NY judge refuses to dismiss Kerry Kennedy case
ARMONK, N.Y. (AP) -- Kerry Kennedy, the ex-wife of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, is likely to go on trial in the fall after a town judge refused to dismiss a drugged-driving case against her Tuesday....
Conn. rail service returning to normal
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- Regular train service is returning to Connecticut, five days after a derailment injured scores of commuters and damaged tracks....
2 more reports of anti-gay attacks in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) -- Hours after New Yorkers rallied in response to a spate of gay-bashing that's resulted in one death and fueled concern about hate crimes, there were two more reports of possible anti-gay attacks on Manhattan streets, authorities said Tuesday....
NY art dealer is charged with tax fraud
NEW YORK (AP) -- A little-known art dealer already suspected of selling millions of dollars in counterfeit paintings for clients who themselves didn't exist was accused Tuesday of falsifying something else: her tax returns....
Man sought in slaying of Pa. student arrested
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) -- Authorities say a man being sought in the slaying of a college student in northeastern Pennsylvania has been taken into custody in New York state....
More questions in NY Assembly sex harass case
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- A jarring investigation of a sexual harassment scandal in the Assembly was criticized Tuesday for appearing to stop at an already disgraced rank-and-file member, rather than powerful Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver who had brokered a secret settlement with the accusers....
Police defend officer who shot NY college student
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) -- The president of a New York police union defended an officer who accidentally killed a Hofstra University student during a standoff with an armed intruder, saying Tuesday the only person responsible for the woman's death was the gunman who held her hostage....
Ex-Goldman exec seeks insider trading retrial
NEW YORK (AP) -- A lawyer for a former board member at Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble Co. urged an appeals court panel Tuesday to give his client a new trial, saying a judge had excluded evidence that might have led a jury to acquit him on insider trading charges....
