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By Joe Randazzo October 29, 2013
Repairs to Ellis Island were immense after Sandy. The restoration amounted to more than $77 million.
By Lyndsay McCabe October 27, 2013
Lou Reed passed away early Sunday morning at his Southampton home from complications resulting from a liver transplant.
By Joe Randazzo October 27, 2013
Brett Favre is one of many former NFL players possibly suffering from CTE -a disease spawned from taking too many hits to the head.
By Joe Randazzo October 25, 2013
The recalled items may be contaminated with the bacteria Listeria. New York is one of 27 states the possibly contaminated products were sent.
By Vickie Moller October 22, 2013
In frenzied panic students ran for cover as shots were fired Monday at the Sparks Middle School in Sparks, Nev. by a fellow student, who, after killing a teacher and wounding two students, shot and ...
By Wendy L October 21, 2013
In less than a week another oarfish is brought ashore. This round the serpent-like fish measures 13 1/2 feet long.
By Joe Randazzo October 17, 2013
The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 will provide funds until January 15, 2014 and will extend the Nation’s debt limit through February 7, 2014.
By Christian Abbatecola October 16, 2013
A potential deal to prevent default may soon be announced by the Senate, but the House has still not moved to raise the debt ceiling.
By Wendy L October 16, 2013
It's like the mythical sea creatures you hear about in stories, but this time it's the real thing. An 18-foot oarfish is discovered.
By Joe Randazzo October 15, 2013
Abu Anas Al-Libi is allegedly connected to a bombing in Kenya which killed 200 in 1998.
By Wendy L October 14, 2013
Cost-of-living rises each day, but for Social Security recipients the benefits are expected make only a small increase come January.
By Eric Anderson October 13, 2013
Agdnan McLeod was taken into custody last month.
By Eric Anderson October 12, 2013
The NFL star’s son was two years old.
By Lyndsay McCabe October 12, 2013
Governor Cuomo has made an arrangement with the federal government where New York State will pay the government to cover the salaries of the employees who work at the Statue of Liberty in order to ...
By Christian Abbatecola October 09, 2013
The president held a conference yesterday to discuss the country’s current financial crisis.
By Joe Randazzo October 08, 2013
While the Amber Alert site was down, the system was not. If a child went missing, press notifications, highway signs, and tweets, would still go out.
By Eric Anderson October 06, 2013
Animal rights advocates worried about lack of inspections and regulation.
By Eric Anderson October 05, 2013
The Yankees star is filing two lawsuits after the MLB suspended him for steroid use.
By Eric Anderson October 03, 2013
A woman was shot to death by police on Thursday afternoon.
By Christian Abbatecola October 02, 2013
Following the threat of armed US intervention, a diplomatic solution to Syrian chemical weapons is now underway.