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Police say four members of a Jewish security patrol in Brooklyn are recovering after being shot by a suspicious man in a car.
Maria Sharapova's next match at the US Open will come against 18-year-old Beatrice Capra, the 371st-ranked American who, with a win in that third-round match, would be one step closer to becoming the 2010 version of Melanie Oudin.
A new poll finds that New Yorkers are conflicted about the proposed Islamic center near ground zero.
Did you hear today's Destination: Long Island report about moonlight fishing on Great South Bay?
Weather conditions could hinder the firefight on Friday.
CAMPO, Calif. -- Hot weather and winds are forecast for a rural area in San Diego County where firefighters are working to contain a 719-acre wildfire.
CAMPO, Calif. -- Hot weather and winds are forecast for a rural area in San Diego County where firefighters are working to contain a 719-acre wildfire.
Two young goats wandered onto the thin ledge of a railroad bridge and spent nearly two days high above the ground.
WEST WINDSOR, N.J. (AP) — A 50th wedding anniversary party turned tragic Thursday night when a 2-year-old boy from England drowned in a swimming pool at a home in West Windsor. Police say the boy [...]
Police escorted three fans out of Arthur Ashe Stadium after a fight in the upper stands that caused a short delay in Novak Djokovic's match against Philipp Petzschner at the US Open.
LOS ANGELES -- A high-risk paroled sex offender, who police had described as armed and dangerous, was arrested in downtown Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Port Authority police are looking for two violent robbers whose crime was captured by a surveillance camera at Newark Liberty Airport.
Joe Martinek carried 20 times for 109 yards and a touchdown and Tom Savage completed 10 of 19 passes for 148 yards and a score, leading Rutgers to a 31-0 rout of Norfolk State in both schools' season opener on Thursday night.
New York Mets pitcher Johan Santana left Thursday night's game with Atlanta after five innings because of a strained pectoral muscle.
While Earl may not be as big a threat as it was once thought to be, residents across the tri-state are still taking precautions – especially on Long Island, where the storm’s impact is most likely to be felt.
The Trojans begin new era with a less than impressive 49-36 win over Hawaii.
Papers in a wrongful-death suit name Charles Glen Reep and Michael Alvarado as the policemen who fatally shot Leroy Barnes Jr. in 2009 during a traffic stop. A union had fought release of the names.
Two Pasadena police officers, whose names were kept secret after they shot and killed a parolee last year, were identified this week in federal court papers filed by an attorney representing the dead man's family.
Two Pasadena police officers, whose names were kept secret after they shot and killed a parolee last year, were identified this week in federal court papers filed by an attorney representing the dead man's family.
Property owners overpaid $621,737 in levies that were raised in 2007, California controller says. The finding comes several weeks after auditors found taxpayers were overcharged $2.9 million for a 'retirement tax.'
The city of Bell assessed property owners for sewer fees without getting required voter approval, according to the state controller's office, marking the second time auditors have found that taxpayers in the working-class city were overcharged.
The city of Bell assessed property owners for sewer fees without getting required voter approval, according to the state controller's office, marking the second time auditors have found that taxpayers in the working-class city were overcharged.
Prosecutors describe Kelly Soo Park as a fraud artist capable of 'taking care of business.' The defense describes her as a law-abiding mortgage broker and churchgoer who cares for an ailing mother.
Prosecutors have characterized the woman accused of killing an aspiring model in 2008 as a globetrotting fraud artist, flush with cash and capable of "taking care of business."
Prosecutors have characterized the woman accused of killing an aspiring model in 2008 as a globetrotting fraud artist, flush with cash and capable of "taking care of business."
Through a federal grant, California will join 43 other states in replacing oft-maligned standardized exams.
With a federal award of $330 million, California and 43 other states joined Thursday to replace the much-maligned year-end English and math standardized tests with new nationwide tests that could better measure student learning and teacher performance.
With a federal award of $330 million, California and 43 other states joined Thursday to replace the much-maligned year-end English and math standardized tests with new nationwide tests that could better measure student learning and teacher performance.
At campaign stops in Oakland and City of Commerce, the Democrat says he wants to bridge Sacramento's partisan divide, deplores rival Whitman's 'negativity' and announces he will launch ads next week.
A fired-up Jerry Brown previewed his general election themes in two gubernatorial campaign stops Thursday, framing the state's present straits as a chance to bring Californians together for a common purpose.
A fired-up Jerry Brown previewed his general election themes in two gubernatorial campaign stops Thursday, framing the state's present straits as a chance to bring Californians together for a common purpose.
Unusually large numbers of the gigantic creatures off the Southern California coast are a boon for charter boat operators. A biologist believes the cetaceans are following vast clouds of krill.
Unusually large numbers of blue whales dining off the Southern California coast are providing marine mammal enthusiasts a rare opportunity to see Earth's largest creatures lolling in the waves and spouting misty plumes.
Unusually large numbers of blue whales dining off the Southern California coast are providing marine mammal enthusiasts a rare opportunity to see Earth's largest creatures lolling in the waves and spouting misty plumes.
L.A. police say Janet Mann Barrie, a nurse, owned the trunk in which the remains of two babies were found in MacArthur Park. The next step, officials say, is determining to whom the children belonged.
She poses for the camera in front of a boxy Dodge roadster, wearing a flapper-style hat, a fur stole and an uneasy smile.
She poses for the camera in front of a boxy Dodge roadster, wearing a flapper-style hat, a fur stole and an uneasy smile.
After serving 26 years for his mother's killing, Bruce Lisker was freed last year after his conviction was overturned. The state sought this week to have him returned to prison on procedural grounds.
A spokesman for California Atty. General Jerry Brown said Thursday that his office was reconsidering a move to have a man whose murder conviction was overturned last year sent back to prison on procedural grounds.
A spokesman for California Atty. General Jerry Brown said Thursday that his office was reconsidering a move to have a man whose murder conviction was overturned last year sent back to prison on procedural grounds.
Old family photo memorializes a time of vibrant connection
Not long ago, my wife put up a black-and-white photograph in our living room. It shows her grandparents, very young — supposedly on a street in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
Not long ago, my wife put up a black-and-white photograph in our living room. It shows her grandparents, very young — supposedly on a street in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
Authorities believe the people were recruited and paid for Vicodin prescriptions that were turned over to drug dealers who sold them by the pill at a huge mark-up. Dr. Zhiwei Lin is to be arraigned Friday.
A Los Angeles physician was arrested Thursday for allegedly prescribing pain medication to homeless people who didn't need the drugs, according to records and authorities.
A Los Angeles physician was arrested Thursday for allegedly prescribing pain medication to homeless people who didn't need the drugs, according to records and authorities.
"Davina and Brock Husted’s 9-year-old son told sheriff’s detectives he helped his parents get cash for the man wearing the black motorcycle helmet. The boy later also got his mother’s purse to give to the...
A Van Nuys man on Thursday was sentenced to death for the brutal murder of his girlfriend's 5-year-old daughter, a case the judge described as the worst instance of torture he'd seen in his 37-year career.
Lynwood sheriff's deputies were investigating a tagging incident that erupted in gunfire Wednesday night.
MIAMI—A bomb squad investigated a report of a suspicious package after police evacuated four of six concourses at Miami International Airport for several hours on the eve of the Labor Day travel period, an airport spokesman said Friday.
BUXTON, N.C.—The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 105 mph winds early Friday on North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and perhaps most destructive stop on the storm's projected journey up the Eastern Seaboard.
Drivers weren't the only ones getting tickets during a crosswalk sting in Northridge on Thursday - pedestrians and bikes were cited, too.