St. Demetrios in Astoria Ranked among Best Private High Schools in NYS
ASTORIA – St. Demetrios Preparatory School in Astoria is ranked among the best private high schools in New York State along with just three other high schools in Queens for...
Feds: Capitol Mob Aimed to "Assassinate" Elected Officials
PHOENIX — The pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week aimed to "capture and assassinate elected officials," federal prosecutors said in court...
Retail Group: Holiday Sales Up 8.3% Amid Big Spending Shift
NEW YORK — The nation's largest retail trade group said Friday that holiday sales soared 8.3%, far exceeding its forecast even as the coronavirus kept shoppers away...
Federal Watchdogs Open Probe of Response to Capitol Riot
WASHINGTON — Federal watchdogs launched a sweeping review of how the FBI, the Pentagon and other law enforcement agencies responded to the riot at the U.S. Capitol,...
EU Foreign Chief Wants Turkey to Close Varosha Beach on Cyprus
NICOSIA -- Speaking loudly and carrying a soft stick, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Turkey was wrong to open a beachfront at the abandoned resort of Varosha on the occupied northern third of Cyprus but nothing will be done about it.
Isolated Turkish-Cypriots Want Equality, Recognition, Not Unity
NICOSIA -- The hardline leader of the Turkish-Cypriot occupied side of the divided island repeated his push for recognition and equality as part of a demand for two states, not reunification that eluded a long line of diplomats for decades.
Cyprus, United Arab Emirates Make First Military Cooperation Deal
NICOSIA — Cyprus and the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday signed their first military cooperation agreement as the eastern Mediterranean island nation seeks to bolster relations with nearby countries in the Middle East.
EU Regulator: Hackers 'Manipulated' Stolen Vaccine Documents
AMSTERDAM — The European Union's drug regulator said Friday that COVID-19 vaccine documents stolen from its servers in a cyberattack have been not only leaked to the...
New U.S. Dietary Guidelines: No Candy, Cake for Kids Under 2
Parents now have an extra reason to say no to candy, cake and ice cream for young children. The first U.S. government dietary guidelines for infants and toddlers, released Tuesday...
RIP: Mars Digger Bites the Dust After 2 Years on Red Planet
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA declared the Mars digger dead Thursday after failing to burrow deep into the red planet to take its temperature.
Norwegian Air Ends All Long-Haul Routes, Including New York to Athens
NEW YORK – Low-cost airline Norwegian Air Shuttle announced on January 14 that it will be cutting all its long-haul routes, including flights departing from the U.S. to...
Celestyal Cruises Announces New Spring 2021 Recommencement Date, April 24
ATHENS – Due to continued international travel restrictions and port closures arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, Celestyal Cruises, the award-winning, number one...
Vaccine Rollout Uneven in Some Southern States
ATLANTA — The coronavirus vaccines have been rolled out unevenly across the U.S., but some states in the Deep South have had particularly dismal inoculation rates. Data...
US Senior Citizens Are Scrambling to Figure Out How to Sign Up to Get Their Shot
DENVER — Senior citizens are scrambling to figure out how to sign up to get their shots.
Vienna Will Vaccinate Thousands of Medical Workers in the Coming Four Days
BERLIN — The Austrian capital of Vienna will vaccinate thousands of medical workers in the coming four days.