Hurricane Irene: 250,000 evacuated in NY

In unprecedented preparations to brave out the Hurricane Irene, New York authorities evacuated a quarter of a million residents and ordered complete shutdown of the mass transit system as Blackhawk......

IN PICS: New York braces for Hurricane Irene

A state of emergency has been declared in New York as the United States East Coast geared up for hurricane Irene which is expected to make its first landfall over the weekend and dump about 15......

World goes green in solidarity with Paris climate accord

Several buildings across the world lit up bright green on Thursday night in support of the Paris climate accord. The action came following United States President Trump announcing that the nation......

New York unveils official 9/11 memorial flag

New York on Wednesday unveiled the official 9/11 Memorial flag, which will be flown at the World Trade Centre site to honour the victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks. "The Memorial Flag is meant......

NY Attorney General files lawsuit against Intel

The Attorney General of New York has filed a lawsuit against the world's largest chip maker Intel Corp, for violating anti-monopoly rules to dominate the market for microprocessors. Intel has been......

NY attorney general launches probe against banks

The New York attorney general has launched a probe against eight banks, including Citigroup, to determine whether they provided misleading information to rating agencies for inflating the grades of......

New York attorney general sues BofA, former CEO

The New York attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the Bank of America and its two former top honchos, including CEO Kenneth Lewis, for duping shareholders and the US government to complete......

US Open to go ahead without fans, says New York Governor Cuomo

'It will be held without fans, but you can watch it on TV -- and I'll take that.' IMAGE: No professional tennis tournaments have been held since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has left......

Halep 'highly unlikely' to play US Open

IMAGE: Two-time grand slam champion, Romania's Simona Halep will most likely skip the US Open that will go on from August 31-September 13 sans fans. Photograph: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports via......