The nation's top court has denied anti-abortion extremist James Charles Kopp's petition to review lower court records. Kopp is serving a life sentence for the 1998 sniper-style slaying of a Buffalo-area...More >>
The nation's top court has denied anti-abortion extremist James Charles Kopp's petition to review lower court records. Kopp is serving a life sentence for the 1998 sniper-style slaying of a Buffalo-area abortion...More >>
Texas Gov. Rick Perry says his efforts to lure companies out of New York and to his state "is no different" than if the New York Knicks were playing the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA finals.More >>
Texas Gov. Rick Perry says his efforts to lure companies out of New York and to his state "is no different" than if the New York Knicks were playing the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA finals.More >>
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders have met behind closed-doors in attempts to conclude major deals in the final days of the 2013 session.More >>
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders have met behind closed-doors in attempts to conclude major deals in the final days of the 2013 session.More >>
An Albany suburb has paid its respects to a fallen U.S. soldier. The funeral Lt. Col. Todd Clark was held this afternoon in Guilderland. The 40-year-old member of the Fort Drum-based 10th Mountain Division was one of...More >>
An Albany suburb has paid its respects to a fallen U.S. soldier. The funeral Lt. Col. Todd Clark was held this afternoon in Guilderland. The 40-year-old member of the Fort Drum-based 10th Mountain Division was one of three...More >>
A former Playboy Playmate has admitted helping her Canadian boyfriend after he illegally entered the United States in northern New York last summer.More >>
A former Playboy Playmate has admitted helping her Canadian boyfriend after he illegally entered the United States in northern New York last summer.More >>
State troopers have arrested demonstrators urging Senate votes on several bills who blocked the office door of a legislative leader at New York's Capitol.More >>
State troopers have arrested demonstrators urging Senate votes on several bills who blocked the office door of a legislative leader at New York's Capitol.More >>
The elimination of $90 million in funding for disabled programs from the budget in March has been reversed by rare unanimous action in a divided Albany.More >>
The elimination of $90 million in funding for disabled programs from the budget in March has been reversed by rare unanimous action in a divided Albany.More >>
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to take up a petition from anti-abortion extremist James Charles Kopp, who is serving a life sentence for the 1998 sniper-style slaying of an abortion doctor in upstate New York.More >>
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to take up a petition from anti-abortion extremist James Charles Kopp, who is serving a life sentence for the 1998 sniper-style slaying of an abortion doctor in upstate New York.More >>
New York regulators have reached agreement for Deloitte Financial Advisory Services to pay $10 million and cease consulting for one year at state-regulated banks to settle an investigation into misconduct.More >>
New York regulators have reached agreement for Deloitte Financial Advisory Services to pay $10 million and cease consulting for one year at state-regulated banks to settle an investigation into misconduct.More >>
The FBI and the New York Police Department are offering a $65,000 reward in the case of a 2008 bicycle bombing at a Times Square military recruitment station.More >>
The FBI and the New York Police Department are offering a $65,000 reward in the case of a 2008 bicycle bombing at a Times Square military recruitment station.More >>
A physics professor who earned a Nobel prize for pioneering work that changed the way physicists think about phase transitions has died in Maine at age 77.More >>
A physics professor who earned a Nobel prize for pioneering work that changed the way physicists think about phase transitions has died in Maine at age 77.More >>
Prosecutors have announced an indictment of the man who they say fatally shot a gay man in New York City's Greenwich Village after taunting him with slurs.More >>
Prosecutors have announced an indictment of the man who they say fatally shot a gay man in New York City's Greenwich Village after taunting him with slurs.More >>
Federal and New York state authorities have announced a $1 million settlement with a Brooklyn agency that used untrained health aides to care for elderly and disabled clients.More >>
Federal and New York state authorities have announced a $1 million settlement with a Brooklyn agency that used untrained health aides to care for elderly and disabled clients.More >>
Civil rights lawyers say they plan to ask a federal judge to declare the New York Police Department's spying programs directed at Muslims to be unconstitutional, and to order police to stop their surveillance and...More >>
Civil rights lawyers say they plan to ask a federal judge to declare the New York Police Department's spying programs directed at Muslims to be unconstitutional, and to order police to stop their surveillance and destroy...More >>
Scientists say a wooden beam extending from the floor of northern Lake Michigan appears to have been there for centuries, an important finding as they try to determine whether it's part of the Griffin, the...More >>
Scientists say a wooden beam extending from the floor of northern Lake Michigan appears to have been there for centuries, an important finding as they try to determine whether it's part of the Griffin, the first...More >>
New York officials say a repainting project on an upstate bridge spanning the Hudson River will resume after being halted following two worker accidents within a month.More >>
New York officials say a repainting project on an upstate bridge spanning the Hudson River will resume after being halted following two worker accidents within a month.More >>
Authorities say an upstate woman suspected of stealing $808,000 from the teachers union she headed lost more than $350,000 at a central New York casino over the last seven years of her life.More >>
Authorities say an upstate woman suspected of stealing $808,000 from the teachers union she headed lost more than $350,000 at a central New York casino over the last seven years of her life.More >>
Authorities say they've called off the search for two men who have eluded capture since one of their companions was shot by police after a chase in western New York last weekend.More >>
Authorities say they've called off the search for two men who have eluded capture since one of their companions was shot by police after a chase in western New York last weekend.More >>
There is no word whether the first day yesterday of closed-door meetings involving Cuomo administration officials and state lawmakers produced agreement on a number of issues still pending in the Assembly. The negotiations...More >>
Federal authorities have fired and demoted U.S. probation officers in charge of monitoring a man before he was charged with raping a 10-year-old girl and killing her mother during a carjacking at a suburban Syracuse...More >>
Federal authorities have fired and demoted U.S. probation officers in charge of monitoring a man before he was charged with raping a 10-year-old girl and killing her mother during a carjacking at a suburban Syracuse mall.More >>
Authorities say a 31-year-old western New York man has been charged after he slammed his girlfriend's head through a wall and injured one of the state troopers trying to arrest him.More >>
Authorities say a 31-year-old western New York man has been charged after he slammed his girlfriend's head through a wall and injured one of the state troopers trying to arrest him.More >>
Plans to transform the languishing Richardson Olmsted Complex in Buffalo will be helped by $7.5 million in tax breaks approved by the Erie County Industrial Development Agency.More >>
Plans to transform the languishing Richardson Olmsted Complex in Buffalo will be helped by $7.5 million in tax breaks approved by the Erie County Industrial Development Agency.More >>
Mel Wymore (WEYE'-mohr) is a typical city council candidate in many ways. He's campaigning in New York as a community board appointee, ex-PTA chair and founder of local organizations.More >>
Mel Wymore (WEYE'-mohr) is a typical city council candidate in many ways. He's campaigning in New York as a community board appointee, ex-PTA chair and founder of local organizations.More >>
A commuter train from New York City to Long Island has become disabled and may have derailed in a tunnel under the East River. No injuries have been reported.More >>
A commuter train from New York City to Long Island has become disabled and may have derailed in a tunnel under the East River. No injuries have been reported.More >>
New Yorkers could see huge, resort casinos upstate and an influx of new employers lured by the promise of tax-free operations for a decade under several deals in the works in Albany.More >>
New Yorkers could see huge, resort casinos upstate and an influx of new employers lured by the promise of tax-free operations for a decade under several deals in the works in Albany.More >>
New York City's top law enforcement official says that revelations about the National Security Agency's surveillance programs suggests that the agency needs to get better at safeguarding data.More >>
New York City's top law enforcement official says that revelations about the National Security Agency's surveillance programs suggests that the agency needs to get better at safeguarding data.More >>
A New York university says it promised a Chinese dissident a fellowship for only one academic year so he could escape house arrest in his country.More >>
A New York university says it promised a Chinese dissident a fellowship for only one academic year so he could escape house arrest in his country.More >>
A lawsuit filed in 2005 claiming a suburban New York community discriminated against minorities in the way it approved local zoning policies is getting an airing in federal court.More >>
A lawsuit filed in 2005 claiming a suburban New York community discriminated against minorities in the way it approved local zoning policies is getting an airing in federal court.More >>
The nation's energy secretary says a solar-powered plane that landed outside Washington early Sunday will one day offer a payoff for people on the ground.More >>
The nation's energy secretary says a solar-powered plane that landed outside Washington early Sunday will one day offer a payoff for people on the ground.More >>
New Jersey lawmakers are trying to require law enforcement agencies from elsewhere to tell local authorities before conducting counterterrorism surveillance in the state.More >>
New Jersey lawmakers are trying to require law enforcement agencies from elsewhere to tell local authorities before conducting counterterrorism surveillance in the state.More >>
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he expects his women's rights agenda and the abortion proposal that threatens its passage will be taken off the negotiating table so it can be taken up again next year when he and lawmakers...More >>
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he expects his women's rights agenda and the abortion proposal that threatens its passage will be taken off the negotiating table so it can be taken up again next year when he and lawmakers are...More >>
Authorities say they still haven't determined what caused six U.S. border agents to require decontamination and medical attention after inspecting a vehicle at a crossing in northern New York.More >>
Authorities say they still haven't determined what caused six U.S. border agents to require decontamination and medical attention after inspecting a vehicle at a crossing in northern New York.More >>
Federal authorities say they've raided 7-Eleven stores across Long Island and in Virginia as part of a probe into human smuggling, identity theft and money laundering.More >>
Federal authorities say they've raided 7-Eleven stores across Long Island and in Virginia as part of a probe into human smuggling, identity theft and money laundering.More >>
The U.S. Coast Guard is warning boaters on Lake Erie and Lake Ontario to be on the lookout for large logs and other debris washed into the waterways by recent heavy rains.More >>
The U.S. Coast Guard is warning boaters on Lake Erie and Lake Ontario to be on the lookout for large logs and other debris washed into the waterways by recent heavy rains.More >>
The body of one of three New Yorkers killed in an attack in Afghanistan is scheduled to arrive in his upstate hometown while the funeral of a second victim is being held in the Hudson Valley.More >>
The body of one of three New Yorkers killed in an attack in Afghanistan is scheduled to arrive in his upstate hometown while the funeral of a second victim is being held in the Hudson Valley.More >>
Authorities have charged a 20-year-old man in the fatal shooting of a man and the wounding of two other people inside a Hudson Valley restaurant over the weekend.More >>
Authorities have charged a 20-year-old man in the fatal shooting of a man and the wounding of two other people inside a Hudson Valley restaurant over the weekend.More >>
Before she gained everlasting artistic fame for her paintings of New Mexico, Georgia O'Keeffe spent many summers along the shores of Lake George in the Adirondacks.More >>
Before she gained everlasting artistic fame for her paintings of New Mexico, Georgia O'Keeffe spent many summers along the shores of Lake George in the Adirondacks.More >>
State police are seeking the public's help in finding the person or persons who deflated the tires on 20 to 30 school buses parked at an upstate New York garage.More >>
State police are seeking the public's help in finding the person or persons who deflated the tires on 20 to 30 school buses parked at an upstate New York garage.More >>
Two New York City Council committees are holding a hearing on glitches to the city's emergency 911 system that at times have forced phone operators to resort to pen and paper.More >>
Two New York City Council committees are holding a hearing on glitches to the city's emergency 911 system that at times have forced phone operators to resort to pen and paper.More >>
Authorities say quick action by police officers led to the rescue of a western New York woman and her young son from a home where the woman's husband was threatening them with a rifle.More >>
Authorities say quick action by police officers led to the rescue of a western New York woman and her young son from a home where the woman's husband was threatening them with a rifle.More >>
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has used his platform as Stanford University's commencement speaker to lobby for an immigration reform plan that allows foreign students to remain in the U.S. after they graduate.More >>
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has used his platform as Stanford University's commencement speaker to lobby for an immigration reform plan that allows foreign students to remain in the U.S. after they graduate.More >>
Authorities are investigating what made six U.S. border patrol officers to become ill while inspecting a vehicle at a border crossing in northern New York.More >>
Authorities are investigating what made six U.S. border patrol officers to become ill while inspecting a vehicle at a border crossing in northern New York.More >>
Authorities say an Elmira police officer fatally shot a pit bull after it jumped over a fence and charged officers soon after inflicting severe bite wounds on two men.More >>
Authorities say an Elmira police officer fatally shot a pit bull after it jumped over a fence and charged officers soon after inflicting severe bite wounds on two men.More >>
The head of an influential Pittsburgh-based charity is being criticized for his ties to the oil and gas industry, but some experts say the allegations are misguided.More >>
The head of an influential Pittsburgh-based charity is being criticized for his ties to the oil and gas industry, but some experts say the allegations are misguided.More >>
Criticized by the federal government for poor care and oversight of disabled New Yorkers, the state is installing a new prosecutor and inspector general to crack down on institutional abuse while a legal services...More >>
Criticized by the federal government for poor care and oversight of disabled New Yorkers, the state is installing a new prosecutor and inspector general to crack down on institutional abuse while a legal services group...More >>
Authorities say they've charged a 29-year-old man with kidnapping and assaulting a woman as she jogged along a rural road in New York's Southern Tier.More >>
Authorities say they've charged a 29-year-old man with kidnapping and assaulting a woman as she jogged along a rural road in New York's Southern Tier.More >>
In a remote part of northern Lake Michigan, divers have started looking at an underwater pit, hoping to find the resting place of the Griffin, a ship commanded by the 17th century French explorer La Salle.More >>
In a remote part of northern Lake Michigan, divers have started looking at an underwater pit, hoping to find the resting place of the Griffin, a ship commanded by the 17th century French explorer La Salle.More >>
State officials say they are allocating $3.4 million to help low-income New Yorkers buy locally grown food at 470 farmers' markets across the state.More >>
State officials say they are allocating $3.4 million to help low-income New Yorkers buy locally grown food at 470 farmers' markets across the state.More >>
A New York City emergency dispatcher is being hailed for spending nearly eight hours on the phone with a woman who had suffered a stroke while rescuers tried to pinpoint the woman's location.More >>
A New York City emergency dispatcher is being hailed for spending nearly eight hours on the phone with a woman who had suffered a stroke while rescuers tried to pinpoint the woman's location.More >>
Paul Soros, a successful innovator in shipping and the older brother of billionaire financier George Soros, has died in New York City. He was 87.More >>
Paul Soros, a successful innovator in shipping and the older brother of billionaire financier George Soros, has died in New York City. He was 87.More >>
A team of explorers has begun a close examination of a site in northern Lake Michigan that may be the resting place of the Griffin, a 17th century ship.More >>
A team of explorers has begun a close examination of a site in northern Lake Michigan that may be the resting place of the Griffin, a 17th century ship.More >>
New York's casino expansion bill being negotiated behind closed doors has a new provision that would expand gambling even if voters reject the proposal to build more casinos.More >>
New York's casino expansion bill being negotiated behind closed doors has a new provision that would expand gambling even if voters reject the proposal to build more casinos.More >>
An EgyptAir official says a plane from Cairo bound for New York's John F. Kennedy airport has been forced to make an emergency landing after a passenger discovered a letter onboard threatening to blow up the...More >>
An EgyptAir official says a plane from Cairo bound for New York's John F. Kennedy airport has been forced to make an emergency landing after a passenger discovered a letter onboard threatening to blow up the aircraft.More >>
New York auditors say the state mistakenly authorized nearly $3 million in unemployment payments for people who were dead, employed, out of the country, not authorized to work in the U.S. or had exceeded their...More >>
New York auditors say the state mistakenly authorized nearly $3 million in unemployment payments for people who were dead, employed, out of the country, not authorized to work in the U.S. or had exceeded their benefits.More >>
The CBS documentary series "Brooklyn DA" gives viewers a look at how cases are prosecuted at one of the nation's largest district attorney offices.More >>
The CBS documentary series "Brooklyn DA" gives viewers a look at how cases are prosecuted at one of the nation's largest district attorney offices.More >>
New York's legislative session has been highlighted by flashy proposals to strengthen abortion rights, expand casinos and publicly finance campaigns, among others.More >>
New York's legislative session has been highlighted by flashy proposals to strengthen abortion rights, expand casinos and publicly finance campaigns, among others.More >>
A 32-year-old man has been sentenced to at least 15 years in prison for killing his girlfriend inside her Buffalo-area home last fall by slashing her throat and hitting her on the head with a sledgehammer.More >>
A 32-year-old man has been sentenced to at least 15 years in prison for killing his girlfriend inside her Buffalo-area home last fall by slashing her throat and hitting her on the head with a sledgehammer.More >>
A druggist who bought a gun after getting spooked by a string of bloody pharmacy robberies on Long Island fired a shot at a fleeing bandit during yet another medication heist.More >>
A druggist who bought a gun after getting spooked by a string of bloody pharmacy robberies on Long Island fired a shot at a fleeing bandit during yet another medication heist.More >>
A New York judge has ordered three men who pleaded guilty to smuggling South African rock lobsters to the U.S. to pay the South African government nearly $30 million in restitution.More >>
A New York judge has ordered three men who pleaded guilty to smuggling South African rock lobsters to the U.S. to pay the South African government nearly $30 million in restitution.More >>
Applications were rushing in the day before the deadline to submit a claim to the primary compensation fund for Boston Marathon bombing victims.More >>
Applications were rushing in the day before the deadline to submit a claim to the primary compensation fund for Boston Marathon bombing victims.More >>
Non-traditional lenders across Appalachia are getting a big boost when it comes to finding money for small businesses often considered not quite bankable.More >>
Non-traditional lenders across Appalachia are getting a big boost when it comes to finding money for small businesses often considered not quite bankable.More >>
A spokesman for U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy says his staff will talk to a retired New York Air National Guard officer who alleges a pattern of sexual misconduct at an upstate air base.More >>
A spokesman for U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy says his staff will talk to a retired New York Air National Guard officer who alleges a pattern of sexual misconduct at an upstate air base.More >>
The Pentagon's inspector general says West Point superintendent Lt. Gen. David Huntoon improperly allowed subordinates to do things like give driving lessons or assist at a charity dinner without proper...More >>
The Pentagon's inspector general says West Point superintendent Lt. Gen. David Huntoon improperly allowed subordinates to do things like give driving lessons or assist at a charity dinner without proper compensation.More >>
The New York Assembly has passed a bill that would create a pathway for the Montaukett (mahn-TAW'-keht) Indian Nation to become a state-recognized tribe.More >>
The New York Assembly has passed a bill that would create a pathway for the Montaukett (mahn-TAW'-keht) Indian Nation to become a state-recognized tribe.More >>
Brooklyn prosecutors say a corporation admitted to violating environmental law for dumping industrial waste into the New York City sewer system and will pay $2.8 million.More >>
Brooklyn prosecutors say a corporation admitted to violating environmental law for dumping industrial waste into the New York City sewer system and will pay $2.8 million.More >>
A key legislator and the Cuomo administration say they've found a way to restore $90 million in funding to state programs for disabled New Yorkers.More >>
A key legislator and the Cuomo administration say they've found a way to restore $90 million in funding to state programs for disabled New Yorkers.More >>
State police say a northern New York school janitor accused of having a sexual relationship with a female student has been arrested on a rape charge.More >>
State police say a northern New York school janitor accused of having a sexual relationship with a female student has been arrested on a rape charge.More >>
The officer who handled sexual assault claims for a New York Air National Guard airlift wing says the unit has promoted abusers instead of punishing them.More >>
The officer who handled sexual assault claims for a New York Air National Guard airlift wing says the unit has promoted abusers instead of punishing them.More >>
A key Democratic senator says it's time to walk away from the protracted fight over Gov. Andrew Cuomo's abortion proposal to save the other nine points of his plan to strengthen women's rights.More >>
A key Democratic senator says it's time to walk away from the protracted fight over Gov. Andrew Cuomo's abortion proposal to save the other nine points of his plan to strengthen women's rights.More >>
A production company making a documentary film about the song "Happy Birthday to You" has filed a lawsuit in New York over the copyright to the world's most famous tune.More >>
A production company making a documentary film about the song "Happy Birthday to You" has filed a lawsuit in New York over the copyright to the world's most famous tune.More >>
A 22-year-old Connecticut man arrested for writing obscenities and "Tyranny" on his speeding ticket payment claims in a federal lawsuit that his free speech rights were violated.More >>
A 22-year-old Connecticut man arrested for writing obscenities and "Tyranny" on his speeding ticket payment claims in a federal lawsuit that his free speech rights were violated.More >>
A private citizen is suing Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to try to force the Democrat to reimburse taxpayers for a $103,000 secret settlement of sexual harassment claims against an assemblyman.More >>
A private citizen is suing Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to try to force the Democrat to reimburse taxpayers for a $103,000 secret settlement of sexual harassment claims against an assemblyman.More >>
A state legislator says federal data shows tornadoes have increased across New York over the past 60 years and he's calling for a better system to warn people to take shelter from the high-speed winds.More >>
A state legislator says federal data shows tornadoes have increased across New York over the past 60 years and he's calling for a better system to warn people to take shelter from the high-speed winds.More >>
Jason Kidd, who was hired to coach the Brooklyn Nets just days after retiring as a player, has a court date next week in New York stemming from a drunken driving arrest last year.More >>
Jason Kidd, who was hired to coach the Brooklyn Nets just days after retiring as a player, has a court date next week in New York stemming from a drunken driving arrest last year.More >>
First, Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled a sweeping plan to safeguard New York City from storms and rising seas. Now come more specific recommendations for preparing and protecting buildings.More >>
First, Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled a sweeping plan to safeguard New York City from storms and rising seas. Now come more specific recommendations for preparing and protecting buildings.More >>
A librarian in a small upstate New York village is back on the job two weeks after she was fired for closing the library 40 minutes early in the midst of a tornado warning.More >>
A librarian in a small upstate New York village is back on the job two weeks after she was fired for closing the library 40 minutes early in the midst of a tornado warning.More >>
Police say a suburban New York driver pulled over for a traffic violation in a luxury SUV was carrying more than $1 million in phony money orders in a duffel bag.More >>
Police say a suburban New York driver pulled over for a traffic violation in a luxury SUV was carrying more than $1 million in phony money orders in a duffel bag.More >>
The U.S. Justice Department says it would strongly endorse a court-appointed monitor to oversee changes at the New York Police Department if a judge were to find its stop-and-frisk practices unconstitutional.More >>
The U.S. Justice Department says it would strongly endorse a court-appointed monitor to oversee changes at the New York Police Department if a judge were to find its stop-and-frisk practices unconstitutional.More >>
