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Test-prep company The Princeton Review was caught cheating as it tried to win tens of millions of dollars in federal funding, the government claims in a suit filed Tuesday.

As Occupy Wall Street activists take to the street this week, shareholders of some of the nation’s biggest companies are pushing back against generous executive pay packages or voting against board members.

A 28-year-old Bosnian-born U.S. citizen has been convicted for his role in a plot to bomb the city's subway system and faces life in prison.

Governor Chris Christie said he was not involved in the decision to transfer 10 New Jersey state police commanders as the investigation into high-speed escorts of luxury sports cars continues.
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City Council Speaker Christine Quinn stormed off stage at a rally in support of the living wage bill outside City Hall Monday after she was interrupted by a supporter who referred t...

Four lawmakers sued the city Monday over its handling of the Occupy Wall Street protests, saying police conduct is so problematic that the force needs an outside monitor.

The city council is expected to pass a living wage bill Monday. The measure would require some developers doing city-subsidized projects, to pay their workers at least $10 an hour, pl...

Money was a big theme in this week’s political landscape. Federal prosecutors charged one of the city’s leading contractors in a multi-million dollar fraud case. In Albany, campaign finance reform legislation ― one of the governor’s big promises ― was introduced, while Mayor Michael Bloomberg vetoed a bill that would increase the prevailing wage in the city.

The NY Rangers eliminated the Ottawa Senators from the playoffs with a 2-1 victory in Game 7 on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. The NJ Devils also advanced after beating the Florida Panthers in Game 7, 3-2, in double overtime play.

New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio claimed the systematic "overzealous” enforcement of what he calls "trivial" violations by city regulators is hurting small businesses.

A glowing video about Newark Mayor Cory Booker that aired on Ellen DeGeneres’ daytime talk show Tuesday made some dubious claims about his tenure – including a claim that crime has dropped “almost 50 percent” under his leadership.

Rodney King weighed in on the shooting death of an unarmed Florida teen whose death at the hands of a neighborhood watch volunteer earlier this year sparked national debate on race.

For 110 years, Cooper Union has offered free education to all its students. That is going to change for the incoming class of graduate students next year when they will be charged tuition for the first time.

One World Trade Center could be the tallest building in Manhattan as early as Monday, according to a Port Authority executive.

The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum may have cleared part of its deck in anticipation of the arrival of the space shuttle, but it will have to wait a bit longer. NASA's planned flight of the Enterprise, piggy-backed atop of a 747, has been pushed back due to "an unfavorable weather forecast."

An application that seeks to streamline the process of accessing and utilizing New York City's Open Data Portal is the winner of this year's third annual BigApps 3.0 competition.

Officer Eder Loor, 28, who underwent surgery at Mt. Sinai Hospital after an emotionally disturbed man plunged a three-inch blade into his head while responding to a 911 call, is exp...

President Barack Obama wants tackle the nation's high gas prices by cracking down on oil speculators and increasing oversight of the oil markets. WNYC checked in with New York Times columnist and station contributor Joe Nocera to get his take.

Officer Eder Loor, 28, was at Mt. Sinai Hospital with his pregnant wife at his bedside after he was stabbed in the head by an emotionally disturbed man when responding to a 911 call in East Harlem, cops said.

A day after Lt. Rich Nappi was killed battling a three-alarm blaze in Brooklyn, the 47-year-old father of two was remembered by his fellow firefighters as a "tireless worker" and a "family man."