WASHINGTON – Ahmed Abu Khatallah, the Libyan militant charged in the 2012 Benghazi attacks, pleaded not guilty Saturday afternoon in connection to the crime, during a brief first appearance before a U.S. federal judge. Khatallah, who walked into the D.C. courtroom wearing black sweatpants, a black sweatshirt and plastic slip-on sandals, spoke softly during the […]
BY KRISTEN SULLIVAN Bobby Q’s Smokehouse on 32 Orange Ave. in Suffern, NY, former longtime site of Ireland’s 32, has a new barbeque style menu, as well as a new look, thanks to chef Dave Finkelstein and owner Dan Quirk. Finkelstein offers a variety of unique entrees for example, “fried-aque” chicken, which is half […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF The Village of Monticello has been the center of political intrigue the past several years and a few Rockland County players have had a role in the drama, including former Spring Valley Mayor Alan Thompson and the lightning rod Nyack law firm of Feerick, Lynch and MacCartney. The Sullivan County village, best […]
(CNN) — Shots were fired this week near the U.S. border with Mexico, with a U.S. official saying they came from a Mexican law enforcement helicopter, something that a Mexican official denies. The Mexican helicopter crossed into Arizona and fired two shots near U.S. border agents, a U.S. law enforcement official said Friday. No one returned […]
SPRING VALLEY – Spring Valley officials reached a last-minute deal on the village’s insurance coverage Friday, averting a shut-down that would have sent public officers home on Monday. Village Mayor Demeza Delhomme held the meeting to try and seek the board’s approval. Tensions mounted as newer board members demanded more information on an upcoming $1.8 […]
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is under increasing political pressure to step aside as Sunni militants led by fighters from the al-Qaida breakaway Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant overrun much of northwestern Iraq. Al-Maliki, a Shiite who is looking to secure a third consecutive term after winning April elections, has proven himself to […]