A spring storm has caused power outages across states in the north-eastern US, with over a foot of snow falling in some places.
Some 300,000 customers lost electricity, 200,000 of them in New York state.
As far south as Virginia, residents who have (...)
A lawmaker is raising concerns about double-decker sightseeing buses in New York City, saying Monday that tougher regulations are needed to protect tourists, pedestrians and motorists on the busy streets of the nation's largest city, according to (...)
The second-oldest confirmed shipwreck in the Great Lakes, an American-built, Canadian-owned sloop that sank in Lake Ontario more than 200 years ago, has been found, a team of underwater explorers said Wednesday.
The three-member western New (...)
Some immigrants who have entered the country illegally will be allowed to teach and practice medicine in New York state after its licensing board voted to accept applications from those immigrants brought to the United States as children, according (...)
Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay $258 million to settle legal problems stemming from U.S. sanctions violations, New York regulators said Wednesday, AP reported.
Under the settlement, Deutsche Bank will dismiss six people, ban three others from duties (...)
New York's attorney general has asked three major Internet providers to validate claims that customers are getting the access speed promised, especially for premium services, according to AP.
The attorney general's office says it's "concerned" (...)
New York state and some of its local governments will receive $1.2 million from UPS Inc. as part of a multistate settlement following allegations that the shipping company overcharged government customers in 14 states, AP reported.
Attorney General (...)
AlHijjah 8, 1436, Sep 22, 2015, SPA -- The former owner of Peanut Corporation of America was sentenced in federal court on Monday to 28 years in prison for his role in a salmonella outbreak that was linked to nine deaths, Reuters reported.
In a rare (...)
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Saturday declared a public health emergency for the entire state in response to the increasingly severe flu season, UPI reported.
Cuomo issued an executive order allowing pharmacists to administer flu vaccinations to (...)
A major new study, “Red Meat Consumption and Mortality” concludes that red meat is associated with a thirteen percent increased risk of death and substitution of other healthy protein sources for red meat lowers mortality risk, with nuts being the (...)
South Africa demonstrated the defensive skills that made it world champion as it held off a spirited Samoa 13-5 in a bruising and entertaining clash Friday to reach the World Cup quarterfinals.
Samoa enjoyed the majority of possession in front of a (...)
WE went on an expedition to one of the lands of Rome; and among us was a youth of beside whom there was none amongst us more proficient in reciting The Qur'an, and none of us was more knowledgeable in fiqh and inheritance laws than him, one who used (...)
Make sure you say the greeting of Salam when you enter your, or anyone else's, house. Some of the benefits are as great as Paradise, provision in this world and Allah's blessings.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “There are three who are under (...)
A New York City public information campaign highlights the benefits of new mothers breastfeeding, which include burning some 500 calories a day, officials say.
"Breastfed infants are at reduced risk for asthma, obesity, diabetes, and other chronic (...)
From the lives of our pious predecessorsAbdullah Bin Shaqiq Al-Uqayli said: “The Companions of Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) did not consider the abandoining of any action to be Kufr (unbelief), except the prayer (Salah).”
– Al-Tirmidhi, (...)
Aas was once walking with a group of his friends, when he passed by the bloated, rotting carcass of a mule. He said: “By Allah! To eat your fill from this carcass is better than eating the flesh of a Muslim (by backbiting him).”
– Al-Adab (...)
Layl means standing at night. In the Islamic terminology, both words refer to the voluntary night prayer, whose time extends from after Isha prayer until dawn.
Other common names for Qiyam Al-Layl are Salat-ul-Layl (the night prayer), Tahajjud (...)
Talha Bin Ubaidullah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported about two men who came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and accepted Islam at the same time.
One of them would parttake in Jihad more than the other. He was martyred in one of the (...)
From the lives of our pious predecessors
Abdullah Bin Al-Zubayr said, “I have never seen two women more generous than Ayesha and Asma. They had different ways of being generous. As for Ayesha, she would gather things, until she had a collection, (...)
Black bears are multiplying and on
the move across North America, snooping around cities where
they've been a rarity, becoming roadkill and leading states
to start or expand hunting seasons, according to AP.
When bears come into contact with (...)
He's a comic, actor, “Saturday Night Live” veteran and “Late Night” talk show host.
Add one more thing to Jimmy Fallon's resume: College graduate.
The 34-year-old Fallon has finally gotten his bachelor's degree, 14 years after he left an upstate (...)
THE Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “No Prophet from amongst the Prophets will have as many followers as me. Indeed, there will be from amongst the Prophets he who had no one believing in him, except one man.” (Sahih Muslim, (...)
Narrated Abduh Ibn AbdurRahim:
“WE went on an expedition to one of the lands of Rome; and among us was a youth of beside whom there was none amongst us more proficient in reciting The Qur'an, and none of us was more knowledgeable in fiqh and (...)
THE Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “My Ummah will continue to be upon good for as long as they hasten to break the fast and delay the pre-dawn meal.” (Bukhari and Muslim)
Two things are mentioned here: Hastening to break the fast. Delaying the (...)
If movie and TV shows reflect their times, what does it mean when they're dusted off and re-presented to the public?
The Albany (N.Y.) Times Union presented that question to a group of cinema scholars - rather, make that a group of staff members (...)
