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A Tourist's Guide to Catholic New York

When Pope Francis lands in New York City on Sept. 24 for a whirlwind 39-hour visit, he will go to Manhattan's centers of power and to its periphery. His public schedule includes both the United Nations to address the General Assembly and an East Harlem ... >> view original

Hungary Detains Migrants in Border Crackdown

A few miles away, a fresh barrier had been erected at a gap in the border fence where thousands of migrants had walked into Hungary in recent weeks, and new arrivals encountered only razor wire and a line of police officers pointing them back toward ... >> view original

New York Today: Laugh Lines

Updated 8:57 a.m.. Good morning on this summery Tuesday. In New York, a sense of humor isn't just a gift or a character trait. It's a necessary tool for survival. The authors of “The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny” ranked New ... >> view original

Obama Weighing Talks With Putin on Syrian Crisis

That is one reason proponents of engagement argue for a meeting with Mr. Putin when he and other world leaders gather this month in New York for the United Nations General Assembly. In a system with one genuine decision maker, they say, it is ... >> view original

New York Giants making headlines for all the wrong reasons

Expectations are low. They've gone three straight years without making the playoffs. Their star defensive player is out indefinitely with an unprecedented injury that happened away from the field due to a stupid mistake. In the first game of the season ... >> view original

Analysts Detail Claims That Reports on ISIS Were Distorted

The New York Times reported last month that the investigation had begun, but the scope of the inquiry and the focus of the allegations were unclear. The officials now say that the analysts at the center of the investigation allege that their superiors ... >> view original

Attitudes Shift on Paid Leave: Dads Sue, Too

David Reina, a lawyer who took paternity leave once at a prominent New York firm and a second time at a firm in Washington, said it was implicitly conveyed to senior associates of both genders that if they wanted to make partner they should not take ... >> view original

Pope's Visit Poses a Security Test for New York

The unlikely series of hypothetical events were part of a large-scale tabletop exercise in preparation for the visit of Pope Francis to New York, which begins on Sept. 24. The visit, which is the pope's first to the city, coincides with the United ... >> view original

Freight Train Derails on Long Island, Delaying, Cancelling LIRR

A freight train derailed Tuesday afternoon on Long Island, forcing officials to suspend service on the Long Island Railroad and prompting delays that lingered through the afternoon. News 4's Gus Rosendale reports. (Published Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015). >> view original

Topless Miss New York contestant wants her Vanessa Williams moment

Jennifer DeLora was crowned Miss Ulster County, New York in 1986 and was going to compete in the Miss New York pageant when the organization was informed that she had appeared topless in the film "Bad Girls Dormitory," TMZ reports. >> view original