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An elderly man was bloodied and hospitalized after police beat him for allegedly jaywalking across a New York City intersection, according to two local newspapers. The incident occurred on Sunday, when 84-year-old Kang Chun Wong was reportedly stopped by an officer for illegally crossing a street in the city’s the Upper West Side. As the New York Post reported, witnesses …

A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for the region from noon Tuesday until 6 a.m. Wednesday, including all of Rockland County. The National Weather Service predicts 5 – 10″ of snow (updated prediction 5 a.m. Tuesday), beginning late morning/around noon, with the heaviest snow falling between the evening commute and midnight. The snow should be out of the area …

Beyonce and Jay Z will be performing together at the 56th annual Grammy Awards on January 26, it has been revealed. CBS has confirmed the list of highest-of-high-profile performers in a commercial which listed both Beyonce and her 44-year-old rapper husband, Us Magazine reported.

A new study suggests fast food consumption is not the major cause of the recent spike in childhood obesity. Researchers looked at the daily diets of more than 4,000 children. They found fast food consumption was only a small part of a much larger unhealthy diet problem. Researchers say a lot of children are eating too many processed foods and …

President Obama waded into the controversial politics of marijuana in an interview published Sunday, saying he’s not convinced pot is “more dangerous than alcohol” and arguing it’s “important” to allow recent legalization efforts in Colorado and Washington State to proceed.

A woman in California almost didn’t believe doctors when she gave birth to her son, Andrew Jacob Cervantez, last week. That’s because he weighed in at 15 pounds, 2 ounces, according to Daily Mail. Andrew was 24 inches long. He was delivered via cesarean section. According to Daily Mail, Andrew is thought to be the heaviest baby born in California.

Most non-emergency city offices will be closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King’s birthday, the office of Mayor Luis Quintana said in a statement. Emergency services will be unaffected. “This year will mark the 50th anniversary of Dr. King being honored for his service to humanity by being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize,” said Quintana. “President Obama has urged …

A Germantown, Md., mother and another woman accused of killing two toddlers and trying to kill two other children believed that they were releasing demonic spirits that had possessed the siblings, Montgomery County police said Saturday.

Actress Julia Roberts narrowly missed being hit by barricade at the Screen Actors Guild Awards The Pretty Woman star narrowly missed being hit by a falling barricade as eager fans crushed to catch a glimpse of her. Julia Roberts was walking down the red carpet greeting fans when in all the excitement the barrier toppled over – yikes! Video shows …

New Jersey’s pigskin-picking camel has died just weeks before the Super Bowl. Princess, a fixture at the Popcorn Park Zoo in Lacey Township for 10 years, gained fame for picking winners in football games.

Former Massachusetts governor and two-time Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is no stranger to the camera. But director Greg Whiteley, who followed the Romney family for roughly six years and through two campaigns to create his documentary film “Mitt,” is confident that very few people know the real man behind the headlines. “Most people that will come and see this …