Ken Schachter

Prism scandal: Apple denies giving government 'direct access' to servers

newyork.newsday.com — Apple issued a statement Monday, saying that it does not provide government agencies with "direct access" to its servers and denied knowing about the top-secret Prism program disclosed by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden until the media raised questions about it.

Tappan Zee project to boost unions' political action funds

newyork.newsday.com — Laborers operating jackhammers on the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project can expect to earn $33.15 an hour, enjoy a 10-minute coffee break between 9 and 11 a.m. and ply their trade under conditions governed by an agreement reached last year by the New York Thruway Authority and labor organizations.

Maj. Jaimie Leonard remembered as body arrives at Dover AFB

newyork.newsday.com — A solemn ceremony greeted Maj. Jaimie Leonard as her body arrived at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware Wednesday afternoon. Draped in the stars and stripes, attending troops greeted Leonard's body with a moment of silence as her remains were unloaded from a plane that transported them from Afghanistan to her final, still undisclosed resting place.

Xbox One vs. PS4: Microsoft, Sony go toe to toe on pricing

newyork.newsday.com — A price war has erupted between the heavyweights of the gaming console business. Just hours after Microsoft Corp.'s Monday announcement that it would hang a $499 price tag on its first Xbox in eight years, Sony Corp. undercut its rival by $100.

Sushi restaurant using unmanned flying drones to deliver food to - DC Breaking Local News Weather Sports FOX 5 WTTG

myfoxdc.com — Lawmakers in Nigeria have passed a bill banning gay marriage, setting prison terms of up to 14 years. Nigeria's House of Representatives voted Thursday to ban gay marriage and outlaw any groups actively supporting gay rights, endorsing a measure that also calls for 10-year prison sentences for any "public show" of...