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The unemployment rate also dipped to a seven-year low of 5 percent. Big job gains occurred in construction, health care and retail.

Authorities recovered a male body and parts of the aircraft, including pieces of fiberglass, an aircraft wheel, fuselage and personal property.

John Currie, chairman of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee, called the election "unprecedented" and a rejection of Gov. Chris Christie's agenda.

In Staten Island, Democrat Michael McMahon succeeds Dan Donovan, the DA who presided over the Eric Garner case. In the Bronx, Democrat Darcel Clark handily beat her GOP challenger.

New York lawmakers are scheduled to return to the state Capitol in Albany in January to begin the 2016 session.

Federal prosecutor Carrie Cohen said the heart of the case was simple: "Power. Greed. Corruption."

The Royals rallied yet again to beat the New York Mets 7-2 in 12 innings for their first championship since 1985.

Another worker was pulled from the rubble after a three-hour rescue effort.

The mayor had drawn criticism from some Democrats for not immediately endorsing Hillary Clinton when she announced her candidacy in April.

In a slow-moving roll call that mixed politics with pageantry, 218 lawmakers - a majority - called out the Wisconsin Republican's name as their pick for the job.

The decision, made at the conclusion of a Communist Party summit, puts an end to a policy that was first introduced in 1980.

This tied for longest Series game ever and ended at 12:18 a.m. From the get-go, it was wild and weird.

The mayor says judges should be allowed to consider a suspect's risk to the public when setting bail.

The announcement comes after Chafee delivered a widely panned debate performance earlier this month. He has also struggled to raise money and generate enthusiasm.

Daniel Murphy homered for a record sixth consecutive postseason game, and the Mets brushed aside the Cubs 8-3 Wednesday night.

Seong-Jin Cho of South Korea has won the career-paving 17th International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. See the pivotal performance.

 The Mets breezed past Chicago Cubs starter Jake Arrieta, 4-1 Sunday night for a 2-0 lead in a surprisingly one-sided NL Championship Series.

Faced with a winner-take-all scenario against the Los Angeles Dodgers Thursday night, the Mets came through with a gritty 3-2 victory. A best-of-seven NLCS starts in Queens on Saturday.

Curtis Granderson drove in five runs with two doubles off the wall, Travis d'Arnaud and Yoenis Cespedes homered, and New York's dangerous bats busted loose for a 13-7 victory.

"Historic investment" should prevent further delays to major projects.