Matthew Sollars

Help is on the way to Haiti this morning, as the Caribbean nation struggles to get back on its feet.

President Barack Obama announced today that he will try to impose a new tax on about 50 of the country's largest banks.

Democrats on Capitol hill say they've reached an agreement on a major stumbling block in health insurance reform: whether and how to tax high-cost insurance plans.

Here’s a list of relief organizations, if you want to help.

A state Senate panel has recommended expulsion for Queens State Sen. Hiram Monserrate.

Yemen officials say they have killed an alleged leader of an Al-Qaeda cell in the country.

New York's state legislature unveiled an ethics reform package on Wednesday, just a week after Governor Paterson proposed his own reforms.

Up to 3 million people have been affected by the quake.

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Aftershocks have rattled the devastated capital of Haiti following yesterday's 7.0 magnitude quake. The Associated Press reports that dazed and injured people have been pleading for help on the streets of Port-au-Prince. Thousands of others have been gathering in public squares, singing hymns.

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The New York State legislature unveiled its ethics reform package in Albany today.

The bill would establish a handful of new commissions to oversee and enforce ethics and lobbying rules. The package does not include some of the elements of Gov. David Paterson's ethics reform plan ...

The State Department has denied any role in the assassination of an Iranian scientist in Tehran on Tuesday.

Outgoing New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine says his departure is "bittersweet."

New York Attorney General has announced a deal with a group of five health care facilities that he accused of improperly disposing of pharmaceutical waste.

The New Jersey legislature approved a bill legalizing medical marijuana on Monday.

Former Governor of Alaska and Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin has signed on to be a contributor to Fox News.

The Obama administration says North Korea must return to the negotiating table and end its nuclear weapons program before discussion of a peace treaty can begin.

A leader of the French New Wave movement, his best known films include "Claire's Knee" and "My Night at Maud's."

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab - the man accused in the Christmas Day bombing attempt on a Detroit-bound airline - appeared in court on Friday. 

A Queens cab driver has pleaded not guilty to charges that he lied to federal investigators, in the probe of an alleged plot to attack New York City with homemade bombs.

The U.S. economy lost an estimated 85,000 jobs in December, upsetting hopes for a sustained recovery.