Democrat-Led Assembly Passes NY Gay Marriage Bill; Measure Must Still Clear Senate
A critical vote by the state Senate could take place this week if the chamber's Republican majority brings the measure to the floor.
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A critical vote by the state Senate could take place this week if the chamber's Republican majority brings the measure to the floor.
Many residents had complained about the controversial landscape design, featuring recycled concrete with lots of jagged edges.
A local man likely fell to his death while hiking in rough terrain on the Herbert Glacier trail system, officials said Wednesday. The body of Adam Webb, 30, of Hampton Bays, N.Y., was spotted on a rock face adjacent to the glacier on Tuesday.
Battered and suffering broken bones, a street sweeper who fell into a drywell Monday night spoke out about his ordeal from his hospital bed on Wednesday.
Ahmed Ferhani and Mohamed Mamdouh pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges including criminal possession of a weapon as a terror crime. A grand jury rejected the top charge against them which carried the potential for life in prison.
A Long Island high school was apologizing on Wednesday to two families, following an honor uproar when a mix-up over class ranking accidentally named the graduate in second place as class valedictorian.
Some City Council members are supporting the protesters and stressed that Starbucks' threatened move could lead to the loss of over 700 jobs.
While regulators fell short, three construction company supervisors are the ones to blame for two firefighters' deaths in a condemned ground zero tower, prosecutors told jurors Wednesday.
The latest House Homeland Security Committee hearing, led by New York Republican Peter King, examined Islamic radicalization in prisons.
Both 22-year-old James Stafford, of Woodstock, Conn., and 25-year-old Brice Farrell, of Damsascus, MD were arrested early Wednesday morning.
The book "Taconic Tragedy: A Son's Search for the Truth" by Michael Bastardi Jr., explores what happened that July day and what followed.
Troy Yocum was in Iraq when a fellow soldier emailed to say he was in deep financial trouble, so he decided to embark on a 7,000 mile walk to raise money for him, and other military families.
Abedin had been traveling overseas with her boss Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The question is now: does her return mean the defiant House member's resignation may be imminent?
Kin Yiu Cheung, 37, of Elmhurst, NY, is charged with reckless driving and four felony counts of involuntary manslaughter in the May 31 fatal crash that killed four people and injured dozens more.
Police say a man came up to Juan Ortero, 15, in front of the Peaceful Valley community garden at East 117th Street and Madison Avenue around 9:30 p.m. and opened fire.
