Topic: Michelle Nichols

NY "bouquet bandit" arrested for two bank robberies

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York police arrested a man on Wednesday accused of robbing two banks -- with a bunch of flowers and a potted plant.Edward Pemberton, 44, faces charges related to the robberies earlier this month at two different banks in ...

The Statue of Liberty evacuated due to smoke

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Statue of Liberty was evacuated on Wednesday due to a "smoke condition around the elevator," the New York Fire Department said."We have a smoke condition around the elevator and the statue's been evacuated and we are ...

Two men charged after New Hampshire bus standoff

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two men were charged on Friday after a nine-hour standoff on a Greyhound bus in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, when police suspected there might be a bomb onboard.The bus, bound from Bangor, Maine, to New York, was evacuated on ...

Militant and hate group Internet use grows: report

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The use of social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube by militant and hate groups grew by almost 20 percent in the past year, a report by the Simon Wiesenthal Center found on Monday."The numbers are ...

New York's "Miracle on Hudson" plane for sale

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. Airways passenger jet that made a spectacular landing on New York's Hudson River a year ago is for sale.All 155 passengers and crew aboard Flight 1549 bound for Charlotte, North Carolina, escaped after pilot ...

Smelly, fat, seat-kickers worst plane passengers: poll

NEW YORK (Reuters Life! ) - Smelly people, fat people and people who cough and sneeze are the most disliked passengers to be seated next to on an airplane, according to a survey.Almost half of the people polled by website Travelocity said passengers ...

Hard-hit fashion shopper seeks one "must-have" item

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The adage of choosing quality over quantity may never be so true as when a recession-weary consumer looks at the latest fashions.At New York's Fashion Week, showing a piece that stands out as the season's 'must-have ...

Turtles on runway delay NYC flights

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The speed of the world's biggest jets was no match against the slow and steady pace of a group of turtles who delayed flights at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Wednesday morning.A ...

"Proud non-reader" Kanye West turns author

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rapper Kanye West does not read books or respect them but nevertheless he has written one that he would like you to buy and read.The Grammy Award winner, known for his No. 1 albums and outspoken statements on ...