New Yorkers have been hit from all sides -- the failing economy, Wall Street layoffs and some of the highest taxes in the nation. Now their governor is warning that the hardest choices have to be made as the crisis

Hedge fund swindler Samuel Israel III, who went on the lam rather than report to prison, is being sent to a federal medical facility. No specific ailment was mentioned during Tuesday's court session in White Plains. Federal judge Kenneth Karas

We may only be a month into fall, but winter has come early this year, bringing a surprise snowfall to parts of central New Jersey and northern New York. The rare October event may have been a sight to remember,

State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says New York's public worker pension fund, with major stakes in the declining stock market, has lost about 20 percent of its value -- almost $31 billion -- since April 1. Despite the sharp decline in

A Serbian basketball player wanted for beating a college student from Brooklyn into a come has been arrested again, but this time Miladin Kovacevic was taken into custody in his native Serbia, where he spent months on the lam.

Grand jurors in Bergen County have indicted a Paramus man on charges that he struck and killed the University of North Carolina's student mascot. Prosecutors say Armen Hovsepian's driver's license was suspended when his SUV hit Jayson Ray in March

Residents and commuters across the tri-state are dealing with messy conditions on Tuesday, with heavy winds, rain and cool temperatures converging for a winter-like storm. A strengthening coastal storm is affecting conditions all over the northeast, with heavy rains and

It's been called the color of love, and now there's scientific evidence to back it up. Researchers from the University of Rochester conducted a study, and found that apparently for men, there really is something about the "lady in red."

Supporters of Israel comprise an important voting block here in the tri-state area. On Tuesday, Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain launched a new commercial that puts scrutiny on Sen. Barack Obama's ties to terrorists. But in addition to the

Investigators are trying to locate a schoolteacher who went missing after calling her husband to say her car had broken down with a flat tire on the side of a Long Island highway.

Maryland will continue requiring this year's high school seniors to pass standardized tests in order to graduate.

Disgraced track star Marion Jones will give her first post-prison interview to Oprah Winfrey.

An Anne Arundel County woman is fighting for her life at Shock Trauma.

Whenever there is a fire or natural disaster, you expect the fire and police departments to show up. A non-profit also often takes the call, and Tuesday the local chapter of the American Red Cross phoned in for help.

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley says the state has ordered thousands of extra election machines and poll books to handle what is expected to be a record turnout on Election Day.

A 40-year-old man has died as a result of a construction site accident Tuesday in Downtown, according to the Los Angeles City Fire Department.

A Washington County judge is expected next week to announce his decision in the case of a Williamsport man accused of shooting two dogs that ran onto his property.

Keanu Reeves says he slowly moved his Porsche forward to get a paparazzo to move out of the way, but never hit him.

A man who tried to help a woman who was being attacked suffered multiple stab wounds by her assailants authorities said. The stabbing occurred in front of the Starbucks at the intersection of Route 66 and Lone Hill Avenue about

A jury of 11 men and one woman has been seated for the corruption trial of former Orange County Sheriff Michael Carona. Opening statements in the trial begin Wednesday.