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The Alberta government, continuing to press its case for the Keystone XL pipeline, has taken out an ad in Sunday's New York Times newspaper, tying the controversial project to core American values and to U.S. pride in its military. More...

A Belarusian who operated a rent-an-accomplice business for bank thieves has been sentenced to 33 months in prison in New York. Some interesting read I came across to share. Any comments?

British Prime Minister David Cameron is finishing his official trip to the United States with a visit to the New York City area that includes a meeting at the New York Stock Exchange and a conversation with students at New York University. More...

A town in New York state can use its zoning powers to ban drilling for natural gas, a judge ruled Tuesday. Justice Phillip R. Rumsey of the New York Supreme Court -- the trial-level court in the state -- ruled in favor of the town of Dryden, The New York Times reported. Dryden, a town of about...

It's really great to be in New York right now. This is a terrific city. But it does not hold a candle to Amsterdam. I went to Amsterdam last year... I was like Templeton the Rat in 'Charlotte's Web,' just running around, 'Oh, hookers and pot!'

New York (CNN) -- An Egyptian executive accused of sexually abusing an employee at a luxury hotel in New York pleaded guilty Friday to sex abuse in the third degree and will also face a $5 million lawsuit tied to the case, his attorney said. Mahmoud Abdel-Salam Omar, 74, the chairman of a salt...

New York City seems to have found a solution to its pesky Canada geese problem: kill them and ship them to Pennsylvania to feed the poor. New York City has a solution to its pesky Canada geese problem. The birds, which have become a major hazard to planes departing the area's airports, will...

Anthony Weiner vowed to remain in office on Thursday despite increasing pressure for him to resign for sending lewd pictures of himself to women over the Internet and then lying about it. "I'm not," Weiner told the New York Post when asked if he was going to resign. At least seven of Weiner's...

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK Calls for Representative Anthony Weiner's resignation, including from some fellow Democrats, mounted on Wednesday, two days after he confirmed details of an online sex scandal. Word also emerged that the wife he has publicly humiliated is pregnant...

New York (CNN) -- Someone in New York is holding a Powerball ticket worth $202 million, according to a New York Lottery official. The winning jackpot ticket in Wednesday night's drawing was sold at a Long Island stationery store, Maulik & Chandni in Lindenhurst. As of Thursday afternoon no one...

New York (CNN) -- Two luxury hotels in Manhattan will provide maids with portable emergency communications devices -- equipped with "panic buttons" -- in the wake of a pair of high-profile sexual assault cases in New York, according to a hotel union spokesman. The Pierre and the Sofitel hotels...

New York (CNN) -- An Egyptian executive accused of sexually abusing an employee at a luxury hotel in New York was arraigned late Tuesday night. A judge set bail for Mahmoud Abdel-Salam Omar at $50,000 and the defendant was ordered to surrender all travel documents. The case has been adjourned...

(CNN) -- For decades, Harlem has been a hub of African-American culture and the NAACP. But this month, the issue of charter schools has turned the New York City neighborhood into a battleground between activists and the 101-year-old civil rights organization. The strain was as clear as the...

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New York Smokers in New York City looking to light up in most public places will not be able to without paying a price after an outdoor citywide smoking ban takes effect Monday. The law, which Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed in February after it was passed by the New York City Council, will...

NEW YORK, -- A newborn improbably survived being thrown down a trash chute and into a compactor Sunday, New York police said. Police told the New York Daily News the building's superintendent heard the baby crying from inside a plastic trash bag about 9:20 a.m. The baby was rushed from the...

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NEW YORK, -- Police in New York have denied suggestions that a serving officer and a former policeman are under suspicion in a series of killings on Long Island. The New York Times, citing police sources, reported last month on growing suspicion that the person or persons who dumped a...