NYT website attacked by unknown hackers

The New York Times has revealed that its website was hacked earlier this week, preventing access to a small number of users. The newspaper claimed that earlier Chinese hackers had attacked the website for months, but did not mention the sources for the latest round of attacks. The Chinese hacking led the paper to turn to an outside security firm to block future attacks. A Huffington Post ...

60 hurt as US trains collide New York-Boston corridor closed

Two passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour in southwestern Connecticut, injuring 60 people, five of them critically, and closing the key corridor between New York and Boston. A Metro-North train heading from New Haven to New York City derailed around 6:10 p.m. Friday, hitting the other train in Bridgeport, Connecticut, about 60 miles northeast of New York City ...

Iranian Wrestlers Abruptly Leave US Early

The U.S. State Department has denied Iranian media reports that the United States deported the Iranian wrestling team ahead of a Sunday meet in Los Angeles. A State Department official tells VOA's Persian News Network that U.S. authorities had nothing to do with their departure. The wrestlers abruptly returned home after beating the American team in an exhibition Wednesday at Grand ...

US Russian Missile Shipments to Syria Very Unfortunate

The top U.S. military officer says Russian missile shipments to Syria are "ill-timed" and "very unfortunate." The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, said Friday the missiles will embolden President Bashar al-Assad and prolong the suffering in Syria. He said Mr. Assad could think the missiles somehow will make him safer and more prone to a miscalculation. The ...

4 LI store employees arrested for selling alcohol to a minor in underage drinking sting

Police say employees of four Long Island businesses have been arrested in an underage drinking sting.Suffolk County police sent a volunteer under the age of 21 to four businesses Friday night and had the person attempt to buy alcohol.Police say employees at all four businesses agreed to sell alcohol to the volunteer.They were two delis in Greenlawn and a convenience store and a tavern in ...