Autopsies concluded that a mother, not her 14-year-old son, was responsible for the five deaths, which were first thought to be a result of an accidental house fire.

Nearly five million people played a game of ultimate last year, including aging players who refuse to walk, or limp, away.

Representative Charles B. Rangel will face a public trial before the House ethics committee this fall, a potential embarrassment for Democrats during the election season.

An inquiry that cleared the governor also criticized his office for not cooperating fully.

The Delaware and Raritan hasn’t been a working canal since the 1930s, but it’s still earning its keep as a very long state park.

A program admits students if they study humanities instead of the traditional pre-medical school curriculum.

That decision and a similar vote to approve a project at the old Domino Sugar refinery in Brooklyn gave new life to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s development agenda.

The bill would have provided $3.2 billion to monitor and treat injuries stemming from exposure to toxic dust and debris at ground zero.

For the first time, New York City principals were told to take student improvement on standardized state tests into account wherever possible.

Newspapers and TV shows grapple with the secrets of an upcoming celebrity marriage.