U.S. To Evacuate Hundreds Of Americans From Libya
The State Department believes there are about 600 U.S. citizens along with several thousand dual U.S.-Libyan nationals currently in Libya.
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The State Department believes there are about 600 U.S. citizens along with several thousand dual U.S.-Libyan nationals currently in Libya.
About 200 noisy but peaceful protesters — split about evenly "for" and "against" — chanted outside the district office of Long Island Congressman Peter King who plans hearings on radical Islam next month.
Chris Christie's second annual state budget address will likely ruffle feathers and bolster his reputation among his supporters as a fiscal conservative.
There was an ugly war of words Tuesday between Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the fire unions over the impact budget cuts had on fighting a deadly fire in Brooklyn.
Clifton City Councilwoman Mary Sadrakula didn't answer questions as she left court Tuesday morning, moments after pleading not guilty to charges of domestic violence aggravated assault.
The City Council approved the measure on Feb. 2., but not without opposition. Council members who voted against the ban said they see it as an invasion of individual rights.
The fire union is blaming staff cuts for a delayed response to a tragic Flatbush fire. But the FDNY said Monday a dispatch problem also helped delay getting water on the blaze for critical minutes.
Cuomo was speaking at the Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators annual dinner when Democratic Councilman Charles Barron walked to the front of the Albany Convention center, shouting "Shame on you."
New York Rep. Peter King and Arizona Sen. John McCain plan to reintroduce a congressional resolution urging a pardon for boxer Jack Johnson.
If the effort is successful, districts would base any layoffs, in part, on the quality of a teacher's work. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been aggressively campaigning for the change.
Schumer told reporters that letting it happen would be a disaster not just for federal workers, but retirees, veterans and anyone else getting federal checks.
Uniformed Firefighters Association President Steve Cassidy blames the outcome of Saturday's deadly blaze on staffing cuts enacted by Mayor Bloomberg and the city.
In this Eye on New York segment, CBS 2's Don Dahler breaks down the 2012 budget and political reporter Marcia Kramer interviews Congressman Charles Rangel.
While other governors are waging tense battles with state employees, proposing deep spending cuts and taking no-tax-increase pledges to cover their budget shortfalls, Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is taking a different tack.
The New Jersey head-of-state credits his recent weight loss to eating better and working with a trainer three mornings a week.
