To many of its congregants, it seems like only yesterday that Pastor Michael Peynado informed them of the impending purchase of a new property for the Westbury Divine Congregational Church of God. FULL STORY

Standing before a throng of reporters in room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building, adjacent to the White House, President Bill Clinton on Wednesday spoke about guns, youths involved in gun violence, and the need for more people to feel they have a responsibility and a stake in assuring that incidents like those that occurred in Springfield, Oregon and Jonesboro, Arkansas won't soon be repeated. FULL STORY

With just days to go before they debut in Nassau County, New York City and Staten Island, expectations for a Goodwill Games-inspired boom here have been significantly diminished due to miscues between the major entities involved in bringing them off and the growing realization that the number of spectators at the events will be significantly less than what was once hoped for. FULL STORY