NYC's biggest union picks de Blasio in mayor race
NEW YORK (AP) -- The biggest labor union in New York City endorsed Public Advocate Bill de Blasio for mayor Friday, providing him a prized endorsement heading into the highly competitive Democratic primary....
Probe begins after Conn. commuter trains crash
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) -- Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent more than 60 people to Connecticut hospitals, severely damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the congested Northeast Corridor....
NYC Assemblyman Lopez will resign amid sex scandal
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Democratic Assemblyman Vito Lopez said Friday he will resign, not over claims he sexually harassed women staffers, but instead to run for New York City Council....
Lawyer: Assault on Brown athlete was self-defense
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A Connecticut Marine accused in an assault that left a Brown University basketball player with severe head injuries acted in self-defense, his attorney said Friday....
Seneca head: Cuomo acts like bully with casinos
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- The head of the Seneca Indians accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday of engaging in "playground bully tactics" over their casino disagreement....
US chief justice commemorates Jackson Center in NY
JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (AP) -- U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts may need a bigger suitcase for his return to Washington following a visit to his native western New York for the 10th anniversary of a center dedicated to the late Justice Robert H. Jackson....
Jets' Goodson facing drug, weapons charges
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- New York Jets running back Mike Goodson is facing drug and weapons charges after he was found in a car with an acquaintance early Friday morning on Interstate 80 in New Jersey....
College student, intruder killed in NY break-in
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) -- A Hofstra University junior sharing an off-campus house with her twin sister and several other college students was shot and killed during an early morning break-in Friday that also left the armed intruder dead, police said....
NYers furious over photos taken through windows
NEW YORK (AP) -- In one photo, a woman is on all fours, presumably picking something up, her posterior pressed against a glass window. Another photo shows a couple in bathrobes, their feet touching beneath a table. And there is one of a man, in jeans and a T-shirt, lying on his side as he takes a nap....
