Caitlin Ortiz Suing Molloy College For Discrimination After Being Kicked Off Softball Team
Ortiz, the only Hispanic member on the college's softball team, says school officials overreacted to postings on Facebook and labeled her a 'thug."
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Ortiz, the only Hispanic member on the college's softball team, says school officials overreacted to postings on Facebook and labeled her a 'thug."
The legislative session is still set for Albany to end on Monday. However, it could be extended for days or a week or even longer as issues such as rent control and property taxes remain unresolved.
Thursday night, the Malverne Board of Education named Aalique Grahame as valedictorian for the class of 2011.
NYPL President Paul LeClerc said that school children would be hurt the most by the proposed cuts.
It could be a historic vote at the Valley Stream Target. If the 260 workers approve a vote to unionize the store. Voting ends at about 11:30 p.m. with results expected to be announced by 1a.m. Saturday.
An Ohio store company has recalled about 30,000 bunk beds because of the threat of children becoming trapped. A 3-year-old Iowa boy died after that kind of accident in March 2010.
New York lawmakers have voted to ban smoking on the upstate and Long Island platforms of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's commuter trains to protect other passengers from secondhand smoke.
This was a bad week to a be drug dealer in New York City, according to Police Commissioner Ray Kelly.
Police are asking for the public's help in finding a Port Richmond girl who has been missing for three weeks. Brianna Fleming, 15, was last seen around 8:30 p.m. on May 24 leaving her home on Villa Avenue.
Ayman Al-Zawahiri's new number one status in Al-Qaida doesn't change New York City's anti-terror strategies, says Police Commissioner Ray Kelly.
Now that embattled Anthony Weiner has resigned, he's getting job offers from some unusual places as he undoubtedly works on saving his marriage.
Christie said in an interview on New Jersey Network's "On the Line" show that he won't ask people to do things that might result in prosecution.
Less than 24-hours after pulling the plug on his congressional career, Anthony Weiner is holing up in the Hamptons. Sooner or later, though, he's going to have to get a new job, and the offers have already started to pour in.
Bail has been set at $1 million for the woman accused of stabbing Casetta Blunt multiple times. Walker regularly came to Blunt's home to do chores.
The Labor Department said the unemployment rate inched up one-tenth to 9.4 percent because 400 jobs were lost last month.
