| Jesse James, Kat Von D make first public appearance together Actress Sandra Bullock's ex-husband Jesse James and tattoo artist Kat Von D have made their first public appearance as a... | |
| Bill Clinton's 64th b'day party leads to Hamptons grumbling Former US President Bill Clinton's birthday bash at a rented Hamptons mansion ended dramatically after an expensive vase was broken and a neighbour complained about... |
| US nurse discovers terminal cancer patient is her long-lost father In a remarkable twist of fate, a dying cancer patient reunited with his daughter he hadn't seen in 41 years at the Bronx hospice where she is a... |
| Long Island doctor stripped off his medical license over phone sex with patient A Long Island doctor's license to practice medicine has been cancelled after he got hooked on having phone sex with one of his... |
| Blackwater created shell firms to win contracts, says NYT Private security firm Blackwater Worldwide created over 30 shell companies in an attempt to secure millions of dollars in US government contracts, The New York Times reported... |
| Tiger Woods' 'mistress' Rachel Uchitel purchases $2m NY apartment Tiger Woods' alleged mistress Rachel Uchitel has apparently purchased a 2-million-dollar Park Avenue apartment in New York... |
| A musical on 9/11 released 'Clear Blue Tuesday', a musical offering a unique perspective on the Sep 11, 2001 terror attack in New York was released here... |
| Kim Jong-il preparing rare congress to extend 'Dynastic Rule' in North Korea North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il is reportedly preparing to hold a rare congress of the ruling Workers' Party to pave the way for his son to succeed him, a feat of political engineering that would be a first in the Communist world, extending dynastic rule to a third... |
| Brown promises aggressive dose of Jamaican flair against Murray in US Open clash Jamaican tennis star Dustin Brown has said that he is excited about facing World No. 4 Andy Murray in their second-round US Open clash... |
| Mejia joins ranks of Mets making first start Jenrry Mejia began this season on the Mets' roster, in their bullpen and in the plans. In the final days of Spring Training, Jerry Manuel convinced general manager Omar Minaya he could provide enough... |
| Brain tumors can't dull East Syracuse girl's desire to attend the first day of school East Syracuse, NY - When school starts on Tuesday, 11-year-old Sierra Taylor plans to be right there in fifth grade, where she belongs. The grave illness she’s fighting has sapped her... |
| First 9/11 musical film debuts in New York "Clear Blue Tuesday," the first musical film about the Sept. 11 terror attacks, made its debut on Friday night in New York, offering an unique perspective to memorize the tragedy.Instead of... |
| DA's aide nabbed for 'DWI' A Staten Island prosecutor was nabbed for drunken driving in Hell's Kitchen early yesterday, according to a published report. Craig Trainor, an assistant district attorney, was allegedly speeding and... |
| Times Sq. scare fizzles out Parts of Times Square were evacuated for more than an hour last night as cops investigated a suspicious package. The package - which a witness said was a suitcase - was found abandoned near a... |
| More want to join 9/11 suit A dozen sickened Ground Zero workers -- including several out-of-state firefighters -- are asking a judge to let them join a pending $712.5 million settlement with the city. The claimants say in... |
| Borough gall from Paladino Take Manhattan -- please! Republican Carl Paladino supposedly wants to be governor of the entire state, but admitted yesterday he really only likes two of the five Big Apple boroughs -- Queens and... |
| Rubber roomers' sweet deal Summer break is living on for one lucky group of teachers -- the rule-breakers. Hundreds of educators who have been accused of wrongdoing are seeing their summer kick into overtime because their work... |
| Tragic girl's mom busted A Brooklyn woman whose malnourished 4-year-old daughter was found dead in their apartment was slapped with assault charges yesterday after bruises covering the girl's body were found to contradict... |
| Cigar smoker: I got 'nailed' What's he smoking? A Brooklyn man claims he cut his mouth on a nail lodged inside a cigar. Stogie smoker Anthony Raimondi says that two years ago, he bit into a Holt's Company specialty cigar called... |
| 'Ripoff' mosque man sued One of the money men behind the developer of the Ground Zero mosque was sued for allegedly ripping off an insurance company for nearly $1.8 million, according to court documents. Hisham Elzanaty, who... |
| Suit's down in the Valli They'll be working their way back you, judge. Nearly three hours of closed-door talks yesterday failed to settle a suit filed by Frankie Valli and the producers of "Jersey Boys" over a concert tour... |
| Feds say 'nay' to horse claim An alleged fraudster's efforts to hang on to nine show horses should be put out to pasture, the feds say. Prosecutors yesterday asked a judge to reject Melissa King's claim that she would be... |
| Heiress' kin to the 're$cue' Relatives of a reclusive 104-year-old copper heiress yesterday asked a court to bar her lawyer and an accountant -- who are being criminally investigated for their actions -- from managing her $500... |
| Us open's brawlers bounced He had a lot of cash on the line. The tough talker who sparked an upper-deck brawl Thursday night at the US Open was gambling on the match and became enraged when he was told by an elderly fan and... |
| Nurse's patient is long lost pa In a one-in-a-million twist of fate, a Bronx nurse welcoming a terminal-cancer patient to her unit discovered he was her long lost father, who had vanished when she was just months old. "It was fate... |
| Pretlow faces Democratic activist Rivers in 87th Assembly District primary Mount Vernon resident Samuel Rivers will challenge Pretlow in the Democratic primary. Rivers seeks to block Pretlow from serving a 10th term representing the 87th Assembly District, which includes... |
| Stop signs go up, then down, at fatal accident site in Rye RYE — Much-debated stop signs on Midland Avenue at Palisade Road were briefly put up and then removed Wednesday, but not before a father who lost his son in a car accident there sent out a... |
| Schuler private eye's flip-flop is 'no comfort,' Bastardi saysed A Yonkers man whose father and brother were killed in last summer's wrong-way crash on the Taconic parkway said he took "no comfort" that an investigator for the family of Diane Schuler has concluded... |
| Crime and courts: Westchester GREENBURGH: A Massachusetts man was found with 120 pounds of marijuana, worth $300,000, after he was stopped early Friday at a sobriety checkpoint in Greenburgh, police said. Damion Reid, 22, of... |
| Law would limit Westchester County's eminent domain powers The Westchester County Board of Legislators is considering a law that would prevent the county from being involved or investing in development such as malls, condominiums or big box stores if... |
| Cortlandt nurse and long-lost father reunited at cancer hospital Wanda Rodriguez rarely works Wednesday nights, but she was on duty at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx when a new patient was admitted to the medical institution where terminally-ill cancer patients... |
| Indian Point 2 unexpected shutdown unlikely to be safety issue BUCHANAN — High water levels in a steam generator unexpectedly shut down one of two reactors at the Indian Point nuclear power plant during a planned maintenance... |
| Former White Plains Public Safety Commissioner under fire in Indianapolis Former White Plains Public Safety Commissioner Frank Straub is under fire in Indianapolis, where there have been calls for him to resign as that city's Public Safety director after a number of... |
| West Haverstraw boy, 15, charged with raping girl, 15, at library HAVERSTRAW — Town police officers arrested a 15-year-old West Haverstraw boy on charges of raping a girl of the same age inside the Haverstraw King's Daughters Public Library on Route 202 in... |
| Sleepy Hollow broaches police merger Mayor Kenneth Wray and a village trustee recently met with county Police Commissioner George Longworth. They have not released details about their... |
| Coughlin sits down with angry Jacobs Brandon Jacobs is unhappy after being demoted to the No. 2 halfback behind Ahmad Bradshaw, and he mouthed off a little more than a week before the season opener against the Carolina... |
| Giants acquire backup QB Rosenfels A person within the league who is familiar with the trade confirmed the Giants have dealt for Rosenfels to back up Eli Manning. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal has not... |
| Yankees on cruise control with seventh straight win NEW YORK — It's been one week since the Yankees lost a game. One week since manager Joe Girardi made bold statements about shaking up the rotation and needing his team to play better. One week... |
| Al From White Plains will be WFAN host for a day Renauto, known as "Al from White Plains" when he calls into the sports radio station, ultimately finished third among the five finalists in the "Fantasy Phenom Challenge" and was understandably... |
| Cubs slip past Mets CHICAGO — There aren't many positives the Chicago Cubs will take away once this awful season reaches its conclusion, so they'll cling to this... |
| Harrison's thrilling ride at U.S. Open is over On his way to victory at Louis Armstrong Stadium on Friday, the highest-seeded American man left in the U.S. Open, No. 18 John Isner, could hear the wild cheering and chanting going on at the... |
| Venus reaches fourth round with easy win Her play sparkling as much as her sequined dress, Williams easily eliminated 185th-ranked qualifier Mandy Minella of Luxembourg 6-2, 6-1 on Friday night to reach the U.S. Open's fourth round for the... |
| Devils' big Kovalchuk deal gets OK Five weeks after rejecting the Russian's landmark 17-year, $102 million contract with the Devils, the league approved a revised 15-year, $100 million deal on Friday after reaching an agreement with... |
| NFL notebook: Goodell reduces Roethlisberger's suspension to four games Ben Roethlisberger is getting time off for good behavior. He'll be back on the field after a four-game suspension, having convinced commissioner Roger Goodell he is turning his life... |
| Ramapo Planning Board considers Patrick Farm housing development RAMAPO — With three pending legal actions seeking to block the Patrick Farm housing development on 208 acres of woods, the nearly 500-unit project will go forward Tuesday before the Ramapo... |
| Rockland Legislature considers banning pay hikes not included in budget NEW CITY — Some Rockland County legislators want to put an end to post-budget salary increases by passing a new rule that would ban such... |
