Lee Boyd Malvo — An Enterprise From Behind Bars

BY DIANE DIMOND Lee Boyd Malvo, inmate No. 330873, incarcerated at the super-maximum Red Onion State Prison in Virginia has a business plan to make himself some money. He either doesn’t know it is against the law or he doesn’t care. You won’t learn about this story anywhere else. I was only able to piece […]

Funeral held for Moshe Yisrael Cohen, pedestrian killed in Monsey

MONSEY – Hundreds of mourners came out to say goodbye to a pioneer of Monsey’s Hasidic community today. Family and friends bid farewell to Moshe Yisrael Cohen, 76, at the Congregation Sharey Chesed in Monsey. READ MORE: http://westchester.news12.com/news/pedestrian-killed-while-crossing-street-in-monsey-1.8829123

US Unemployment Aid Applications Drop to 302,000

The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week, a steady decline that suggests a strengthening job market. Weekly applications for unemployment aid dipped 3,000 to a seasonally adjusted 302,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. READ MORE: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-unemployment-aid-applications-drop-302000-24612147

Deleted posts suggest Ukraine rebels downed Malaysian jet in error

Kiev (AFP) – Social media posts by pro-Russian insurgents — most of them hastily removed — suggest the rebels thought they had shot down a Ukrainian army plane before realising in horror that it was in fact a packed Malaysian airliner. The Twitter and blog messages were immediately publicised by top Kiev officials in their […]

Feds charge FedEx with assisting illegal pharmacies

SAN FRANCISCO –  Federal authorities on Thursday charged FedEx with assisting illegal pharmacies by knowingly delivering painkillers and other dangerous drugs to customers without prescriptions. The indictment was filed in federal court in San Francisco, and the Department of Justice announced the charges in Washington, D.C. The indictment alleges that FedEx Corp. conspired with two related online pharmacies for […]