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Suspect Identified in Deadly Hofstra Student Home Invasion
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Suspect Identified in Deadly Hofstra Student Home Invasion

Police have identified a 30-year-old parolee with an extensive criminal record as the suspect who died during the Long Island home invasion that also left a 21-year-old Hofstra University student dead of a gunshot wound, authorities said. Nassau County police on Saturday... Read »

2 hours ago
Man's Village Shooting Death Probed as Hate Crime: Police

Man's Village Shooting Death Probed as Hate Crime: Police

Police are investigating the deadly overnight shooting of a 32-year-old man in Greenwich Village as a hate... Read »

4 hours ago
Vito Lopez Reverses Course, Will Resign Monday

Vito Lopez Reverses Course, Will Resign Monday

The New York assemblyman accused of asking young female staffers to massage him, touch his cancerous tumors... Read »

4 hours ago
Officials Assess

Officials Assess "Staggering Damage" After Metro-North Crash

Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two Metro-North trains packed with... Watch »

3 hours ago
12-Year-Old Boy Killed, Dad Wounded in NJ Shooting

12-Year-Old Boy Killed, Dad Wounded in NJ Shooting

A 12-year-old Jersey City boy was killed and his father was wounded when gunfire erupted as they walked down... Read »

6 hours ago
Plane Makes Belly Landing at Newark Airport

Plane Makes Belly Landing at Newark Airport

An airline official says a US Airways flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at... Watch »

May 18, 2013
Boyfriend Accused of Murdering Missing Conn. Student, 20: Cops

Boyfriend Accused of Murdering Missing Conn. Student, 20: Cops

The boyfriend of a 20-year-old college student from New Haven whose remains were found in a wooded area... Read »

2 hours ago
Man, 25, Arrested in Brooklyn Alley Rape, Robbery

Man, 25, Arrested in Brooklyn Alley Rape, Robbery

Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the February attack on a 22-year-old woman who was forced into... Read »

May 18, 2013
2nd Suspect in Elderly Man's Chain-Snatching Arrested: Cops

2nd Suspect in Elderly Man's Chain-Snatching Arrested: Cops

Police have arrested the second of a pair of Bronx suspects who allegedly stole a chain and pendant off an... Read »

May 18, 2013
Limited Train Service Between New York, New Haven

Limited Train Service Between New York, New Haven

Train service from New York to New Haven will be limited for days as officials investigate Friday's rush hour train... Read »

3 hours ago
Drugs Hidden in Beans and Pens: JFK Facility Roots Out Smugglers

Drugs Hidden in Beans and Pens: JFK Facility Roots Out Smugglers

Each day, more than half a million pieces of mail come from overseas through a facility at Kennedy Airport,... Watch »

May 18, 2013
Conn. Train Accident Leaves Commuters Stranded

Conn. Train Accident Leaves Commuters Stranded

Many commuters were left stranded at Grand Central and Penn Station after two Metro-North trains collided... Watch »

May 17, 2013
Crime and Courts

Crime and Courts

Chief Investigative Reporter Jonathan Dienst brings you the latest information and exclusive stories about... Read »

Sep 10, 2012
Navy SEAL from Long Island Killed in Training Exercise

Navy SEAL from Long Island Killed in Training Exercise

A Navy SEAL from Long Island was killed when a Humvee carrying him and seven others overturned
during... Read »

May 17, 2013
1 Killed, 4 Hurt in Separate Bronx Car Crashes

1 Killed, 4 Hurt in Separate Bronx Car Crashes

Two boys and three adults were seriously injured in separate car crashes in the Bronx Friday afternoon. Read »

May 17, 2013

"Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker" Turned in by Barista

Authorities say the internet celebrity known as "Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker" was turned in to Philadelphia... Watch »

May 17, 2013
Vito Lopez to Resign Amid Sex Harass Scandal

Vito Lopez to Resign Amid Sex Harass Scandal

Democratic State Assemblyman Vito Lopez says he will resign amid a sexual harassment scandal and run for New... Read »

May 17, 2013
Jets RB Goodson Arrested on Drug, Gun Charges: Police

Jets RB Goodson Arrested on Drug, Gun Charges: Police

Jets running back Mike Goodson was arrested in New Jersey after state police responding to a 911 call found... Read »

May 17, 2013
NJ Sports Authority Approves Meadowlands Megamall

NJ Sports Authority Approves Meadowlands Megamall

The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority has approved the master plan for the American Dream megamall in... Read »

May 17, 2013
Passengers File Lawsuits in Wall Street Ferry Crash

Passengers File Lawsuits in Wall Street Ferry Crash

Several passengers who were on the commuter ferry that crashed into a Wall Street pier in January are suing... Read »

May 17, 2013
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