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 to return to normal Wednesday
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- After a nearly four-hour commute Tuesday morning, Orlando Cordero was thrilled to hear train service was returning to normal as workers were finishing repair to tracks damaged by last week's train collision in Bridgeport....
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....
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....
4 falcon chicks living on NY-NJ bridge are banded
NEW YORK (AP) -- Four peregrine falcon chicks roosting high above the Hudson River on the George Washington Bridge were pronounced healthy Tuesday and fitted with tracking bands to help biologists keep tabs on them....
