New York Yankees say they're not for sale

The New York Yankees say they aren't for sale.
http://argus-press.com/sports/national/baseball/article_7bd2b201-ea64-5e4f-9e5e-f1fce72a3dbf.html

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 11:12:50 -0700

China dissident's brother flees village

The brother of Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng has fled his village in eastern China to Beijing to seek legal advice, his lawyer said Thursday.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/24/world/asia/china-chen-brother/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 02:40:39 -0700

Chen Guangcheng's brother has fled village to seek legal advice, lawyer says

The brother of Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng has fled his village in eastern China to Beijing to seek legal advice, his lawyer said Thursday.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/24/world/asia/china-chen-brother/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopular

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 05:51:37 -0700

U.S. praises Arab Spring but warns of instability

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday praised the "Arab Spring" popular revolutions in the Middle East but said instability and violence often precede greater respect for human rights. In its annual survey of human rights around the world, the State Department also recognized Myanmar for freeing opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest and for starting to open up its ...
http://news.yahoo.com/u-praises-arab-spring-warns-instability-172259081.html

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 10:22:59 -0700

Three new charter middle schools for Queens

The latest crop of proposed charter schools in Queens has received an unusually warm welcome from local parent groups. Community Education Council District 24 voted unanimously at its Tuesday meeting to support the Middle Village Preparatory Charter School — marking the first time the mid-western Queens parents group has come out in favor of a charter school.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/1.1067460

Published: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 03:00:02 -0700

Looking for a Memorial Day parade, ceremony? We've got the list for Central New York

Central New York communities host parades, services and barbecues to mark Memorial Day.
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/looking_for_a_memorial_day_par.html

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 15:15:53 -0700

The 1 Percent Solution

Seattle—Nick Hanauer toddled through his early years in a cramped Greenwich Village apartment. His mother waited tables at the Bitter End. His father worked low-level jobs on Wall Street and as an editor at a publishing house. When Nick was 5, his folks left New York to join a family pillow-making business in the Pacific Northwest. They raised their three sons in a three-bedroom house in the ...
http://news.yahoo.com/1-percent-solution-163153127.html

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 23:22:03 -0700

I Left My Liver in New York City

A look at one man's whirlwind food & drink & Sleep No More blast through the Big Apple.
http://www.independent.com/news/2012/may/25/i-left-my-liver-new-york-city/

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 06:04:38 -0700

Arian Moayed, Heather Raffo, Nasser Faris Star in 'Food and Fadwa'; Feast of Politics Begins May 18

Tony Award nominee Arian Moayed of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo is among cast members of New York Theatre Workshop/Noor Theatre's Middle East-set play Food and Fadwa, about cooking and politics, beginning May 18.
http://news.yahoo.com/arian-moayed-heather-raffo-nasser-faris-star-food-222602096.html

Published: Fri, 18 May 2012 15:26:02 -0700

Patricia Heaton receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

HOLLYWOOD - Two-time Emmy-winning actress Patricia Heaton received the 2,472nd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today, one day before the season finale of her ABC series, "The Middle."
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_20683563/patricia-heaton-receives-star-hollywood-walk-fame?source=rss

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 15:56:48 -0700