New York

N.Y. state Assembly speaker charged with fraud in corruption probe

New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, one of the state's most powerful politicians for more than...

Jan 22, 2015 07:39 PM EST

'Friendship Nine' to be cleared of civil rights sit-in crimes

Fifty-four years after nine young black men became the first U.S. civil rights protesters to serve j...

Jan 19, 2015 12:09 AM EST

Inspector general: Some NY police use chokehold as first response

A new inspector general blasted the New York City Police Department on Monday for failing to punish ...

Jan 12, 2015 07:33 PM EST

Ex-broker must pay $768,000 for scheme to profit from terminally ill

A New York broker who participated in a scheme to profit from the death of terminally ill patients t...

Jan 08, 2015 02:31 AM EST

N.Y. police arrest son in murder of hedge fund founder

The son of a hedge fund founder was arrested on Monday and charged with the murder of his father, wh...

Jan 05, 2015 09:12 PM EST

Judge to weigh releasing grand jury record in NYC chokehold death

A New York judge is due to hear arguments on Monday whether to make public records of a grand jury h...

Jan 05, 2015 08:35 AM EST

Hundreds of police turn backs on NYC mayor at slain officer's funeral

New York City police turned out in their thousands on Sunday for the funeral of the second of two of...

Jan 04, 2015 07:45 PM EST

NY Governor Cuomo vows to rebuild trust in police in second term

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo kicked off his second term on Thursday, saying he is governing in “...

Jan 01, 2015 08:33 PM EST

Gun deaths for U.S. officers rose by 56 percent in 2014: report

Gun related deaths of U.S. law enforcement officers rose by 56 percent in 2014 compared to the previ...

Dec 31, 2014 02:25 AM EST

Tensions remain after New York City mayor meets police unions

Police union leaders said their grievances with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio remained unresolv...

Dec 30, 2014 07:03 PM EST

New York City mayor heckled, booed at police graduation

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio drew heckles and boos along with applause when he addressed gradu...

Dec 29, 2014 08:04 PM EST

Mourners gather for slain New York policeman

Police officers in dress uniform and other mourners joined a somber, four-block line outside a New Y...

Dec 26, 2014 08:13 PM EST

U.S. police struggle to uncover threats on social media

U.S. law enforcement agencies are a long way from being able to effectively track threats of the kin...

Dec 26, 2014 08:38 AM EST

Two more NY men arrested for threatening police after officers killed

Two more men have been arrested for threatening New York police, including one who called the precin...

Dec 25, 2014 06:32 PM EST

Police officers' slaying raises pressure on New York mayor

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio faced the biggest crisis of his political career on Sunday after a gun...

Dec 21, 2014 09:53 PM EST

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