Stephen Colbert returned to "The Colbert Report" on Wednesday with a moving tribute to his mother Lorna Colbert, who passed away last week.
American steel makers are asking the government to restrict steel imports from China, which is used in many major U.S. construction projects.
Model turned actress Kate Upton was recently caught posing topless on a horse during a recent photoshoot.
A new film claims the official government report on the fated 1996 crash off Long Island is an elaborate fabrication.
The latest data from city officials shows a dip in bedbug complaints for the first time in years.
Major consultancy Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP has been banned from some new work in New York state temporarily, after an investigation found conflicts of interest.
The tombstone of former New York City mayor Ed Koch was engraved with the wrong birth date.
Here’s where each American state currently stands on cannabis consumption.
Fourteen 7-Elevens have been raided by the federal government for exploiting and employing illegal workers.
The West Virginia Democrat is pushing back at the NRA's target ads in his home state, questioning is Second Amendment commitment.
The ArcView Group, led by Steve DeAngelo, brought cannabis to Wall Street as entrepreneurs and investors discussed the burgeoning industry.
Outlaw country music icon Willie Nelson has announced plans to bring his Farm Aid concert to upstate New York.
The Newtown, Conn., shooting added more strength to gun control activists than any event in recent history.
New Jersey fishermen sight a Great White Shark off the coast of Atlantic City.
This conservative report supports immigration reform and should knock some wind out of opponents' sails.
Noah Kilpatrick, 15, has left Faith Fellowship Christian School in Watertown, N.Y., claiming that two teachers teased him over his Canadian heritage.
Daily antiviral drugs use may help intravenous drug users reduce their chances of HIV infection, according to a new study in The Lancet.
IBM has initiated a round of worldwide layoffs estimated to cost about $1 billion.
In recent years, questions have been raised about Amnesty International's internal finances and its independence and integrity.
Senators will now begin changing the immigration status quo, as they voted 82-15 to begin debate on the reform bill.
Frederick Gray, a 97-year-old World War II veteran, received his diploma from Watertown High School, 80 years after dropping out.
Dole Food, Synergetics USA, Gencorp, Sprint Nextel and Real Goods Solar prevailed in pre-market trading on Tuesday.