They heard about people back home watching during their lunch breaks, streaming on office computers or playing hooky with fellow fans. And then, as the bus pulled away from the hotel Thursday, the U.S. World Cup team was struck with an unusual sight. Hundreds, maybe thousands of fans in red, white and blue, walking for […]
President Obama says tens of thousands of Central American children flooding into the U.S. along the southern border have created a “humanitarian crisis,” and he appealed directly to parents to stop sending kids north. “Our message absolutely is don’t send your children unaccompanied, on trains or through a bunch of smugglers,” Obama told ABC’s Chief […]
Iran reportedly has sent military advisers into Iraq and dispatched the head of its infamous Quds Force to help Baghdad strategize in its fight against Sunni militants, as the United States takes similar steps despite concern about Tehran’s involvement. While not in lockstep, Tehran and Washington are now taking a similar approach in helping the […]
Computer experts and Republican lawmakers are poking holes in IRS claims that the agency did all it could to retrieve embattled ex-official Lois Lerner’s allegedly “lost” emails, which the agency blames on a 2011 hard-drive crash. The email revelation already has prompted three congressional hearings — with more likely to come — as lawmakers grow more skeptical […]
Kahr Firearms Officially Relocates to Pike County Kahr Arms, an internationally-known firearms manufacturer, relocated from Rockland County, New York to Pike County, Pennsylvania last month as a result of the SAFE Act gun control package in New York. The Firearms Group held a ceremony in Pike Country to mark the beginning of a five-year relocation […]
Rockland County Clerk Paul Piperato announced the establishment of a new program that offers local business discounts to Rockland’s volunteer emergency service workers. The Rockland S.A.V.E.S. Lives Program (Salutes All Volunteer Emergency Services), was created in recognition of the altruistic efforts of these volunteers, as well as the serious need for their recruitment and retention. […]