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New York City public schools are planning to remain open on a regular schedule Wednesday, but a midweek winter storm is causing widespread school closures and delays in the suburbs.

Yes, black cats are often associated with bad luck. But the ASPCA in New York says that black cats are adopted more than any other color of animal. 

A new report finds many NYPD officers and employees who commit serious offenses are keeping their jobs.

How #MeToo, #TimesUp, and #OscarsSoWhite factor into the contentious film competition. 

A fierce nor'easter has closed schools, cancelled hundreds of flights and disrupted life in myriad ways. We have info about travel and tidal gauges here.

Gov. Cuomo has not been accused of wrongdoing, but his political opponents are closely watching his former aide’s corruption trial, which is nearing its end.

Two anonymous donors are largely funding the move by WNYC, KPCC and WAMU to acquire local news sites Gothamist, LAist and DCist.

The FDNY said two people have been taken to Bellevue Hospital in serious condition after a metal step fell seven stories. 

An underground plume of toxic chemicals is sitting underneath 400 homes in Northern New Jersey, and the DuPont company spent decades keeping it secret.

Sgt. Hugh Barry has been found not guilty of murder, manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the death of Deborah Danner, a mentally ill Bronx woman whom he shot in her home.

The Trump White House is proposing tougher standards for immigrants applying for permanent residence in the U.S.

With the Westminster Dog Show underway, the Hotel Pennsylvania's dog concierge is on hand to give pups the 5-star treatment. 

The biggest source of complaints—and the largest sum of monetary settlements—came from the state's Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, which runs prisons.

An 18-year-old Brooklyn woman says two on-duty officers raped her while she was in their custody. The cops say it was consensual. And the case is shining light on a state legal loophole.

More than 20 years ago, the state of New Jersey took over Newark's troubled schools. Now, the city is getting control back, amid a bright moment for Newark overall.

The New York Slavery Records Index contains information and documents about enslaved people and slave owners — including state senators — between 1525 and the Civil War.

For Rep. Dan Donovan (R-N.Y.) and Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.), things like DACA and a cross-Hudson tunnel are bipartisan interests. Did last night's speech inspire confidence?

A year into his presidency, Trump stands before the nation to account for his promise to "make America great again." Follow along as NPR provides live fact-checking during the speech.

Morning snowfall means some schools are starting late today.

Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, a 12-term congressman and chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, joins a growing roster of GOP veterans headed the exits.