Man who was to marry slain Yale graduate student among mourners at NY memorialSeptember 23rd, 2009 Fiance attends NY memorial for slain Yale studentHUNTINGTON, N.Y. — The man who was to marry slain Yale University graduate student Annie Le (LAY') was surrounded by family and friends at a memorial service for her at his family's synagogue on New York's Long Island.
NY synagogue of Yale victim's fiance plans private memorial serviceSeptember 18th, 2009 Yale fiance's NY synagogue plans memorial serviceHUNTINGTON, N.Y. — A memorial service for the victim in the Yale killing is planned at her fiance's New York temple between the upcoming Jewish high holidays.
World Trade Center Memorial visitors will be warned of graphic images in museum, on Web siteSeptember 10th, 2009 NYC 9/11 museum visitors to get content warningsNEW YORK — Visitors will be warned about graphic images at the World Trade Center memorial, and will have a choice whether to view them. The foundation that's building the memorial has gathered hundreds of hours of amateur videos, images and stories.
Amateur images, videos of 9/11 and aftermath to become new exhibit at memorial museumSeptember 9th, 2009 Museum scours world for new videos of 9/11 attacksNEW YORK — A camera in Brooklyn points through a chain-link fence at black smoke pouring from one skyscraper, while a plane pierces another. Papers fly through the sky; some of them end up in the filmmakers' hands.
9/11 memorial preview site opens to publicAugust 27th, 2009 NEW YORK - Families of those killed in the World Trade Center terror attacks got a closeup look Wednesday at the memorial and museum that will forever remember their loved ones - and that tragic day. The 9/11 Memorial Preview Site opened to the public, giving hope to the families that progress is being made.
Visitors to WTC site can watch live video of ground zero construction, record 9/11 memoriesAugust 26th, 2009 Exhibit offers live view of WTC constructionNEW YORK — Visitors to the World Trade Center site can now watch live video of the construction at ground zero. A nearby exhibit opened Wednesday.
Tourists can share 9/11 memories, look at memorial plans, buy DVDs at new ground zero centerAugust 18th, 2009 9/11 memorial preview site opening in NYCNEW YORK — Tourists eager for a look at the Sept. 11 memorial won't have to strain through a fence surrounding ground zero anymore.
Packaging makers decline with market as Moody's forecasts weak demand, slow market recoveryAugust 14th, 2009 Sector Snap: Packaging makers slipNEW YORK — Shares of packaging makers fell Friday along with the broader market, as a ratings agency put a noninvestment-grade rating on the debt Graphic Packaging Holding Co. and forecast weak demand for the sector.
Jackson memorial drew nearly 31 million viewers in United StatesJuly 8th, 2009 Nielsen: 30.9 million watched Jackson memorialNEW YORK — Just under 31 million people in the United States watched the Michael Jackson memorial on television. Nielsen Media Research says that's a smaller audience than for Princess Diana's funeral or President Barack Obama's inauguration — but it's still impressive in today's TV world.
9/11 memorial at ground zero to feature audiovisual display, with victims' portraits, storiesJune 11th, 2009 NYC 9/11 memorial to feature audiovisual displayNEW YORK — Audiovisual tributes to the thousands of Sept. 11 victims — accompanied with stories from their lives — will form the core of the memorial museum, officials announced Wednesday.
WHO tells governments to put images of 'sickness and suffering' on cigarette packsMay 29th, 2009 WHO: Get more graphic with smokersGENEVA — Cigarette packages should include images of sickness and suffering caused by tobacco, along with written warnings, the World Health Organization said Friday. The U.N. agency urged governments to make people more aware of the health consequences of smoking.
Obama attempts to censor images Abu Ghraib sexual abuseMay 28th, 2009 LONDON - US President Barack Obama is attempting to censor images of apparent rape and sexual abuse at Iraq's infamous Abu Ghraib prison, it has emerged. At least one picture shows an American soldier raping a female prisoner while another is said to show a male translator raping a male detainee, reports The Telegraph.
Americans examining satellite images for evidence of war crimes in Sri LankaMay 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - US military satellites secretly monitored Sri Lanka's conflict zone through the latter stages of the war against the Tamil Tigers and American officials are examining images for evidence of war crimes. The images are of a higher resolution than any that are available commercially and could bolster the case for an international war crimes inquiry when the UN Human Rights Council holds a session on Sri Lanka next week, The Times reports.
New Iraq 'prisoner abuse' photographs surface in AustraliaMay 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Graphic photographs of alleged prisoner abuse in Iraq have surfaced in spite of the Obama administration trying its level best to halt its release. The images emerged from Australia yesterday where they were originally obtained by the channel SBS in 2006 in the wake of the Abu Ghraib scandal.
AAA survey says slightly more people are expected to travel during Memorial Day weekendMay 12th, 2009 AAA: more expected to travel for Memorial DayNEW YORK — An estimated 32.4 million Americans are expected to travel this Memorial Day weekend, most of them taking advantage of a plunge in gas prices compared with last year, AAA said Tuesday. The national travel organization estimates show a 1.5-percent increase in travel this weekend.
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