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.
Authorities cleared the plane after searching for explosives.
The fire began at construction sheds two floors below Eighth Avenue and West 33rd Street.
The cases involve Louis Scarcella, a retired homicide detective from Brooklyn, whose investigation tactics are under question.
Millions of retail and fast food workers will get a raise in 2015, but the U.S. minimum wage still has lots of catching up to do.
King, Graham say cop-bashing by the media and government officials must end.