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Mexico's most notorious cartel kingpin, who twice made brazen prison escapes and spent years on the run, was extradited to New York Thursday to face drug trafficking and other charges.

Barrett spent nearly four decades at The Village Voice, covering everyone from city politicians to developers — most notably Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani.

In a unanimous decision, the court ruled that towns have to provide affordable housing to make up for nearly two decades of inaction.

The novelist died from cancer on Thursday. Blatty was best known for writing the best-selling 1971 horror fiction about a 12-year-old girl, possessed by the devil, before the 1973 film became a hit.

Christie vowed to make fighting drug addiction in New Jersey his priority during his last year in office, and he put forth a number of proposals for doing so.

The prolific author and columnist was a pioneer of alternative journalism. He was the subject of a 2014 documentary directed by WNYC's David Lewis.

The Associated Press and New York Times say Governor Andrew Cuomo reached a deal to close the aging nuclear power plant in four years

About 200 state investigators and staffers are being assigned to spread the word about New York's recent minimum wage increase — and to make sure businesses comply.

An estimated 1 million gathered under the ball, as about 7,000 police officers kept watch.

Everything from a fish to a shoe to a giant candy Peep will descend on Saturday to welcome in 2017.

George Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said Sunday. He was 53.

There were no immediate reports of injuries at the NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan.

Two sibling toddlers were pronounced dead after being taken to hospital with steam burns on Wednesday

Drake, Rihanna and Kanye West each scored eight nominations.

A judge ruled Friday that a former firefighter's complaint against Gov. Christie regarding the 2013 George Washington Bridge lane closures lacked standing.

Glass died Friday of respiratory failure, his agent, Jeffrey Leavett, told The Associated Press. He appeared in dozens of shows in a television and film career dating to the early 1970s.

The actress was 82. She was one of the stars of the popular 1970s show about single parents who marry and raise six kids. It played for decades in reruns.

A former top aide to Governor Andrew Cuomo and the former president of SUNY Polytechnic Institute were both indicted in the bribery case.

A review of an August incident at JKF blamed both airport employees and law enforcement for fueling hysteria by overreacting to several mistaken reports of gunshots.

Reported sightings have ranged from the Statue of Liberty to north of the George Washington Bridge.