3 killed, 4 wounded in drive-by shooting in western New York
Police say a gunman shot into a crowd after a basketball game in western New York, killing three people and wounding four others. The drive-by shooting happened late Wednesday outside…
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In split with Obama, Sen. Chuck Schumer opposes Iran deal
By DONNA CASSATA Sen. Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat expected to be the party’s next leader in the Senate, said he will oppose the Iran nuclear deal in spite…
Will latest inflammatory comments tarnish Trump’s brand?
By MAE ANDERSON Is Donald Trump’s business empire as Teflon-coated as his hair appears to be? Trump has found himself on the receiving end of the catchphrase he made famous…
NY Gov. Cuomo: Captured convict ‘critical but stable’
By MICHAEL BALSAMO The escaped murderer who was shot by a state trooper near the Canadian border is in “critical but stable” condition at an Albany hospital, New York Gov.…
Black and Jewish WWI heroes finally getting Medal of Honor
By NEDRA PICKLER President Barack Obama awarded the Medal of Honor Tuesday to two World War I Army soldiers who may have been denied the top military honor in the…
Investigators recover black boxes after train wreck kills 6
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Rescue crews searched the mangled wreckage for victims Wednesday as investigators tried to determine why an Amtrak train hurtled off the tracks in a crash that killed…
Police break up US-Italy drug ring run out of NYC pizzeria
FRANCES D’EMILIO By night, the Calabrian immigrant family served up piping-hot pizza. After hours, Italian and U.S. authorities say, the restaurant in the New York borough of Queens was busy…
Mother gets 20 years to life for fatal salt-poisoning of son
By JIM FITZGERALD A woman convicted of fatally poisoning her 5-year-old son with salt in his hospital feeding tube got a break on her murder sentence Wednesday because she suffers…