With 538 passengers on board, an Air France A380, the world’s largest civilian aircraft, landed in New York Friday after its first transatlantic flight.
Shortly before noon Friday, an Air France A380, the world's largest civilian airliner, will take off from Paris for New York on its first transatlantic flight with 538 passengers on board.
US prosecutors are moving to seize four mosques and a New York skyscraper belonging to the Alavi Foundation, accused of illegally funnelling funds to Iran's government.
New York police say they are investigating the nature of white powder found in letters sent to the foreign missions of France, Austria and Uzbekistan in the city. About 40 people have been decontaminated as a precaution.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has won reelection in an unexpectedly tight race, US media reported, after the tycoon spent a record amount of his own fortune on the campaign. Bloomberg is an independent, but ran on the Republican ballot.
Meb Keflezighi became the first US man in 27 years to win the New York City Marathon, while Derartu Tulu ended Paula Radcliffe's two-year grip on the women's title.
The New York Times has calculated that Mayor Michael Bloomberg is now the US politician who has spent most of his own money on his own political career…in the history of the country. The American and international press talks report on the story.
New Yorkers are used to working hard. But with unemployment nearly doubling over the last year, many find they’re working harder than ever to keep their job, or just to find one.
The New York Philharmonic has put off plans to perform in Cuba between Oct. 30 and Nov. 2 due to US travel restrictions, which affected the travel plans of the company’s sponsors.
