One month before Regents exams begin, New York State education officials have decided to end the practice of rescoring tests to turn a just-failing grade into a passing grade.
The New York Jets may not hold their training camp on the campus of SUNY-Cortland, in upstate New York, because of the lockout, instead training at their headquarters in Florham Park, New Jersey.
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Fifty-seven year old Brian David Mitchell, who had kidnapped Elizabeth Smart in 2002 and had repeatedly raped her while holding her captive for 9 months, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a federal judge on Wednesday.
In a rare public appearance, former Vice President Dick Cheney said he hopes House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan doesn't run for president. And his reason is an interesting one.
Still quirky and original, the Cars mixed hits with surprisingly vibrant new material in their Roseland Ballroom concert last night in New York City.
John Edwards' lawyer categorically denied any wrongdoing by the disgraced politician yesterday amidst reports that the Justice Department was preparing an indictment.
In the aftermath of Republican defeat in a New York special Congressional election, Republican House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan is now bearing the brunt of voter anger, but it won't deter him from fighting for his Medicare plan --- even if it ruins his political career, according to a report.
A Marine in town for Fleet Week was struck and killed by a car on the West Side Highway in New York City, early Thursday.
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Thursday are: Guess?, Inc, Sequans Communications, Tiffany & Co, Sandridge Energy, Family Dollar Stores, Dex One Corp, Netapp Inc, Computer Sciences, Big Lots and Lender Processing Services.
The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: USA Technologies, NetApp, Sequenom, Level 3 Communications, and Akamai Technologies. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Elbit Imaging, Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Complete Genomics, CoStar Group, and Shire.
Google Wallet, a mobile payment system on Android-based Sprint smartphones, is expected to be unveiled at a media event in Google's New York office, at 12 p.m. today.
Goldman Sachs' mortgage-servicing division, Litton Loan, was accused of denying loans without proper review.
Software giant Microsoft should replace Steve Ballmer as its Chief Executive, Greenlight Capital Inc. President David Einhorn said at the Ira Sohn Investment Conference in New York.
A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that 22-year-old shooter Jared Lee Loughner, who killed six people and seriously wounded Congress woman Gabrielle Giffords, was mentally unfit to stand trial. The ruling came after staff psychologist at the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners and a forensic psychiatrist certified that the Arizona killer was not mentally stable.
Senate Democrats intensified pressure on the controversial budget plan submitted by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) today, forcing a floor vote that saw moderate Republicans join Democrats in rejecting the measure.
Google will unveil a new payment system tomorrow, a move the company hopes will pit the search-giant against companies like Visa and Mastercard.
India is talking with other emerging nations to build support for a common candidate for a developing economy to be the next head of the International Monetary Fund, with Mexico's Central bank chief being a possibility, said two government sources, reported Reuters.
An Apple retail store at 1981 Broadway, New York City, was accused of racial discrimination, according to a lawsuit filed in February, 2011.
Senate Democrats intensified pressure on the controversial budget plan submitted by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) today, forcing a floor vote that saw moderate Republicans join Democrats in rejecting the measure.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released data Wednesday that indicates New Yorkers earn nearly $1.14 for every $1 the average American worker makes.
Adriana Velez of Civil Eats review's John Donohue's anecdotal essays about home cooking written by a cross-section of fathers