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Doctor Kills 12, Injures 31 at Fort Hood

A military mental doctor at Fort Hood, Texas opened fire at an Army post which killed 12 and injured 31 people. A law enforcement official identified the shooting suspect as Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan.

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NYPD: Gang Signs Growing Increasingly Discreet

  In the 1980s gang life was simple. Each gang was identified by single, solid colors, making them easy to distinguish from one another. Modern day gangs are more complicated according to Carlos Ortiz of the NYPD school safety division. He says they use an assortment of colors, beads, sports teams, clothing brands, neighborhoods, hand [...]

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Joe Jackson honored by Sharpton’s National Action Network

  Video by: Cho Connor Photography By: Bianca Bergeron   (Harlem, New York) The Reverend Al Sharpton and the National Action Network (NAN) recognized Joe Jackson, father of the late Michael Jackson and the patriarch of the Jackson family, on Saturday, October 24 at the House of Justice, the organization’s headquarters in Harlem, New York. [...]

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Inmates Comfort Peers in Prison Hospice Programs

Fellow inmates comfort those who are dying in jail. At the Coxsackie Correctional Facility various inmates volunteer to sit with other prisoners who are in the last six months of their life.

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Residents Turn Over Guns at NYPD’s Buyback

EAST FLATBUSH – On November 12, local residents turned in guns at the NYPD’s Gun Buyback Initiative in Central Brooklyn. [...]

Hundreds Pack Times Square for Mario 3D Launch

Video game fans brave the cold to join event promoting release of Super Mario 3D Land

Pet Hospital Opens With Hot Dog Contest

Brooklyn’s newest pet hospital opens with dog contest and visit from hot dog eating champ

How Will the Barclay’s Center Affect its Brooklyn Neighborhood

Sometimes when Anne and Adam are walking past the construction at Barclay Center Arena in central Brooklyn, they see rats [...]

Brooklyn Turns Containers Into Shops

Dekalb Market converted unused shipping containers into a small village of eateries, craft shops, and performance spaces

NBA Lockout’s Effect on Store Sales

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN – Stores around Madison Square Garden usually experience a boom in business during the NBA season. But due [...]