Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:42 AM EST
A sex offender suddenly admitted Monday that he suffocated an aspiring dancer from Texas he met at a Manhattan nightclub, stuffed her body into a laundry basket and dumped her 85 miles away in the Pennsylvania woods.
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Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:02 PM EST
A Florida woman accused of arranging the murder of her millionaire husband told police she knew nothing of his killing until she tripped over his body as she entered their New York hotel room.
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Tue Dec 20, 2011 2:31 AM EST
Life is good again — and death is looking better — for animal lovers in New York who want to be buried with their Persians, Pomeranians or potbellied pigs.
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Tue Dec 6, 2011 4:14 PM EST
A wealthy musician lost $20 million over six years to scammers who persuaded him — after finding a virus on his computer — of threats against him coming out of Central America, Opus Dei and the CIA, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
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Sun Dec 4, 2011 11:55 AM EST
A Christian congregation with just 48 members and not even a storefront is hoping the Supreme Court will overturn a ruling that says holding its Sunday service in a Bronx public school is unconstitutional.
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Mon Nov 14, 2011 5:29 PM EST
A man who was not even a suspect until he voluntarily gave up his DNA was convicted Monday of killing three New York women more than 15 years ago.
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Sat Oct 29, 2011 3:16 PM EDT
She seemed perfectly normal, so it was surprising and a little scary when Maggie Howell suddenly let loose with a long, loud, screechy yell that sounded unlike anything human.
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Wed Sep 14, 2011 8:02 PM EDT
The story of a Colorado cat that was missing for five years before being found in New York City has raised interest in the tiny embedded microchip that made a reunion with its owners possible.
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:04 AM EDT
Enough with the fun and games. Watson is going to work.
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Thu Jul 14, 2011 2:04 PM EDT
Imagining New York's energy supply without the Indian Point nuclear power plants, some see dirtier air, higher utility bills and an increased risk of blackouts.
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Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:37 PM EDT
A state agency has told New York's animal cemeteries to stop burying the ashes of pet owners alongside their beloved cats, dogs and parakeets.
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Fri May 27, 2011 5:29 PM EDT
A lawyer for a man who was badly burned at his home in a Hasidic Jewish village is seeking a federal investigation into what he calls "hate crimes" by the community's religious leadership.
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Wed May 25, 2011 5:51 PM EDT
A mysterious man who wandered New York and Connecticut in a 60-pound leather suit during the 19th century became a little more mysterious Wednesday.
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Sat May 21, 2011 2:00 PM EDT
Some guy in his pajamas, home sick with bronchitis and complaining online about it, could soon be contributing to a digital collection of medical information designed to help speed diagnoses and treatments.
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Fri May 20, 2011 3:56 PM EDT
A man who called himself "Dr. Hunter" recruited young men for a fake intelligence agency, then "trained" them by whipping them and placing needles under their fingernails, a prosecutor said Friday.
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Wed Apr 27, 2011 3:00 AM EDT
Jean Pierre didn't kill his kids. It was their mother, not their father, who took the three little children with her in a suicide plunge into the Hudson River this month.
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Wed Apr 13, 2011 5:55 PM EDT
The parents of a college football player have sued the policeman who shot and killed him, calling the shooting an "unconscionable use of force."
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Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:50 AM EDT
A New York jeweler was sentenced Tuesday to at least 25 years in prison for incinerating his wife in an oil drum, but not before he called the judge prejudiced, the prosecutor incompetent and his wife's family and friends a "lynch mob."
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Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:09 AM EST
Three northeastern states sued federal regulators Tuesday for allowing nuclear power plants to store their radioactive waste at reactor sites for up to 60 years after each plant closes down.
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Mon Feb 14, 2011 4:55 PM EST
A grand jury determined Monday that a police officer did not commit a crime when he shot and killed a college football player through the windshield of the student's car.
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Fri Jan 14, 2011 3:06 AM EST
Former NFL star Lawrence Taylor admitted in court to paying a 16-year-old runaway for sex as he pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct and patronizing a prostitute.
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Thu Jan 13, 2011 6:36 PM EST
Former NFL star Lawrence Taylor pleaded guilty Thursday to sexual misconduct and patronizing a 16-year-old prostitute, misdemeanor charges that carry no jail time but require him to register as a sex offender.
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Thu Jan 13, 2011 5:51 PM EST
The clue: It's the size of 10 refrigerators, has access to the equivalent of 200 million pages of information and knows how to answer in the form of a question.
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Thu Jan 13, 2011 3:11 PM EST
Former NFL star Lawrence Taylor pleaded guilty Thursday to sexual misconduct and patronizing a prostitute, misdemeanor charges that carry no jail time but require him to register as a sex offender.
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Thu Dec 9, 2010 10:00 AM EST
The mayor of one of New York City's largest suburbs was convicted of attempted assault Thursday after his estranged wife said he slammed a door on her fingers.
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