19 minutes ago - By Brian Mahoney, AP Basketball Writer
Dwyane Wade had 30 points and nine rebounds, and the Miami Heat spoiled New York's return to Christmas competition, snapping the Knicks' three-game winning streak with a 93-87 victory Friday. Complete Story...
21 hours ago - By Associated Press
A 10-year-old girl in New York has been suspended for bringing peppermint oil to her middle school and distributing it to other students.
23 hours ago - By Associated Press
Donald Trump has made two more acquisitions, this time adding a southern New Jersey golf course and one in New York's Hudson Valley to his portfolio.
Dec 24 - By Michael Gormley, Associated Press Writer
Prospective full-time teachers are scrambling to get into the current state pension tier before a reform measure designed to save New York taxpayers billions of dollars takes effect New Year's Day.
Dec 24 - By Associated Press
New York officials have settled a lawsuit with power plant owners that challenged their legal authority to auction allowances required for carbon dioxide emissions.
Dec 23 - By dm/kfk
Federal authorities at Puerto Rico's main airport have arrested eight Dominicans for allegedly trying to board flights to New York using fake identification.
Dec 23 - By Associated Press
A New York billionaire jailed for soliciting underage prostitutes in Florida has settled four out of 18 abuse lawsuits by young women.
Dec 22 - By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Writer
A "Star Trek" fan isn't entitled to millions of dollars in damages for buying memorabilia that he says wasn't as out-of-this-world as it seemed, a court said.
Dec 22 - By Jim Fitzgerald, Associated Press Writer
A dog in suburban New York is the first in the nation confirmed to be carrying the same strain of swine flu that is infecting humans, experts said Tuesday.
Dec 22 - By Associated Press
Two people are dead and a baby is in the hospital after an Amtrak train hit a car at a North Carolina railroad crossing

Dec 22 - By Verena Dobnik, Associated Press Writer
A nonprofit theater selling tickets for just $20 is bringing one of the world's most renowned architects to New York's pricey theater district.

Dec 22 - By Ronald Blum, AP Sports Writer
When Javier Vazquez last threw a pitch for the New York Yankees, it was a nadir in the team's storied history. He gave up two homers to Johnny Damon, including a key grand slam, as the Yankees lost Game 7 of the 2004 AL championship series to Boston.
Dec 21 - By Michael Gormley, Associated Press Writer
A Republican official says former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (joo-lee-AH'-nee) is expected to endorse ex-GOP congressman Rick Lazio (LAH'-zee-oh) for New York governor.
Dec 21 - By Associated Press
Citadel Broadcasting Corp. said Monday that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has granted all of its first-day motions — including allowing the company access to over $36 million in cash it has on hand and cash it brings in from daily operations to pay workers and vendors.

Dec 21 - By Deepti Hajela, Associated Press Writer
The emergency medical technicians accused of refusing to help a dying pregnant woman were never asked to examine her or told the extent of her condition, their lawyer said Thursday.

Dec 19 - By Associated Press
A report says the oldest sibling of pop group the Jonas Brothers and a former hairdresser have married at a French-style chateau in suburban New York.

Dec 19 - By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Writer
The 85-year-old son of philanthropist Brooke Astor was sentenced Monday to as many as three years in prison for exploiting her mental frailty to plunder her millions, but the legal saga surrounding the society doyenne's fortune will persist with planned appeals.
Dec 18 - By Associated Press
Federal authorities say an upstate New York businessman has been charged with bilking oil and natural gas investors in a six-year Ponzi scheme that took in an estimated $35 million.
Dec 18 - By Ronald Blum, AP Sports Writer
Nick Johnson was surprised the New York Yankees wanted him back.
Dec 18 - By Frank Eltman, Associated Press Writer
A judge ordered a New York woman held on $100,000 bail Friday after prosecutors cited evidence that some of the 42 dead animals buried in her yard had been tortured, with duct tape around their mouths or signs that they had drowned.
Dec 18 - By Devlin Barrett, Associated Press Writer
Three accused al-Qaida associates taken to New York on Friday are charged with plotting to ferry drugs through the Sahara desert to raise money for terror attacks — evidence of what prosecutors say is a dangerous, growing alliance between terror chiefs and drug lords.
Dec 18 - By Associated Press
Officers in upstate New York are pressing their search for a 4-year-old boy who police say wandered away from the family apartment while under the care of his mom's boyfriend.
Dec 17 - By Associated Press
The New York City Board of Health wants public comment on its proposal to give cleanliness grades to restaurants that would have to be posted for all to see.
Dec 17 - By Associated Press
Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel magazine is being sold by The Washington Post Co.'s Newsweek division to Fletcher Asset Management Inc., a New York investment firm.
Dec 17 - By Valerie Bauman, Associated Press Writer
Prosecutors across New York had to review closed criminal cases because a now-dead forensic scientist routinely failed to perform mandatory tests and then fraudulently wrote up results, state officials said in a report released Thursday.