BY CHERYL SLAVIN A recent outbreak of measles that started in California has placed a spotlight on parents who choose not to vaccinate their children against a host of infectious diseases ranging from measles to hepatitis B. Although there does not appear to be any cases of the disease currently in Rockland County, there is [โฆ]
Average retail gasoline prices in New York have fallen 0.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.60/g yesterday, according to GasBuddyโs daily survey of 6,118 gas outlets in New York. This compares with the national average that has fallen 2.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.43/g, according to gasoline price [โฆ]
USA TODAY FORT HOOD, Texas โ Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist convicted in the November 2009 shooting rampage that left 13 dead and 31 wounded, was sentenced to death Wednesday by a military jury. Prosecutors had sought the death penalty, saying Hasanโs murderous rampage at the sprawling military base here left tragic and devastating loss [โฆ]
Sheriff urges residents to remain vigilant in response to Mall of America threat BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY โ With fear mounting following terror threats against Minnesotaโs Mall of America, the Lower Hudson Valley has been on alert for potential threats of their own. However, while law enforcement personnel remain vigilant toward both larger terror [โฆ]
American motorists will see something happen this week that has not occurred since March 25, 2009: The U.S. average price of gasoline will slip below $2 per gallon. โThe current trend has the national average today at $2.05, which maintains the consistent rate of decline weโve monitored for the past several months,โ said Patrick DeHaan, [โฆ]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan and Mayor Bill DeBlasio both confirmed on Monday that Pope Francis I will visit New York City in the Fall of 2015, the first such visit by the popular pontiff. The stop is likely to be one of several planned for major cities on the East Coast, [โฆ]