Egyptian authorities have denied U.S. investigators direct access to Abu Ahmed, a suspect involved in the September 11 U.S. Embassy attack in Libya which killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and four others. According to Thomas Joscelyn with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Egyptian authorities often prefer to maintain indirect lines of communication between American interrogators […]
Pearl River Teen Killed in Car Collision A car collision late in the evening of February 12 claimed the life of Thomas Argenti, 18, a former football and lacrosse player for Pearl River High School and student at Rockland Community College. Argenti, , was killed when his car collided with an SUV near East Kinney and […]
The new film “Mango Girls” by documentarians Robert Carr and Kunal Sharma of Mandar Productions offers a disheartening reality: “Girls are unwelcome in India.” Some of the practices girls in India are subjected to are truly shocking. In India female infanticide and sex selective abortions are commonplace, numbering in the hundreds of thousands per year […]
A group that includes a number of recent Rockland Community College graduates has initiated a project that extends a helping hand to African nations which desperately need clean water. As stated in its name, Just Save One is not out to heal the world’s ills but follows the philosophy “you can make a difference if […]
Pomona Car Accident Leads to Burglary Arrest Ramapo Police made an arrest on an outstanding warrant after an accident between a 1993 Nissan operated by Antoinette Collica, 19, of New City, who failed to yield the right of way to a 2012 Honda operated by Kerri Perna, 26, of Pomona. The collision occurred at the […]
Pope Benedict XVI has become the first head of the Catholic Church to resign in 600 years, citing deteriorating health. The 85-year-old pontiff said in a statement translated from Latin, ““In today’s world subject to so many rapid changes and shaken by questions of deep relevance for the life of faith, in order to […]