A bus crash that killed 15 people and injured 18 others was caused by a "perfect storm" of sleep deprivation, speed and lack of oversight, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday.
Mary Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., had been in the headlines for her alcohol and drug problems, but is remembered by relatives as a devoted mother and pioneer of "green" architecture.
Mary Kennedy, from whom Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed for divorce in 2010, is dead, an employee of the Westchester County, New York, medical examiner's office said Wednesday.
Federal prosecutors will investigate the case of a white police officer who shot and killed an ailing 68-year-old black veteran in his own apartment, a spokeswoman said Friday.
A protester dangled off the Tappan Zee Bridge using a rope and harness for several hours Monday before police lowered him into the Hudson River and took him into custody.
Police in New York found a family of four dead inside a house in Westchester County Tuesday -- the victims of an apparent murder-suicide.
Three Transportation Security Administration officers and two police officers are among 20 people arrested Tuesday on charges of conspiring to distribute tens of thousands of oxycodone painkillers for illegal sale from Florida to Connecticut, according to U.S. Attorney of Connecticut David B. Fein.
What was meant to be a celebration marking the end of Ramadan turned into a melee at an amusement park on Tuesday when a group of Muslim women were told they weren't allowed on certain rides with their headscarves.
A pair of flaming trousers (or a growing nose, à la Pinocchio) isn't the only sign that a person is spewing falsehoods. Here, five experts teach you how to smoke out a fibber.
Police in an Indiana city were hoping the "America's Most Wanted" television program that aired Saturday night would bring tips that could help solve the disappearance of a college student.
The parents of Danroy "D.J." Henry have filed a wrongful death suit against a New York police officer who shot and killed the 20-year-old last year, their attorney said in a statement Wednesday.
If a serious nuclear accident were to happen in the United States, would we be able to evacuate to safety? That question now appears more than academic and all too realistic as the Japanese try to limit the release of deadly radiation from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
This past weekend, with little to do and nowhere to go, I dragged my 4-year-old son to the Westchester County Convention Center, where for a mere $7 we were granted entrance into the White Plains Sports Card Show.
A New York state judge dismissed all charges Thursday against four Pace University football players who were arrested after a teammate was killed by a police officer, according to the Westchester County district attorney's office.
A judge dismisses charges against four Pace University football players after a teammate was killed by a police officer.
The bus company involved in an accident that left 15 people dead in New York this weekend has been involved in at least two other crashes with injuries in the past two years, government records show.
At least 14 passengers died early Saturday after the driver of their tour bus lost control of the vehicle and struck a pole on Interstate 95 in the Bronx, New York police said.
One of America's richest, and youngest, is giving back.
Trappers believe the animal confronted a teen at a New York party and a girl less than an hour later. WABC reports.
Authorities killed an aggressive coyote who had attacked a man, a teenager and a toddler in New York this week.
Police arrest a New York woman accused of stabbing her two young nieces. News 12 Westchester reports.
A woman babysitting her two young nieces Saturday night was arrested after police say she stabbed the girls multiple times in their Katonah, New York, home across the street from property owned by Martha Stewart.
The wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faces a court date next week on a drunk driving charge, the latest in a string of events that began when Kennedy filed for divorce, according to records from Westchester County.
The wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was charged with drunken driving after a police officer saw her run over a curb outside a school, authorities said Tuesday night.
Every evening at 6:30, as she commuted home from New York City to Westchester County, Candida Canfield received the same call from her son: "What's for dinner?"
Authorities have linked seven deaths to the nor'easter affecting the Eastern Seaboard, and more than 300,000 customers remained without power Monday in the Northeast after rain and fierce winds.
Half a million homes remained without power across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic region on Sunday, as rain continued to pound states from West Virginia to Connecticut for a second day.
Heavy rains and hurricane-force winds that surpassed 70 miles per hour in places toppled trees, left more than half a million people without power, and suspended travel throughout much of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic region Saturday night.
Severe weather whipped up problems across New York on Saturday. WABC reports.
The third major snowstorm of the month threw a wrench into travel by air, rail and road in and around New York and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Friday.
A major snow storm rolled through parts of Pennsylvania. WBRE's Eric Deabill reports.
The Queen of Mean's last property is fit for a king.
As the summer swelters on, skyscrapers and apartments around the city will crank up air conditioners and push the city's power grid to the limit -- but some have found a cool alternative
Recently I had coffee with a friend who was venting. This was normal - what are friends and grande skim lattes for?
In some of the frothiest real estate markets, one of the hottest of trends is the teardown. From Greenwich to Winnetka to Santa Monica, houses young and old, well-maintained and not, are biting the dust so builders can put up something bigger or better.
A tornado struck about 20 miles north of New York City during rush hour Wednesday, causing heavy damage to a Westchester County store, the National Weather Service and a store spokesman said.
Money Magazine: Behind the Buzzupdated: Fri Jan 20 2006 10:33:00
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Fortune: Pain Now, Gain Laterupdated: Mon Nov 28 2005 00:01:00
THESE DAYS AMERICANS seem to love their mortgage-interest tax deduction as much as the house that comes with it. So, let's get something straight right now: President Bush's tax panel probably won'...
Former President Clinton said Thursday his wife has not decided whether to run for president in 2008.
NEW YORK (CNN) -- The Bedford, New York, estate where Martha Stewart will be staying is bigger than the 95 acres in Alderson, West Virginia, where she's been imprisoned for the past five months.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton fainted during a luncheon speech Monday in upstate New York, citing a 24-hour virus, but she recovered and resumed her public schedule.
U.S. and New York authorities said Tuesday they have arrested 20 people on federal charges in a racketeering case against a suspected violent organized crime ring led by Albanian national Alex Rudaj.
Nearly 100 friends and family members of Christopher Reeve remembered the actor who became an activist for spinal cord injury research in a small gathering at his home this week.
Jonathan Pratt, like any small businessman, delights in small victories. Take, for example, the $1,500 worth of huitlacoche (a.k.a. Mexican truffles or corn smut) he scored from local farmers for f...
Former President Bill Clinton's office announced Friday that he had experienced mild chest pain and would undergo a quadruple-bypass operation. During a panel discussion on CNN's "Larry King Live," Clinton called in to discuss his health.
I recently went by Paul McGlothin's house in Westchester County, N.Y., to watch him eat breakfast. At 5:45 in the morning he began his first course by measuring out exactly eight ounces of unsweete...
Worried about a housing bubble in your hometown? Well, just think how Los Angelenos must feel. Los Angeles and its environs are coming off back-to-back years of 20% to 30% increases in home prices....
Worried about a housing bubble in your hometown? Well, just think how Los Angelenos must feel. Los Angeles and its environs are coming off back-to-back years of 20 to 30 percent increases in home prices.
Mitchell and Debbie Roschelle met in 1997, married in 1999 and had twin boys in 2000. So what did they do in 2001? They house hunted, of course.
Money Magazine: New York City, New Yorkupdated: Tue Nov 19 2002 06:26:00
Let's be frank: It's been a difficult couple of years for New York, and not only because of Sept. 11. The downturn on Wall Street, the near-extinction of Silicon Alley and a sharp media recession have forced some of the city's best-paid professionals back into the job market. Yet like the Bay Area, New York still attracts, and holds on to, legions of dreamers and strivers who just can't imagine living anywhere else.
Lisa Boxer is suffering from sticker shock--and not from the cost of a new car or refrigerator. In May her husband was transferred from Florida to New York City. That gave the couple four months to...
Money Magazine: Where's the bubble?updated: Tue Sep 10 2002 16:43:00
Lisa Boxer is suffering from sticker shock -- and not from the cost of a new car or refrigerator.
The story almost always begins the same way: Jane and Joe Homeowner need more space. The value of their three-bedroom 1930s Cape has skyrocketed over the past five years, so they figure it's time t...
Unhappy with their apartment in Riverdale, N.Y., Phyllis Magidson and her husband began house hunting in nearby Westchester County last fall. Their eight-month search was filled with disappointment...
Just the threat of income tax rates rising to as much as 39.6% has encouraged investors to pay more attention to tax-exempt bonds. That's smart. So MONOEY recently spoke with Richard A. Ciccarone, ...
While politicians from Western states loudly decry any proposal to lift gasoline taxes, nary a peep has been heard from states about to be hammered by an income-tax rate hike -- from 31% to 36% -- ...
It's 6:30 A.M., and Kevin Zeppelin's view from the radio station 96 Rock-and- Roll Jet Patrol helicopter -- mostly of Atlanta's tangled ''Spaghetti Junction'' interchange -- is spectacular. Nobody ...
Fortune: ALL IN THE FAMILIESupdated: Mon Aug 15 1988 00:01:00
At first the recent coup at Cooper Cos. looked like a classic instance of the old order giving way to the new. The graybeard is Cooper's former chairman, Parker G. Montgomery, 60, a dealmeister who...
What's the world's most expensive credit card? According to Congressman Joseph DioGuardi, a Republican from Westchester County, New York, it's the card by which Representatives electronically regis...
The boss's girlfriend gets the job, but that isn't sex discrimination. So says the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in a case involving seven male respiratory therapists at Westchester ...
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