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Fake Cookie Monster faces charges, media storm in NYC

Cookie Monster - USA Today

A fake Cookie Monster needs a real lawyer after what New York City prosecutors say was an ugly incident in Times Square involving the 2-year-old son of a Bollywood star, an impromptu photo shoot and a court appearance.

 

NYC cop buys boots for homeless man, photo goes viral

Homeless

A tourist's snapshot of a New York City police officer giving new boots to a barefoot homeless man in Times Square has created an online sensation. Jennifer Foster, a tourist from Florence, Ariz., took a cellphone picture of Officer Larry DePrimo giving the man the all-weather boots and socks on a frigid night in Times Square on Nov. 14.

 

Fastest texters in America face off in New York

Texting Championship

The nation's fastest texters are facing off in the annual LG U.S. National Texting Competition. Eleven contestants from all over the country are coming to Times Square for the annual competition Wednesday afternoon. The winner gets $50,000. Competitors range from 16 to 24 years old. Last year's champion Austin Weirschke (Wear-Ski) is coming back to defend his title.

 

Occupy Wall Street shows muscle, raises $300K

Occupy Wall Street shows muscle, raises $300K

The Occupy Wall Street movement has close to $300,000, as well as storage space loaded with donated supplies in lower Manhattan. It stared down city officials to hang on to its makeshift headquarters, showed its muscle Saturday with a big Times Square demonstration and found legions of activists demonstrating in solidarity across the country and around the world.

 

WWII nurse in iconic Times Square kissing photo dies

WWII nurse in iconic Times Square kissing photo dies

A nurse famously photographed being kissed by an American sailor in New York's Times Square in 1945 to celebrate the end of World War Two has died at the age of 91, her family said on Tuesday.

 

Times Square car bomber details his chilling plot

Admitted terrorist Faisal Shahzad was so eager to tell how he plotted to kill Americans in Times Square, he went to court with a prepared statement ...

 

Link emerges between Times Square bomb attempt and Pakistani militant group

Link emerges between Times Square bomb attempt and Pakistani militant group

A member of the Al Qaeda-allied Pakistani militant group Jaish-e-Muhammad is being held by authorities in Pakistan. That man spent time with Faisal Shahzad, the person charged in the failed bomb plot, although sources say that does not mean Jaish-e-Muhammad engineered the plot.

 

Police Find Car Bomb in Times Square

Police Find Car Bomb in Times Square

A crude bomb of propane, gasoline and fireworks began to detonate but did not explode on Saturday, prompting the evacuation of tourists and theatergoers.

 

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