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Red Oak Tree Crashes Through House In Glen Rock

Strong winds nearly destroyed a family’s home in New Jersey on Saturday when a 90-foot red oak crashed through a roof in Glen Rock.

2011/02/20

House on North Sixth Street where a fire claimed the life of a 3-year-old girl Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. (Photo/Steve Sandberg)

Family Mourns Loss Of Little Girl In Newark Fire

The flames broke out at midnight on the second floor of a three-family apartment house and quickly spread.

2011/02/17

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz. (credit: Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Brooklyn Borough President Fined $2,000

The New York City Conflicts of Interest Board said both Marty Markowitz and chief of staff Carlo Scissura acknowledged that their conduct violated the city’s conflicts of interest law.

2011/02/08

A screenshot from the Thursday, December 16, 2010 edition of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"

‘Daily Show’ Devotes Most Of Program To 9/11 Health

The 9/11 health bill has been passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, but remains stalled in the U.S. Senate.

2010/12/17

Police officers and other emergency workers are seen at the World Trade Center site - New York, NY - Sep 13, 2001 - Photo: Chris Hondros/Getty Images

9/11 Health Bill Backers Rallying On Pearl Harbor Day

360 days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Congress passed the War Hazards Compensation Act. It has now been over nine years since the attacks of 9/11.

2010/12/07

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer (Photo by Astrid Riecken/Getty Images)

Schumer Optimistic About Upcoming 9/11 Bill

The U.S. Senate will decide the fate of the James Zagroda 9/11 Bill and Sen. Charles Schumer is “hopeful” it will pass.

2010/12/05

Gillibrand Optimistic About Passage Of 9/11 Health Bill

There is now one month left in the Congressional session, and one more month to pass the 9/11 health bill to provide medical care for sickened Ground Zero responders.

2010/12/01

Bloomberg Presses For 9/11 Health Bill Passage

Mayor Bloomberg and supporters of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act were in Washington, D.C. Tuesday to push for the bill’s passage.

2010/11/16

Rep. Weiner Wants Lame Duck Vote On 9/11 Health Bill

Backers of a bill to provide as much as $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust are making a last-minute push in the Senate.

2010/11/15