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A Texas woman reportedly has reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors on charges that she sent ricin-tainted letters to President Barack Obama and Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Days after revelations that his approval rating had hit an all-time low, President Barack Obama reviewed his record in office in his weekly radio address Saturday and took aim at his Republican rivals.
With crime on the rise in New York City parks, and the number of officers patrolling them on the decline, the City Council has put pressure on the NYPD to keep parkgoers informed.
Did New York City's incoming mayor snub Catholics? There are questions about why Catholic leaders are not on Bill de Blasio's transition team, even though other religious leaders are.
It is the most famous image of the Kennedy assassination and its aftermath -- little John-John Kennedy, on his third birthday, saulting his father's casket.
After 12 years in office, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he is presenting mayor-elect Bill de Blasio with a balanced budget.
On Thursday, Senate Democrats voted to deny Republicans the power to filibuster and block presidential appointments. It's called the "'nuclear option," and it hit congress like a bomb.
Legislator-elect Monica Martinez wants to keep her job as an assistant principal at a Long Island school while she holds public office.
Queens U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) has returned to regular duties after being attacked and robbed in Washington, D.C.
Seven council members attended a forum Wednesday night as they vie to fill a position that could provide key support -- and potentially fierce opposition -- to incoming Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio says changes in police policy will be the first big thing New Yorkers notice when he takes office.
The botched rollout of the Affordable Care Act has sunk Barack Obama's approval rating to the the lowest point of his presidency, a CBS News poll shows.
New York's healthcare exchange has fared much better than the national website, and has many satisfied customers. But some who had their plans canceled and hoped it would be restored, now wonder where they stand.
New York state agencies have spent more than $462 million on overtime for the first nine months of the year – an increase of $65 million from last year, according to a state Comptroller's office report.
New Jersey teens caught sexting naked pictures to one another would no longer have to register as sex offenders under a bill advanced this week by a state Assembly committee.
