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Thousands of police officers, firefighters and ground zero cleanup workers have until the end of today to join a legal settlement that could pay them as much as $815 million.

A key figure in the scandal involving the New York State Pension system has agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge. Political consultant Hank Morris was accused last year of exploi...

Melvin Jovel will spend the rest of his life in prison, after pleading guilty to killing three people in a New Jersey schoolyard in 2007.

The city's Department of Environmental Protection is telling New Yorkers to run their taps for 30 seconds before drinking, cooking or using tap water for baby formula. That's because tests have shown elevated levels of lead in some older buildings.

Brookdale University Hospital in Brooklyn says it's had to make additional job cuts and consolidate services. It's the second round of cuts for Brookdale in less than two years.

The Connecticut governor’s race is still too close to call. As of Wednesday morning, unofficial results show Republican Tom Foley leading Democrat Dan Malloy 50 percent to 49 percent, with 90 percent of precincts reporting. The difference amounts to just over 11,000 votes.

This midterm election, Sarah Palin, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Governor Chris Christie stumped for candidates in districts far and wide. See their midterm grades.

WNYC's reporters are out in the field at the Republican campaign party at the Hilton and the Democratic campaign party at the Sheraton hotel.

Voting at polling places in New York City seems to be going more smoothly than on Primary Day, when some sites didn't open on time, scanners didn't work and voters complained about...

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Find everything you need in It's A Free Country's guide to the general election in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

President John F. Kennedy's aide, close confidant, and long-time speechwriter, Theodore C. Sorensen, has died at the age of 82.  Sorenson's wife, Gillian, said her husband died Sunday at New York Presbyterian Hospital, of complications from a recent stroke.

WNYC pulls interview with Ted Sorenson from the archives; the lawyer, author and John F. Kennedy counselor died on Sunday.

In a speech from the White House Briefing Room on Friday afternoon, President Barack Obama confirmed that suspicious packages found overseas did contain explosive material.

Despite the worst recession in decades, New York City balanced its budget and even eked out a $5 million surplus for the fiscal year that ended June 30th.

The results were part of city comptroller John Liu's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.  

A New Jersey man that police identify as a top member of the Gambino crime family has been sentenced to 11 years in prison, after pleading guilty to a federal racketeering conspiracy charge.

In a speech from the White House Briefing Room on Friday afternoon, President Barack Obama confirmed that suspicious packages found overseas did contain explosive material.

The president said he was informed on Thursday night of suspicious packages from Yemen, en route to the U.S. — specifically, two Jewish sites in Chicago. Those packages were intercepted, and found in Midland, England, and Dubai. Obama said additional precautions are being taken at the nation's airports — including additional checks of cargo — as investigations continue.

One of the world's greatest gems goes on display Thursday at the American Museum of Natural History.

The blue Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond boasts 31-carats -- 4 carats smaller than it was when diamond magnate Laurence Graff bought it in 2008 for $24 million -- scandalizing historic diamond experts when he had it cut to remove imperfections.

The MTA board has approved increases on tolls at certain New York bridges and tunnels. Crossings that only collect one-way tolls will increase by $1, while round-trip tolls, like those on the Verrazano Narrows, will increase by $2. E-ZPass users will only see an increase of 5 percent. 

Charges have been dropped against three of the suspects accused of taking part in a brutal anti-gay gang attack in the Bronx earlier this month.