Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:11 PM EST
Investigators in the city raided offices for some of the nation's largest newspapers Tuesday as part of a corruption probe into a powerful union that has long faced accusations of ties to organized crime, a law enforcement official said.
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Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:28 PM EDT
A freshman state senator was acquitted Thursday of smashing a glass into his girlfriend's face, but was convicted of a lesser charge for dragging her bleeding from his apartment in a violent scene caught on videotape.
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Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:38 PM EDT
A freshman state senator accused of slashing his girlfriend's face in a jealous rage was acquitted Thursday of a felony charge, but was convicted of a lesser charge of grabbing her by the arm in a scene caught on videotape.
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Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:22 PM EDT
State Sen. Hiram Monserrate (mahn-suh-RAHT') has been acquitted of a felony charge of second-degree assault for slashing his girlfriend's face in a jealous rage.
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Thu Oct 8, 2009 4:18 PM EDT
A teenager trying to get into his apartment after school is confronted by police. A man leaving his workplace chooses a different route back home to avoid officers who roam a particular street. These and hundreds of thousands of other Americans in big cities have been stopped on the street by police using a law-enforcement practice called stop-and-frisk that alarms civil libertarians but is credited by authorities with helping reduce crime.
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Tue Oct 6, 2009 12:31 PM EDT
For Tennille Ray, maintaining her sculpted arms, 12-pack abs and muscled legs is a full-time job.
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Mon Oct 5, 2009 3:41 PM EDT
A CBS producer accused of blackmailing David Letterman used pages from a former assistant's diary that described an affair with the "Late Show" host, a law enforcement official confirmed Monday.
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Sat Oct 3, 2009 4:00 AM EDT
New Yorkers bump into each other countless times on crowded sidewalks, and sometimes there's an "excuse me," sometimes a terse "watch where you're going," and then disappearance again into the sea of faces.
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Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:53 AM EDT
A man suspected of killing someone he bumped into on a sidewalk outside New York City's main post office has been found dead in Philadelphia, police said Wednesday.
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Tue Sep 29, 2009 10:58 AM EDT
DJ AM died accidentally from a lethal cocktail of prescription drugs and cocaine, the medical examiner's office ruled Tuesday.
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Mon Sep 21, 2009 1:53 PM EDT
A prosecutor says a domestic abuse case against a New York state senator is about "power and control."
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Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:25 AM EDT
More New Yorkers are out of work, and the cash-strapped city isn't graduating a new class of police cadets this year. And yet crime is going down — way down.
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Mon Sep 7, 2009 3:42 PM EDT
Tens of thousands of revelers gathered in Brooklyn to celebrate Caribbean culture Monday at the West Indian American Day Parade, as bright beaded costumes and feather headdresses also provided a lively backdrop for New York City politicking.
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Fri Aug 28, 2009 7:55 PM EDT
DJ AM, the celebrity disc jockey who publicly acknowledged his history of drug addiction and had filmed a reality show in which he offered to help other addicts, was found dead in his apartment. He was 36.
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Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:39 PM EDT
The man accused of causing a security scare that shut down New York City's LaGuardia Airport has been ruled mentally unfit for court proceedings.
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Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:31 PM EDT
A teenager accused of bombing a Starbucks coffee shop in New York City will wear an electronic ankle bracelet to monitor his whereabouts as part of a deal to remain free on bail.
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Fri Jun 5, 2009 4:58 PM EDT
The New York Police Department is looking into adapting futuristic technology that would allow officers' guns to recognize one another in an effort to avoid the type of friendly fire that left a cop dead last week.
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Fri Jun 5, 2009 1:25 PM EDT
The New York Police Department is looking into adapting futuristic technology that would allow officers' guns to recognize one another in an effort to avoid the type of friendly fire that left a cop dead last week.
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Sat May 23, 2009 12:43 PM EDT
Michelle Lee's career was solving crimes. Working as a forensic investigator for the New York Police Department, she was training to do the type of "CSI" work made famous on television.
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Tue May 19, 2009 2:22 PM EDT
Fire Capt. John Feehan escaped death in the Sept. 11 attacks, worked for months on the smoldering pile and mourned the loss of his father and friends who died there — so he considered himself pretty knowledgeable about terrorism.
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Thu May 14, 2009 3:21 PM EDT
New York City officials busted an international credit card and identity theft ring that ensnared more than 6,000 customers around the world and caused about $15 million in losses, police and prosecutors said Thursday.
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Wed May 6, 2009 11:54 AM EDT
Kiefer Sutherland, charged with assault in New York, is getting support from his cast mates on the long-running Fox TV drama "24."
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Mon Apr 27, 2009 1:26 PM EDT
Former NBA star Jayson Williams was zapped with a stun gun by police in his swank hotel suite Monday after the reportedly suicidal athlete resisted attempts by officers to take him to a hospital.
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Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:45 PM EDT
The wound on Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse's slim hand, where he was stabbed by a crew member during his pirate attack on a U.S. cargo ship, has been redressed. He's been given painkillers and antibiotics for his injuries and a Quran to use in prayer.
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Fri Apr 10, 2009 7:06 PM EDT
New School University president Bob Kerrey has told the New York Post that the occupation of a campus building by a band of activists was "illegal" and "not a legitimate protest."
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