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NEW YORK (AP) -- Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is making good on his World Series bet with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.... Read More
SUFFERN, N.Y. (AP) -- A judge has convicted New York City TV newsman Dominic Carter of attempted assault in connection with an attack on his wife.... Read More
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) -- A Catholic priest has admitted in court that he groped a woman during a marriage counseling session.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- A Long Island Air National Guard unit has joined the search for a lone Canadian sailor who failed to arrive in Bermuda earlier this week.... Read More
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) -- A New York cardiologist is free on $1 million bond following his arrest on federal child pornography charges.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- Two men have been indicted on hate crime charges in an assault on a transgender woman in one of New York City's most diverse neighborhoods.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- Whether he's planning another run for the White House or a bid for senator or governor, or he just misses the spotlight, Rudy Giuliani is suddenly back and talking about the topic that made him a national star - Sept. 11.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- Events are being held around the world to mark the 11th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City police say a report of a suspicious package at Pennsylvania Station turned out to be a false alarm.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- A prison system official says a New York City man is free after spending nearly two decades behind bars for murder before a judge declared him innocent. But he may yet have to serve an unrelated drug sentence.... Read More
PEEKSKILL, N.Y. (AP) -- A man who left his 85-year-old father in a car on a hot day and found him dead three hours later has been convicted of reckless endangerment.... Read More
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- A business associate and friend of former New York Senate leader Joseph Bruno says he hired the longtime Republican lawmaker as a consultant for his contacts and the credibility Bruno lent to the enterprises.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City officials say virtually all of the luggage scales at the city's two major airports are accurately calibrated.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- A New York City imam accused of lying to officials investigating a terrorism plot will be allowed to travel to Virginia for Thanksgiving.... Read More
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- The nation's military academies are trying to increase diversity to boost the number of minorities in the officers' ranks.... Read More
A list of congressional districts with the fewest military academy nominations for the classes of 2009 to 2013, the officeholders and the total nominations they have made. All 20 are Democrats from districts where whites make up less than half the population, and all but two of the districts include major urban areas.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York State's highest court has overturned the murder convictions of two men imprisoned for 19 years, and has ordered a new trial.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- An upscale New York City apartment building is being sued by a tenant who claims the co-op is trying to force her out because she married its former doorman.... Read More
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden is returning to the campus where the acting bug led her to earn a degree.... Read More
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York's top court has rejected a Christian legal group's challenge to some government benefits provided to legally married same-sex couples now living in New York. But the court avoided declaring that same-sex couples are entitled to all the rights of other married couples.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- Artist Jeanne-Claude, who created the 2005 installation in Central Park called "The Gates" with her husband Christo, has died. She was 74.... Read More
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (AP) -- "Christmas" has returned to one Long Island town.... Read More
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) -- A sheriff on Long Island is using money seized from drug dealers to buy drug testing kits that he will distribute free to parents.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York state's labor commissioner says more than 200 workers at 25 Brooklyn restaurants have been underpaid a total of $912,000.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- A baby-faced 16-year-old and four other young men have been arraigned on attempted murder charges in a Bronx shooting that left an innocent bystander in critical condition.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jury selection has started for the racketeering trial of a company accused of doctoring concrete strength tests for ground zero's signature tower, the new Yankee Stadium and other major New York City-area buildings.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- Opponents of the Brooklyn arena planned for the New Jersey Nets have filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a state agency's approval of a modified plan for the project.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- A Long Island woman convicted of acting as a "straw buyer" in a mortgage fraud scam has been ordered to give lectures on the perils of participating in such criminal schemes.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- An energy company that operates several coal-fired power plants in the U.S. has agreed to put more information about global warming in its public financial disclosures.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- The holidays in New York City bring an influx of shoppers and visitors and with them comes increased congestion and gridlock.... Read More
ATLANTA (AP) -- When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right.... Read More
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) -- Nineteen alleged gang members have been indicted in Maryland on federal racketeering conspiracy charges.... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal prosecutors have charged more than two dozen people with scheming to steal millions from a telephone program for the deaf.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jurors at the racketeering trial of John "Junior" Gotti raised the specter of a fourth mistrial in the case, telling a judge Thursday that they were deadlocked on murder and other charges against the son of the infamous mob boss.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- A federal jury has ruled that police did not use excessive force when they arrested a clown who left a suspicious device at a Manhattan Starbucks that turned out to be a balloon inflator.... Read More
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The struggling Internet company AOL plans to shed up to 2,500 jobs - more than a third of its work force - as it prepares to separate from Time Warner and finally sever their ill-fated marriage.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City and state officials have arrested three people and seized 61 pounds of cocaine worth millions as well as $800,000 in drug money.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- A disbarred lawyer convicted in a terrorism case has surrendered to U.S. marshals to begin serving her prison term after a New York appeals court upheld her conviction.... Read More
ATLANTA (AP) -- For the second time in a little more than a year, a glitch at one of the two centers that handle flight plans for the nation's air travel system set off delays and cancellations for passengers around the country.... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction off warrants for three banks that it acquired as part of last fall's financial bailout. It's the latest government effort to reel in its emergency financial programs.... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Homeland Security Department wants to expand speedy screening of preapproved, low-risk air travelers arriving in the United States to most international airports in the country.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- A U.S.-trained scientist suspected of being an Al Qaida operative has promised to boycott her January trial in New York.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- Authorities are investigating a shooting outside a bar on Long Island involving an off-duty New York City police officer that left a man in critical condition.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- Heidi Klum and her post-baby body led the parade at the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show, which returned to New York with some fresh faces after four years on the road.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- A New York City gallery has auctioned over 200 rare postage stamps to raise $3.2 million for the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- An interactive exhibit featuring life-size models of Leonardo da Vinci's 500-year-old inventions and machines opens in Times Square on Friday.... Read More
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio police chief is taking the witness stand at his trial on charges he broke into the home of the woman who carried twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick.... Read More
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Moody's Investors Service is warning that New York's stable credit rating could be hurt if the Legislature fails to heed Gov. David Paterson's calls to cut spending and eliminate a $3.2 billion deficit.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Salvation Army plans to serve 10,000 free dinners across New York City this Thanksgiving. The meals are being planned by a star chef, will be cooked by one of New York's ritziest caterers and will cleaned up by employees of one of Wall Street's most vilified financial firms.... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) -- Vivendi's former CEO says he made mistakes in his troubled bid to turn a French water company into a global media giant, but he never misled shareholders about the risks involved.... Read More
