didn't want to attend. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/John--Junior--Gotti-Trial-Halted/5641709">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:58:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5027226 Bleachers Removed from Old Stadium Baseball season may be over, but that doesn't mean there is a lack of activity in the Bronx. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5641469.php?">CLICK FOR PHOTOS <img border="0" width="20" height="14" alt="" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:26:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5641469.php? School Hostage Suspect Surrenders A former student held a school administrator hostage for more than an hour Tuesday morning, then surrendered to police without firing a shot, officials said. No one was injured. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/High-School-Locked-Down-in-Dutchess-County/5641136">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:07:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5026797 Navajo Code Talkers Marching in Veterans Parade The famed Navajo Code Talkers, the elite Marine unit whose unbreakable code stymied the Japanese in World War II, fear their legacy will die with them. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Navajo-Code-Talkers-Marching-in-New-York-City-Vete/5641726">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:01:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5027245 NYS Legislature Meeting in Special Session New York's Legislature is meeting in extraordinary session to confront a $3.2 billion deficit and possibly hold a landmark vote to provide final legislative approval of same-sex marriage. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-State-Legislature-Meeting-in-Special-Sess/5641177">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:17:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5026831 Accused Pet Killer's Property Vandalized The words "killer" and "guilty" have been painted on the garage and mailbox of Sharon McDonough's Seldon home. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Property-of-Long-Island-Woman-Suspected-of-Animal-/5641062">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:48:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5026750 NJ Transit Train Misses Major Stop NJ Transit says a veteran engineer on his first day of a new route missed a key station, causing delays for some 500 riders. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NJ-Transit-Train-Misses-Major-Stop/5640987">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:30:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5026707 Flags Fly at Half Staff to Honor Wounded Soldier Flags in New Jersey will fly at half-staff on Tuesday to honor those killed in last week's shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Jersey-Flags-Fly-at-Half-Staff-to-Honor-Bridge/5640375">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:40:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5026238 Program Prompts Over 4,000 to Surrender Of the more than 4,000 fugitives who stood in line last week to voluntarily settle up for their past transgressions, the man with the checkered driving record may have made the most impact. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Program-Prompts-Surrender-of-Over-4-000-Fugitives-/5640331">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:37:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5026198 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Has Leukemia Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, and the basketball great said his prognosis is encouraging. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Kareem-Abdul-Jabbar-Has-Leukemia/5639764">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:53:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5025656 Suspicious Powder Sent to Foreign Agencies A suspicious white powder was sent to three countries' missions or consulates in Manhattan. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Suspicious-Powder-Sent-to-Foreign-Agencies-in-New-/5639436">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:40:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5025335 "Sesame Street" Gets NYC Street Corner - Photos The popular children's television show is celebrating its 40th anniversary. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5638180.php">CLICK FOR PHOTOS <img border="0" width="20" height="14" alt="" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:40:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5638180.php Dow Closes at Highest Level in a Year The Dow Jones industrial average stormed to its highest level in more than a year Monday as a falling dollar boosted prices for gold, oil and other commodities. Stocks also jumped as investors grew more confident that governments around the world will keep interest rates low to help the global economy. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Dow-Jones-Industrial-Average-Closes-at-Highest-Lev/5638476">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:49:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5024387 NJ Will Have New Attorney General in 2010 New Jersey's next governor says Attorney General Anne Milgram will not be part of his Cabinet. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Jersey-Will-Have-New-Attorney-General-in-2010/5640496">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:50:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5026352 Restaurant CO Leak Sends People to Hospitals Nassau County police say eight people who fell ill from carbon monoxide poisoning at a Plainview restaurant have been taken to area hospitals with apparently non-life-threatening symptoms. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Eight-People-Taken-to-Hospitals-After-Carbon-Monox/5639252">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:33:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5025153 Madoff's Personal Effects on the Auction Block The U.S. Marshals service wants to auction hundreds of pieces of jewelry, clothing and other personal effects once owned by disgraced financier and vanquished Mets fan Bernard Madoff and his wife, Ruth. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Madoff-s-Personal-Effects-on-the-Auction-Block/5635254">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 19:49:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5021742 Hebrew Bible Looted by Nazis Being Sent to Vienna A 16th century Hebrew Bible looted by the Nazis six decades ago was returned to Vienna's Jewish community Monday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Hebrew-Bible-Looted-by-Nazis-Being-Sent-to-Vienna/5635184 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 19:22:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5021694 Prosecutor: Gotti Never, Never Quit That Life Don't believe a defense lawyer's argument that John ``Junior'' Gotti quit organized crime with a sudden epiphany more than a decade ago, a prosecutor told a jury Monday during closing arguments in Gotti's fourth trial on racketeering charges in as many years. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Prosecutor--Gotti-Never--Never-Quit-That-Life/5635139 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 19:12:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5021660 Nokia Recalling 14 Million Phone Chargers Nokia Corp. announced Monday that some 14 million mobile phone chargers could be dangerous for users and said it will replace them free of charge. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Nokia-Recalling-14-Million-Phone-Chargers/5634623 ">READ  MORE>></a> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 17:45:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5021287 Rell: Thank You for the Honor An emotional Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced Monday she will not run for re-election next year, stepping away from the job after a difficult budget battle with Democrats and an ever-darkening state economic crisis. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Governor-Rell-of-Connecticut-Will-Not-Seek-Re-Elec/5634511">READ MORE>></a> <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Rell--Thank-You-for-the-Honor/5634511 ">LISTEN INSIDE>></a> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 17:17:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5021200 Chimp Attack Victim Going on the Oprah Show A Connecticut woman who was mauled and blinded after a 200-pound chimpanzee attacked her in February will appear on ``The Oprah Winfrey Show.'' <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Chimpanzee-Attack-Victim-Going-on-the-Oprah-Show/5634450">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 17:05:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5021155 Hospital: Ft. Hood Shooting Suspect Awake, Talking The man accused of killing 13 people and wounding 29 at Fort Hood is able to talk, a hospital spokesman said Monday, but it's unknown when investigators might take advantage of his improving health to press forward with their probe into the shooting spree. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Hospital--Ft--Hood-Shooting-Suspect-Awake--Talking/5634013 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 15:53:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5020829 Recounting Begins in Nassau County Democratic incumbent Nassau Executive Tom Suozzi leads his Republican challenger Ed Mangano going into this recount by 237 votes. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Recounting-Begins-in-Nassau-County-for-Suozzi-Mang/5633829 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 15:28:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5020695 PICS: Sammy Sosa's Pale Skin Drawing Attention What's happening to baseball slugger Sammy Sosa's skin?  <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Sammy-Sosa-s-Pale-Skin-Drawing-Attention/5633561 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 14:54:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5020530 M&M's Go Greener With New Solar Array Those green M&Ms really are getting greener. The New Jersey candy factory that produces M&M's flipped the switch Monday on a new solar array that provides clean energy.  <a href="http://wcbs880.com/M-M-s-Go-Greener-With-New-Solar-Array/5632930 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 13:32:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5020060 Massive Stroller Recall About a million Maclaren strollers sold by Target and Babies ``R'' Us are being recalled after 12 reports of children having their fingertips amputated by a hinge mechanism. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Maclaren-Strollers-Recalled-for-Fingertip-Amputati/5632584 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 12:54:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5019897 Cute Dog in the Park - See Photos Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:25:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5634942.php? 8 Pounds of Heroin Seized in EWR Customs officials have arrested a man they say tried to smuggle 8 pounds of heroin in his luggage on a flight from Guatemala City to Newark Liberty International Airport. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Man-Arrested-Trying-to-Smuggle-8-Pounds-of-Heroin-/5632518">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 12:45:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5019852 Police: Baby Ejected from Car in Crash State police say a baby suffered serious head injuries after reportedly being ejected from a car during a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 91 in New Haven. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Police--Baby-Ejected-from-Car-in-Crash/5632401 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 12:37:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5019776 Lawmaker Wants Probe ofE. Coli in School Lunches The chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee wants an investigation into the risk of deadly E. coli getting into school lunches. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Lawmaker-Wants-Closer-Look-at-E--Coli-In-School-Lu/5632353 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 12:20:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5019750 Paterson Addressing Joint Session of Legislature Gov. David Paterson is setting up a showdown with New York's Senate over how to address a $3.2 billion deficit and allow New York to pay its December bills. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Gov--David-Paterson-Addressing-Joint-Session-of-Ne/5631912">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 11:07:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5019493 Iran Accuses Detained Hikers of Espionage A senior Iranian prosecutor accused three Americans detained on the border with Iraq of espionage on Monday, the first signal that Tehran intends to put them on trial. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Iran-Accuses-Detained-Hikers-of-Espionage/5631923">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 11:11:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5019500 Closing Arguments Today in Gotti Trial A federal jury in Manhattan is getting closer to decision time in the two-month-old trial of John ``Junior'' Gotti. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Closing-Arguments-Start-Today-in-Latest-Trial-of-J/5632032">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 11:31:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5019573 San Francisco Chronicle Goes Glossy With its circulation falling faster than any other major U.S. newspaper's, the San Francisco Chronicle is determined to set the pace in a flashier way: It's about to become the first general-interest daily to print its editions on high-quality glossy paper. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/San-Francisco-Chronicle-Responds-to-Falling-Circul/5631450">READ MORE <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_story.gif" /></a> | <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5631401.php">SEE PHOTOS <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 10:01:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5019149 Syringes Missing from Swine Flu Vaccine Shipments Five northern New Jersey communities that received swine flu vaccine over the weekend didn't get enough syringes. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Syringes-Missing-from-New-Jersey-Swine-Flu-Vaccine/5630807">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 07:41:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5018698 Health Care Reform Faces Difficulty in Senate Don't look for the Senate to quickly follow the House on health care overhaul. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Health-Care-Reform-Faces-Difficulty-in-Senate/5630672">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 07:16:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5018611 L.I. Mom May Have Stolen Animals for Killing The Suffolk County SPCA was been digging through the night in the backyard of a Selden woman's home - looking for animal remains. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Authorities-Keep-Digging-for-Animals-at-Selden-Hom/5630522">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 06:41:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5018497 Trucks Sent to Wrong Address in Deadly Fire Authorities say an emergency dispatcher's keystroke error sent fire trucks toward the wrong address during a blaze that killed three people in Queens. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Keystroke-Error-Sends-Fire-Trucks-to-Wrong-Address/5630362">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 06:13:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5018354 Commute Snarled on I-95 in Connecticut A fire in a big rig hauling flammable methanol closed a heavily traveled portion of Interstate 95 in southwestern Connecticut for hours early Monday, diverting tens of thousands of rush-hour commuters. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/I-95-Shut-Down-in-Connecticut/5630347">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 06:08:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5018345 Office Workers Tossed Documents in Parade New York City office workers who got carried away during the Yankees victory parade Friday apparently began tossing files and documents out the window when they couldn't get their hands on confetti. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Office-Workers-Tossed-Documents-During-the-New-Yor/5630565">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 06:49:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5018532 Save Money and Be Charitable at the Same Time Mon, 9 Nov 2009 05:26:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/2069915.php Philadelphia Transit Strike Ends Representatives of Philadelphia's transit system and its largest union signed a contract early Monday, bringing an end to a strike that idled the city's subways, buses and trolleys for six days. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Philadelphia-Transit-Stike-Ends/5629723">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 05:30:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5017738 Hurricane Ida Weakens Ida has weakened to a Category 1 hurricane, but warnings remain along 200 miles of the Gulf Coast from Mississippi to Florida. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Hurricane-Warning-on-Gulf-Coast-for-Ida/5626773">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 8 Nov 2009 22:20:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5014867 Kim Jong Il Rides Tricked Out Train North Korean leader Kim Jong Il - known for shunning air travel - has six luxurious trains equipped with reception halls, conference rooms and high-tech communication facilities, a South Korean newspaper reported Monday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/North-Korean-Leader-KIm-Jong-Il-Rides-Tricked-Out-/5630690">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 07:19:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5018628 Three Women Shot Dead in Car with Kids in Illinois Investigators on Sunday captured a man they believe opened fire on a car parked at a gas station, killing three women, including an acquaintance of the suspect, state investigators said. Children inside the bullet-riddled vehicle escaped harm. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/ap_news.php?story=AP/APTV/National/a/a/US--ThreeWomenShot&tag=Box_14507158_Outer_Div;Box_14507158_Inner_Div">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 8 Nov 2009 21:57:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/ap_news.php?story=AP/APTV/National/a/a/US--ThreeWomenShot&tag=Box_14507158_Outer_Div;Box_14507158_Inner_Div NYPD's 'Most Wanted' Fugitive Arrested in N.C. Three men wanted by the New York City Police Department have been arrested in Rocky Point, North Carolina, including a suspect who had been listed as the "Most Wanted Fugitive" on the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Web site. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NYPD-s--Most-Wanted--Fugitive-Arrested-in-North-Ca/5626672">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 8 Nov 2009 21:39:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5014778 Giants Drowned by Rivers of Bad Dreams Philip Rivers capped an 80-yard drive with an 18-yard pass to Vincent Jackson with 21 seconds to play and the San Diego Chargers stunned the Giants 21-20 on Sunday, handing New York its fourth straight loss. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Last-Minute-Touchdown-Stuns-Giants--21-20/5626314">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 8 Nov 2009 20:36:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5014441 Ellis Island Resumes Normal Operations after Fire Normal operations resumed Sunday at Ellis Island, one day after a smoky transformer fire there forced officials to shut down the site. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Ellis-Island-Resumes-Normal-Operations-after-Fire/5625945">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:46:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5014110 Philly Transit Strike Continues; No New Talks Commuters in the City of Brotherly Love have been told to gear up to begin a second week of finding other ways to work following the collapse of a proposed deal to end a six-day-old strike by about 5,000 bus drivers, subway and trolley conductors and mechanics. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/ap_news.php?story=AP/APTV/National/a/a/US--PhiladelphiaTrans&tag=Box_14507158_Outer_Div;Box_14507158_Inner_Div">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 8 Nov 2009 17:40:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/ap_news.php?story=AP/APTV/National/a/a/US--PhiladelphiaTrans&tag=Box_14507158_Outer_Div;Box_14507158_Inner_Div Hearing Planned on Releasing Church Abuse Docs A court hearing is planned to determine when to release documents generated for sexual abuse lawsuits against priests in a Roman Catholic diocese in Connecticut. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Hearing-Planned-on-Releasing-Church-Abuse-Document/5625750">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 8 Nov 2009 17:36:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5013926 Thousands Attend Veterans Day Parade in Hartford An estimated 40,000 onlookers are estimated to have turned out for the annual Veterans Day Parade through the streets of downtown Hartford. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Thousands-Attend-Veterans-Day-Parade-in-Hartford/5625697">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 8 Nov 2009 17:10:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5013887 600 Hours of WWII Tales in Bergen Man's Collection There are dozens of documentaries recalling World War II, but unless you know someone who was there, you probably don't know the real story of the men and women who were in the barracks and on the battlefields. A Bergen County man wants to give Americans that opportunity. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/600-Hours-of-WWII-Interviews-in-Bergen-Man-s-Colle/5625562">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 8 Nov 2009 16:10:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5013771 Ten-Digit Dialing in Conn. Just Around the Corner Making local phone calls in Connecticut will soon take more work.  The state Department of Public Utility Control says that starting next Saturday the area code must be included for all numbers dialed, even if they are local calls. Sun, 8 Nov 2009 14:47:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5013668 Ida Now a Category 2 Storm with 100 MPH Winds Hurricane Ida strengthened to a Category 2 storm on Sunday, and a hurricane watch was extended to the Florida Panhandle as Ida made its way across the Gulf of Mexico. Sun, 8 Nov 2009 13:50:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5013505 N.J. Now Providing More Detailed Patient Safety Data For the first time, New Jersey consumers can access detailed information on patient safety at hospitals throughout the Garden State. Sun, 8 Nov 2009 13:44:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5013495 Federal Money to Keep Conn. Shelters Open Connecticut will use federal stimulus money to help some domestic violence shelters across the state stay open around-the-clock and preserve five state prosecutor positions. Sun, 8 Nov 2009 12:54:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5013408 Suspect in UConn Stabbing Back in Court A Superior Court judge could decide this week whether to open the files of a 21-year-old Bloomfield man accused of fatally stabbing a University of Connecticut football player. Sun, 8 Nov 2009 12:13:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5013372 5 Rescued from Boat off Southern N.J. Coast Five people aboard a 30-foot boat were rescued by the Coast Guard after it started taking on water near the southern New Jersey coast. Sun, 8 Nov 2009 11:43:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5013338 Park Robber On the Loose Three people were robbed at gun point early Sunday morning in Central Park, police said. One suspect was arrested a short time later but the other two were still at large. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/Robberies-at-the-Park/5624995">READ MORE >>></a> Sun, 8 Nov 2009 11:33:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5013316 Deadly Elevator Accident A Brooklyn man who tried to exit a stopped elevator died after falling five stories down a freight elevator shaft early Sunday morning in a building in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, police said. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Brooklyn-Man-Dies-after-Fall-Down-Elevator-Shaft/5624794">READ MORE>></a> <title></title> <link href="css/fck_editorarea.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /> Sun, 8 Nov 2009 10:29:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5013132 Ida Becomes Hurricane Again off Mexico Coast Ida grew into a hurricane for a second time as it roared over the Caribbean on a path that could take it between Mexico's resort-studded Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba before heading for the southern United States. Sun, 8 Nov 2009 09:50:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5013079 Ground Broken for Flight 93 Memorial in Pa. With the word's "let's roll," U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and relatives of United Flight 93 victims have turned shovels of dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony for a permanent national memorial at the western Pennsylvania crash site. Sun, 8 Nov 2009 09:42:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5013075 Suozzi Wants Control of School System Executive control of the Nassau school system would lead to savings and lower taxes...so says the county executive, but WCBS Reporter Mike Xirinachs finds not everyone's in agreement. <a href="http:// http://wcbs880.com/Nassau-Executive-Tom-Suozzi-Wants-Control-of-Schoo/5624689">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 8 Nov 2009 09:29:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5013054 Four People Die in Two Seperate NYC House Fires Four people have died in two house fires in New York City. Officials say three men were killed when a fire ripped through a two-story house in Queens early Saturday. Sun, 8 Nov 2009 09:27:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5013053 House Passes Health Bill In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/House-Pushes-Health-Care-Bill-Through/5623582 ">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 7 Nov 2009 23:36:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5012136 Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band Play the Garden Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band will take over Madison Square Garden this weekend as they will play two of their albums in sequence. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 23:09:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5012081 Pet Remains Found in Selden Woman's Backyard A Selden woman was arrested on Saturday and charged for animal cruelty. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 23:06:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5012080 NYC Opens Clinics for Swine Flu Vaccinations New York City health officials have opened weekend clinics for swine flu vaccinations. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:50:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5011767 Obama Asks House to Vote on Health Care Bill President Barack Obama summoned Democrats to "answer the call of history" Saturday as the House pushed toward a vote on a landmark health care bill holding out the promise of coverage for tens of millions who lack it. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:36:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5011540 When Confetti Runs Out, Yankee Fans Toss Files Manhattan office workers who got carried away during the Yankees victory parade Friday apparently began tossing files and documents out the window when they couldn't get their hands on confetti. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:46:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5011481 Minnesota Teen Who Fled Chemo Now Cancer-Free A Minnesota teen who fled the state to avoid chemotherapy has finished his cancer treatment. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:42:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5011479 NY Couple Admit More Sex Attacks on Children A husband and wife in Watertown who admitted drugging and sexually abusing four children have pleaded guilty to yet another attack on a 1-year-old. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:39:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5011474 CT Hospitals To Get Anti-Flu Medicine for Kids Connecticut officials say 3,000 bottles of anti-flu medicine for children are being distributed this week to hospitals and clinics. <a href="http:// http://wcbs880.com/CT-Hospitals-To-Get-Anti-Flu-Medicine-for-Kids/5622348">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:30:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5011199 Unemployment Benefits Extended for NJ Residents Thousands of unemployed New Jerseyans will not need to file paperwork with the state to qualify for additional jobless benefits. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Unemployment-Benefits-Extended-for-NJ-Residents/5622281">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:49:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5011168 Large Turnout for Newark 'Safe Surrender' Program Hundreds of people were waiting in line Saturday to turn themselves in under a "Fugitive Safe Surrender'' program being held in Newark. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Large-Turnout-for-Newark--Safe-Surrender--Program/5622267">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:43:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5011160 Closing Arguments Scheduled in Hunger Strike Case A Connecticut judge is scheduled to hear closing arguments Tuesday in the case of an inmate on a hunger strike who's been force-fed by prison officials. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Closing-Arguments-Scheduled-in-Hunger-Strike-Case/5622258">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:36:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5011153 USS New York Departs for Duty Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke at a ceremony to commission its newest assault ship forged with tons of steel from the World Trade Center.<a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York--New-York/5622164 "> READ MORE>></a> <a href="http://wcbs880.com/USS-New-York/5621711">Photo Gallery: USS New York</a> Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:55:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5011113 House Opens Debate on Health Care Overhaul Bill President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul moved toward a vote in the House Saturday after anti-abortion lawmakers won a chance to knock out language that would let federally subsidized health care plans cover abortions. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/House-Opens-Debate-on-Health-Care-Overhaul-Bill/5622088">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:20:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5011060 9/11 Memorial Turns Controversial An effort to honor a Sept. 11 victim in the small Connecticut town of Kent has unexpectedly became a contentious debate. That's because the victim's father has insisted his son's memorial say he was murdered by "Muslim terrorists.'' <a href="http://wcbs880.com/9-11-Memorial-Turns-Controversial/5622039">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 7 Nov 2009 10:57:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5011035 Bronx Teen with Fake Gun Shot by Police Officer A police detective shot a New York teen in the face Friday night after he pulled a realistic-looking pellet gun during an argument in the Bronx. <a href="http:// http://wcbs880.com/Bronx-Teen-with-Fake-Gun-Shot-by-Police-Officer/5622013">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 7 Nov 2009 10:54:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5011034 Three Die in Queens House Fire Three people are dead after a house fire in Queens. The blaze in a two-story home the borough's Woodside section was reported to firefighters at about 2:45 a.m. Saturday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Three-Die-in-Queens-House-Fire/5621822">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 7 Nov 2009 10:25:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5010901 Navy Ship Built with WTC Steel To Go into Service The Navy is commissioning its newest battleship with a bow forged from steel that once held up the World Trade Center. <a href="http:// http://wcbs880.com/Navy-Ship-Built-with-WTC-Steel-To-Go-into-Service/5621668">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:54:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5010795 Police: Fla. Shooting Suspect Was Angry at Company Employees at an engineering firm recognized their former co-worker when he drew a handgun from under his shirt, police said, and shot his first victim dead in the reception area. He then walked into the office and unloaded several more rounds, wounding five other employees at the company that fired him two years ago. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/ap_news.php?story=AP/APTV/National/a/a/US--Orlando-OfficeSho&tag=Box_14507158_Outer_Div;Box_14507158_Inner_Div">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:23:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/ap_news.php?story=AP/APTV/National/a/a/US--Orlando-OfficeSho&tag=Box_14507158_Outer_Div;Box_14507158_Inner_Div NJ Soldier Among Injured at Fort Hood A New Jersey soldier was among those wounded in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood. Alan Carroll, a 20-year-old Bridgewater resident, was shot four times and underwent surgery Thursday night, according to officials with the North Branch Fire Company in Branchburg. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NJ-Soldier-Among-Injured-at-Fort-Hood/5621596">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:03:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5010739 WATCH: Ceremony at City Hall Mayor Bloomberg hosted the ceremony at City Hall for the World Champion team, the New York Yankees. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Ceremony-at-City-Hall-to-Honor-The-Yankees/5618942">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:56:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5009012 WATCH: Crowds at Yankee Parade Thousands waited hours in the crisp November morning for a chance to see the World Champion Yankee stars.  We were in Truck 10 which led the float Captain Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada were on. As we drove by, everyone erupted in cheers and the chanting began: "Je-Ter, Je-Ter!" and "Hip Hip Jorge!" <a href="http:// http://wcbs880.com/The-Crowds-at-Yankee-Championship-Parade/5618818">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:38:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5008938 "Experience of a Lifetime" Thousands lined Broadway as the Yankees made their way to City Hall on the Canyon of Heroes. Fans were climbed to tops of trucks and scaffolding just to get a look at their champions. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Celebration-Time-/5608254">READ MORE <img height="14" border="0" width="20" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_story.gif" alt="" /></a> | <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/NYC-to-Host-Ticker-Tape-Parade-for-Yankees/5602857">MAP <img height="14" border="0" width="20" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_story.gif" alt="" /></a> <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5615966.php">SEE PHOTOS (AND SUBMIT YOUR OWN) <img height="14" border="0" width="20" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" alt="" /></a> <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/Yankees-Tribute-Video-from-City-Hall-Ceremony/5617830">WATCH TRIBUTE VIDEO <img height="14" border="0" width="20" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_video.gif" alt="" /></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:53:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5000606 Yankees Tribute Video from City Hall Ceremony Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:15:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5008259 Office Gunman on the Loose in Orlando People are streaming out of an office building in downtown Orlando, Fla., where officials say a shooter is on the loose. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Office-Lockdown-for-Shooter-in-Orlando/5617314">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:04:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5007918 Newark Students Helping w/ Wh. House Ornaments Students at Newark's Chancellor Avenue School will send some artwork to the White House. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Newark-Students-Helping-with-White-House-Christmas/5615901">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:54:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5006937 NJ Amusement Parks Have Injury-Free Summer New Jersey's amusement industry had its first summer free of major injuries in more than a decade. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Jersey-Amusement-Parks-Have-First-Injury-Free-/5615886">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:48:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5006922 Unemployment Rate Tops 10 Percent The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 - and is likely to go higher. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Unemployment-Rate-Tops-10-Percent/5615524">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:33:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5006706 The Sky is Falling on Long Island Police on Long Island are investigating why an airplane part fell from the sky into a residential area. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Airplane-Part-Falls-on-Residential-Long-Island/5615354">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 06:58:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5006603 Man Sentenced for Fork and Knife Killing A Connecticut man who stabbed his live-in girlfriend to death with a fork and knife has been sent to prison for 45 years. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Connecticut-Man-Sentenced-for-Fork-and-Knife-Killi/5615073">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 06:18:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5006343 Fort Hood Death Toll Up to 13 Military officials were starting Friday to piece together what may have pushed an Army psychiatrist trained to help soldiers in distress to turn on his comrades in a shooting rampage that killed 13 people and wounded 30 in Texas. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/CBS--Multiple-Shooting-at-Fort-Hood--Texas/5608868 ">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:23:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5001061 Yankees Parade Floats Come from New Jersey Mark and Nick Glodava stood on either side of the front door of Bond Parade Floats after school Thursday afternoon, peering into the dim and cluttered interior of the warehouse for any sign of the colorful trailers that will carry their baseball heroes through lower Manhattan. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-Yankees-Parade-Floats-Come-from-New-Jerse/5614356">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 05:38:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5005656 Sake Tasting in NYC - See Photos You've probably heard of wine tastings (usually with red and/or whites), but this had a decidedly more Asian taste. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5610725.php?">CLICK FOR PHOTOS </a><a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5610725.php?"><img width="20" height="14" border="0" alt="" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 21:11:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5610725.php? Extra Train, Ferry Service Added for Parade Yankees fans will find extra trains and ferries to see the World Series champs honored in lower Manhattan's ``Canyon of Heroes.'' <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Extra-Train-and-Ferry-Service-Added-for-New-York-Y/5614060">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 05:21:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5005397 Fmrr Teacher Sentenced for Lewd Messages A former New York City teacher sentenced to prison for sending lewd computer messages to minors is facing the same accusations on Long Island. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Former-Teacher-Sentenced-for-Sending-Lewd-Messages/5615341">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 06:52:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5006593 Judge: Man in "Mattress" Killing is Unfit for Trial A judge has ruled that a Long Island man accused of murdering his mother is not mentally fit to stand trial. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Judge--Man-in--Mattress--Killing-is-Unfit-for-Tria/5609954">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:18:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5001817 WATCH: John Sterling Calls the Final Out Yankee broadcaster John Sterling is famous for his final out calls...especially when the Yankees win. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/John-Sterling-Calls-the-Final-Out-of-the-World-Ser/5609590">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 17:19:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5001559 Scalper Busted Selling Fake World Series Tickets New York City police say a scalper arrested for selling fake World Series tickets outside Yankee Stadium tried to win his freedom by bribing an officer with seats. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NYPD--Scalper-Tried-to-Bribe-Cop-with-Yankees-Tick/5608817 ">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:16:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5001032 WATCH: Yankees Win World Series Felix de Jesus is with the players as they celebrate their 27th World Series Championship. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Yankees-Daily--Yankees-Win-World-Series/5608665">WATCH>></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:51:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5000925 Game Boy Added to Toy Hall of Fame Bounce it, kick it, catch it. Chase, throw or smack it. The ball, arguably the most popular plaything of all time, has finally earned a place inside a glass case at the National Toy Hall of Fame in New York. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Game-Boy-Added-to-Toy-Hall-of-Fame/5608632 ">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:43:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5000895 No Doubt Sues Video Game Co. Over "Band Hero" No Doubt on Wednesday sued video game maker Activision for putting words in band members' mouths. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/No-Doubt-Sues-Video-Game-Company-Over--Band-Hero-/5608031 ">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:23:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5000432 NYC Could Offer Transit Info on Hot Line Bus and subway riders may one day be able to get mass transit information by calling the city's 311 hot line. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NYC-Could-Offer-Transit-Info-on-Hot-Line/5607995 ">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:13:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5000399 Woman in Wheelchair Killed by Truck A woman in a wheelchair has been struck by a truck in New York City. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Woman-in-Wheelchair-Killed-by-Truck/5607800 ">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:36:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5000264 SUV Hits Elephant that Escaped From Okla. Circus An Oklahoma couple driving home from church hit an animal, a really big one. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/SUV-Hits-Elephant-that-Escaped-From-Okla--Circus/5607730 ">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:30:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5000237 Kerik Pleads Guilty Former New York City police Commissioner Bernard Kerik has pleaded guilty to lying to the White House and says he'll also admit tax crimes. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Former-New-York-City-Police-Commissioner-Bernard-K/5605404">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 06:07:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4998415 Joe Girardi is a Champion and a Hero New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi has an extra reason to be in the canyon of heroes tomorrow when the team celebrates its world series victory. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Joe-Girardi-is-a-Champion-and-a-Hero/5607417">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:27:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5000027 Even More Destruction at Old Stadium Demolition continues up in the Bronx. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5607097.php">CLICK FOR PHOTOS <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:42:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5607097.php 14 People Being Charged with Insider Trading Federal prosecutors say criminal charges have been filed against 14 people, including attorneys and Wall Street professionals, in a widening $25 million insider trading case that has already snared one of the richest men in America. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/14-People-Being-Charged-with-Insider-Trading/5607014">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:49:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4999701 Gov. Corzine Considered Dropping Out Race New Jersey State Senate President Dick Codey says it's understandable that, this summer, Gov. Jon Corzine was having a "to hell with this" moment. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Jersey-Governor-Jon-Corzine-Considered-Droppin/5606937">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:03:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4999642 Now, It's Time to Prepare for a Parade in NYC NYC will host a ticker-tape parade and ceremony in honor of the World Series champion Yankees. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NYC-to-Host-Ticker-Tape-Parade-for-Yankees/5602857">READ MORE >></a> Related: <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/27-Baby----Yankees-WIN---/5600960">Full Coverage of World Series Win</a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 09:36:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/NYC-to-Host-Ticker-Tape-Parade-for-Yankees/5602857 New Jobless Claims Lowest Since January The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits last week fell to the lowest level in 10 months, evidence that job cuts are easing as the economy slowly heals. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Jobless-Claims-Lowest-Since-January/5606567">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:48:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4999391 Productivity Surged in October Productivity surged in the third quarter at the fastest pace in six years while labor costs continued to drop sharply, a combination that will bolster companies' profits but leave workers with stagnant incomes. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Productivity-Surged-in-October/5606549">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:45:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4999380 Parachutist Jumps from Large Transmission Tower Farmington police say they haven't been able to figure out who parachuted off a 1,340-foot-tall transmission tower on Rattlesnake Mountain, and the tower's owner is calling the stunt ``insane.'' <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Parachutist-Jumps-from-Large-Transmission-Tower/5606499">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:31:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4999353 Teen Charged in Baby's Death New Haven police have arrested a 19-year-old city man in connection with the death of his 5-month-old son last year. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Teen-Charged-in-Baby-s-Death/5606489">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:30:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4999345 Retail Sales Mixed in October Consumers, enticed by cooler weather, early holiday discounts and an improving economy, offered some relief to the retail industry in October. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Retail-Sales-Mixed-in-October/5606427">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:17:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4999308 Senate Passes Jobless Benefits Extension Bill Congress is one vote away from sending the president legislation that continues aid to more than a million jobless people and extends tax breaks to hundreds of thousands of prospective homebuyers and struggling businesses. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Senate-Passes-Jobless-Benefits-Extension-Bill/5606397">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:10:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4999282 Couple Says Cabbie Booted Them for Being Gay New York City officials are investigating a gay couple's claim that a cab driver threw them out of his taxi for hugging. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Couple-Says-New-York-City-Taxi-Cab-Driver-Kicked-T/5606802">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 09:40:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4999538 Woman Killed in Upper West Side Fire Officials say a fire in an apartment building on Manhattan's Upper West Side claimed the life of a 48-year-old woman. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Woman-Killed-in-Upper-West-Side-Fire/5606064">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 06:57:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4999035 NYPD Seeks Bike-Riding Robbery Suspect - Video The NYPD is asking for the public's assistance in locating an individual wanted in connection with three (3) robberies that occurred in the confines of the 115 Precinct. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Video--NYPD-Seeks-Bike-Riding-Robbery-Suspect/5606111">CLICK HERE >></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 07:05:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4999080 Fans Throughout NYC Celebrate Yankees' Title Hundreds of Yankees fans poured into the streets of New York early Thursday to celebrate the team's 27th World Series championship, a party that extended uptown and began building hours earlier when the crowd at Yankee Stadium danced and sang to the music even before the first pitch. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Fans-Throughout-NYC-Celebrate-Yankees--Title/5602844">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 01:46:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4996000 A-Rod Finally a Champion After Year of Turmoil Alex Rodriguez grabbed the World Series trophy and wouldn't let go. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/A-Rod-Finally-a-Champion-After-Year-of-Turmoil/5602820 ">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 01:42:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4995980 Matsui Becomes 1st Japanese-Born World Ser. MVP Hideki Matsui has the most curious habit at the plate. He never takes a practice swing once he steps into the batter's box. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Matsui-Becomes-1st-Japanese-Born-World-Series-MVP/5602456">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:13:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4995689 27 Baby!!! Yankees WIN!!! The New York Yankees bolted from the dugout even before the last grounder was scooped up. After waiting nine years for championship No. 27, no one would dare hold them back. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/Yankees-Win-World-Series-Championship/5600960">READ MORE >></a> | VIDEO: <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5603735.php?">Fans in Times Square <img border="0" width="20" height="14" alt="" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_video.gif" /></a> SEE PHOTOS: <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/Photo-Gallery--Yankees-vs--Phillies---11-4-2009--2/5600767">Game 6 <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> | <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/Yankees-Win-World-Series-/5602486">Victory Celebration <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 02:01:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4994389 Garden Battlefield for "Iron Chef America" Michelle Obama's vegetable garden is about to become a culinary battlefield. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Michelle-Obama-Hosts--Iron-Chef-America-/5600208">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:42:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4993777 Conn. GOP Chair says Elections Bode Well for 2010 The chairman of the Connecticut Republicans says Tuesday's municipal election results bode well for the GOP in the upcoming 2010 elections. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Conn--GOP-Chair-says-Elections-Bode-Well-for-2010/5600199 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:33:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4993773 Clunker Pickups Traded for New Pickups The most common deals under the government's $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program, aimed at putting more fuel-efficient cars on the road, replaced old Ford or Chevrolet pickups with new ones that got only marginally better gas mileage, according to an analysis of new federal data by The Associated Press. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/AP-IMPACT--Clunker-Pickups-Traded-for-New-Pickups/5600128">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:23:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4993714 Girardi Dissected as Yankees Try for Series Title When Joe Girardi left the dugout every few minutes to switch relievers against the Angels, some wondered whether he was getting paid per pitching change. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Girardi-Dissected-as-Yankees-Try-for-Series-Title/5599877 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:50:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4993527 Closing Arguments End in New Jersey "Fat Defense" Trial Jurors in New Jersey could get the case of the Florida man who claims he was too fat to kill by late Thursday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Closing-Arguments-End-in-New-Jersey--Fat-Defense--/5599798 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:23:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4993471 CT Woman to Sue State in Chimp Attack A Connecticut woman mauled and blinded by a chimpanzee is seeking to sue the state for $150 million. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/CT-Woman-to-Sue-State-in-Chimpanzee-Attack/5599774 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:16:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4993453 FAA Chief: Pilots Must Refocus on Professionalism The nation's top aviation official says the Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot Minneapolis are part of a larger problem of professionalism among commercial airline pilots. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/FAA-Chief--Pilots-Must-Refocus-on-Professionalism/5599728 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:12:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4993418 Swine Flu Claims Another Life in NJ Another New Jersey resident has died from swine flu. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Swine-Flu-Claims-Another-Life-in-New-Jersey/5599637 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:53:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4993353 Transit Head Quits MTA Amid Shake-Up The head of the agency running New York City's bus and subway service has resigned amid a leadership shift at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Transit-Head-Quits-MTA-Amid-Shake-Up/5599533 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:45:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4993318 Avoid Holland Tunnel The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is warning commuters to avoid the Holland Tunnel leaving New York. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Construction-to-Cause-Delays-for-Holland-Tunnel/5599174">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:44:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4993015 Falling Tree Limb Kills Park Worker Police say an employee at Monmouth Battlefield State Park has been killed by a falling tree limb. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Falling-Tree-Limb-Kills-Park-Worker/5599176">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:46:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4993016 Fed Holding Interest Rates at Record Lows With the recession apparently over, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday held a key interest rate at a record low and again pledged to keep it there for an ``extended period'' to foster the fragile economic recovery. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Federal-Reserve-Holding-Interest-Rates-at-Record-L/5599006">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:24:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4992880 Former Newswoman Elected to Town Council A former television anchorwoman and reporter has been elected to the Islip town board in New York. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Former-Newswoman-Elected-to-Town-Council-on-Long-I/5598118">READ MORE >></a> <a onclick="window.open(this.href,'','resizable=no,location=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,status=no,toolbar=no,fullscreen=no,dependent=no,width=990,height=775,status'); return false" href="http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=4140512">Sophia Hall Reports <img border="0" width="20" height="14" alt="" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_sound_20x14_1.jpg" /></a> | <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5598796.php">See Photos <img border="0" width="20" height="14" alt="" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:10:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4992232 Dozens Arrested in Drug Crew Takedown Federal prosecutors charged 53 people on Wednesday with running open-air drug markets at two housing projects near Yankee Stadium. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Dozens-Arrested-in-Drug-Crew-Takedown/5598673">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 13:31:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4992636 Republicans Make Strides in Connecticut Republican officials claimed victory in Tuesday's municipal elections in Connecticut, picking up seats in Stamford and Norwich while holding onto some in Democratic-heavy towns. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Republicans-Make-Strides-in-Connecticut/5598085">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:02:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4992217 Cuomo Files Antitrust Suit Against Intel New York's attorney general hit Intel Corp. with an antitrust lawsuit Wednesday, claiming the company used ``illegal threats and collusion'' to dominate the market for computer microprocessors. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-State-Attorney-General-Andrew-Cuomo-Files/5597896">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:33:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4992114 Service Sector Grows for Seond Straight Month The U.S. service sector grew for a second straight month in October, but at a slower pace than in September, as the recovery creeps along for the country's hospitals, retailers, financial services companies and truckers. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Service-Sector-Grows-for-Seond-Straight-Month/5597755">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:09:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4992009 Yankee Stadium Destruction Update - See Photos They're continuing to take apart the "House That Ruth Built." <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5597159.php?">CLICK FOR PHOTOS <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:08:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5597159.php Cop Kills Friend While Demonstrating Weapon An off-duty suburban New York City police officer has been charged in the shooting death of an acquaintance. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Off-Duty-Police-Officer-Shoots-and-Kills-Friend-Wh/5597571">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:48:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4991857 Gang May Have Targeted ICE Agent Authorities are investigating a claim that MS-13 leaders in El Salvador ordered the execution of a U.S. law enforcer who's been cracking down on the street gang's New York activities. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Gang-May-Have-Targeted-Immigration-and-Customs-Enf/5597044">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:32:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4991486 Dorm Fires Probed at Montclair State University Administrators at Montclair State University are trying to reassure parents and students about fire safety after three small fires that forced evacuation of a large residence hall. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Dorm-Fired-Probed-at-Montclair-State-University/5597010">READ MORE >></a>  Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:28:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4991461 Driver Gunned Down in Brooklyn Police are searching for the person who pulled up beside an SUV driver and shot him to death in Brooklyn. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Driver-Gunned-Down-in-Brooklyn/5597003">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:25:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4991457 Missing NYC Woman Sought Upstate State police say they're searching for a New York City woman who was last seen a week ago in an upstate hamlet on the Delaware River. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Missing-New-York-City-Woman-Sought-Upstate/5596992">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:23:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4991453 "Fugitive Safe Surrender" Program Gets Underway A four-day ``Fugitive Safe Surrender'' program is getting under way in Newark. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/-Fugitive-Safe-Surrender--Program-Gets-Underway/5596628">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:01:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4991207 Who Will Host the Oscars in 2010? The two Hollywood veterans will share hosting duties at the 82nd Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Tuesday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Steve-Martin-and-Alec-Baldwin-Will-Co-Host-the-Aca/5596534">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 07:46:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4991139 Old Stadium Loses Its Name - See Photos The famous blue letters have been removed from the old Yankee Stadium in the bronx. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5596322.php">CLICK FOR PHOTOS <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 07:01:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5596322.php Christie Knows the Job Won't Be Easy Republican Christie, a former corruption-busting prosecutor, tapped into deep voter discontent over stubbornly high taxes and chronic financial problems to unseat Gov. Corzine on Tuesday, despite being outspent by $12 million in a heavily Democratic state. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Jerseyans-Picking-Their-Governor-Today/5584831">READ MORE <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_story.gif" /></a> | <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5587152.php?">SEE PHOTOS <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 05:08:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4981597 Bloomberg is "Honored" by Third Term Billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg heads toward a third term bruised by a surprisingly close re-election battle that exposed lingering anger over his reversal on term limits and his prodigious campaign spending. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5584378.php?">READ MORE <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_story.gif" /></a> | <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5587152.php">SEE PHOTOS <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 22:29:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4981151 Man Strips Naked in Front of Polling Place Authorities say a man is undergoing psychological tests after stripping naked in front of a Brooklyn polling place. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Man-Strips-Naked-in-Front-of-Polling-Place/5595623">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 05:44:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4990342 Woodland Park Likely to Keeps Its Name Provisional ballots could determine whether a northern New Jersey town changes its name for a second time. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Woodland-Park-Likely-to-Keeps-Its-Name/5596450">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 07:29:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4991075 Upstate Candidate Punches Poll Worker Police have accused a Utica city council candidate of punching a poll worker during an election night scuffle. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Upstate-New-York-Council-Candidate-Punches-Poll-Wo/5598320">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:43:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4992376 New Jersey State Assembly Results <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Jersey-State-Assembly-Results---General-Electi/5594862">CLICK HERE >></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 05:05:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4989607 Dem Wins Seat in Heavily GOP Upstate District Democrat Bill Owens has captured the special election for a New York congressional seat that became a fight over the identity of the Republican Party. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Democrat-Wins-House-Seat-in-Heavily-GOP-Area-in-NY/5592562 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:22:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4987506 "Green Acres" Passes in Garden State New Jerseyans have passed the Green Acres referendum. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/-Green-Acres--Passes-in-New-Jersey/5592554 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:20:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4987499 New Jersey State Senate Results <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Jersey-State-Senate-Results---General-Election/5594952">CLICK HERE</a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 05:08:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4989695 Councilman de Blasio Elected Public Advocate Heavily favored Democrat Bill de Blasio has been elected New York City's ombudsman. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NYC-Councilman-de-Blasio-Wins-Ombudsman-Post/5592510 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4987461 NYC Elects First Asian to Citywide Office New York City has elected its first Asian-American to citywide office. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NYC-Elects-First-Asian-to-Citywide-Office/5592490 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 23:57:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4987441 Daggett Concedes Race to Christie Independent gubernatorial candidate Chris Daggett has conceded in the race to be governor of New Jersey. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Daggett-Conceded-Race-to-Christie/5591799 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 23:22:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4986787 Ward Elected Mayor of Bristol, CT Arthur Ward, Dem, elected Mayor, City of Bristol, Connecticut. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Ward-Elected-Mayor-of-Bristol--CT/5591533">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 23:03:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4986550 Nassau County Election Results <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Nassau-County-Election-Results---General-Election-/5594679">CLICK HERE >></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 04:53:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4989425 Notable Races and Measures Around the Country Some notable races and measures in Tuesday's election <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Notable-Races-and-Measures-Around-the-Country/5591483 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 22:43:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4986509 All Five Borough Presidents Have Been Re-elected All five of the New York City borough presidents have been re-elected. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/All-Five-of-the-New-York-City-Borough-Presidents-H/5591334 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 22:18:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4986381 Westchester, Rockland Election Results <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Westchester-County-and-Rockland-County-Election-Re/5594794">CLICK HERE >></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 05:01:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4989540 Manhattan's First New D.A. in 35 Years: Cy Vance Politically pedigreed trial lawyer Cy Vance has been elected as Manhattan's first new district attorney in 35 years. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Manhattan-s-First-New-D-A--in-35-Years--Cy-Vance/5591240 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 21:58:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4986311 An Upstate NY Election Takes on Outsize Importance The nation focused on a rural swath of northern New York state Tuesday in an unusually relevant special congressional election in which the Democrat sought to exploit a split in Republican loyalties and recapture a seat held for decades by the GOP. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/An-Upstate-NY-Election-Takes-on-Outsize-Importance/5591149 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 21:42:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4986267 Hoboken's Acting Mayor is Getting the Full-Time Job Hoboken's acting mayor is going to get the job full-time. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Hoboken-s-Acting-Mayor-is-Getting-the-Full-Time-Jo/5591138 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 21:36:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4986265 Langford Easily Re-elected Atlantic City Mayor Atlantic City Mayor Lorenzo Langford easily was re-elected Tuesday to lead the government of America's second-largest gambling market. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Langford-Easily-Re-elected-Atlantic-City-Mayor/5591109 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 21:25:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4986244 Man Kills Companion in Domestic Dispute A New York City man has been arrested in the shooting death of his live-in companion. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Man-Kills-Companion-in-Domestic-Dispute/5590491 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 19:39:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4985792 Election Night at WCBS WCBS 880 brings you complete election night coverage with Dr. Lee Miringoff of Marist Poll Institute, our in-studio election analyst. Stay with us for the latest results. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Election-Night-at-WCBS-880/5590444 ">READ MORE>></a> <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5587152.php?">SEE PHOTOS <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a>    I <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/270986.php">WCBS Eye on Politics</a> I <a href="http://video.ap.org/?pid=R9msqOsYZ2TmkWttgWjBgV72_tYSs_Oh&f=1153604">LIVE Election Night Video</a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 19:30:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4985755 CBS News Exit Poll Results from a CBS News exit poll in New Jersey and Virginia. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/CBS-News-Exit-Poll/5590230">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 18:44:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4985596 DC Sniper to Ask to Block Execution Attorneys for sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad plan to file an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to stop next week's execution. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/DC-Sniper-to-Ask-to-Block-Execution/5590028 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:56:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4985435 Western NY Child Dies of Swine Flu Health officials in Genesee County have linked a child's death to swine flu. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Western-NY-Child-Dies-of-Swine-Flu/5589965 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:46:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4985389 NYU: Student Found Dead of Apparent Suicide Andrew Williamson-Noble, 20, of Irvington New York, was found dead in the lobby area of New York University's Library, of an apparent suicide, according to police. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NYU--Student-Found-Dead-of-Apparent-Suicide/5588890 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 15:11:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4984682 CBS Sportscaster to Pay Ex-Wife $900,000 a Year Connecticut judge has ordered CBS sportscaster Jim Nantz to pay his ex-wife $916,000 a year in alimony and child support. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/CBS-Sportscaster-to-Pay-Ex-Wife--900-000-a-Year/5588758 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 14:49:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4984589 Woman Struck and Killed by SUV in Brooklyn A woman walking on a Brooklyn street has been struck and killed by an SUV. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Woman-Struck-and-Killed-by-SUV-in-Brooklyn/5588587 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 14:25:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4984446 Queen Elizabeth Visits Site of 2012 Olympics Queen Elizabeth II has visited Olympic Park to inspect preparations for the 2012 London Games. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Queen-Elizabeth-Visits-Site-of-2012-Olympics/5588242">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:29:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4984211 New House Rep. Bill Lowers Health Care Cost House Republicans have produced a health care bill to offer as an alternative to legislation by majority Democrats, focusing more on lowering costs than expanding coverage. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-House-Rep--Bill-Lowers-Health-Care-Cost/5588184">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:20:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4984179 Mother of Yankees Pitcher Faces Jail Time The mother of New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain faces up to 20 years in a Nebraska prison on a felony drug-sale charge. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Mother-of-Yankees-Pitcher-Faces-Jail-Time/5588134 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:17:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4984132 Psych Exam Ordered for NY Murder Suspect A Long Island woman accused of killing her husband will undergo a psychiatric exam to determine whether she is fit to stand trial. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Psyche-Exam-Ordered-for-NY-Murder-Suspect/5588088">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:09:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4984101 NJ Parks Open to Contolled Deer Hunting Morris County is again opening its parks to hunters on a limited basis in an effort to control a burgeoning deer population. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NJ-Parks-Open-to-Contolled-Deer-Hunting/5588056 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:02:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4984076 What is the "Green Acres" Ballot Question? Funding for open-space preservation and acquisition was put before New Jersey voters Tuesday in what was expected to be a barometer of attitudes about the state's fiscal woes. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/What-is-the--Green-Acres--Ballot-Question-/5587997 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 12:54:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4984038 GM, Ford Sales Jump; Chrysler Sales Plummet After months of roller-coaster results, the U.S. auto industry showed signs of stability in October. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/General-Motors-and-Ford-Show-Jump-in-Sales-While-C/5596490">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 07:33:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4991113 Madoff Auditor: "Biggest Mistake of My Life" Bernard Madoff's longtime auditor pleaded guilty to securities fraud charges Tuesday, saying he failed to do his job to verify the disgraced money manager's financial records but did not know Madoff was running history's biggest Ponzi scheme. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Bernard-Madoff-s-Auditor-Pleads-Guilty/5587377">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:02:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4983603 Reactor Shut Down at Indiant Point Federal regulators say a nuclear power reactor in the New York City suburbs has been shut down due to an electrical fault. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Reactor-Shut-Down-at-Indiant-Point-Nuclear-Power-P/5587637">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:46:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4983793 Buffett Bets $34 Billion on Future of Rail Making a $34 billion bet on the future of the U.S. economy, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Tuesday agreed to buy Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Berkshire-Hathaway-Buying-Burlington-Northern-Sant/5586654">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 08:57:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4983107 Woodland Park Voting on Name Change Again It's the fifth time in twenty years that voters here are being asked about they're community's name. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Woodland-Park-Could-Change-Name-Back-to-West-Pater/5586761">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 09:20:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4983164 Lady Gaga's Latest Outfit - See Photos Tue, 3 Nov 2009 06:09:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5585736.php? J & J Could Cut 7 Percent of Workforce Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday it will trim layers of management, cut jobs, and set other restructuring moves in order to save up to $900 million next year. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Johnson---Johnson-Could-Cut-7-Percent-of-Workforce/5586831">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 09:32:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4983219 Connecticut Residents Voting in Local Elections Local government posts are up for grabs as all but seven of Connecticut's 169 cities and towns hold municipal elections. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Connecticut-Residents-Voting-in-Local-Elections/5585531">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 05:48:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4982252 Robbery Suspect Posing as Deliveryman - Video New York City police are hunting for a Manhattan thief who poses as a deliveryman to get inside apartments where he ties residents up and makes off with their cash and electronics. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-City-Robbery-Suspect-Posing-as-Deliveryma/5586013">MORE >></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 06:58:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4982654 Human Bones Found in Bronx Park New York City police are investigating the discovery of human remains in a park in the Bronx. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Human-Bones-Found-in-Bronx-Park/5586004">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 06:52:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4982649 Hartford Police Identify Dead Pedestrian Hartford police have identified a teenager struck and killed by an out-of-control car, and they've arrested another teen who they say was behind the wheel. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Hartford-Police-Identify-Dead-Pedestrian/5586451">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 08:14:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4982971 Judge: NJ May Join Sports Betting Lawsuit A federal magistrate has agreed to let New Jersey's governor join a lawsuit that seeks to overturn a federal ban on sports betting in New Jersey and 45 other states. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Judge-Says-New-Jersey-May-Join-Sports-Betting-Laws/5586484">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 08:18:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4983000 Hartford Mayor Opposes Combining Cases Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez is trying to keep allegations that he tried to extort $250,000 from a real estate developer separate from charges that he accepted a bribe. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Hartford-Mayor-Opposes-Combining-Cases/5586457">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 08:16:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4982976 Philadelphia Phillies Stay Alive to Die Another Day Desperate to hang on, somehow Chase Utley and the Phillies did. Derek Jeter grounded into a double play, Mark Teixeira struck out, and Philadelphia staved off the Yankees and elimination with an 8-6 win in Game 5 on Monday night. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/Phillies-Win-Game-5--8-6/5581198">READ MORE <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_story.gif" /></a> | <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5583746.php">SEE PHOTOS <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Mon, 2 Nov 2009 20:25:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4978338 Transit Strike Hits Philadelphia The Philadelphia transit system's largest union went on strike early Tuesday, bringing the city's bus, subway and trolley operations to a halt a day after the World Series shifted to New York. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Transit-Strike-Hits-Philadelphia/5586063">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:07:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4982696 Where to Vote - Click Here Have you forgotten where your polling place is? <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Where-to-Vote---2009-General-Election/5586332">CLICK HERE >></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:55:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4982893 Governor Race Gets Down to the Wire New Jersey's candidates for governor darted through the state on the last day of a campaign being billed as a vote on President Barack Obama's popularity. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Governor-Race-Gets-Down-to-the-Wire/5580660">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:23:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4978019 Reports Show High Hopes for Economic Recovery A trio of better-than-expected economic reports are boosting hopes for the fledgling economic recovery. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Reports-Show-High-Hopes-for-Economic-Recovery/5580533 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:43:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4977920 Group Calls 'Foul' on Paterson's Freebee Yanks Tix A good-government group is calling for an ethics investigation into how New York Gov. David Paterson got his Yankees tickets for the first game of the World Series. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Group-Calls--Foul--on-Paterson-s-Freebee-Yankee-Ti/5580313 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:07:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4977736 Ramiro Pena to Replace Cabrera in the Outfield Injured outfielder Melky Cabrera has been replaced by backup infielder Ramiro Pena on the New York Yankees' World Series roster. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Ramiro-Pena-to-Replace-Cabrera-in-the-Outfield/5580247 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:59:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4977674 Ex-NYPD Commissioner Freed from NY Psych Unit The psychiatric director at the Westchester County Jail says former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik is not a threat to himself or others. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Ex-NYPD-Commissioner-Freed-from-NY-Psych-Unit/5580003 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:18:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4977543 Christie Ad is No Joke Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie is being sued by members of the popular Monty Python crew, according to a report in the Huffington Post. Christie is being accused of copyright infringement due to a TV ad that uses a scene from one of the crew's skits. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Monty-Python-Crew--Chris-Christie-Ad-is-No-Joke/5579662 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:13:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4977325 CDC Links Two Deaths to Tainted Beef Two deaths and 26 other illnesses may be linked to fresh ground beef that has been recalled because it might be contaminated with E. coli bacteria, a federal health official said Monday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/CDC-Links-Two-Deaths-to-Tainted-Beef/5579528">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 2 Nov 2009 15:58:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4977220 Wanted: Greenwich Thief Posing as Deliveryman New York City police are hunting for a Manhattan thief who poses as a deliveryman to get inside apartments where he ties residents up and makes off with their cash and electronics. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Wanted--GreenwichThief-Posing-as-Deliveryman/5579383 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 2 Nov 2009 15:32:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4977122 NYC Officials Review DWI Test New York City officials are reviewing the legal process of determining whether someone was drunk behind the wheel when an accident occurs. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NYC-Officials-Review-DWI-Test/5579049 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 2 Nov 2009 14:41:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4976894 Halloween Hold Up: Child Shot With BB Gun Police in Connecticut say a 12-year-old boy shot a younger child with a BB gun in Stamford while trying to rob the victim and a friend of their Halloween candy. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Halloween-Hold-Up--Child-Shot-With-BB-Gun/5579010 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 2 Nov 2009 14:36:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4976863 Oops: Philly Paper Prints World Series Mistake A Philadelphia newspaper has apologized to readers for mistakenly running an ad congratulating the Philadelphia Phillies on winning back-to-back World Series titles. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Oops--Philly-Paper-Prints-World-Series-Mistake/5578770  ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 2 Nov 2009 14:04:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4976673 Islamic Leader to Face Terror Charges Today An imam is due back in court to faces charges he lied to FBI agents investigating an Afghan immigrant who was later charged with plotting a bomb attack in New York City. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Islamic-Leader-to-Face-Terror-Charges-Today/5578040">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:12:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4976169 Construction Spending Up 0.8 Percent Construction spending in September posted a better-than-expected performance, powered by the largest jump in housing construction in more than six years. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Construction-Spending-Up-0-8-Percent-in-September/5586621">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 08:48:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4983084 Pending Home Sales Ride 6.1 Percent The volume of signed contracts to buy previously occupied homes rose for the eighth straight month in September as buyers scrambled to take advantage of a tax credit for first-time owners that expires at the end of this month. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Pending-Home-Sales-Ride-6-1-Percent/5586596">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 08:45:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4983067 USS New York 9/11 Salute The new Navy assault ship USS New York, built with World Trade Center steel, arrived in its namesake city Monday with a 21-gun salute near the site of the 2001 terrorist attack. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/USS-New-York-Arrives-in-New-York-City/5574835">READ MORE <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_story.gif" /></a> | <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5575760.php">SEE PHOTOS <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Mon, 2 Nov 2009 05:15:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4973638 Daggett Talks to WCBS Newsradio 880 With the election Tuesday, independent New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Chris Daggett called in for a LIVE interview with WCBS Newsradio 880's Pat Farnack on Monday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Jersey-Gubernatorial-Candidate-Chris-Daggett-T/5577722">READ MORE <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_story.gif" /></a> | <a onclick="window.open(this.href,'','resizable=no,location=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,status=no,toolbar=no,fullscreen=no,dependent=no,width=990,height=775,status'); return false" href="http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=4133559">LISTEN <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_sound_20x14_1.jpg" /></a> Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:13:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4975966 Christie Talks to WCBS Newsradio 880 With the election Tuesday, Republican New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie called in for a LIVE interview with WCBS Newsradio 880's Michael Wallace and Pat Carroll  on Monday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Jersey-Gubernatorial-Candidate-Chris-Christie-/5576940">READ MORE <img border="0" width="20" height="14" alt="" 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src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_story.gif" /></a> | <a onclick="window.open(this.href,'','resizable=no,location=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,status=no,toolbar=no,fullscreen=no,dependent=no,width=990,height=775,status'); return false" href="http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=4133307">LISTEN <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_sound_20x14_1.jpg" /></a> Mon, 2 Nov 2009 08:14:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4975360 Jury Selection Starting in Bruno Trial Jury selection is scheduled to begin in the corruption trial of former New York state Senate Republican leader Joseph Bruno. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Jury-Selection-Begins-Today-in-Corruption-Trial-of/5577233">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 2 Nov 2009 09:51:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4975613 Ford Made Nearly $1 Billion in Third Quarter Ford Motor Co. says it made nearly $1 billion in the third quarter, fueled by U.S. market share gains, cost cuts and the government's Cash for Clunkers rebates. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Ford-Made-Nearly--1-Billion-in-Third-Quarter/5576423">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 2 Nov 2009 07:07:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4975135 Harrowing NASCAR Crash - Watch Video NASCAR stopped the bumping, at least for a while. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NASCAR-Driver-Walks-Away-from-Harrowing-Crash/5576361">MORE >></a> Mon, 2 Nov 2009 06:51:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4975090 Yanks Are One Win from World Championship Alex Rodriguez delivered the biggest hit of his career, a go-ahead, two-out double in the ninth inning off Brad Lidge and the New York Yankees took advantage of Johnny Damon's daring dash to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 on Sunday night for a 3-1 lead in the World Series. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/Yankees-Take-3-1-Lead/5573022">READ MORE <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_story.gif" /></a> | <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5573909.php">SEE PHOTOS <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4971861 CIT Group Files for Bankruptcy Protection The bankruptcy of a key lender that helps retailers stock their shelves is adding to the industry's worries ahead of the critical holiday shopping season. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/CIT-Group-Files-for-Bankruptcy-Protection/5574626">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 2 Nov 2009 05:01:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4973434 Yankees Daily: Talking World Series at the Gym Felix de Jesus discusses the Fall Classic with a couple of experts before Game 4. Sun, 1 Nov 2009 21:30:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4971074 GOP's Christie Says NJ Gov Race Is About Turnout Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie says his bid to unseat Democratic incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine will come down to turnout. <a href="http:// http://wcbs880.com/GOP-s-Christie-Says-NJ-Gov-Race-is-About-Turnout/5572137">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 1 Nov 2009 21:07:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4971025 Cops: NJ Mom Stabbed Son, Self over Custody A New Jersey mother whose inability to understand English apparently misled her to believe that her children would be taken away stabbed her 8-year-old son with a steak knife, then tried to kill herself, police said. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Cops--NJ-Mom-Stabbed-Son--Self-over-Custody/5572096">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 1 Nov 2009 20:50:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4970987 Ohio Coroner: 6 Bodies Found Were Homicide Victims Six women whose badly decomposed bodies were found at the home of a convicted rapist were all victims of homicide, the coroner's office said Sunday. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/ap_news.php?story=AP/APTV/National/a/a/US--RapistsHome-Bodi&tag=Box_14507158_Outer_Div;Box_14507158_Inner_Div">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 1 Nov 2009 20:16:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/ap_news.php?story=AP/APTV/National/a/a/US--RapistsHome-Bodi&tag=Box_14507158_Outer_Div;Box_14507158_Inner_Div Burnett Gets Game 5 A.J. Burnett will start Game 5 of the World Series for the Yankees on three days' rest Monday night. Yankees manager Joe Girardi chose the Game 2 winner over Chad Gaudin and could start Andy Pettitte on short rest in Game 6. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/A-J--Burnett-to-Start-Game-5-on-Three-Days-Rest/5571457">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 1 Nov 2009 17:48:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4970430 A-Rod Homer Camera Moved Back for Game 4 Alex Rodriguez can even cause cameras to be moved. A day after A-Rod's drive to right field hit a TV camera overhanging the fence at Citizens Bank Park, Major League Baseball and the Fox network took a step to make sure it wouldn't happen again. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/A-Rod-Homer-Camera-Moved-Back-for-Game-4/5571423">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 1 Nov 2009 17:35:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4970403 Obama Says NJ Governor Is Key to His Own Agenda In a final campaign swing on behalf of the only governor seeking re-election this fall, President Barack Obama on Sunday pitched Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine's bid as a key component for the White House to make good on its political promises. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/President-Obama-Says-NJ-Governor-Is-Key-to-His-Own/5571313">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 1 Nov 2009 17:02:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4970316 Search for Calif. Crash Survivors Now Recovery The search for nine people missing when a U.S. Coast Guard plane collided with a Marine Corps helicopter over the Pacific Ocean is now a recovery mission, officials said Sunday. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/ap_news.php?story=AP/APTV/National/a/a/US--MidairCollision&tag=Box_14507158_Outer_Div;Box_14507158_Inner_Div">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 1 Nov 2009 15:58:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/ap_news.php?story=AP/APTV/National/a/a/US--MidairCollision&tag=Box_14507158_Outer_Div;Box_14507158_Inner_Div Colorado County Copes with Methane Mystery Bernice and Jerry Angely like to show visitors the singed T-shirt a friend was wearing when their water well exploded. The friend wasn't hurt. But that and an explosion at another home weeks earlier forced Colorado to suspend natural gas drilling around this town until someone could find out why dangerous levels of methane were getting into the groundwater. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/ap_news.php?story=AP/APTV/National/a/a/US--MethaneMystery&tag=Box_14507158_Outer_Div;Box_14507158_Inner_Div">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 1 Nov 2009 15:56:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/ap_news.php?story=AP/APTV/National/a/a/US--MethaneMystery&tag=Box_14507158_Outer_Div;Box_14507158_Inner_Div Defections, Court Fights Test Scientology The Church of Scientology is going through a difficult season. Over the course of two days last week, a French court convicted the church of fraud and Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis' resignation from the church over a litany of concerns was aired publicly. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/ap_news.php?story=AP/APTV/National/a/a/US-REL--ScientologyWo&tag=Box_14507158_Outer_Div;Box_14507158_Inner_Div">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 1 Nov 2009 15:53:00 EST http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/ap_news.php?story=AP/APTV/National/a/a/US-REL--ScientologyWo&tag=Box_14507158_Outer_Div;Box_14507158_Inner_Div Yale Student from L.I. Found Dead on Campus A 19-year-old sophomore at Yale University has been found dead by his roommates at the school. Yale says Andre Narcisse of Roosevelt, New York, was discovered unresponsive Sunday morning at Branford College, one of the school's residential colleges. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Student-from-Long-Island-Found-Dead-at-Yale/5571039">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 1 Nov 2009 15:31:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4970149 Police Investigating Shooting Death in Bristol Bristol police are investigating a fatal shooting. Police say a man was shot to death early Sunday morning on Davis Drive. Officers say there were numerous calls to 911 reporting the shooting just after 1:30 a.m. Sun, 1 Nov 2009 13:31:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4969907 Ohio Coroner: 6 Bodies Found were Homicide Victims Six badly decomposed bodies found at the home of a convicted rapist facing a new rape allegation were females and all were homicide victims, the coroner's office said Sunday. Sun, 1 Nov 2009 13:10:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4969877 An Inspiring End to the 2009 NYC Marathon Meb Keflezighi became the first American man to win the New York City Marathon since 1982 on Sunday. Derartu Tulu of Ethiopia captured the women's race. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/3215832.php?">FULL COVERAGE <img height="14" alt="" width="20" border="0" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_story.gif" /></a> | <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5570208.php">PHOTOS <img height="14" alt="" width="20" border="0" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> | <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5570450.php">VIDEO <img height="14" alt="" width="20" border="0" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_video.gif" /></a> Sun, 1 Nov 2009 08:45:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=33&contentId=58291 N.Y. Ban on Texting while Driving Takes Effect Put the BlackBerry away if you're behind the wheel.  New York's law against texting while driving went into effect Sunday. Sun, 1 Nov 2009 11:37:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4969722 Eastern CT Towns Top List of Problem Gamblers A new report says Norwich and New London have a higher percentage of problem gamblers who called the state Helpline than would be expected based on their population. Sun, 1 Nov 2009 11:35:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4969719 Christie's Bus Rolls, with Rallies, Other Stops Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie will continue a grueling schedule of rallies and diner visits with just two days left before New Jersey voters cast their ballots. Sun, 1 Nov 2009 11:34:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4969717 Challenger Drops Out of Afghan Runoff President Hamid Karzai's challenger withdrew Sunday from next weekend's runoff election, effectively handing the incumbent a victory but raising doubts about the credibility of the government at a time when the U.S. is seeking an effective partner in the war against the Taliban. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Challenger-Drops-Out-of-Runoff-Election-in-Afghani/5570253">READ MORE >></a> Sun, 1 Nov 2009 09:23:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4969463 Obama Goes to N.J. for Final Pitch of '09 Elections President Barack Obama is making a last-minute campaign appearance for New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine's re-election bid. Sun, 1 Nov 2009 08:47:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4969425 Sharpton's ex-Wife, Daughter Arrested in Manhattan The Rev. Al Sharpton's ex-wife and their daughter have been arrested during a dispute over a traffic stop. Sun, 1 Nov 2009 08:38:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4969411 Arrest Made in Fire at Chapel for 9/11 Victims A man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of setting a small fire at the temporary home for the remains of thousands of World Trade Center victims, police said. Sun, 1 Nov 2009 08:32:00 EST http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4969408 Yankees Win Game 3 in Philly, Take Series Lead Backed by 6 solid innings pitched by Andy Pettitte, the Yankees win game 3 of the World Series <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Sluggers-Look-to-Break-Out-in-Philly/5567488">READ MORE>></a> <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5568471.php">Photo Gallery: World Series Game 3</a> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:02:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4967222 Coroner: 6 Bodies Found at Home of Rape Suspect A convicted rapist who fled before police arrived to arrest him on new rape charges was arrested Saturday in his inner-city neighborhood after police found six decomposing bodies at his home. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:18:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4968104 Police: Off-Duty NYC Officer Shoots Male New York City police say an off-duty officer has shot a person during a physical confrontation with a group of young males in Manhattan. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:15:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4968094 NYC Probes Fire at Chapel for 9/11 Victims Authorities are investigating a small fire at the temporary home for the remains of thousands of World Trade Center victims. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:26:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4968033 Scorn for Property Taxes Drives NJ Governor's Race For the privilege of living in perhaps the nation's most-maligned state, New Jerseyans pay the highest property taxes in America. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:24:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4968031 LI Student Sent Home for Aunt Jemima Costume A white student at a Long Island high school says he was sent home for dressing up as a black Aunt Jemima for Halloween. Dean Jeziorkowski says administrators at Commack High told him the outfit was racially insensitive, and told him he had to either scrub off his black makeup or go home. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/LI-Student-Sent-Home-for-Aunt-Jemima-Costume/5568024">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:21:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4967680 Violent Night in Paterson Leaves 6 Injured Two violent incidents in Paterson early Saturday have left six people injured. Two men, identified only as 20 and 21-year-old city residents, were stabbed during a large street fight that was broken up around 1:30 a.m. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Violent-Night-in-Paterson-Leaves-6-Injured/5568019">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:19:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4967674 Don't Forget to Fall Back! That time already? Come Sunday, standard time would again be the standard in America. Switching time: 2 a.m. Sunday, local time, when clocks were to be set back an hour. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Don-t-Forget-to-Fall-Back-/5567974">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:47:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4967642 Walmart Worker's Honesty Results in Ring Reunion Heather Moran, of Bethel, wants everyone to know there are still good, honest people in this world. People like Britta Wasloff, a retired legal secretary and part-time employee at Walmart, who found and returned the two-carat heirloom engagement ring Moran lost on Oct. 20. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:38:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4967618 Conn. Car Dealers Pledge to Interview Veterans Connecticut's auto retailers and the U.S. Army say they've reached a deal in which veterans will be guaranteed job interviews when they return to civilian life. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Conn--Car-Dealers-Pledge-to-Interview-Veterans/5567831">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:34:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4967525 Bronx Fire Destroys 14 Businesses  Fourteen small businesses in the Bronx were destroyed in a five-alarm fire that raged for hours overnight. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Bronx-Fire-Destroys-14-Businesses/5567763">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:30:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4967457 Fans Show Support for Slain Football Player Connecticut football fans lined up three deep to applaud and shake hands with players as they walked into Rentschler Field for the first Huskies home game since Jasper Howard was slain. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Fans-Show-Support-for-Slain-Football-Player/5567673">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:56:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4967392 Obama Highlights Signs of Economic Growth President Barack Obama said Saturday that reports the economy is growing again and that more than 1 million jobs were saved or created by his stimulus plan show "we are moving in the right direction.'' <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Obama-Highlights-Signs-of-Economic-Growth/5567667">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:50:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4967385 Man Set to be Arraigned in Hunter Shooting A Connecticut man who shot a fellow hunter by accident while killing a pheasant is set to be arraigned before a state judge. READ<a href="http:// http://wcbs880.com/Man-Set-to-be-Arraigned-in-Hunter-Shooting/5567638"> MORE>></a> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:39:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4967360 NY Ban on Texting While Driving Takes Effect Sunday New York's ban on texting or otherwise using portable electronic devices while driving goes into effect on Sunday. <a href="http:// http://wcbs880.com/NY-Ban-on-Texting--While-Driving-Takes-Effect-Sund/5567436">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:55:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4967205 NY's Fairbank Farms Ground Beef Recalled A New York meat company has recalled almost 546,000 pounds of ground beef because of links to illnesses from E. coli bacteria in Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NY-s-Fairbank-Farms-Ground-Beef-Recalled/5567336">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:09:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4967154 Philly Strike Talks Near Deadline A union deadline for a transit strike that could disrupt bus and subway services during the World Series games in Philadelphia was moved to Saturday evening, just hours before the start of Game 3. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Philly-Transit-Talks-to-Continue-Saturday/5567324">READ MORE>></a> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:59:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4967147 Rock Hall Anniv. Concert - Night 2 - Photos  Mick Jagger, Aretha Franklin, Lou Reed, and More! <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5567380.php">CLICK FOR PHOTOS </a><a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5567380.php"><img width="20" height="14" border="0" alt="" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:29:00 EDT http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5567380.php Madoff: SEC Never Thought it was a Ponzi Scheme  Bernard Madoff was apparently convinced that it never even occurred to Securities and Exchange Commission staff he was running a Ponzi scheme, despite the agency's numerous probes of his business. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Madoff--SEC-Never-Thought-it-was-a-Ponzi-Scheme/5565455">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:10:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4965869 No Arugula for the Mayor, He Prefers Iceberg Lettuce President Barack Obama was mocked for musing about the high price of arugula at Whole Foods, but New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg wasn't going to make that mistake. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/No-Arugula-for-Mayor-Bloomberg--He-Prefers-Iceberg/5565164 ">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:30:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4965682 Fans Cheer on Yankees as They Head to Philadelphia Dressed in suits, wheeling small luggages behind them...the Yankees strolled into Penn Station to grab a train to Philadelphia. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Fans-Cheer-on-Yankees-as-They-Head-to-Philadelphia/5565135">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:16:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4965667 Boyfriend, 2 Docs Will Stand Trial A judge ordered Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend and two doctors to stand trial on charges of illegally funneling prescription drugs to the former Playboy model. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Judge-Orders-Trial-in-Anna-Nicole-Smith-Drug-Case/5564640 ">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:37:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4965360 NJ Man Gets 7 Years for Crash that Killed Fiancee A New Jersey man has been sentenced to seven years in state prison after pleading guilty in a drunken driving crash that killed his fiancee. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Jersey-Man-Gets-7-Years-for-Crash-that-Killed-/5564590 ">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:25:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4965324 NYC Correction Officer Accused of Beating Inmates A New York City correction officer has been charged with beating two inmates at Rikers Island in separate incidents. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NYC-Correction-Officer-Accused-of-Beating-Inmates/5564302 ">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:46:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4965139 Double Error for NYC Schools Two New York City students were inadvertently vaccinated for swine flu this week without their parents' consent, a double error that illustrates the challenges facing inoculation programs under way in school systems around the country. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NYC-Says-2-Kids-Got-Swine-Flu-Shot-Without-Parenta/5563974 ">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:59:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4964905 Jury: NY Sex Offender Beat Up Wary Neighbor A registered sex offender has been convicted of beating up a neighbor in a small-town apartment complex in upstate New York for posting fliers warning about his criminal past. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Jury--NY-Sex-Offender-Beat-Up-Wary-Neighbor/5563559 ">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:32:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4964592 NYPD Cop Arrested in Death of Pedestrian A law enforcement official says an off-duty New York City police detective smelled of alcohol when he was arrested for running down a pedestrian in the Bronx. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-City-Cop-Arrested-in-Death-of-Pedestrian/5563506 ">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:22:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4964545 Juvenile Detention Facility Put on Hold Plans to allot $15 million for a juvenile detention facility in Bridgeport have been put on hold. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Juvenile-Detention-Facility-in-Connecticut-Put-on-/5563485 ">READ MORE>></a> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:19:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4964529 Poll Has Bloomberg Ahead by 15 Points The Marist College survey questioned 525 likely voters from Monday through Wednesday. Bloomberg had 53 percent to Democrat William Thompson Jr.'s 38 percent. Five percent were undecided. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Poll-Has-Michael-Bloomberg-15-Points-Ahead-of-Will/5562866">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:36:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4964150 Kerik's Behavior Worries Jail Officials A federal judge says former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik is displaying some behavior in jail that has officials there worried. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Jail-Officials-Worried-by-Behavior-of-Bernard-Keri/5562753">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:15:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4964054 Letters "YANK"ed from Stadium - See Photos They're removing the famous blue letters from the old Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5562386.php?">CLICK FOR PHOTOS <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:12:00 EDT http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5562386.php? Stimulus Created or Saved 650,000 Jobs More than 650,000 jobs have been saved or created under President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan, the White House said Friday, saying it is on track to reach the president's goal of 3.5 million jobs by the end of next year. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Economic-Stimulus-Created-or-Saved-650-000-Jobs/5562073">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:13:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4963624 Consumer Spending Down 0.5 Percent in September Consumer spending plunged in September by the largest amount in nine months, reflecting the end of the government's Cash for Clunkers auto sales program. Incomes, the fuel for future spending, were flat. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Consumer-Spending-Down-0-5-Percent-in-September/5561964">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:52:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4963581 NYC Taxi Surcharge Goes Up This Weekend Remember that bailout of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority? Well, it's time to pay for it. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-City-Taxi-Surcharge-Goes-Up-This-Weekend/5561889">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:40:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4963526 Pepsi Sued Over Bottled Water Idea Two men who claim PepsiCo stole their idea to sell bottled water sued the snack and drink maker in Wisconsin and won a $1.26 billion judgment last month after the company didn't respond. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Pepsi-Sued-Over-Bottled-Water-Idea/5562259">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:40:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4963701 Mother Arrested After Child Wanders from Home Manchester police have charged a local woman with a felony after they say her 3-year-old child wandered from their home and managed to cross a busy street. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Mother-Arrested-After-Child-Wanders-from-Home/5561435">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:15:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4963167 Race for Governor Too Close to Call When asked only about major-party candidates, Gov. Jon Corzine was favored by 44 percent of likely voters with GOP challenger Chris Christie at 43 percent. Six percent volunteered they supported independent Chris Daggett, with 4 percent undecided. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Poll-Shows-Race-for-Governor-in-New-Jersey-is-/5561373">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:59:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4963120 Corzine Looking at New Turnpike Toll Hike Plan Gov. Jon Corzine may revisit a plan to use the New Jersey Turnpike to raise money for the cash-strapped Garden State. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Gov--Jon-Corzine-Looking-at-New-Toll-Hike-Plan-for/5562161">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:29:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4963667 Killer Doctor Hasn't Seen Her Psychiatrist New concerns are being raised about a Harvard-educated urologist who was found not guilty by reason of insanity of killing her parents in New Jersey. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Killer-Doctor-Hasn-t-Seen-Her-Psychiatrist/5561206">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:30:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4962980 Police Searching for Fake Dentist Naugatuck police say they're searching for a woman who was running an illegal dentist's practice in her apartment. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Police-Searching-for-Fake-Dentist-in-Connecticut/5561182">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:29:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4962959 9 Missing After Mid-Air Military Collision The U.S. Coast Guard and Navy were searching early Friday for as many as nine people off the Southern California coast following a collision between a Coast Guard plane and a Marine Corps helicopter, officials said. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Nine-People-Missing-After-Mid-Air-Collision-Betwee/5560478">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:46:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4962277 Overtime Cut, But Some Still Making Big Money New Jersey has cut its overtime payments to state workers, but a new report finds some employees are still cashing in big-time by putting in extra hours. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Overtime-Cut--But-Some-Still-Making-Big-Money/5562220">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:32:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4963684 Life Jacket Law Takes Effect on Sunday New York's law requiring all boaters on small craft to wear life jackets during the cold weather months takes effect this weekend. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-Life-Jacket-Law-Takes-Effect-on-Sunday/5562615">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:44:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4963941 The Empire Strikes Back Mark Teixeira and Hideki Matsui hit solo homers off familiar foe Pedro Martinez, backing a sharp performance by A.J. Burnett and giving the Yankees a 3-1 victory over the Phillies in Game 2 on Thursday night. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Postseason-Pressure-Can-Bite-Baseball-s-Best/5555515">READ MORE>></a> SEE: <a href="http://wcbs880.com/pages/5555556.php">Game 2 Photos 2 <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> | EXTRA: <a href="http://wfan.stats.com/mlb/scoreboard.asp">WFAN Scoreboard</a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:45:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4957769 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Anniv. Concert - Photos Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:23:00 EDT http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5560888.php? Premature Baby's Marine Dad Returns to NY The New York Marine whose daughter was born more than two months prematurely has returned home to see the baby for the first time. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Premature-Baby-s-Marine-Father-Returns-to-New-York/5561412">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:07:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4963151 Husband Slashed for Not Being Good Muslim A defense lawyer says a woman accused of slashing the neck of her sleeping husband was ``emotionally abused'' and forced to violate her religious beliefs. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Wife-Slashes-Husband-for-Not-Being-a-Good-Muslim/5561707">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:01:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4963390 Man Convicted of Killing Brooklyn Dry Cleaner A New Yorker faces 25 years to life in prison following his conviction for strangling a popular businesswoman. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Man-Convicted-of-Killing-Brooklyn-Dry-Cleaner/5561339">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:56:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4963094 Beware of Thruway Pumpkin Patrols The New York State Police Thruway detail is launching its annual ``Pumpkin Patrols'' aimed at preventing dangerous Halloween pranks along the 641-mile highway system. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Beware-of-New-York-State-Thruway-Pumpkin-Patrols/5561830">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:28:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4963483 Cops: Teen Discouraged 'Snitches' in UConn Death University of Connecticut police charged an 18-year-old Wethersfield man Thursday with posting threatening Internet messages after the stabbing death of football player Jasper Howard. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Cops--Teen-Discouraged--Snitches--in-UConn-Death/5555488 ">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:33:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4957749 Mom of Murdered Victim Sues CT Hotel A Connecticut hotel is being sued over the stabbing death of a 21-year-old woman, whose mother claims hotel managers could have prevented the death if they had banned underage parties. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Mom-of-Murdered-Victim-Sues-Connecticut-Hotel/5555454">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:30:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4957719 Girardi Benches Swisher for Hairston Yankees manager Joe Girardi has decided to bench slumping outfielder Nick Swisher for Game 2 of the World Series. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Yankees-Manager-Joe-Girardi-Decides-to-Bench-Nick-/5554963 ">READ MORE>></a> POLL: <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/World-Series-Sized-Rivalry--MTA-or-SEPTA/5548650">Which is better...MTA or SEPTA?</a> PHOTOS: <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/Preview-of-Game-1-from-the-Sky/5547603">Game 1 from the Sky</a> I WATCH: <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/Yankees-Daily--Yankees-React-to-Game-1-Loss/5553769">Yankees' Reaction</a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:45:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4957335 Highest Game 1 rating for World Series since '04 The Yankees are back in the World Series, and television ratings are back up. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Highest-Game-1-rating-for-World-Series-since--04/5554770">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:20:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4957181 Bullet Hits Lou Dobbs' Home New Jersey State Police are investigating a recent incident in which CNN commentator Lou Dobbs' home in rural northwest New Jersey was struck by a bullet. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Bullet-Hits-CNN-Lou-Dobbs--Home-in-New-Jersey/5554624 ">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:57:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4957111 Town Cries Fowl Over Pet Ducks A Long Island woman with severe food allergies hopes the community will stand behind her in an effort to keep five ducks living in her backyard. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Long-Island-Woman-Fighting-to-Keep-Ducks-at-Home/5554377 ">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:28:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4956925 Squirrel in a Tree - See Cute Photos Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:08:00 EDT http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5559445.php? A Phillies Safe Haven in Yanks' Territory For some it's enemy territory. For others it's a safe haven. It is a bar in New York City for fans of the Philadelphia Phillies. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/A-Phillies-Safe-Haven-in-New-York-Territory/5554200 ">READ MORE>></a> POLL: <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/World-Series-Sized-Rivalry--MTA-or-SEPTA/5548650">Which is better...MTA or SEPTA?</a> PHOTOS: <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/Phillies-vs--Yankees---10-28-2009--2009-World-Seri/5546975">Game 1</a> I WATCH: <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/Yankees-Daily--Yankees-React-to-Game-1-Loss/5553769">Yankees' Reaction</a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:59:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4956793 Judge: $1 Million Bail for Accused Priest Killer A judge has ordered that bail be kept at $1 million for the janitor accused of killing a New Jersey priest by stabbing him 32 times. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Judge---1-Million-Bail-for-Accused-Priest-Killer/5554039 ">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:30:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4956670 Wall Street Journal Shutting Boston Bureau The Wall Street Journal is shutting its Boston bureau and eliminating nine jobs, marking the second round of cuts at the newspaper this year. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Wall-Street-Journal-Shutting-Boston-Bureau/5554020">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:25:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4956657 NY1 Host Accused of Assaulting Wife, Denies Charge New York City TV newsman Dominic Carter is facing a trial on charges he hit his wife a year ago at their suburban home, even though his wife is denying that the assault occurred. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NY1-Political-Show-Host-Accused-of-Assaulting-Wife/5553898 ">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:18:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4956543 Cracking Down on Human Trafficking in NJ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is trying to get people to help stop human trafficking in New Jersey. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Cracking-Down-on-Human-Trafficking-in-New-Jersey/5552728 ">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:20:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4955463 Paterson Declares State Swine Flu Emergency New York Gov. David Paterson has declared a state of emergency because of the rise in swine flu cases. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-Governor-Paterson-Declares-State-of-Emerg/5552319 ">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:31:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4955116 Lel Withdraws from NYC Marathon with Injury Two-time champion Martin Lel of Kenya has withdrawn from the New York City Marathon with a leg injury. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Lel-Withdraws-from-NYC-Marathon-with-Injury/5552199 ">READ MORE>></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:08:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4955026 Connecticut Looking for Owners of $400 Million Connecticut officials are trying to solve a $400 million mystery: Who owns the cash? <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Connecticut-Looking-for-Owners-of--400-Million/5552080">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:01:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4954987 House Democrats Unveil Health Reform Plan After months of struggle, House Democrats unveiled sweeping legislation Thursday to extend health care coverage to millions who lack it and create a new option of government-run insurance. A vote is likely next week on the plan patterned closely on President Barack Obama's own. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/House-Democrats-Unveil-Their-Final-Draft-of-Health/5551762">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:19:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4954817 Wayward Manatee Headed for Florida A wayward manatee is headed back to Florida aboard a transport jet after being rescued from murky waters near a New Jersey oil refinery. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Wayward-Manatee-Headed-for-Florida/5551943">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:02:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4954886 Two Shot at Los Angeles Synagogue Los Angeles police have detained a man near the North Hollywood synagogue where two people were shot in the legs. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Two-Shot-at-Los-Angeles-Synagogue/5551564">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:49:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4954664 Man Tries to Steal Ferret by Putting It in Pants It's one thing for shoplifters to hide plunder in their pants. But a live ferret? <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Homeless-Florida-Man-Tries-to-Steal-Ferret-by-Putt/5551158">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:40:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4954351 New Signal That Recession May Be Over The economy grew at a 3.5 percent pace in the third quarter, the best showing in two years, fueled by government-supported spending on cars and homes. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/3rd-Quarter-Growth-in-the-Economy-Sends-New-Signal/5551073">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:26:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4954300 New Joblesss Claims Down Less Than Expected The number of people claiming jobless benefits for the first time dropped less than expected last week, evidence that the labor market remains weak even as the economy is recovering. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Joblesss-Claims-Down-Less-Than-Expected/5551000">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:13:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4954249 Uncle Swung His Niece, Saw Her Head "Snap" The arrest warrant for a North Haven man charged in the death of his 4-month-old niece says he confessed to police that he swung the baby sharply and saw her head ``snap.'' <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Uncle-Swung-His-Niece--Saw-Her-Head--Snap-/5550971">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:06:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4954234 Halloween Parade Gets a Reprieve There's good news for the annual Greenwich Village Halloween Parade. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Annual-Greenwich-Village-Halloween-Parade-Gets-a-R/5550765">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:32:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4954087 Take Drug Lesson or No Prom for Your Kid It's a strong message to parents - attend the meeting on drug abuse or your kids will be barred from the prom. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Smithtown-Parents-Must-Take-Drug-Lesson-for-Childr/5550678">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:11:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4954016 Former Teacher Acquitted of Sexual Assault A Connecticut jury has acquitted a former high school teacher of charges he had sex with a teenage student in his Milford apartment in 2003. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Former-Teacher-Acquitted-of-Sexual-Assault/5550953">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:04:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4954220 Don't Worry About Those Low-Flying Choppers New York City officials say they're being used for a movie. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Helicopters-to-Buzz-Manhattan-for-Movie/5550317">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:01:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4953747 Feds Asked to Probe Fight at School Dance One of New Jersey's prominent black ministers has asked the U.S. Justice Department to examine a fight that broke out at a central Jersey high school dance. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Justice-Department-Asked-to-Examine-Fight-at-Schoo/5550258">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:50:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4953703 Witnesses IDed Suspect in UConn Stabbing Death Several witnesses identified the man charged with fatally stabbing a University of Connecticut football player as the killer, prosecutors said Wednesday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Witnesses-Identified-the-Suspect-in-the-Stabbing-D/5550231">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:47:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4953677 1/5 of Students Sick; School Closes Officials have closed a private school in southern New Jersey after 20 percent of the students got sick. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Private-School-Closes-When-1-5-of-Students-Get-Sic/5550201">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:43:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4953651 Obama Welcomes Home Fallen Soldiers President Barack Obama made a midnight dash to this air base Wednesday to honor the return of fallen soldiers, absorbing the ultimate cost of war as the United States endures its deadliest month of the Afghanistan campaign. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/President-Barack-Obama-Travels-to-Dover-Air-Force-/5549946">READ MORE >></a> SEE: <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5549936.php">More Photos from Dover AFB <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:32:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4953443 Sen. Passes Extension of Homebuyers Tax Credit Senators agreed Wednesday to extend a popular tax credit for first-time homebuyers and to offer a reduced credit to some repeat buyers. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Senate-Passes-Extension-of-Tax-Credit-for-First-Ti/5549901">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:18:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4953404 Tynan Aplogizes for Annti-Semetic Remark Ronan Tynan, the Irish tenor benched by the New York Yankees for making an anti-Semetic remark, is being given a chance to perform ``God Bless America'' at the Anti-Defamation League's annual meeting Thursday night. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Ronin-Tynan-Aplogizes-for-Annti-Semetic-Remark/5550904">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:56:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4954191 Collections Increase at NJ to PA Bridges Here's one positive economic indicator: Toll collections have risen over four months in a row on the seven toll bridges connecting Pennsylvania and New Jersey. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Collections-Increase-at-New-Jersey-to-Pennsylvania/5551348">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:12:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4954486 Fans Disappointed by Yankees in Game 1 Cliff Lee outdueled CC Sabathia, Chase Utley homered twice and the Philadelphia Phillies kept rolling through October, beating New York 6-1 on a misty Wednesday night in the opener. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Game-1-of-the-World-Series-Begins/5547295">READ MORE>> </a>SEE: <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5546975.php?">Game 1 Photos <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> | <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5547603.php">Pre-Game from the Sky <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> MORE: <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/World-Series-Sized-Rivalry--MTA-or-SEPTA/5548650">World Series Central </a> | <a href="http://wfan.stats.com/mlb/scoreboard.asp">WFAN Scoreboard </a><img alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_link_20x14_1.jpg" /> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:16:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4951090 Gentlemen's Ball Held in NYC - See Photos Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:32:00 EDT http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5550130.php World Series Begins! So, what are the odds that the Yankees will win the World Series? <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Are-the-Odds-in-Yankees-Favor-/5546812 ">READ MORE>></a> <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/4770534.php">Rainy Game 1? Track Weather HERE</a> <img width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_link_20x14_1.jpg" alt="" /> <a href="http://POLL: Which is Better...Statue of Liberty or Liberty Bell?">POLL: Which is better... Liberty Bell or Statue of Liberty?</a> <img width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_link_20x14_1.jpg" alt="" /> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:14:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4950748 Hungry NYers Survive on Emergency Free Meals More and more New Yorkers are going hungry after losing their jobs, and the need for emergency free meals has reached crisis proportions. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Hungry-New-Yorkers-Survive-on-Emergency-Free-Meals/5546269 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:36:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4950342 Swine Flu "Widespread" in NJ While swine flu is now considered widespread in New Jersey, the state's top health official says that's a cause for concern, not alarm. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Swine-Flu-Considered---Widespread--in-New-Jersey/5546204">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:27:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4950286 Aide for NJ Lawmaker Found with $700,000, 2 Guns A New Jersey lawmaker has fired a staff aide after police found $700,000 in cash and two handguns in a storage locker he allegedly rented under a false name. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Aide-for-New-Jersey-Lawmaker-Found-with--700-000--/5545981 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:55:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4950157 Governor's Bet Could Include You There's a new twist on the traditional bet between governors of states with World Series teams this year. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-Pennsylvania-Governor-s-Bet-Could-Include/5545715">READ MORE>></a> <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/4770534.php">Rainy Game 1? Track Weather HERE</a> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:27:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4949931 "This is It" Brings in $2.2 Million on 1st Night According to studio estimates, late-night screenings of ``Michael Jackson's This Is It'' have earned $2.2 million at the North America box office. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/-This-is-It--Brings-in--2-2-Million-on-1st-Night/5545681 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:18:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4949911 3 Guilty in NJ Killing Aimed at Silencing Witness Three New Jersey men have been convicted of orchestrating a killing in an attempt to silence a witness in a gang-related killing. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/3-Guilty-in-NJ-Killing-Aimed-at-Silencing-Witness/5545618">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:08:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4949866 Feds: 90 Work Deaths in NYC in 2008 Construction continues to be a hazardous job for some workers in New York City. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Feds--90-Work-Deaths-in-NYC-in-2008/5545488 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:49:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4949766 Yankees Add Bruney, Hinske The Yankees have made two roster changes for the World Series, adding right-handed reliever Brian Bruney and utilityman Eric Hinske. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Yankees-Add-Bruney--Hinske-to-Roster-for-Series/5545153 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:48:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4949524 Gym Teacher Gets 18 Years for Raping Bartender A Long Island gym teacher has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after admitting he raped a bartender. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Long-Island-Gym-Teacher-Gets-18-Years-for-Raping-B/5544917 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:13:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4949346 Driver Who Killed 2 Kids Had Crack Pipe A woman facing manslaughter charges in a high-speed crash that killed two children had a crack pipe in her hand at the hospital, police said Wednesday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Driver-Who-Killed-2-Kids-Had-Crack-Pipe/5544900 ">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:09:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4949333 Fiancee: Lift the Protection Order on Hiram State Sen. Hiram Monserrate's fiancee is asking a judge to lift an order of protection, despite his misdemeanor assault conviction. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Hiram-Monserrate-s-Fiancee--Lift-the-Protection-Or/5544792">READ MORE>></a> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:57:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4949250 NASA Launches Ares I-X Rocket - Watch Video NASA's newest rocket blasted off on a brief test flight Wednesday, taking the first step in a back-to-the-moon program that could be shelved by the White House. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NASA-Launches-Ares-I-X-Rocket/5544379">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:36:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4948967 Yankees Fans Rally in Times Square At 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg will host a pep rally in Times Square. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Yankees-Fans-to-Rally-in-Times-Square-Ahead-of-the/5542562">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:29:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4947623 Attorney Arraigned in Adoption Scam Prosecutors have filed additional charges against a New York attorney accused of running a multistate adoption scam. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Attorney-Arraigned-in-Adoption-Scam/5544269">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:22:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4948890 Man Says He's Too Fat to Have Killed A Florida man accused of killing his son-in-law in New Jersey says he was too fat to commit the crime. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Man-Says-He-s-To-Fat-to-Have-Killed-His-Son-in-Law/5543994">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:48:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4948688 Durable Goods Orders Up Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods rose in September as the biggest jump in demand for machinery in 18 months offset weakness in commercial aircraft and autos. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Durable-Goods-Orders-Up/5543566">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:32:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4948429 New Home Sales Fall 3.6 Percent Sales of new homes dropped unexpectedly last month as the effects of a temporary tax credit for first-time owners started to wane. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Home-Sales-Fall-3-6-Percent/5549878">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:04:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4953387 Computers Hacked, Grades Changed Lt. Christopher Davis says it appears the Manchester High School students learned the password by watching a school official. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Computers-Hacked--Grades-Changed-in-Connecticut/5542365">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:34:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4947458 NYC Schoolchildren Getting Swine Flu Vaccine Students at 125 elementary schools got the swine flu vaccine Wednesday in the first phase of the city's drive to make inoculation available to all school-age children. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-City-Schoolchildren-Getting-Swine-Flu-Vac/5543497">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:12:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4948393 Historic Church Nixes Halloween-Themed Wedding The Old Dutch Church is part of the legend of Sleepy Hollow, but this place is also a symbol of faith that has endured since the 17th century. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Sleepy-Hollow-s-Old-Dutch-Church-Nixes-Halloween-T/5543319">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:48:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4948267 Drilling Opponents Speaking Out Today Drilling opponents, energy companies and others with an interest in natural gas drilling in southern New York will state their position in the first of four public hearings on new drilling regulations. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Drilling-Opponents-Speaking-Out-Today/5542521">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:24:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4947586 New Poll Gives Corzine Lead Over Christie The Quinnipiac University Poll out Wednesday has Corzine leading Republican challenger Chris Christie 43-38 percent among likely voters, with independent Chris Daggett at 13 percent. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Poll-Gives-New-Jersey-Governor-Jon-Corzine-a-L/5541960">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:20:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4947096 Man Arrested After Baby Dies North Haven police have arrested a local man in connection with the death of his 4-month-old niece, who authorities say suffered multiple blunt force trauma while in his care. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Connecticut-Man-Arrested-After-Baby-Dies/5541909">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:06:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4947056 Gunmen Storm UN Guest House in Afghanistan Taliban militants wearing suicide vests stormed a guest house used by U.N. staff in the heart of the Afghan capital early Wednesday, killing 12 people - including six U.N. staff - in the biggest in a series of attacks intended to undermine next month's presidential runoff election. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Gunmen-Storm-United-Nations-Guest-House-in-Afghani/5541905">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:04:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4947052 Yankees, Phillies Work Out Ahead of Game 1 Stocked full of honed home run hitters, powerful pitchers and frenzied fans - plus a fast-talking shortstop fond of forecasting future results - the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies generated a Fall Classic of talk ahead of Wednesday night's opener. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-Yankees-and-Philadelphia-Phillies-Work-Ou/5541481">READ MORE <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_story.gif" /></a> <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5541327.php?">SEE PHOTOS <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> | <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/Yanks--Phillies-Work-Out-Ahead-of-Game-1/5541481#interviews">HEAR INTERVIEWS <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_sound_20x14_1.jpg" /></a> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:17:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4946644 Dead Priest Talked About Firing Murder Suspect Court records show a New Jersey priest spoke about firing the janitor accused of killing him because of a background check. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Jersey-Priest-Talked-About-Firing-Suspect-in-H/5542419">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:04:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4947507 Phillies Fan Offers Sex for Tickets How far would you go to get World Series tickets? <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Philadelphia-Phillies-Fan-Offers-Sex-for-World-Ser/5542597">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:32:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4947650 Man Convicted in Waterbury Home Invasion A three-judge panel has convicted a 28-year-old man for his role in a shooting death during a Waterbury home invasion last year. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Man-Convicted-in-Waterbury-Home-Invasion/5542927">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:06:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4947935 Agassi Admits Using Crystal Meth Andre Agassi's upcoming autobiography contains an admission that he used crystal meth in 1997 and lied to tennis authorities when he failed a drug test - a result that was thrown out after he said he ``unwittingly'' took the substance. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/In-New-Book--Andre-Agassi-Admits-Using-Crystal-Met/5543387">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:01:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4948308 Bloomberg Keeps Thompson on Defensive New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg kept his Democratic opponent on the defensive during their final debate before Election Day. And the Democrat struggled to define himself. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Mayor-Bloomberg-Keeps-Opponent-Thompson-on-Defensi/5538205 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:36:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4943760 Getting Ready for the Big Finish Getting ready for the ING New York City Marathon takes days of work, and months of planning. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Getting-Ready-for-the-NYC-Marathon-s-Big-Finish/5537824 ">READ MORE>></a> WEB EXTRA: <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/3215832.php?">Special Coverage of the NYC Marathon</a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:09:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4943456 Actor Edward Norton Lends Face, Feet to Cause Edward Norton settles around a table in a small office overlooking Times Square, the American actor dressed smartly in a black collared shirt. Next to him is Samson Parashina, a Maasai warrior from the East African savannah, wearing a colorful tunic and intricately beaded jewelry. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Actor-Edward-Norton-Lends-Face--Feet-to-Cause/5537667 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:32:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4943333 ING Extending Sponsorship of NYC Marathon ING has extended its deal to serve as the title sponsor of the New York City Marathon. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/ING-Extending-Sponsorship-of-NYC-Marathon/5537646 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:20:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4943319 1st Lady Going to 1st Game First lady Michelle Obama will attend Game 1 of the World Series between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/First-Lady-Will-Attend-Game-1-of-World-Series/5537417 ">READ MORE>></a> <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5514061.php?">SEE PHOTOS</a> | <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/Yanks-Celebrating-Return-to-the-World-Series/5517184#poll">TAKE POLL</a> <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5526063.php">WORLD-SIZED RIVALRY</a> | <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/Name-the-World-Series/5529520">NAME THE SERIES</a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:31:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4943141 WS Tickets: Prices Falling in NY, Steady in Philly Ticket brokers say a rainy forecast and other factors are causing prices to fall for the opening game of the World Series in New York. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/WS-Tickets--Prices-Falling-in-NY--Steady-in-Philly/5537284">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:01:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4943035 Newark Announces Gun Buyback Program Officials in New Jersey's largest city are offering cash to get guns off the city's streets. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Newark-Announces-Gun-Buyback-Program/5537116 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:31:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4942911 Millennia-old Stolen Artifacts Recovered in NYC Customs agents in New York have seized two stolen Italian artifacts that are more than 2,000 years old. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Millennia-old-Stolen-Artifacts-Recovered-in-NYC/5536382 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:05:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4942402 NY Police Give Sex Offenders Halloween Warning Officials on Long Island say police are visiting the homes of hundreds of registered sex offenders in Suffolk County this week and warning them to avoid contact with children on Halloween. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-Police-Give-Sex-Offenders-Halloween-Warni/5536271 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:30:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4942304 NYC Bouncer Stabbed to Death Outside Restaurant New York City police are questioning three people in connection with the stabbing death of a bouncer outside a neighborhood hot spot. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NYC-Bouncer-Stabbed-to-Death-Outside-Restaurant/5536042">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4942198 Jerseyans Stuck in the Middle of Baseball War New York has the Statue of Liberty and Times Square, Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez. Philadelphia has the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, Ryan Howard and Jimmy Rollins. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Jerseyans-Stuck-in-the-Middle-of-Baseball-War/5534922">READ MORE>></a> <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5514061.php?">SEE PHOTOS</a> | <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/Yanks-Celebrating-Return-to-the-World-Series/5517184#poll">TAKE POLL</a> <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5526063.php">WORLD-SIZED RIVALRY</a> | <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/Name-the-World-Series/5529520">NAME THE SERIES</a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:59:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4941919 Cop Accused of Pulling Gun at Haunted House A Baltimore city police officer delivered the fright of a lifetime to a haunted house employee, pulling a gun on the chain-saw-wielding man at the end of his act, authorities said Monday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Cop-Accused-of-Pulling-Gun-at-Haunted-House/5534757 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:43:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4941888 Man Charged with Murder of UConn Football Star Police on Tuesday charged a man with the murder in the stabbing death of a University of Connecticut football player outside a school-sanctioned dance, but his defense attorney says he was just trying to break up a fight.. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Charge-Filed-in-Death-of-University-of-Connecticut/5534257">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:25:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4941562 October Now Deadliest Month in Afghanistan Eight American troops were killed in two separate insurgent attacks Tuesday in southern Afghanistan, making October the deadliest month of the war for U.S. forces since the 2001 invasion to oust the Taliban. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Eight-Americans-Killed-in-Afghanistan/5534175">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:08:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4941514 Official Wants Zoo Warning System A Connecticut town official is calling for a telephone warning system that would alert residents if dangerous animals escape from an Olympic medalist's private zoo. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Official-Wants-Zoo-Warning-System-in-Connecticut/5534266">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:27:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4941568 Michael Jackson: The Official Exhibition Michael Jackson was to stage his comeback concerts at the O2 Arena in London. Now, it's the home of an exhibition that looks at his life. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5533720.php?">CLICK FOR PHOTOS <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:55:00 EDT http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5533720.php? Home Prices Go Up in Most Major Cities Home prices rose for the third straight month in August, data Tuesday showed, a key sign for a broad and sustained housing recovery. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Home-Prices-Go-Up-in-Most-Major-Cities/5533633">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:37:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4941215 Consumer Confidence Drops Unexpectedly Consumers' confidence about the U.S. economy fell unexpectedly in October as job prospects remained bleak, a private research group said Tuesday, fueling speculation that an already gloomy holiday shopping forecast could worsen. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Consumer-Confidence-Drops-Unexpectedly-in-October/5534502">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:05:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4941760 Crossing Guard Pushes Child to Safety Hartford police say a city school crossing guard pushed a child to safety before being hit by a car driven by a man who ignored the guard's order to stop. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Connecticut-Crossing-Guard-Pushes-Child-to-Safety/5532151">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:31:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4939908 Bloomberg, Thompson Ready for Final Debate Bloomberg is comfortably ahead in the polls. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-City-Mayor-Michael-Bloomberg-and-Comptrol/5531963">READ MORE >></a> WEB EXTRA: <a href="http://www.1010wins.com/pages/5510823.php">Listen, Watch the debate here</a> <img alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_sound_20x14_1.jpg" /> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:21:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4939745 Swastika Flag Disgusts Long Islanders Neighbors say someone in the lindenhurst house has displayed a Nazi swastika flag from the chimney several times over the years. They're disgusted by it. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Swastika-Flag-Disgusts-Long-Islanders/5533197">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:34:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4940865 Fugitive Caught After 11 Years Police say they've caught a former Connecticut man who was on the run for 11 years after skipping out on his sentencing for a Norwalk knife slashing. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Fugitive-Caught-After-11-Years/5533137">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:27:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4940813 NASA Scrubs Test Launch of New Rocket Launch controllers tried repeatedly Tuesday to get the Ares I-X rocket flying. They got to within two-and-a-half minutes of launching the rocket, but the weather interfered. Minor problems stalled the countdown earlier in the morning. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NASA-Preparing-to-Launch-Test-of-New-Rocket/5531865">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:13:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4939654 Jersey Girls Go Naked for Prostate Cancer Proceeds from the ``Stand By Your Man: 12 Women in Support of a Cure for Prostate Cancer'' calendar will go to the Prostate Cancer Coalition of New Jersey. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Jersey-Girls-Go-Naked-for-Prostate-Cancer/5531784">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:05:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4939578 Eastern Connecticut Gets Cold Case Unit Police and prosecutors have formed a new cold case for eastern Connecticut that will try to find the killers in unsolved homicides in the region. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Eastern-Connecticut-Gets-Cold-Case-Unit/5531668">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:58:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4939467 Carjacking Suspect Dies in Crash Officials say a carjacking suspect died after the vehicle he was driving slammed into another while being pursued by police in Elizabeth. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Carjacking-Suspect-Dies-in-Crash/5531458">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:46:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4939270 Name the World Series Starting on Wednesday, the American League's New York Yankees will take on the National League's Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series. What should it be called? <a href="http://wcbs880.com/What-Should-The-Yankees-vs--Phillies-World-Series-/5529520">CLICK TO LEAVE YOUR IDEA <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_story.gif" /></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:33:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4937412 Authorities Looking for Airplane Reported Down A ground search of wooded, mountainous terrain was under way after several witnesses said they saw a plume of smoke coming from a small plane around Harriman State Park in Haverstraw. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Authorities-Looking-for-Airplane-Reported-Down-at-/5529779">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:07:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4937662 Animal Costume Party Held - See Photos Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:39:00 EDT http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5531290.php? Cat Blamed for Apartment Fire A cat is being blamed for a fire that forced dozens of senior citizens out of their suburban New York apartments. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Cat-Blamed-for-Apartment-Fire/5531090">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:19:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4938917 Driver Charged After Children Killed in Van Crash A Queens driver is charged with reckless endangerment following a van crash that killed two children and left three others hospitalized. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Driver-Charged-After-Children-Killed-in-Van-Crash/5531614">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:55:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4939416 Flu Clinic Turns Away Hundreds Police say about 1,000 people were turned away after doses of swine flu vaccine ran out at a New Jersey flu shot clinic. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Flu-Clinic-Turns-Away-Hundreds/5533418">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:48:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4941070 Public Option Makes Return The focus of the health overhaul debate now shifts to whether Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid can persuade a handful of moderate senators to get behind his new proposal for a government-sponsored insurance plan. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Public-Option-Makes-Return-as-Senate-Works-on-Heal/5529557">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:45:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4937449 Cross Border Orch. of Ireland Comes to NYC The Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland will be performing at Lincoln Center in New York City on Thursday, October 29, 2009. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Cross-Border-Orchestra-of-Ireland-Comes-to-New-Yor/5533526">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:16:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4941143 Yum-O! for NYC Schools Rachael Ray served chicken on whole wheat flatbread to kids at a lower Manhattan public school Monday to launch a partnership between her Yum-o! organization and the city Department of Education. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Rachel-Ray-Teams-Up-with-New-York-City-School-Syst/5526614">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:42:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4934976 Rell: We Need More Swine Flu Vaccine Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell says the state needs to know when the federal government plans to ship more flu vaccine. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Governor-Rell--State-Needs-More-Swine-Flu-Vaccine/5526222">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:27:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4934678 NY Republican Apologizes for 'Anti-Christ' Joke New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver isn't commenting on a Republican who said the orthodox Jewish lawmaker might be an anti-Christ. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-Assembly-Speaker-Sheldon-Silver-Says-Sorr/5525879">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4934467 Thousands of Phones Collected for Hope Line Program Over 4,000 cell phones were collected at the Family Justice Center in Brooklyn and donated to Verizon. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Thousands-of-Phones-Collected-for-Domestic-Violenc/5525376 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:58:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4934156 NTSB: Pilots Working on Laptops Two Northwest Airlines pilots told federal investigators that they were going over scheduling using their laptop computers in violation of company policy while their plane overflew their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/NTSB--Pilots-Say-They-Were-Working-on-Laptops-When/5525117 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:29:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4933961 Red Cross to Train Volunteers for Marathon The American Red Cross of Greater New York is training hundreds of volunteers to help staff first aid stations at the New York City Marathon. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Red-Cross-to-Train-Volunteers-for-New-York-City-Ma/5524854 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:38:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4933780 Wager: Cheesecake or Cheesesteak? Will it be cheesesteaks or cheesecakes? The U.S. senators representing the states of Pennsylvania and New York are betting local delicacies in a friendly wager over the World Series. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Senators-Placing-Friendly-Wager--Cheesecake-or-Che/5524683 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:18:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4933653 "Human Camera" Drawing the Manhattan Skyline The "Human Camera" is drawing a picture of Manhattan's skyline. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/-Human-Camera--Drawing-the-Manhattan-Skyline/5524362 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:40:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4933530 ESPN: You're Both Fired An ESPN spokesman says the sports network has fired the production assistant whose affair with baseball analyst Steve Phillips led to his termination. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Assistant-in-Phillips-Scandal-No-Longer-Works-Ther/5524051 ">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:51:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4933303 Fan Files Suit Over Seats in Old Yankee Stadium A fan who paid $2,000 for the seats he sat in during 23 seasons at the old Yankee Stadium is crying foul. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Fan-Files-Suit-Over-Seats-in-Old-Yankee-Stadium/5524015">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:43:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4933285 Police: NJ Man Killed Daughter, Then Self Authorities say a New Jersey man killed his 2-year-old daughter before setting fire to their apartment and killing himself. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Police--NJ-Man-Killed-Daughter--Then-Self/5523867">READ MORE>></a> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:15:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4933188 Poll: Bloomberg Has Big Lead Over Bill Thompson The Quinnipiac University survey has the incumbent billionaire 18 points ahead of City Comptroller William Thompson Jr. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/As-Election-Nears--New-York-City-Mayor-Michael-Blo/5523556">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:28:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4932960 Bronx Man Indicted in Firefighter's Death The Bronx man accused of starting a Yonkers fire that killed one Yonkers firefighter and seriously injured two others has been indicted by a Westchester grand jury. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Bronx-Man-Indicted-in-Fire-That-Killed-Yonkers-Fir/5523532">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:23:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4932948 Newspaper Circulation Down 10.6 Percent The decline in U.S. newspaper circulation is accelerating as the industry struggles with defections to the Internet and tumbling ad revenue. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Newspaper-Circulation-Down-10-6-Percent/5523294">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:39:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4932807 Medicare: The $60 Billion Fraud Medicare fraud is a bigger business than cocaine in Florida. A fraudulent business billed Medicare for more money than the biggest Walgreens in that state. Nationally, it adds up to a $60 billion problem. Learn more from CBS News 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Medicare--The--60-Billion-Fraud/5522917">WATCH VIDEO <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_video.gif" /></a> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:36:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4932594 Senators Working to Merge Health Bills Time growing short, Democratic leaders in the House and Senate still face key decisions if they are to achieve President Barack Obama's goal of passing legislation to remake the nation's health care system by year's end. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Senators-Working-to-Merge-Health-Care-Reform-Bills/5522973">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:46:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4932620 New Subway Ads May Turn Heads Ads promoting atheism are be going up in New York City subway stations. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Ads-in-New-York-City-Subway-System-May-Turn-He/5522855">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:21:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4932564 Marine Granted Leave to See Premature Son With the help of some New York politicians a U.S. Marine is on his way home to visit his wife and prematurely born baby on Long Island. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Marine-Granted-Leave-to-See-Premature-Son-on-Long-/5531069">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:18:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4938898 Mudered UConn Player Being Laid to Rest A slain UConn football player's teammates were gathering in Miami for his funeral. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Mudered-University-of-Connecticut-Football-Player-/5522570">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:31:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4932359 Woman's Body Found in Back of Van Hartford police say they're investigating the death of a 46-year-old woman whose body was found in the back of a van. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Woman-s-Body-Found-in-Back-of-Van/5522526">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:26:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4932330 Violent Norwich Home Invader Being Sought Norwich police say they searching for a knife-wielding home invasion suspect who broke into a woman's home and assaulted her. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Violent-Norwich-Home-Invader-Being-Sought/5522510">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:24:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4932327 Man Shot by Cop Identified Connecticut state police have identified a man who was shot to death by a Bethel police officer over the weekend. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Man-Shot-by-Cop-Identified/5522434">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:14:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4932270 Chris Christie Talks to WCBS Newsradio 880 Republican New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie called in for a LIVE interview with WCBS Newsradio 880's Michael Wallace and Pat Carroll at Monday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/With-Eight-Days-Left--New-Jersey-Gubernatorial-Cha/5522304">READ MORE >></a> LISTEN: <a onclick="window.open(this.href,'','resizable=no,location=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,status=no,toolbar=no,fullscreen=no,dependent=no,width=990,height=775,status'); return false" href="http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=4115409">The Full Interview <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_sound_20x14_1.jpg" /></a> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:56:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4932191 People's Hall of Fame Inducting Seven From the guy who runs the rollercoaster to the men who ring the bells, seven New Yorkers have been inducted into a People's Hall of Fame for their contributions to the city's cultural life. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-City-People-s-Hall-of-Fame-Inducting-Seve/5523682">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:45:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4933061 Teacher Accused of Sexting Student Authorities have accused a New Jersey teacher of sending sexually explicit texts to a 15-year-old female student. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Teacher-Accused-of-Sexting-Student/5521245">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:35:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4931262 14 Americans Killed in Afghan Chopper Crashes Helicopter crashes killed 14 Americans on Monday in the deadliest day for the U.S. mission in Afghanistan in more than four years. The deaths came as President Barack Obama prepared to meet his national security team for a sixth full-scale conference on the future of the troubled war. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/14-Americans-Killed-in-Helicopter-Crashes-in-Afgha/5520521">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:41:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4930597 Another Gem of a Thrift Store in an Upscale Area It's the latest BARGAINS report from Sean Adams. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/2069915.php">MORE >></a> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:38:00 EDT http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/2069915.php Yanks Celebrating Return to the World Series Next up, New York hosts defending champion Philadelphia in the World Series opener Wednesday night. Cliff Lee is expected to face ALCS MVP CC Sabathia in an enticing matchup between former Cleveland teammates. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Yanks-Going-to-World-Series-/5517195">READ MORE <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_story.gif" /></a> | <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5514061.php?">SEE PHOTOS <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_photo_20x14_2.jpg" /></a> Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:36:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4927964 Gov. Paterson Calls Legislature Back to Session New York Gov. David Paterson is calling for a special session of the Legislature to deal with the latest budget deficit and others issues that are expected to include a bill to legalize same-sex marriage. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Gov--Paterson-Calls-Legislature-Back-to-Session/5517167">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:25:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4927960 Feds Interview Crew of Plane that Overshot Airport Federal investigators interviewed the crew of the Northwest Airlines flight that overshot the Minneapolis airport by 150 miles on Sunday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Feds-Interview-Crew-of-Plane-that-Overshot-Airport/5517144">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:14:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4927949 Former Mets GM Phillips Fired by ESPN Baseball analyst Steve Phillips has been fired by ESPN after admitting to an affair with an assistant at the cable network. READ<a href="http://wcbs880.com/Former-Mets-GM-Phillips-Fired-by-ESPN/5517088"> MORE>></a> Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:59:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4927933 Scioscia Calls Postseason Schedule 'Ridiculous' Angels manager Mike Scioscia called baseball's postseason format "ridiculous'' because of the extra off days added a couple of years ago to suit the sport's television partners. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Scioscia-Calls-Postseason-Schedule--Ridiculous-/5517008">READ MORE>> </a> Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:32:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4927904 Managers Under the Microscope When Joe Girardi has big decisions to make, he consults his thick black binder. In his first postseason as New York's manager, he's been checking that book full of baseball data a lot. Some say too much. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Managers-Under-the-Microscope/5516657">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:01:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4927703 Cops: Woman Pepper-Sprays LI Cabbie over Fare Police in Suffolk County say a California woman took a cab from Manhattan to Long Island and then pepper-sprayed the driver instead of paying the fare.<a href="http:// http://wcbs880.com/Cops--Woman-Pepper-Sprays-LI-Cabbie-over-Fare/5516386"> READ MORE>></a> Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:17:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4927519 Longtime Madoff Friend Found Dead in FL Palm Beach police said Sunday that Jeffry Picower, a Florida philanthropist and a friend of Bernard Madoff for decades, has died. He was 67. Picower was the former New York lawyer and accountant alleged to have extracted billions of dollars from the Bernard Madoff investment scheme. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Longtime-Madoff-Friend-Dies-in-Palm-Beach/5516379">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:14:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4927513 Brooklyn Couple Arraigned in Death of Boy, 4 A Brooklyn mother and her boyfriend have been arraigned on murder charges in the beating death of the woman's 4-year-old son. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Brooklyn-Couple-Arraigned-in-Death-of-Boy--4/5516366">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:09:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4927501 Yankees + Giants = Jams A big night for area sports fans is likely to cause major travel headaches for drivers on the New Jersey Turnpike. The Giants are hosting the Arizona Cardinals at the Meadowlands, with a start time of 8:20 p.m. But that's also when the Yankees and  Angels are due to start Game 6 of the American League championship series at Yankee Stadium. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Big-Sports-Night-Could-Mean-Big-Jams-on-NJ-Turnpik/5516324">READ MORE>></a> Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:58:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4927464 Gov. Rell Calls for Changes in Vaccine Distribution Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell wants the federal government to overhaul its system for producing and distributing flu vaccine. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:55:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4927228 Town Grieves for Priest An arrest in the slaying of a Roman Catholic priest has brought little solace to this community, which views the suspected role of the longtime church janitor as a second tragedy.  More than 150 people at St. Patrick's Church for Sunday's early Mass prayed for the Rev. Ed Hinds, whose body was discovered in the church rectory Friday. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/Town-Grieves-for-Priest/5515784">READ MORE >>></a> Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:56:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4927056 Hoboken N.J. Mayor Faces 6th Election in 2 1/2 years This November marks the sixth election in just 2 1/2 years for Hoboken's acting mayor. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:41:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4927028 N.J. Bolsters "Senior Freeze" Property Tax Program Legislation that bolsters a property tax rebate program for thousands of senior and disabled New Jersey residents has become law. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:23:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4926953 Record NYC Real Estate Deal Now on the Rocks It was the most expensive real estate deal in U.S. history. Now, it's poised to become one of the biggest flops. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:53:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4926912 Hartford Officials at Odds Over Extent of Gangs Whether they're considered cliques or gangs, officials agree that teens in Connecticut's capital city are finding solidarity in tightly knit groups. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:31:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4926871 Family Gathers for Slain UConn Player's Viewing The family and friends of a slain Connecticut cornerback are gathering for a viewing at a Miami mortuary. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:54:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4926831 Twin Baghdad Bombings Kill At Least 155 The death toll from Iraq's worst attack in more than two years climbed to 155 Monday as Iraqis buried the dead from the twin suicide bombings that devastated the heart of Baghdad. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Twin-Suicide-Car-Bombs-in-Baghdad-Kill-Over-125/5515472">READ MORE >></a> Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:10:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4926804 Andrew Lloyd Webber Diagnosed with Cancer A spokeswoman for Andrew Lloyd Webber says the composer has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:45:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4926776 15-Year-Old Charged with Murder of Mo. Girl Juvenile authorities said Saturday that a 15-year-old has been charged with first-degree murder for the death of a 9-year-old central Missouri girl found in the woods two days after she went missing. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4926743 'Jane Doe' Found in NYC Said to Be From Wash. A woman found in Manhattan has been identified as an 18-year-old from Washington state. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:57:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4926741 Coast Guard Chief Disciplined Over Storm Outing An officer at a Coast Guard station on eastern Long Island has been relieved of command after photos turned up on the Internet of two rescue boats training in heavy surf generated by Hurricane Bill. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:54:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4926739 Police Search for Killer of 7-Year-Old Florida Girl The mother of a 7-year-old Florida girl found slain in a landfill praised the hard work of authorities combing through evidence to find clues to her daughter's killer. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:56:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4926104 Pilot Who Overshot Airport Denies Crew was Napping The first officer of the Northwest Airlines jet that missed its destination by 150 miles says he and the captain were not sleeping or arguing in the cockpit but he wouldn't explain their lapse in response and the detour. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:05:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4926048 Connecticut Man Killed in Maine Car Crash Police say a Connecticut man was killed in Maine when he was ejected from a pickup truck and into a stream after the truck struck a bridge. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:06:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4925991 OK, Really This Time!? After Mother Nature postponed Game 6 of the ALCS Saturday night, the teams are hoping for better weather for the rescheduled 8:20 p.m. match-up.  New York leads the series 3-2 and need one victory to clinch. <a href="http://www.wcbs880.com/Game-6-Rained-Out/5514133">READ MORE >>></a> Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:48:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4925798 Police Officer Shoots and Kills Man in Conn. Home Bethel police say an officer has shot and killed a man in a private home after responding to a call about someone attempting suicide. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:05:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4925770 Death of Brooklyn Boy, 4, Ruled a Homicide The death of a 4-year-old Brooklyn boy has been ruled a homicide. A spokeswoman for the city's medical examiner said Saturday that the cause of death was blunt impact injuries to the torso and extremities. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:01:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4925768 Rachael Ray Partners with NYC School System Rachael Ray is taking her quick and healthy recipes to New York City's school children. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:26:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4925736 Pres. Obama to Stump Again for Gov. Corzine President Barack Obama will soon return to New Jersey to help boost Gov. Jon Corzine's re-election campaign. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:23:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4925735 Obama Campaigning for Dodd Today Sen. Chris Dodd is up for re-election in 2010. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/President-Obama-Campaigning-for-Sen--Chris-Dodd-To/5507000">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:48:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4921396 Gubernatorial Candidates Hold Final Debate There were no laugh lines in the last debate before Election Day among the three main candidates for governor of New Jersey, but there was plenty of tussling over the nagging issues of property taxes and corruption. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Jersey-Gubernatorial-Candidates-Holding-Final-/5498102">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:28:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4914605 Bail Raised on Guard A private security guard at Newark Liberty International Airport charged with threatening President Barack Obama is due in court Thursday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Newark-Airport-Guard-Due-in-Court-for-Threat-Again/5499479">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:17:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4915468 Bloomberg Promises Staff Shakeup in Third Term The billionaire former CEO said Thursday he'll get rid of a number of commissioners - even the ones he considers successful. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-City-Mayor-Michael-Bloomberg-Promises-Sta/5499125">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:21:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4915253 Guard Arrested for Threat Against Obama A private security guard at Newark Liberty International Airport has been arrested on charges of threatening President Barack Obama. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Newark-Airport-Guard-Arrested-for-Threat-Against-P/5489966">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:10:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4908003 Pres: Corzine Serious About Solving NJ Problems President Barack Obama is doing his part to help keep a Democrat in charge of New Jersey, telling voters they should support Gov. Jon Corzine's re-election bid. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/President-Barack-Obama-Campaigning-for-New-Jersey-/5488838">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:44:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4907165 Obama Pushes for Financial Industry Overhaul President Barack Obama is asking the financial industry to support his push for changes he says would help prevent another economic crisis and would be good for the country in the long run. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/President-Barack-Obama-Pushes-for-Overhaul-of-the-/5488154">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:33:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4906645 Gun Found in Chris Daggett's Car Chris Daggett's driver left a loaded gun in a loaner car used by the independent candidate for New Jersey governor. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Gun-Found-in-New-Jersey-Gubernatorial-Candidate-Ch/5488336">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:10:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4906785 Baby Food Recalled, May Be Tainted with Botulism There's a national baby food recall. Plum Organics is recalling some of its apple and carrot portable pouch baby food because of concerns over possible botulism contamination.  <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Baby-Food-Recalled--May-Be-Tainted-with-Botulism/5482446 ">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:57:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4902266 Defendant Thought Sex Sting Was Part of FBI Probe A defendant in a New Jersey sex video-blackmail trial says he thought he was helping the FBI when he helped lure an Atlantic City councilman to a tryst with a prostitute. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Defendant-Says-He-Though-Atlantic-City-Video-Sex-S/5481397">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:10:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4901517 Obama Campaigning in New York City Nearly one year removed from his own election, President Barack Obama is dashing into campaign mode again, devoting coveted time toward getting Democrats elected in November and generating cash for his party in 2010. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/President-Barack-Obama-Campaigning-in-New-York-Cit/5477668">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:24:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4898628 Runoff Election to Be Held in Afghanistan Afghanistan's election commission Tuesday ordered a Nov. 7 runoff in the disputed presidential poll after a fraud investigation dropped incumbent Hamid Karzai's votes below 50 percent of the total. Karzai accepted the finding and agreed to a second round vote. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Afghan-President-Hamid-Karzai-to-Admit-He-Didn-t-W/5479644">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:15:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4900433 New Poll Shows Corzine Tied with Christie A new poll shows Gov. Jon Corzine and Republican challenger Chris Christie tied in the race for New Jersey governor. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Poll-Shows-New-Jersey-Governor-Jon-Corzine-Tie/5436129">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4866716 Hundreds of Campaign Signs Stolen in Stamford Republicans and Democrats in Stamford say hundreds of their campaign signs have been stolen across the city, and they're pointing the finger at each other. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Hundreds-of-Campaign-Signs-Stolen-in-Stamford/5438479">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:09:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4868439 Bloomberg, Thompson Face Off in First Debate The Democrat trying to unseat popular billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg lobbed multiple attacks at him during their first debate Tuesday, calling him a liar and saying he spends an obscene amount of money buying votes and support for his policies. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-City-Mayor-Michael-Bloomberg-and-Challeng/5435128">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:37:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4865814 Bloomberg, Thompson Ready for 1st Debate Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the Democrat aiming to unseat him are preparing for their first face-to-face debate. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-City-Mayor-Michael-Bloomberg-and-Challeng/5426773">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:08:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4859447 Sen. Finance Cmte. Passes Health Reform Bill Historic legislation to expand U.S. health care and control costs won its first Republican supporter Tuesday and cleared a key Senate hurdle, a double-barreled triumph that propelled President Barack Obama's signature issue toward votes this fall in both houses of Congress. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Senate-Finance-Committee-Voting-on-Health-Care-Ref/5426424">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:36:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4859136 Bloomberg Wants to Dump Public Advocate Position Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to get rid of the citywide office that acts as City Hall's ombudsman. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-City-Mayor-Michael-Bloomberg-Wants-to-Get/5419629">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:04:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4853769 Decline in Slots Revenue Hits Connecticut Budget Connecticut officials say this year's state budget could end up further in deficit because of declining slot machine revenues at the two casinos in the state. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Decline-in-Slots-Revenue-Hits-Connecticut-Budget/5418675">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:20:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4853126 Any New Jerseyan Can Vote by Mail for Any Reason The state has replaced its absentee ballots with a ``vote by mail'' program. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Any-New-Jerseyan-Can-Vote-by-Mail-for-Any-Reason/5418599">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:52:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4853069 Protest Planned Over Obama Song at NJ School Conservative groups plan to rally Monday near a New Jersey school where students performed a song celebrating President Barack Obama. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Protest-Planned-Over-Song-About-President-Barack-O/5418060">READ MORE >></a> Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:15:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4852661 Daggett Gets Big Endorsement in Gov. Race Independent candidate Chris Daggett has picked up a key endorsement in New Jersey's gubernatorial race. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:27:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4847632 Pres. Obama Humbled by Nobel Peace Prize Win President Barack Obama said Friday he was honored and humbled to win the Nobel Peace Prize and would accept it as a ``call to action'' to work with other nations to solve the problems of the 21st century. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/President-Barack-Obama-Wins-2009-Nobel-Peace-Prize/5402660">READ MORE >></a> Fri, 9 Oct 2009 05:06:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4840459 Cuomo Wants Law to Protect State Pension Fund Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has proposed replacing the elected state comptroller as the sole trustee of New York's massive public employee pension fund. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-York-State-Attorney-General-Andrew-Cuomo-Wants/5396565">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 8 Oct 2009 12:28:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4835383 Candidates for NJ Lt. Gov. Hold Only Debate The three candidates for lieutenant governor in New Jersey exchanged sharp-tongued, spirited words during their only debate on Thursday, clashing on issues including health care, taxes and the Republican gubernatorial candidate's weight. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Candidates-for-New-Jersey-Lieutenant-Governor-Deba/5393906">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 8 Oct 2009 06:22:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4833326 Levi Johnston to Pose Nude for Playgirl Levi Johnston is going for the ultimate exposure - the 19-year-old father of Sarah Palin's grandchild will pose nude for Playgirl, his attorney said Wednesday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Levi-Johnston-to-Pose-Nude-for-Playgirl/5394310">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 8 Oct 2009 06:55:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4833710 Health Bill Could Get Sen. Cmte. Vote Next Week Democrats are breathing a sigh of relief after a positive cost report on health care overhaul gave them a chance to rally around a Senate plan that significantly expands coverage while trimming the federal deficit. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Senate-Finance-Committee-Could-Vote-on-Health-Care/5394164">READ MORE >></a> Thu, 8 Oct 2009 11:43:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4833572 Biden Stumps for Corzine Vice President Joe Biden says New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine has complete and unwavering support from the White House because ``it's critically important he be re-elected.'' <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Vice-President-Joe-Biden-Stumping-for-New-Jersey-G/5383862">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 7 Oct 2009 08:46:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4824726 Obama Working Strategy on Afghan War Anniv. President Barack Obama's White House session Wednesday comes eight years after the war started and amid new poll statistics showing that support for the conflict in this country is waning. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/President-Barack-Obama-Working-on-Strategy-on-8th-/5383812">READ MORE >></a> Wed, 7 Oct 2009 08:24:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4824692 VIDEO: Yankees Daily with Jared Max Felix de Jesus catches up with WCBS Sports Director Jared Max at Yankee Stadium. Also, Felix talks with players about the Yankees postseason. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Yankees-Daily-with-Jared-Max/5378631">WATCH>></a> Tue, 6 Oct 2009 19:55:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4820110 Rockefeller Drug Law Revisions Taking Effect Attorneys are preparing hundreds of petitions for resentencing under recent revisions to New York drug laws that take effect Wednesday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Rockefeller-Drug-Law-Revisions-Take-Effect-Wednesd/5378565">READ MORE>></a> Tue, 6 Oct 2009 19:42:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4820058 @katiecouric: Hugh Jackman This week CBS' Katie Couric sits down with entertainer extraordinaire, Hugh Jackman. After blockbuster roles in X-Men and Wolverine, actor Hugh Jackman is playing to sold-out Broadway crowds in A Steady Rain. He talks about the cell phone incident, future movies and Daniel Craig.   Watch CBS News Videos Online Tue, 6 Oct 2009 19:16:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4819928 Chris Christie Talks to WCBS Newsradio 880 New Jersey Republican gubernatorial nominee Chris Christie called WCBS Newsradio 880 for a LIVE interview with anchors Michael Wallace and Pat Carroll on Tuesday. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Chris-Christie-Talk-to-WCBS-Newsradio-880/5374929">READ MORE >></a> | LISTEN: <a onclick="window.open(this.href,'','resizable=no,location=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,status=no,toolbar=no,fullscreen=no,dependent=no,width=990,height=775,status'); return false" href="http://www.wcbs880.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=4070049">The Full Interview <img border="0" alt="" width="20" height="14" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_sound_20x14_1.jpg" /></a> Tue, 6 Oct 2009 08:23:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4817403 Corzine Catches Up to Christie in New Poll A new poll finds the top two candidates for New Jersey governor running nearly even. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/New-Jersey-Governor-Jon-Corzine-Catches-Up-to-Chal/5374229">READ MORE >></a> Tue, 6 Oct 2009 05:47:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4816859 Conan Strikes Back at Booker Again - Watch Video The feud between "Tonight Show" host Conan O'Brien and Newark Mayor Cory Booker is apparently nowhere near over. Check out the latest volley. <a href="http://wcbs880.com/Video--Conan-O-Brien-Strikes-Back-at-Newark-Mayor-/5374591">WATCH VIDEO <img border="0" width="20" height="14" alt="" src="http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/wcbs/UserFiles/Image/bugs/bug_video.gif" /></a> Tue, 6 Oct 2009 07:28:00 EDT http://wcbs880.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=4817135 Supreme Court Begins New Term