New York's currently: cinco everything "Novelty" grenades explode outside U.K. Consulate in Midtown Manhattan, no one injured. Top Bin Laden aide captured, though calling him "basically the no. 3 guy in Al Qaeda" is inflating the hierarchy quite a bit. Insurgency attacks continue
New York's currently: wondering why the MTA doesn't provide trash cans for spent Metrocards At least 45 killed after suicide bomber blows up line of police force applicants in Iraq. Florida law to require child molesters to wear GPS bracelets for life. Greenpeace co-founder Bob
New York's currently: exactly 20 minutes late for a week Congress readies legislation to limit illegal immigrants: no driver's licenses, more proof for asylum, completed border fence. Pentagon confirms protracted Iraq troop deployments will reduce its ability to respond to conflict, either at home or abroad.
New York's currently: 42'd At least 100 Iraqis and 11 U.S. troops killed in the last four days after more than 20 car bombings. Horrific details from inside Uzbekistan, where the CIA sends its suspects to be tortured. British election slogans slaughtered. Less than a
New York's currently: never sure when to bring an umbrella Intelligence top officer says North Korea has the ability to arm missiles with nuclear devices; officials later claim this is only a theory, but still. Congress passes budget--cuts in Medicaid and taxes, oil drilling in Alaskan wildlife
New York's currently: wishing cellphones hadn't turned into portable subway stereos Death toll from train crash in Japan tops 100. Billions spent on record-breaking busts have done nothing to stop Colombian cocaine from reaching U.S. streets The fact is that you hit your husband
New York's currently: cooking 30-minute meals in just over two hours Though Syrian troops may be gone, its intelligence appears to have every intention of remaining in Lebanon. Science panel suggests stem-cell guidelines: no for-profit embryos, no freakish human-animal creations. Muslim cleric in Virginia
New York's currently: some people's home, you stupid tourists who can't walk a block without camera-phoning! Lawmakers enjoyed $16 million in privately financed trips since 2000; Lawmakers, watching DeLay, realize they're in deep doo-doo. Last Syrian soldiers quit Lebanon. America&
New York's currently: weekended Japanese commuter train derails, slams into building, in the country's worst rail disaster in 40 years. Frist goes ahead with planned filibuster-bashing at Christian gathering, irks all but those in attendance. How to shelter millions of dollars in a charity that
New York's currently: hosting in-laws for the weekend Nuke tools disappear on their way to Libya. Racist covenants--reserving homes for whites--persist in real-estate deeds across the country. Koizumi apologizes for Japan's atrocities during the second world war. For me, frozen is a
