Officer who shot NY student faced harrowing choice
NEW YORK (AP) -- The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced the most harrowing decision of a law enforcement career: choosing the split-second moment when the risk is so high that you must act to save a life, says an expert in the field....
NY 'frisk' judge calls criticism 'below-the-belt'
NEW YORK (AP) -- The federal judge presiding over civil rights challenges to the stop-and-frisk practices of the New York Police Department has no doubt where she stands with the government....
Small Fla. city wonders who won Powerball jackpot
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) -- Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million - the highest Powerball jackpot in history....
NY Assemblyman accused of sex harass resigns
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The New York assemblyman accused of asking young female staffers to massage him, touch his cancerous tumors and join him in hotel rooms said Saturday he will resign rather than possibly be expelled from the Legislature amid sexual harassment allegations....
Metro-North: Conn. train outage expected for days
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- Commuters are bracing for a difficult trip around southwest Connecticut and to New York City beginning Monday as workers repair the Metro-North commuter rail line crippled by a derailment and crash....
Police call fatal NYC shooting a hate crime
NEW YORK (AP) -- A gunman used homophobic slurs before firing a fatal shot point-blank into a man's face on a Manhattan street alive with a weekend midnight crowd, a killing New York's police commissioner called an "anti-gay" hate crime....
NYC mayor urges courage at Ohio commencement
GAMBIER, Ohio (AP) -- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg told college graduates in Ohio that success in life requires courage, curiosity and hard work....
