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Federal authorities say they've raided 7-Eleven stores across Long Island and in Virginia as part of a probe into human smuggling, identity theft and money laundering. More>>
Photo courtesy of @N42_21_W71_04)A train derailed in one of the East River tunnels Monday afternoon, disrupting service on the Long Island Rail Road. Westbound service between Jamaica and Penn Station is temporarily suspended. More>>
More than two dozen family members packed a court room to support the daughter who never gave up on finding her father's killer. For the first time, Joselyn Martinez came face to face with the man she believes took her dad away from her when she was just a little girl. More>>
Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those in... More>>
Turkish labor groups fanned a wave of defiance against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's authority, leading rallies and a one-day strike to support activists whose two-week standoff with the government has shaken the... More>>
A man aboard a United Airlines flight bound for Newark Liberty International Airport claimed his fellow passengers on the plane had been poisoned and was screaming about going to die. More>>
West Side resident Matt Murphy has stored a pail of leftovers on his floor for the last two months. His building is part of the city's food-recycling pilot program. Mayor Bloomberg wants to expand the program citywide.
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Federal authorities have released new versions of flood zone maps, which could bring relief to some property owners. More>>
U.S. Army photoThe body of one of three New Yorkers killed in an attack in Afghanistan has arrived in his upstate hometown as the funeral of a second victim was being held in the Hudson Valley. More>>
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and a shore community will receive more than $53 million in federal reimbursement for the cost of removing debris from waterways after Superstorm Sandy. More>>
NYPD and FBI are searching a Queens home in connection with the infamous 1970s Lufthansa heist at JFK Airport. More>>
NASA has eight new astronauts — its first new batch in four years. More>>
lie Hermann has started her first full day as Rutgers' athletic director. A university spokesman tweeted late Monday morning that Hermann was on campus. More>>
Authorities say they still haven't determined what caused six U.S. border agents to require decontamination and medical attention after inspecting a vehicle at a crossing in northern New York. More>>
The United States and Cuba will resume talks this week on restarting direct mail service despite a deadlock between Washington and Havana over detainees that has largely stalled most rapprochement efforts, a U.S. official said Monday. More>>
The Supreme Court says states cannot require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal registration system designed to make signing up easier. More>>
New Jersey lawmakers are poised to take up a bill that would allow those who are in the country illegally to qualify for in-state tuition rates at state colleges and universities. More>>
Connecticut drivers can now skip the line at the DMV by checking in online from a laptop, smartphone or tablet computer. More>>
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says a black bear that mauled a man at a campground north of Anchorage won't likely threaten other people. More>>
The smell of cinnamon was wafting through the air of Manhattan Monday morning because of a natural gas pipeline project in West Harlem. More>>
A driver is dead after crashing his vehicle into a firehouse in Yonkers Sunday afternoon.
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The 9-year-old Bronx girl who was hit by a stray bullet Friday night was released from the hospital on Sunday.
Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, who was allowed to travel to the U.S. after escaping from house arrest, said Monday that New York University is forcing him and his family to leave. More>>
Police are investigating a couple found dead in an apparent murder-suicide in an Upper West Side building Sunday morning.
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Five passengers from a New York bound EgyptAir flight diverted to a Scottish airport over an apparent threat to destroy the aircraft are now seeking asylum in Britain, authorities said. More>>
A 16-year-old girl was killed and five other were injured when a massive house fire in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Related Companies, a major landlord across the country, is banning smoking in all of its apartments. The new rule is meant to create healthier living conditions, according to company officials.
Eateries across the country especially those along the Jersey Shore that were devastated by Superstorm Sandy are taking part in National Dine Out Day. More>>
The Long Island Rail Road is expanding a program that allows conductors to accept onboard credit card transactions. More>>
Two New York City Council committees are holding a hearing on glitches to the city's emergency 911 system that at times have forced phone operators to resort to pen and paper. More>>
Police have increased their presence in Staten Island neighborhoods still struggling with the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. More>>
New Jersey lawmakers are poised to take up a bill that would allow those who are in the country illegally to qualify for in-state tuition rates at state colleges and universities. More>>
It appears clashes in Turkey that began 18 days ago have now reached a new and even more dangerous level.Overnight police drove out protesters and took control of Gezi Park and nearby Taksim Square. Now those protesters are trying to return.
Police say a teenage boy and woman were shot by a playground in Staten Island Saturday night.The two victims were shot by Mahoney Playground located near Jersey Street and Cresent Avenue in the New Brighton section.
Police say a man was shot and killed in front of a Brooklyn apartment building early Sunday morning. Officers found 24-year-old Keith Anthony with a gunshot wound to his torso in front of 518 East 51st Street around 2:45 a.m. EMS took Anthony to Kings County Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Authorities say they have made no arrests and their investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). More>>
Sunday was a historical graduation day for the first class of Orthodox Jewish women ordained as members of the clergy. The graduation took place at the Ramaz Upper School on East 78th Street. Yeshivat Maharat is the first institution to train Orthodox women as spiritual leaders. The women have all followed the same course training as their male counterparts and have studied the Torah at advanced levels for years.
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Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) is asking New York colleges and universities to place tougher standards that would make it hard for students to abuse stimulants like Adderall. Schumer during a Sunday afternoon press conference said between 15 and 35 percent of college students frequently use Adderall to stay up to study. He said students shouldn’t be able to get amphetamine-based drugs like Adderall without a legitimate diagnosis and prescription.
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Police say a Bronx man was killed when he was struck by a car early Sunday morning. 27-year-old Kevin Bell of the Bronx was found by police lying on East 233rd Street in the Woodlawn section with trauma to his body around 3:30 a.m. EMS arrived to the scene and pronounced Bell dead upon arrival. Authorities have made no arrests and are still investigating.
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg was a guest speaker at Stanford University’s commencement in Palo Alto, California Sunday. Bloomberg addressed the graduates speaking about immigration reform and said about 30 percent of Stanford’s 5,000 graduates had attended college on student visas. He also mentioned that many of those same students without a way to work in the U.S. legally would have to return to their countries to compete with American companies.
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A transformer explosion and fire rocked Midtown Manhattan Saturday night. It happened about 9:40 p.m. at 50th St. and 2nd Ave. More>>
Many talented young women displayed their moves for a chance to join the Brooklynettes Dance Team for the hometown Nets on Saturday. The auditions took place at the LIU-Brooklyn campus. Contestants had to be at least 18 years old with at least eight years of technical dance training. Dancers who were able to make the cut will be invited to a call back audition on Sunday and that audition will be taught by renowned choreographer Rhapsody James. James has choreographed for Beyonce, ... More>>
Police are searching for the suspect who robbed a woman before crashing into a home in Brooklyn attempting to drive off with her purse Saturday morning. The suspect held up the woman on Flatbush Avenue and Avenue T and then tried to flee in his white Nissan Maxima. He crashed the vehicle into a home on Beverley Road and Lott Street around 7:15 a.m., according to police.
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Long Island environmental officials say they are looking for another alligator seen in a river. According to Newsday, state Department of Environmental Conservation say the gator was reported on Sunday night and was confirmed by officers on Wednesday. The sighting is the fifth in the same area of the Peconic River where DEC officials captured four alligators in April.
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Police have caught the suspect who assaulted a 92-year-old man taking his bible and glasses.
Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo was honored with a portrait that was unveiled inside the Hall of Governors in the state capital in Albany on Saturday. Current governor and son Andrew Cuomo was there as well. "A year ago we presented Governor Mario Cuomo with his official gubernatorial portrait.
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A pharmacist on Long Island defended himself from an attempted robbery by firing shots at the suspect Friday afternoon. Police say the incident happened inside Precision Pharmacy on Merrick Road in Bellmore around 3:30 p.m. 43-year-old Marc Gumpert entered the pharmacy and demanded the drugs Ritalin and Dilaudid. The 34-year-old pharmacist complied and handed over the drugs, but followed Gumpert outside. The pharmacist saw Gumpert inside his car. Gumpert saw the pharmacist, got out of... More>>
The new show on Fox “Dads” has something special in store on Father’s Day. The new comedy premiering this fall is offering fathers in New York and five other cities free golf at local driving ranges Sunday. The first 150 customers to make an appointment at Golf Manhattan on West 39th Street on Father’s Day will get a free hour of play at the state-of-the-art facility.
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Motorists are seeing stable prices at the pumps in New Jersey.AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in New Jersey on Friday was $3.40, the same price as last week. It's also the same price motorists were paying a year ago.The national average price also remained stable, coming in at $3.63 for the second straight week.
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It used to be the battle of the sexes; man versus woman. But, over the years, a new sort of competition has emerged. This new match pits mom versus mom.
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Fox 5 did not notice any strapless dresses watching students arrive Friday night at a dance for Readington Middle School in New Jersey. That is exactly what the principal wanted. More>>
A simple commute into New York City on a New Jersey Transit bus turned into a nightmare on Thursday. The driver appeared to get lost, so the 45-minute ride took more than two hours. More>>
Superstorm Sandy victims in New Jersey who are weighing whether to rebuild or relocate will soon get more information that should help them decide what to do. More>>
Do you want a chance to exercise and dance with Madonna herself? More>>
This is the best Father's Day gift that a dad could get: the gift of life. A young father from Queens needed a kidney, and his 55-year-old father donated his. More>>
A Long Island catering hall abruptly shut down this week. The venue had booked and collected payments on dozens of weddings and parties. More>>
The American Hockey League is returning to the Mohawk Valley of upstate New York. More>>
A Connecticut woman disfigured in a chimpanzee attack has been denied permission to sue the state.Charla Nash's family sought permission to sue Connecticut for $150 million but was denied Friday. More>>
Environmental officials are searching for the fifth alligator sighted in a Long Island river. More>>
Former state Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. will spend five years in prison after pleading guilty to tax fraud charges. A federal judge sentenced Espada on Friday in Brooklyn. More>>
An 81-year-old cruise ship passenger from Long Island has died at a beach in the Cayman Islands. More>>
The nation commemorates the adoption of the American flag on June 14. The Stars and Stripes, a symbol of American pride, were officially introduced in 1777. The 13 horizontal stripes and 50 white stars on the flag are loaded with symbolism. The red stands for hardiness and valor; the white, purity and the blue vigilance and justice.
A man has been charged with allegedly spraying paint on a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II hanging in Westminster Abbey, police said Friday. More>>
(AP photo)Hundreds gathered in Newtown Friday morning with a 26 second moment of silence remembering the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary shootings. More>>
A person confirmed of having measles may have exposed people at a BJ's wholesale club in New Jersey.
The U.S. Defense Department has established was it is calling the world's first brain tissue repository in an effort to understand more about traumatic brain injuries(TBI) to members of the armed services. More>>
Eastman Kodak Co. says it's ending in-house production of one of the key components of camera film and cutting 61 jobs. More>>
Brooklyn community advocates are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect in the killing of a livery cab driver. More>>
A man who whipped a Muslim convert as a religious punishment for drinking alcohol was sentenced Friday to at least 16 months in jail. More>>
Former state Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. could face seven years in prison after pleading guilty to tax fraud charges. More>>
Football fans should probably leave bags at home when they go to see a game at an NFL stadium for the 2013 season. The policy takes effect with preseason games. More>>
A production company making a documentary about the song "Happy Birthday to You" is challenging the copyright to the famous jingle. More>>
New Jersey Transit is investigating why 1 of its bus drivers took a different route, making passengers nearly two hours late into New York City. More>>
Political observers will be closely watching as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie participates in a discussion at the Clinton Global Initiative in Chicago. More>>
Parking is such a precious commodity in Boston that one woman was willing to pay $560,000 for two off-street spaces near her home. More>>
The FDA is recommending beefed up security on medical devices to reduce the risk that devices are compromised via a cyber threat. More>>
A high-profile New York Air National Guard airlift wing has promoted sexual abusers instead of punishing them, according to the retired officer who handled claims of sexual assault in the unit. More>>
A Midtown Manhattan bank robbery spree ended on the corner of 31st Street and 9th Avenue where one suspect crashed his car and then tried to make a run for the Lincoln Tunnel.
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A Long Island man who brought his infant daughter to work with him is now behind bars, police said. His job was selling heroin, according to cops.
A malfunctioning pool heater vent created high levels of carbon monoxide inside a hotel in New Jersey. One person was taken to a local hospital. More>>
The NYPD says a 15-year-old was caught on a subway with a .22-caliber firearm in his waistband. More>>
The Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards is where the best in the music business get inducted for their songwriting skills. More>>
With wedding season upon us, it seems there is a growing number of couples who want to make sure their weddings are remembers, especially when the pictures and videos are posted on Facebook afterwards. More>>
President Barack Obama has authorized sending weapons to Syrian rebels for the first time, U.S. officials said Thursday, after the White House disclosed that the United States has conclusive evidence President Bashar... More>>
The mayor of Hartford, Conn., is allowing a barber to continue giving haircuts in a city park despite orders for him to leave from police and health officials. More>>
Syrians are being killed at an average rate of 5,000 per month, the U.N. said Thursday as it raised the overall death toll in the civil war to nearly 93,000, with civilians bearing the brunt of the attacks. More>>
A line of thunderstorms caused some damage and street flooding in New Jersey on Thursday, but the threat of longer, widespread heavy rain and flooding in the tristate area has diminished. More>>
Bargain hunters from around the world flock to Manhattan's Chinatown for bags, jewelry and other accessories bursting onto sidewalks from storefronts along Canal Street.
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Several people have been shot inside of a business in St. Louis, Mo., according to reports. More>>
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is urging residents in low-lying areas to keep an eye on rivers and streams as more heavy rain approaches the state. More>>
A 92-year-old man was knocked to the ground and robbed of his bible and eyeglasses in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan according to the NYPD. The elderly man was followed into his apartment building near West 18th Street and assaulted.
A California couple is asking the public for help locating a woman who the husband accidentally sold a box to without realizing his wife's $22,000 wedding ring was inside. More>>
IBM has initiated layoffs that have so far reached more than 1,600, according to employee group Alliance@IBM. More>>
The Australian who had to give up her quest to swim from Cuba to Florida because of jellyfish stings said her run-in with the creatures was unexpected. More>>
A new report on safeguarding New York City buildings from storms and rising seas says zoning code changes could make it easier to elevate homes.
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Officials say ambulances and helicopters have taken at least 30 people from a burning chemical plant after an explosion in Louisiana.Residents of the community of Geismar, about 20 miles southeast of Baton Rouge, were told to remain indoors with doors and windows closed. More>>
Thunderstorms that rumbled across southern and central New Jersey are leaving power outages in their wake. More>>
An Upper Weast Side nanny accused of killing two children in her care says someone else did it and the charges against her "are all lies." More>>
The New Jersey detective accused of shooting and killing a motorist on the side of a road in Maryland is free on bail. More>>
The nation commemorates the adoption of the American flag on June 14. The Stars and Stripes, a symbol of American pride, were officially introduced in 1777. The 13 horizontal stripes and 50 white stars on the flag are loaded with symbolism. The red stands for hardiness and valor; the white, purity and the blue vigilance and justice.
It appears clashes in Turkey that began 18 days ago have now reached a new and even more dangerous level.Overnight police drove out protesters and took control of Gezi Park and nearby Taksim Square. Now those protesters are trying to return.
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