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The requirement, aimed at helping fill the legal needs of New York's poor, will apply next year to first- and second-year law students. The work can be done anywhere in the U.S. or in a foreign country.
People who typically take charge of situations, people who respond sympathetically to others and people who are generally hopeful, are much more likely to intervene.
Jonathan Roth, who is facing felony charges and prison time, is now telling a far different story from the one he told authorities on July 28, when he reported seeing his father disappear.
Mitt Romney turned from defense to offense on Wednesday, aggressively attacking President Barack Obama's economic policies, and bringing up controversial comments made by the president more than a decade ago.
When the weather begins to cool CBS 2's Tony Tantillo likes to heat things back up with one of his famous bruschetta recipes. In today's edition Tony is crafting a delicious dish with beans and mushrooms.
Is it the plain truth, or offensive rhetoric? The debate raged Wednesday about Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's comments recorded during a campaign fundraiser.
The set remained up as officers with the Emergency Service Unit rushed to the scene by police helicopter and fast-roped onto the boardwalk to rescue hostages.
The report is being released Wednesday one year after the Port Authority increased tolls on its Hudson River crossings.
The study found higher levels of arsenic in brown rice than white rice because of the way it's processed. It also found higher levels of arsenic in rice produced in southern states than in rice from California or Asia.
Alfonso Marino, 63, is accused of downloading child pornography off of the Internet and collecting the pornographic images over a 10-year period, according to prosecutors.
Thousands were left without power after heavy rains and wind gusts knocked down trees and flooded roads on Tuesday.
The recently released tape of Romney speaking to donors at a closed door fundraiser has exposed Mitt Romney to, in fact, be the person Democrats have portrayed him to be: a rich, out of touch, arrogant man that has no respect or connection to the American middle class and absolutely no interest in making the American middle class stronger.
In recent months, the billionaire mayor has regularly mentioned the number of people who do not pay federal income tax when asked about the amount of taxes wealthy Americans pay. The independent mayor has repeatedly said everyone should contribute something.
A 1,600-year-old document, translated for the first time, has a message that could shake up Christianity. It is the first-known statement from that era that refers to Jesus, talking about having a wife.
Bill Gates is still the wealthiest man in America. However, Mayor Michael Bloomberg isn't too far behind.
