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The Salvation Army plans to serve 10,000 free dinners across the city this Thanksgiving — meals planned by a star chef, cooked by one of New York's ritziest caterers and cleaned up by employees of one of Wall Street's most vilified financial firms. Complete Story...
A New York hedge fund wants to increase its ownership stake in Agilysys Inc. but is not seeking to control the company.
A New York state man has been convicted of reckless endangerment after leaving his 85-year-old father in a car on a hot day and finding him dead three hours later.
New York's stable credit rating could be hurt if the Legislature fails to heed Gov. David Paterson's calls to cut spending and eliminate a $3.2 billion deficit, Moody's Investors Service said Friday.
New York lawmakers headed home Thursday without agreement on how to address the state's fiscal crisis.
New York designer Irina Shabayeva's collection took the gold in "Project Runway," winning $100,000 toward her line, an agent and a trip to Paris.
Heidi Klum and her post-baby body led the parade at the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show, which returned to New York with some fresh faces after four years on the road.
ELKHART, Ind. - The wheels are slowly turning again for the RV industry here, the mainstay of this region’s economy.
The only art fair in the United States featuring works exclusively from Latin American artists is under way in New York and drawing artists, collectors and museum representatives from around the world to the PINTA art fair.
A U.S.-trained scientist accused of shooting at FBI agents and helping al-Qaida vowed Thursday to boycott her January trial.
Sometimes a novelty becomes a necessity. Take New York’s farmers markets. A visit to one of the city’s outdoor food extravaganzas was once an entertaining field trip on an autumn Saturday, an excuse to sip apple cider and run my fingers across bright orange carrots with their thick green tops (so different from the shiny, leafless tubes wrapped in plastic in the produce aisle) and beets and potatoes still spotty with dirt.
New York juries are often loath to impose the death penalty, even for terrorists.
Jurors at the racketeering trial of John "Junior" Gotti raised the specter of a fourth mistrial in the case, telling a judge Thursday that they were deadlocked on murder and other charges against the son of the infamous mob boss.
New York's unemployment rate inched to 9 percent in October from 8.9 in September.
Jury selection has started for the racketeering trial of a company accused of doctoring concrete strength tests for ground zero's signature tower, the new Yankee Stadium and other major New York City-area buildings.
A New York sheriff is using money seized from drug dealers to buy drug-testing kits that he will distribute free to parents.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, encouraged by many Republicans to run for governor in 2010, is instead leaning toward a run for U.S. Senate, according to two party advisers.
A town on New York's Long Island is hoping for better attendance at its 16th annual holiday boat parade this year by restoring "Christmas" to the event's name.
Philip Morris USA, the nation's largest tobacco company, said Thursday it has filed federal lawsuits accusing 10 New York and New Jersey retailers of selling counterfeit Marlboro cigarettes.
New York's top court ruled Thursday that gay couples legally married elsewhere are entitled to some government benefits, boosting stalled legislative efforts to legalize same-sex marriage.
The Federal Aviation Authority is investigating computer glitches that are causing widespread delays at some of the nation's biggest airports on Thursday.
A New York pastor accused of using church funds to pay for plastic surgery has been ordered to serve five years probation.
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Thursday that trying self-professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a federal civilian court in New York is unwise and unnecessary.
Jets safety Jim Leonhard had three pins inserted into his broken right thumb and his arm is in a sling, leaving his status for New York's game against New England uncertain.
From opposite ends of the globe, President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder firmly rejected criticism Wednesday of the planned New York trial of the professed Sept. 11 mastermind and predicted Khalid Sheikh Mohammed would be exposed as a murderous coward, convicted and executed.
Report: ACORN got $200,000 in Justice Department funds ACORN and its affiliates received $200,000 in Justice Department grants between 2002 and 2009, according to a report issued Friday by the department's inspector general.
KSM, OJ and "Trials of the Century"Does Eric Holder remember the most infamous criminal trial of the 20th century, the 1995 trial of O.J. Simpson...?
NY-23 ABSENTEE COUNTS: Hoffman can't winIt's over. Rep. Bill Owens, D-Plattsburgh, leads by 3,105 votes with 3,072 absentee ballots left to be counted.
Travesty in New York by Charles KrauthammerThe self-proclaimed architect, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, has been given by the Obama administration a civilian trial in New York. Just as the memory fades, 9/11 has been granted a second life -- and KSM, a second act: "9/11, The Director's Cut," narration by KSM.
NY Court of Appeals Upholds Marriage Recognition PolicyThe New York Court of Appeals ruled today that government benefits may be provided to same-sex couples who are legally married elsewhere and residing in New York. The 4-3 decision, by the state's highest court, held that public officials have the authority to grant public emp …
Attorney General Eric "General" Holder recently said that the only people he had consulted before making the decision to bring KSM to New York City for trial was his wife and his brother, who is a retired Port Autority cop.
GOP Rep. sorry for saying mayor's daughter could be kidnappedThere are quite a few people who aren't happy about the Obama administration's decision to bring suspected al-Qaida terrorists like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to New York City for trial.
How Obama is Bringing Martial Law to America. Posted by Shannon Love on November 15th, 2009In my previous post, I listed some (but far from all) of the practical problems presented by trying in a civil criminal court an individual (1) who was captured overseas, (2) had evidence against him collected using covert means, with (3) no chain of evidence or custody, and (4) …
What the Future May Hold - Bob Herbert New York Times Op-Ed Columnist"Since the beginning of our republic, transportation and infrastructure have played a central role in advancing the American economy — from the canals of upstate New York to the railroads that linked the heartland to industrial centers and finally the interstate highway syste …
NY family is pussy whippedWhat a cat-astrophe! A ferocious feline turned her owners into a pair of scaredy cats in their Midtown apartment yesterday, holding them hostage at claw-point until the cops came to their rescue
Hoffman 'unconcedes' in N.Y.-23 House raceConservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman has "unconceded" in New York's special House election after reports that the vote margin between him and Rep.
Missing dog found duct-taped, NY Reward OfferedThose of you who were upset by the news item about the discovery and rescue of a duct-taped dog will be heartened to know that some folks are taking it seriously enough to offer a nice reward for finding the perpetrator of the act.
UFOs in New York, Connecticut, and Ontario: An AnalysisDatabases concerning UAP sightings are analyzed in depth through the examination of three specific samples describing anomalous events reported in the last 60 years in the confining US states of New York and Connecticut and the Canadian province of Ontario.
A third of teens say they've texted while drivingA third of teens ages 16 and 17 say they have texted while driving and 48 percent of teens ages 12 to 17 say they have been in a car when the driver was texting, says a new Pew study.
Bringing al-Qaeda to New York by The Editors on National Review OnlineCandidate Barack Obama urged a return to pre-9/11 counterterrorism-by-courts. President Obama's Justice Department overflows with lawyers who spent the last eight years representing America's enemies.
Evil 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed should not be given the stage he seeksThis trial is supposed to be an example of how we are better than [Khalid Shaikh] Mohammed and all fanatics like him, who stop off at courthouses on their way to the gates of hell.
I grew up in the Hudson Valley, specifically in Hyde Park, just north of Poughkeepsie. While growing up on the mighty Hudson River, I never spent much time thinking about the Railroad bridge across the Hudson-it was just, always there since before I could remember anything.
Sometimes, Giuliani should keep his anti-terror advice to himselfIn this life, there are really only three things that are certain and unavoidable: Death, taxes and the fact that every time 9/11 comes up in the national news, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will rush to find a microphone.
Palin Calls Decision To Try 9/11 Defendants In Federal Court 'Atrocious,' Wants To 'Hang 'Em High'But the U.S. justice system apparently isn't good enough for former Alaska governor Sarah Palin (who believes that the White House has a "Department of Law"). Last night she went on Facebook and posted a message calling the Obama administration's decision "atrocious":
Although Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman conceded to Democratic opponent Bill Owens on election night, and even though Owens has been sworn in by the House, the rumor is that this election may yet become contested.
Election Day 2009 has come and gone. Relatively speaking, this election was as insignificant as any off-year election is, as opposed to a mid-term election, but it still could have been an important year for the Libertarian Party, if we had simply bothered to show up.
Celine Dion not pregnant, despite early reportDion and her husband, Rene Angelil, did not immediately announce that she was not pregnant, but in an article published Wednesday in French-language newspaper Le Journal de Montreal, Angelil confirmed that Dion is not pregnant after all.
Bear Stearns fund managers found not guiltyMatthew Tannin and his former boss Ralph Cioffi walked out of the courthouse free men after a trial that lasted just under a month.
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