NEW YORK, NY (CHANNEL 6 NEWS) — The Blizzard thats expected to dump 8-16 inches on the New York area is becoming a problem to holiday travelers. Here’s a look at some of the current advisories for Rail and Air Travel: LIRR: LIRR advises customers to use caution on station platforms and stairways and when [...]

OSLO, NORWAY (BNO NEWS) –Norwegian daily newspaper Aftenposten says it has been able to access over 250,000 Wikileaks documents, including diplomatic cables.

Ole Erik Almlid, Aftenposten news editor, said the paper has not paid to have access to the …

TOKYO (BNO NEWS) — Japan canceled a tsunami warning for some of its islands on early Wednesday morning after a powerful earthquake struck off its coast.

The 7.4-magnitude earthquake at 3.19 a.m. local time (1719 GMT Tuesday) was centered about 153 ki…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — Initial claims for unemployment insurance in the U.S. dropped to 420,000 in the week ending December 11, a decrease of 3,000, the U.S. Labor Department said on Thursday.

The report also showed that the 4-week moving ave…

NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Sunday struck down rumors that he was exploring a possible run for the presidency in 2012.

Bloomberg, 68, appeared on ‘Meet the Press’ with NBC’s David Gregory who asked him if he thought…

MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) — At least two people were killed and dozens more were injured when a Dagestan Airlines passenger plane crash-landed at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport on Saturday, authorities said.

The Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft was making an emergency l…

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 333-79 Thursday, to censure Rep. Charles Rangel, a democrat from New York. All this comes after Rangel was found guilty on 11 counts by the House Ethics committee. During a brief speech to his colleagues before that vote, Rangel made the case that the committee’s investigation found no evidence [...]

Buffalo, NY (Channel 6 News) — Heavy snow has shut down Interstate 90 near Buffalo, New York, leaving motorists stranded for more than 12 hours as of Thursday morning, with more snow on the way. Shifting winds from the storm front that is moving through the eastern United States this week have put the city [...]

NEW YORK (CHANNEL 6 NEWS) — The state’s education commissioner will grant media executive Cathie Black a waiver to serve as chancellor of the nation’s largest school system, an official with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press Friday. The official spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the announcement had not [...]