Four Greek Americans Elected to U.S. Congress
Four Greek Americans have been elected in the new U.S. Congress after yesterday’s elections that saw Republicans sweep Democrats. The results of the elections saw Republican Gus Bilirakis re-elected...
View ArticleDelacroix’s ‘Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi’ at Los Angeles Museum
The people and visitors of Los Angeles will have the great opportunity of seeing one of the most famous paintings of Eugene Delacroix, the 19th Century French Romantic painter. “Greece on the Ruins of...
View ArticleGreek Woman Defrauds U.S. Banks out of $1.7 Million
A woman from Greece, and other perpetrators, defrauded U.S. banks out of 1.7 million dollars by creating fake businesses and bank accounts, federal authorities announced Thursday. According to St....
View ArticleTarpon Springs 2015 Epiphany: 18-Year-Old Student Retrieves Cross (Video)
The 2015 Epiphany Celebration saw an 18-year-old Greek American from Tarpon Springs counting his blessings after retrieving the cross from the water. “This means the world to me,” said Kosta Pseftelis...
View ArticleClinton’s Son-in-Law, Co-founder of Hedge Fund Loses Money on Greek Recovery
Bill and Hillary Clinton‘s son-in-law Marc Mezvinsky is the Co-founder of a hedge fund that lost money as the fund focused on the recovery of the Greek economy, a Business Insider report says. “Despite...
View ArticleGreek Institute of Architects in New York to Launch Series of Events
After the successful exhibition at the Consulate General of Greece in New York City, the Greek Institute of Architects in New York (GIANY) is preparing a series of events, while trying to build a...
View ArticleGreek Shipper Gets U.S.-Cuba Ferry Service License
Greek-owned United Caribbean Lines Florida will be one of the first shippers that will operate coastal shipping services between the U.S. and Cuba, according to a Kathimerini daily report. The U.S....
View ArticleCandidate Trump Likens Greek Debt to U.S. Debt
Presidential candidate and businessman Donald Trump said that Greece is “unsalvageable” and likened the Greek debt to the U.S. debt. Announcing his Republican presidential candidacy from the Trump...
View ArticleAnthony Quinn Art Exhibition at Chicago’s National Hellenic Museum
Artwork by late actor Anthony Quinn will be exhibited at the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago. Quinn played the emblematic role of Zorba in the movie “Zorba the Greek.” The exhibit entitled...
View ArticleClinton Global Initiative Cancels Greece Conference in Alleged Fear of...
A Clinton Foundation conference and reception that was to take place in Athens, Greece has been cancelled due to alleged fears of political cost to Hillary Clinton‘s presidential candidacy. According...
View ArticleGreek Ambassador to the U.S. Criticizes Bailout Deal
The Greek Ambassador to the United States, Christos Panagopoulos, said that the reforms creditors require in order to sign Greece’s third bailout will not cure the country’s ailing economy....
View ArticleGreek American Organizations Raise $100,000 for Children in Greece
Nikos Mouyiaris with Alexi Giannoulias. Photo Greek News Online The SOS Children’s Villages organization announced on Saturday that they have received donations of over 100,000 dollars from Greek...
View ArticleWhite House Meeting to Discuss Financial Aid to Greece
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough and prominent members of the Greek-American Community discussed the possibility of U.S. aid to crisis-stricken Greece, with the participation of U.S. Vice...
View ArticleGreek Prime Minister Tsipras Meets with Archbishop Demetrios
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with Archbishop Demetrios of America on Thursday and underlined the importance of the role of the Greek Orthodox Church Archdiocese to the Greek-American...
View ArticleGreek American Inventor and Philantropist Chris Tomaras Passes Away
Chicago businessman and philanthropist Chris P. Tomaras passed away on Wednesday in Chicago, leaving behind a legacy that included the Kronos Foods empire and the PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation....
View ArticleUnited Airlines to Fly Direct from New York/Newark to Athens in 2016
United Airlines has announced a new route between New York/Newark and Athens with direct flights on a daily basis, starting on May 25, 2016, subject to government approval. According to an airline...
View ArticleVice President Biden Receives Athenagoras Human Rights Award [video]
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden received this year’s Athenagoras Human Rights Award, the highest bestowed by the Greek Orthodox Church, on Saturday. The Athenargoras Human Rights Award ceremony is hosted...
View ArticleGreek American Batmobile Creator George Barris Passes Away
Greek American George Barris, the man who created television’s original Batmobile, along with many other well-known customized cars, passed away at age 89. Barris passed away at his Los Angeles home...
View ArticleHudson Teen Recovers Holy Cross in Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration
Hudson’s 17-year-old Anderson Combs is the lucky teenager who retrieved the coveted holy cross from Spring Bayou during St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral’s 110th annual Epiphany celebration....
View ArticleGreek Man ‘Marries’ 12-Year-Old Girl in Times Square [video]
The crowd was stunned when an old groom and a 12-year-old bride stepped out of a Bentley at noon in Times Square in New York City to have their wedding pictures taken. The 65-year-old groom saw the...
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