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The dismissals come amid a series of killings by police in cities including of Baltimore, New York, and Ferguson, Missouri over the past year.

"Long-term exposure to air pollution showed harmful effects on the brain ... even those who are relatively healthy."

An advocacy group found the city's actual trash production to be about 2 million tons higher than official estimates.

A protest group has claimed that over 90 unarmed people have been killed by police since the beginning of the year.

A couple, a guest and another unidentified person were found in the house, where a car was left running in the attached garage.

The judge who sentenced Spears said that it her crime was “unfathomable in its cruelty,” but did not hand down the maximum sentence.

Immigrants in New York are vulnerable to "notario fraud," or fake legal offices that defraud them of thousands.

"It is quite likely" that Russian President Putin will address the 70th United Nations General Assembly, according to his spokesman.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio updated the public on a suspected gas explosion and fire that engulfed four buildings in NYC’s East Village. He said a Red Cross support center has been set up at a nearby public school.

The blast appears to have occurred in a street-level restaurant, engulfing the entire building in flames.

Insurance companies deliberately shortchanged homeowners by excluding sales tax from Sandy flood claims, new lawsuits allege.

A Jersey City homeowner has accused firms of concealing evidence on his FEMA flood-insurance claim in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.

#EidinNYC celebrates New York's move to recognize two major Muslim holidays on the New York City school calendar.

The New York governor's administration recently implemented a policy that automatically purges state government emails after 90 days.

New York authorities promise to get tougher on banks and be kinder to whistleblowers.

A new report shows workers in New York state are owed $125 million due to wage theft.

While the northeast is getting hammered by another snowstorm, parts of the south could see blizzard conditions by next week as well.

While the record officially dates back only to 1994, it likely goes far beyond that.

The longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent died in a crash on the West Side Highway in Manhattan Wednesday night.

Wondering where to spend Valentine's Day dinner in New York City? Check out one of these romantic restaurants.

Mae Washington and Patrick Donovan faced 11 charges, including kidnapping and unlawful imprisonment.