USA TODAY FORT HOOD, Texas — 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 Hasan’s murderous rampage at the sprawling military base here left tragic and devastating loss […]
Sheriff urges residents to remain vigilant in response to Mall of America threat BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – With fear mounting following terror threats against Minnesota’s 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 […]
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. “The current trend has the national average today at $2.05, which maintains the consistent rate of decline we’ve monitored for the past several months,” said Patrick DeHaan, […]
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, […]
Introducing the Rockland County Times New Column “Everywhere in Chains” by Adam Lucente — recounting struggles for freedom around the world BY ADAM LUCENTE PHOTOS BY DEREK KRAVITZ North Korea isn’t too popular stateside these days. The much publicized, alleged cyber attack against Sony in response to ‘The Interview’ by the East Asian state has […]
NYPD released the names and pictures of the two officers murdered Saturday in their marked patrol car by an out of town gunman, while on assignment in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Officer Rafael Ramos, 40, an NYPD officer since 2012, and Officer Wenjian Liu, 32, a seven year veteran of the NYPD, both “died in the […]