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My mind is a little mentally distorted right now, she said in voice as creaky as a haunted-house staircase. And she had already cried twice that day, she said: once on Howard Sterns radio show and again in the car after. She wrested a palette from her makeup…

On Wednesday night, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand officially dropped out of the Presidential race, joining Jay Inslee and John Hickenlooper in calling it quits ahead of the debates. After Wednesdays deadline, just 10 candidates have qualified for the de…

Many advocates are still hopeful the Legislature can push through full legalization in the future. Under the new law, possessing between one and two ounces of marijuana will no longer be …

If you're driving in San Francisco one week and then New York City the next, you're probably not paying attention to the small differences in rules when it comes to sharing bikes lanes, passing school buses, and turning right on red.  If you're in a self-dri…

Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived in New York City on Wednesday after sailing across the Atlantic Ocean to call attention to the need for quick action to save the planet. Thunberg, a 16-year-old from Sweden, embarked in the racing sailboat Mali…

Image copyrightPA MediaImage caption Greta Thunberg said her voyage across the Atlantic would be "a huge challenge" Teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg has landed in New York after a 15-day journey across the Atlantic by boat. She will be partic…

A 16-year-old New York City girl has been missing for four days, and her parents believe she may have flown to the UK to meet an older man she had been texting with. Victoria Grabowski was last seen at her home in Maspeth, Queens, Saturday morning around 1…

New York City teen vanishes after traveling to London, police say

A toxic blue-green algae that is potentially lethal to dogs has been found in three New York City park ponds––the latest place it’s cropped up after leaving a trail of sick and dead pets across North Carolina, Texas and Georgia. According to the New York Cit…

10. And finally, the U.S. Open is opening with a bang. Serena Williams plays Maria Sharapova tonight. They lead off the tournaments first night session at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City, after an opening ceremony at 7 p.m. (ESPN2; streaming on ESPN+). …