Murder arraignment 33 years after New York boy vanished

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A man who confessed to strangling Etan Patz faced arraignment for murder on Friday, exactly 33 years after the 6-year-old boy vanished from his New York neighborhood and soon changed the way the nation responds to missing children. Pedro Hernandez, 51, who worked as a stock boy in a small food store on the Manhattan Soho street where Patz was last seen on May 25, 1979, was ...
http://news.yahoo.com/man-tells-police-killed-ny-boy-etan-patz-011543924.html

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 09:35:51 -0700

NYC museum's beer exhibit offers history on tap

New York Historical Society raises a glass to beer's role in the city since Colonial times
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57441655/nyc-museums-beer-exhibit-offers-history-on-tap/

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 08:43:34 -0700

Confessed killer of New York boy to appear in court

The confessed killer of six-year-old Etan Patz, whose disappearance exactly 33 years ago sparked New York's biggest modern crime mystery, was hospitalized ahead of appearing in court for the first time Friday.
http://news.yahoo.com/man-confesses-murder-terrified-america-015453891.html

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 07:55:06 -0700

NJ Muslims angry over NYPD surveillance findings

Muslim leaders in New Jersey say they are angry but uncertain what their next step will be after the state's attorney general found that New York City police did not violate any laws in its surveillance of Muslim businesses, mosques and student groups in New Jersey.
http://news.yahoo.com/nj-muslims-angry-over-nypd-surveillance-findings-063032889.html

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 00:05:56 -0700

Hologram-Style Avatars Ready to Greet Airport Travelers

Travelers could find themselves facing life-size virtual avatars at New York City's airports as soon as this summer. Today's avatars exist as projected video images rather than as interactive holograms, but the next generation is expected to have the "brains" to directly answer people's questions.
http://news.yahoo.com/hologram-style-avatars-ready-greet-airport-travelers-182620676.html

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 11:26:20 -0700

New travel books: Beach, road trip, kids outdoors

New travel books: Beach, road trip, kids outdoors
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501843_162-57441711/new-travel-books-beach-road-trip-kids-outdoors/

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 09:43:40 -0700

New books for travel and outdoors look at beaches, road trips, getting outside with kids

NEW YORK, N.Y. - A field guide for beaches, a road trip guide and a couple of books for city-dwellers looking to get outdoors with kids offer inspiration and information for planning adventures this season.
http://www.brandonsun.com/entertainment/breaking-news/new-books-for-travel-and-outdoors-look-at-beaches-road-trips-getting-outside-with-kids-154118675.html?viewAllComments=y

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 09:33:42 -0700

NJ official: NYPD Muslim surveillance legal

New York City police did not violate New Jersey laws when they conducted surveillance of Muslim businesses, mosques and student groups, Gov. Chris Christie's administration said Thursday following a three-month review, a finding that angered Muslim leaders who had sought a clampdown on the cross-border police operations.
http://news.yahoo.com/nj-official-nypd-muslim-surveillance-legal-210015283.html

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 19:07:20 -0700

Loss of arms no deterrent to Fort Lauderdale man cycling to New York City

A man who lost both of his arms in a 1992 accident began a bicycle trek from Fort Lauderdale to New York City early Friday to raise money for other physically challenged athletes.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/delray-beach/fl-fort-lauderdale-bicyclist-amputee-20120525,0,4106388.story?track=rss

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 11:25:59 -0700

Sheelah A. Feinberg: Want to Bring Down Smoking Rates? Follow the Lead of New York

We were encouraged, if not surprised, that the mayor has stepped across the country to California to let Big Tobacco know we will fight them everywhere. It is literally a matter of life and death.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sheelah-a-feinberg/bloomberg-tobacco_b_1542965.html

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 10:07:20 -0700