Displaying items 97-108 of 714
» View courant.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-60
•
Next >
-
2,569 hokey pokey dancers set world record
KIAHA line of 2,569 people danced the hokey pokey on a bridge spanning New York’s Hudson River, setting a world record. The dancers gyrated more than 200 feet above the river. They broke a record set back in 2008, the longest single line of dancers...Tags: Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Dance
-
Top-of-the-line tourist attraction
— Is it any wonder that a city renowned for its lofty skyscrapers has created a stunning park in the sky? The High Line Park, a 1930s-era elevated rail line, has been transformed into vibrant green space, perched some 30 feet above Manhattan. There...
Tags: Queens (New York City), Politics, Trips and Vacations, Chelsea (Manhattan, New York), Manhattan (New York City)
-
Ex-Rutgers Student Dharun Ravi Released Early From Jail
PIX11.com | @wpixDharun Ravi, the former Rutgers University student who was found guilty of spying on and intimidating his gay roommate who killed himself, was released from jail Tuesday. Ravi walked out of Middlesex County Jail with his laywers at about 8:30 a.m....Tags: Justice System, Prisons, Rutgers University, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution
-
The view from there: Wrap-ups of Book Expo America
Jacket CopyA roundup, from afar, of roundups of publishing's big annual conference, Book Expo America.... -
Top 5 Concerts of the Coming Week
Lehigh Valley MusicTOP 5 CONCERTS OF THE COMING WEEK 1. RINGO STARR Little-cited facts: Ringo Starr was the first of The Beatles to release a post-break-up album, 1970’s “Sentimental Journey.” He was the second to have a charting solo hit, April 1971&#... -
Distance swimmer sees magic in Paris
Diana Nyad is back in the news. In the next few weeks, the swimming legend will attempt a 103-mile swim from Cuba to Florida, a feat she failed to accomplish in 1978, when she was in her late 20s. The 61-year-old athlete won worldwide fame in 1975 when...Tags: ABC (tv network), Swimming, Trips and Vacations, FIFA World Cup, Bodies of Water
-
MTA Restoring Bus Service, PATH Running For Morning Rush
NJ TRANSIT Service Information for Monday, August 29 (8:10 a.m.)
NJ TRANSIT rail service will remain suspended until further notice as a result of residual impacts of Hurricane Irene, except for the Atlantic City Rail Line. NJ TRANSIT will operate bus...Tags: New York City, Politics, New Jersey, Trips and Vacations, Transportation
-
Pope declares Ferndale boy's recovery from disease a miracle
Q13 Fox News OnlineIn 2006, Jake Finkbonner was almost killed by a flesh-eating bacteria. Doctors thought he would not make it. But he did make it. Now Pope Benedict XVI has decreed Jake's survival a miracle, according to the Bellingham Herald. Jake, who is now a sixth-...Tags: Benedict XVI, World War II (1939-1945), Easter, Religion and Belief, Smallpox
-
'Little Red Guard' author Wen Huang has come to terms with his father, and with China
Chicago Tribune reporterWen Huang suggested we go to Chinatown. Initially, the idea seemed gauche, kitschy, stereotypical — the last place in Chicago you would want to meet a local writer whose thoughtful new memoir recounts his childhood in China. Indeed, to anyone...Tags: Communist Party of China, New York City, Halloween, University of Illinois Springfield, Book
-
New York: In the footsteps of Titanic survivors
NEW YORK — As you may have heard, the Titanic never reached New York. But about 700 of its passengers and crew did get here on the night of April 18, 1912, three days after the sinking. In fact, their arrival drew a crowd of thousands to the...
Tags: Upper West Side, Health, Human Interest, Manhattan (New York City), Museums
-
Pilot Survives Plane Crash into Glendale Neighborhood
KTLA NewsGLENDALE, Calf. (KTLA) -- Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board are trying to figure out what went wrong when a small plane crashed into a residential neighborhood in Glendale. The single-engine Cessna 210 crashed after 8:30 p.m....Tags: Transportation Industry, Disasters and Accidents, Health, Injuries and Wounds, Transportation Accidents
-
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s wife Mary Richardson Kennedy found dead
BEDFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Mary Richardson Kennedy’s life had both highlights and troubled moments, just like other members of the famous political family she married into in 1994. She was an architect who struggled with drug and alcohol abuse, and...Tags: Abusive Behavior, New York City, Robert F. Kennedy, Substance Abuse, John F. Kennedy
Jun 13, 2012
|Story| KIAH-LTV
Jun 8, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jun 19, 2012
|Story| WPIX-LTV
Jun 8, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
Jun 21, 2012
| Allentown Morning Call
Jun 15, 2011
|Story| Tribune Media Services
Aug 29, 2011
|Story| WPIX-LTV
Dec 20, 2011
|Story| KCPQ-LTV
May 7, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Apr 15, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 22, 2012
|Story| KTLA-LTV
May 17, 2012
|Story| Petoskey News
Original site for Hudson River topic gallery.
