Effective Monday, only two months after seeking and winning his re-election as Republican Congressman from Staten Island, Representative Michael Grimm will no longer fill a seat in the House. Grimm, from New York’s 13th District announced his resignation one week after pleading “guilty” to Felony Tax Evasion. He had earlier announced his intentions to stay on […]
Sony Pictures says it grossed more than $1 million at the box office in Thursday’s limited release of its comedy “The Interview.” Some 320 theaters in the United States — about 10 percent of the amount originally planned — showed the film, about a week after Sony had suspended its release because of threats of […]
The gunman who shot dead two New York City police officers had a history of violence and mental illness, according to a top police official. Ismayyil Brinsley, 28, shot and killed officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos as they sat in their patrol car Saturday in Brooklyn. Brinsley then fled into a nearby subway station […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. officials are treating a cyberattack on Sony Pictures as a “serious national security matter,” with the National Security Council considering a proportionate response, the White House said Thursday. Evidence shows the attack against Sony was carried out by a “sophisticated actor,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said. But he declined to blame North Korea, […]