Funeral set for slain Long Island college student
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (AP) -- A funeral Mass has been scheduled for a Hofstra University student who was fatally shot during a break-in at her apartment near the school's Long Island campus....
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NY pol accused of serial sex harassment to resign
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- A New York assemblyman accused of sexually harassing young women staffers for years says he will resign before he's expelled from the Legislature....
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Yankees acquire INF Reid Brignac from Rockies
NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Yankees acquired infielder Reid Brignac from the Colorado Rockies for cash, adding a lefty bat to the group of backups filling in for the team's injured stars....
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Probe begins after Conn. commuter trains crash
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) -- Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut, saying Saturday it's fortunate that no one was killed and that there weren't even more injuries....
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NY Lottery
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- These New York lotteries were drawn Saturday:...
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Winning numbers drawn in 'Win 4 Midday' game
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Midday" game were:...
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Winning numbers drawn in 'Numbers Midday' game
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were:...
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Gov. Cuomo talks tough with Indians over casinos
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo's (KWOH'-mohz) tough talk about Indian casinos breaks with the past practice of governors treading carefully with tribes protective of their sovereign rights....
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Police call fatal NYC shooting a hate crime
NEW YORK (AP) -- Police say a gunman used anti-gay slurs before fatally shooting a 32-year-old man in New York City's Greenwich Village....
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NY state parks gets 36 police academy graduates
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The New York state parks system is adding 36 new officers to the ranks of its police force responsible for safety at 179 parks and 35 historic sites....
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Human remains found in Mohawk Valley identified
LITTLE FALLS, N.Y. (AP) -- Police say human remains found in the Mohawk Valley are those of a man who hadn't been seen alive since as long ago as 2004....
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NY bills proposed to overhaul charities oversight
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Legislation introduced last week by key New York lawmakers and backed by the state attorney general would overhaul the state's oversight of its charities and other nonprofits....
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Central NY man accused of killing 36-year-old wife
NORWICH, N.Y. (AP) -- A central New York man has been accused of killing his wife, whose body was found months after she disappeared in December....
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NY spending $90M upgrading parks, historic sites
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The Cuomo administration says about $90 million will be spent this year on construction projects at 50 of the state's parks and historic sites....
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Vt. woman guilty of DWI, not homicide, in NY crash
FORT EDWARD, N.Y. (AP) -- A 31-year-old Vermont woman arrested after a fatal crash in upstate New York has been convicted of drunken and reckless driving. But a jury acquitted her of manslaughter and homicide....
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What to watch for at the Preakness
BALTIMORE (AP) -- All eyes will be on Kentucky Derby winner Orb in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday. The 3-year-old colt will take on eight challengers in the second leg of the Triple Crown. If he wins, Orb will attempt to become the first Triple Crown champion since Affirmed in 1978 at the Belmont Stakes on June 8. In the Preakness, Orb will be facing five horses he defeated in the Derby and three who did not run in the race....
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Police: 4 arrested on LI. sold alcohol to a minor
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (AP) -- Police say employees of four Long Island businesses have been arrested in an underage drinking sting....
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NY Assembly seeks uncertain expulsion of lawmaker
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York's Assembly on Monday will forge ahead on a rare and uncertain effort to expel a veteran Democrat who is accused of groping and intimidating young female staffers over several years....
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Conn., NTSB officials to tour train crash site
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Officials in Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office say the governor will meet with representatives from the National Transportation Safety Board and Connecticut's two U.S. senators at the site of a Metro-North Railroad crash that injured 70 people....
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Cops investigating after NY college student killed
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) -- Police are investigating after a New York college student was killed in an off-campus house during an early morning break-in, casting a pall over the campus and commencement ceremonies....
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