News on White Plains

Obama 9 11 Terror Trial

2010-01-29T13:45:36Z

FILE - In this May 21, 2009 photo shows the the Unites States Courthouse in White Plains, N.Y. The courthouse is a possible alternative to lower Manhattan for the Sept. 11 terrorist trial. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Jet diverts to Philly over teen passenger's prayer

2010-02-22T17:08:08Z

<div id="subtitle">Confusion over teen passenger's Jewish prayer ritual leads pilot to divert Ky. flight to Pa.</div><div><p>A Jewish teenager trying to pray on a New York-to-Kentucky flight caused a scare Thursday when he pulled out a set of small boxes containing holy scrolls, leading the captain to divert the flight to Philadelphia, where the commuter plane was greeted by police, bo...

Pilot diverts jet over teen's in-flight prayer

2010-02-22T16:52:28Z

<div id="subtitle">Confusion over Jewish prayer ritual leads pilot to divert Kentucky flight to Philadelphia</div><div><p>A teenage airplane passenger using a Jewish prayer object caused a misunderstanding that led the captain to divert a Kentucky-bound plane to Philadelphia and prompted a visit from a bomb squad.</p>&lt...

Bunge sets 21-cent quarterly dividend

2010-02-23T14:15:30Z

<div id="subtitle">Agribusiness company Bunge declares regular quarterly dividend of 21 cents, payable March 2</div><div><p>Agribusiness company Bunge Ltd. said its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 21 cents for each of its common shares.</p><p>The White Plains, N.Y., company said the dividend ...

Photos Of The Decade Jones Doping Athletics

2009-12-07T10:34:07Z

FILE - The three-time Olympic gold medalist Marion Jones cries as she addresses the media during a news conference outside the federal courthouse in this Oct. 5, 2007 file photo, in White Plains, N.Y. Jones plead guilty to lying to federal investigators when she denied using performance-enhancing drugs,. She also pleaded guilty to a ...

Starwood Hotels to move HQ from New York to Conn.

2010-02-24T03:23:43Z

<div id="subtitle">Starwood Hotels to relocate headquarters from White Plains, NY, to Stamford, Conn.</div><div><p>Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts Worldwide Inc. says it will move its head...

CEO: Reader's Digest leaving longtime suburban HQ

2010-02-24T03:38:18Z

<div id="subtitle">CEO: Reader's Digest leaving longtime suburban headquarters for NYC and White Plains</div><div><p>The company that publishes Reader's Digest is planning to vacate its longtime suburban headquarters, the CEO ...

SPECIAL REPORT: Are doctors what ails U.S. healthcare?

2010-02-24T08:51:47Z

<div><p>WHITE PLAINS, New York (Reuters) - Nowhere in the United States has more doctors at its beck and call than White Plains, one of the wealthiest cities in the nation.</p><p>Doctors have been...

Earnings Preview: Starwood Hotels & Resorts

2010-02-24T16:31:36Z

<div id="subtitle">Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts Worldwide Inc. to release third-quarter results Thursday</div><div><p>Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts Worldwide Inc. reports results for the third quarter on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.&l...

Former NYC Police Commissioner Appears At Pre-Trial Hearing

2009-10-20T13:18:09Z

WHITE PLAINS, NY - OCTOBER 20: Former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik enters the courthouse for a pre-trial hearing on October 20, 2009 in White Plains, New York. Kerik has pleaded not guilty to charges that he accepted renovations to an apartment he owned from a...

Sector Snap: Agribusiness stocks rise

2010-02-25T17:33:40Z

<div id="subtitle">Agribusiness stocks rise amid rays of optimism on recovery</div><div><p>Shares of agribusiness stocks rose on Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the economy is on the verge of recovery, signaling that global demand for meat and grains could strengthen in coming months.</p><p>Shares of Michael Bastardi Jr., center, attends a press conference with his wife, Jeanne Bastardi, right, and the White Plains District Attorney Janet DiFiore in White Plains, N.Y., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009. Michael Bastardi Jr. lost both his father and brother in a wrong-way crash that killed eight people. DiFiore made the dec...

Credit tips, layoff's silver lining, snooze blues

2010-02-25T18:48:09Z

<div id="subtitle">Managing your credit; your spouse may think your job loss is a blessing; sleep distractions</div><div><p>SWIPING PLASTIC: It can sometimes be difficult to make a purchase if you don't have a credit card — or impossible, in the event that you need to make a hotel reservation or rent a car.</p><p>Sure, plastic can wreak havoc, but when used properly a credit card can be a tool to ensure your fina...

Guitar legend Les Paul dies at age 94

2009-08-14T07:03:36Z

Guitar legend Les Paul, seen in an August 13, 2001 file photo performing at the Iridium Club in New York City, died at the age of 94 from complications from pneumonia in White Plains, New York on August 13, 2009. UPI/Ezio Petersen/File Photo via Newscom...

Starwood posts higher profit on cost cuts

2010-02-26T05:50:13Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts Inc &lt;HOT.N&gt; posted a higher net profit for the second quarter on Thursday, helped by broad cost cuts.</p><p>The White P...

New York synagogue bomb plot suspects plead not guilty

2010-02-27T02:16:22Z

<div><p>Four New Yorkers arrested in an alleged plot to bomb a synagogue and shoot down military planes pleaded not guilty Wednesday.</p><p>"Not guilty," each of the suspects said when asked in a federal court in White Plains, New York, how they pleaded to charges of conspiracy and attempts to use weapons of mass destruction, to attack ai...

Four men plead not guilty in N.Y. bomb plot

2010-02-27T02:40:34Z

<div><p>WHITE PLAINS, New York (Reuters) - Four men accused of trying to blow up a pair of New York City synagogues and shoot down military planes pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to the charges in a U.S. court.</p><p&gt...

Temple Plot

2009-05-22T01:58:54Z

In this courtroom sketch, assistant U.S. attorney Eric Snyder, left, defense attorney Marylin Reader, center, and the defendant Laguerre Payen, are seen in a courthouse in White Plains, New York, Thursday, May 21, 2009. (AP...

Four Arrested In New York City Terror Plot To Bomb Synagogue

2009-05-21T12:05:00Z

WHITE PLAINS, NY - MAY 21: Susanne Brody, attorney for suspect Onta Williams, departs the White Plains Federal Court May 21, 2009 in White Plains, New York. Four men were arrested Wednesday night in what was a plot to bomb a synagogue and Jewish center in the Albany's last-minute deal to rescue mass transit</div><div><p>Commuters, cab drivers and transit advocates said Wednesday they were unimpressed and disgusted with a proposed financial bailout deal for the nation's largest mass transit system, even though many expressed relief that the base subway fare would only increase by 25 cents.&...