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President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House - May 16, 2013 (credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Fact Check Friday: Scandals Hit The White House

It’s that time again, time to use a lie detector on the people running the country.

2013/05/17

Karim Kharbouch (credit: Connecticut Science Fair Association, Inc.)

Bridgeport High School Student Creates Flexible Seaweed Battery

Among the finalists up for the Intel science prize tonight is Karim Kharbouch, a 17-year-old from the Bridgeport Regional Aquaculture Science and Technology Education Center.

2013/05/16

Entrance to Fresh Kills Landfill on Staten Island (file / credit: MATT CAMPBELL/AFP/Getty Images)

High School Students Study ‘Cancer Alley’ Near Fresh Kills Landfill

Two high school seniors from Staten Island Technical High School are up for the $75,000 Intel science prize tonight for their research on dangerous air around us.

2013/05/16

Car keys and an alcoholic drink (credit: clipart.com)

NTSB Recommends Lowering Legal Limit To Reduce Drunk Driving Deaths

The National Transportation Safety Board said states should shrink the standard from the current .08 blood-alcohol content to .05 as part of a series of recommendations aimed at reducing alcohol-related highway deaths.

2013/05/14

The Manhattan Bridge and Brooklyn Bridge as seen from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building - April 30, 2013 (credit: Evan Bindelglass / CBSNewYork)

Real Estate Analyst: Next Two Months ‘Once In A Generation Opportunity’ For NYC Area

We’ve heard the overall headline that home sales are the best in seven years. But we wanted to break down the trends for the New York City area.

2013/05/01

An official (C) in a protective white suit from the New York City Medical Examiners Office, enters a site April 30, 2013 in Lower Manhattan where New York police said that they have found a fragment of one of two airplanes that slammed into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. (STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

Workers Sifting For Human Remains At 9/11 Plane Debris Site

Personnel from the fire and police departments also were at the scene Tuesday.

2013/04/30

Parents: Why Was Once-Accused Pedophile Priest On Youth Retreats In N.J.?

Parents and teens at a Monmouth County Roman Catholic church were shocked Monday, after learning that a priest who attended overnight teen retreats was once accused of sexual abuse.

2013/04/29

Jason Collins of the Washington Wizards rebounds against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center on April 17, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Jason Collins Becomes 1st Active Male Athlete In 4 Major American Pro Sports To Come Out

“I didn’t set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport,” Collins wrote in Sports Illustrated. “But since I am, I’m happy to start the conversation.”

2013/04/29

"Bear Swamp Recovery" with retired officer Joseph Derrico (circled). (credit:newjerseywatchdog.org)

Report: Retired NJ Cop On Disability Seen Tackling Man In Reality TV Show

The retired Hamilton police officer is on disability for a leg injury. He earned $70,000 in disability pension last year.

2013/04/29

A piece of wreckage believed to be from one of the planes destroyed in the 9/11 attacks. (NYPD)

NYPD: Landing Gear From 9/11 Plane Found Behind ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ Site

More than 11 years after the horrific attack on the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers by two commercial airliners, the NYPD said Friday that a piece of the landing gear from one of those planes had been found.

2013/04/26

Runners make their way out of the Lincoln Tunnel nearing the finish line of the 2012 Lincoln Tunnel Challenge (credit: LTC5K)

Lincoln Tunnel Challenge Is This Sunday

If you’ve ever wanted to run under the Hudson River then this Sunday morning is for you.

2013/04/26

Am empty station at an airport control tower (credit: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Fact Check Friday: The Politics Of The FAA Furloughs

We couldn’t let today’s news about the FAA furloughs soon coming to an end go by without some fact checking on some things we’ve heard.

2013/04/26

(L-R) U.S. President Barack Obama, former President George W. Bush and former President Bill Clinton attend the opening ceremony of the George W. Bush Presidential Center April 25, 2013 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Presidential Historian Notes ‘Sense Of Camaraderie’ At Bush Library Dedication

Presidential historian and Kean University professor Terry Golway said time has been kind to the 43rd president as his legacy continues to be fleshed out.

2013/04/25

Cigarette butts in the street (file/credit: JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)

Survey: Cigarette Butts Are Most Littered Item

According to the group Legacy, there were 287 billion cigarettes sold in the U.S. in 2011, the most recent year with data available. Of those, seven billion were sold in New York.

2013/04/24