Who was that NYPD officer protecting, defending and serving when he committed homicide in NYC?

NYC Medical Examiner has classified the death of Eric Garner as a homicide, ruling the 43-year-old Staten Island man was killed when a police officer put him in a choke-hold.

Since then, Garner’s July 17 death has sparked widespread outrage after video of the incident was posted online. Meanwhile, U.S. Justice Department officials are closely monitoring the investigation into Garner’s homicide.

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New York City Department of Health will be conducting an emergency preparedness drill at 30 New York City Department of Education facilities across New York City to test the delivery of emergency medications.

This drill with supply trucks being escorted by NYPD and other law enforcement vehicles, and volunteer staff will receive these supplies and set up medication dispensing operations inside these facilities.

A divide US House of Representatives has decided to abandon a vote on a bill which would have addressed the immigration crisis.

US House Speaker John Boehner cancelled a vote on legislation which would have provided nearly $700 million to help address our nation's immigration crisis with Mexico.

This lack of action places GOP leaders in the embarrassing position of having demanded quick action by Obama to deal with the problem of tens of thousands of children arriving from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, only to refuse these funds necessary to implement this action.

The storms we recently witnessed are coming back. Forecasters expect increasing clouds and scattered thunderstorms for this afternoon.

A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. High temperatures are expected near 80.

In the past few months, the world has experienced too many airline disasters and the year is far from over. Lets hope there will not be any more midair terrorist incidents.

According a United Nations report, missiles known as MANPADS, short for Man-Portable Air Defense Systems may not have the long range of the weapon that shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine. However, these been described as a game changer, a traveler's our worst nightmare and an unprecedented threat.

The New York State Police will increase patrols along the 372 miles of the New York State Thruway and join 14 other states in enforcement effort. NYSP joins law enforcement officials in 14 other states to increase traffic enforcement on one of the country’s most highly-traveled interstates. The "I90/94 Challenge", conducted on I-90 and I-94 across the United States, is part of a four-day effort aimed at saving lives by cracking down on dangerous driving offenses.