Authorities: Hofstra student was killed by police
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) -- A Hofstra University student being held at gunpoint by an intruder was accidently shot and killed by a police officer who had responded to the home invasion at an off-campus home, police said Saturday....
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....
Gov. Cuomo talks tough with Indians over casinos
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo's tough talk about Indian casinos breaks with the past practice of governors treading carefully with tribes sharply protective of their sovereign rights....
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....
Official: Broken rail eyed in Conn. train crash
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- The commuter train derailment and collision that left dozens injured outside New York City was not the result of foul play, officials said Saturday, but a fractured section of rail is being studied to determine if it is connected to the accident....
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....
