“American Ninja Warrior” contestant rescues choking man
A video recorded on a cellphone camera shows exterminator Pavel Fesyuk rescuing a motorist choking alongside a New York street
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Aging New York nuclear plant to close by 2021, AP source says
The plant just north of New York City will close under a deal with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has long argued it should be shuttered
Storm halts buses, strands N.Y. students in schools for hours
Buffalo-area storm dumps more than 2 feet of lake-effect snow on suburban area
Could New York's free college tuition plan spread across the U.S.?
Hundreds of thousands of New York students would be able to attend college for free under a proposal announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, but will the program spread?
Scores injured in NYC commuter train crash during morning rush
New York fire department responds to Long Island Rail Road train derailment at Brooklyn terminal
Man charged with using bodybuilding weight to kill friend
Police in Oneonta, New York say 24-year-old Joshua Underwood used a heavy weight to beat Mark Morrison to death early Sunday
Trailblazing Hasidic woman judge from New York: "Don’t give up"
Rachel Freier is believed to be the first woman from Judaism’s ultra-Orthodox Hasidic community to be elected as a judge in the United States
Chicago saw more 2016 murders than NYC, LA combined
The Chicago statistics underline a story of bloodshed that has put the city at the center of a national dialogue about gun violence
35 Russian diplomats ordered out by Obama depart U.S., state department says
President Obama expelled the diplomats, saying they were really spies, and ordered new sanctions on Russian spy agencies for alleged hacking of political sites during presidential election
NYC's newest subway line set to open, 98 years after first proposed
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo took an inaugural ride on the line around 10:30 p.m. Saturday, and the first trains will run at 12 p.m. on Jan. 1, 2017
"It is delicious, we will miss it so much": NYC's legendary Carnegie Deli says goodbye
The iconic deli, featured in "Broadway Danny Rose," is closing its doors after 79 years
Tennis, sailing or spying? U.S. shuts 2 Russian compounds
Russian diplomats have gone for decades to luxury retreats shut down by Obama administration
From gun control measures to the minimum wage, new laws for 2017
Hundreds of measues passed in 2016 will take effect across the country Sunday – and some are raising eyebrows
Buffalo school board makes moves to oust Trump's N.Y. co-chair
Carl Paladino told a Buffalo alternative newspaper last week he wanted to see Obama dead of mad cow disease and Michelle Obama living with a gorilla in Africa
72 years later, WWII vet finally included in class photo
It took more than 70 years to happen, but a WWII veteran’s photograph has finally joined those of his high school classmates
6 shot at N.Y. nightclub early Christmas morning
Police say 2 people were killed and four wounded when a man opened fire at a nightclub in Mount Vernon, New York
Christmas Day around the world
From Australia to South Africa to Iraq, Christians around the world celebrated Christmas Day
Tragedy drives N.Y. man to give "haven" to thousands of babies
Nearly 3,300 babies across the country who otherwise might have been abandoned and perhaps died have found homes
Trump's N.Y. co-chair causes outrage with Obama comments
Carl Paladino said he hopes President Obama catches mad cow disease" and Michelle Obama will "return to being a male and let loose in the outback of Zimbabwe"
Feds: Exec moved $2B for coke, prostitutes, other bribes
Prosecutors say Navnoor Kang, the ex-head of the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s fixed income trades, received more than $100,000 worth of bribes in the form of trips, gifts, luxury hotel stays and other payoffs
U.S. cities boost security after Berlin Christmas market attack
In major cities, including New York and Chicago, heavily armed units patrolled Christmas markets following the attack in Berlin
Sentence in wedding murder after 16-year hunt for suspect
Balkumar Singh, who had several aliases, traveled to Canada and Guyana before an international manhunt ended in Trinidad in March 2015
NYC, N.J. bombing suspect enters plea on attempted murder
Ahmad Rahimi made his first in-person court appearance to face charges he tried to kill police officers before they captured him
Feds: NY hedge founder indicted in $1 billion fraud case
The case stemmed from overlapping federal probes that resulted in several police officers being charged or disciplined and scrutinized the fundraising of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio
Hydroelectric engineers find energy potential in centuries-old N.Y. mine
Group of engineers sees the mine shafts in Mineville, New York, as a new way to provide a steady flow of electricity in a growing market for renewable energy
California couple at center of surrogacy scandal arrested
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Iran's Houthi allies deny losing ground as Mideast crisis engulfs Yemen
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The life and travels of an alleged Chinese agent in the U.S.
Eva Marie Saint, "North by Northwest" star, dies at 102
Olympian accused of damaging Reflecting Pool seeks probe of potential misconduct
Christa Pike is conscious, speaking after botched execution, attorneys say
Ex-CIA official found with $40 million in gold bars admits to sprawling scheme
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Former Cornell frat members ask university to clear their names
