Cable Car Passengers Stayed Calm Amid Improvised Rescue
wnbc.com - NEW YORK -- Stranded in cable cars hundreds of feet above the East River, the passengers kept calm by telling jokes and playing cell phone ringtones. All the while, police scrambled to get them down, at one point hoisting baby formula, diapers and

Passengers Rescued From New York Cable Car
KPIX - (AP) NEW YORK Working through the night, police on Wednesday plucked the last of 69 people stranded up to 12 hours in two cable cars that got stuck after a power failure. No injuries were reported. The passengers became stranded around 5:15 p.m

Commuters rescued from Roosevelt Island tram
Newsday - last of 69 people stranded in two cable cars that came to a halt after a power failure returned to solid ground early Wednesday, exhausted after the almost 12-hour ordeal but thankful for their safe rescue. Both cars of the Roosevelt Island Tramway

Michael Jackson reaches refinancing deal
Washington Post - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pop star Michael Jackson, in a bid to stave off insolvency, said on Thursday he has reached a deal to refinance more than $200 million in loans secured by his prized stake in the Beatles' song catalog. The loans, which formally