Last Top Stories: A Crushing Error, and Now a Daunting Hole

A Crushing Error, and Now a Daunting Hole

But the 5-3 loss pushed the Mets into a three-games-to-one hole, and if they survive Game 5 on Sunday, they must then win twice at Kauffman Stadium. “This is not Daniel Murphy's fault,” said David Wright, the Mets' captain. “This is the New York Mets ... >> view original

Russian Airliner Crashes in Egypt, Killing 224

MOSCOW — A Russian charter flight ferrying 224 passengers and crew to St. Petersburg from the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, crashed soon after taking off early Saturday, killing everyone onboard, officials in Egypt and Russia said. >> view original

Car plows into pedestrians in New York City; trick-or-treaters among victims

(CNN) Trick-or-treaters were among the victims after a car mounted the sidewalk and plowed into a group of pedestrians in New York City, police said. Three people, including a 10-year-old girl, were killed in the collision in the Bronx on Saturday, the ... >> view original

8 things you didn't know about the New York City Marathon

With the running of the 2015 New York City Marathon, tens of thousands of professional and amateur competitors (and their fans) from more than 100 countries will once again descend upon the five boroughs of the Big Apple. On display: Miles of ... >> view original

Officer Randolph Holder Is Buried in His Native Guyana

Three dozen New York police officers, some of whose faces were familiar from three other police funerals in the last year, saluted the arrival of his coffin outside Brickdam Cathedral, a Roman Catholic church at the mouth of a river here. Police ... >> view original

1 Dead, 1 Seriously Hurt in Partial Building Collapse in Midtown: Officials

A five-story building being demolished to make way for a luxury boutique hotel partially caved in Friday in midtown, killing one construction worker and trapping another beneath the rubble for three hours before he was rescued, officials said. Checkey ... >> view original

American Pharoah Ends Career Fittingly: Triumphant and Adored

Instead, American Pharoah was shipped in August to New Jersey, where he ran away with the Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park. The next stop was Saratoga Springs, N.Y. — the Vatican of horse racing — for the Travers Stakes. The anticipation of the Big ... >> view original

Arbitration Everywhere, Stacking the Deck of Justice

Those nine words are at the center of a far-reaching power play orchestrated by American corporations, an investigation by The New York Times has found. By inserting individual arbitration clauses into a soaring number of consumer and employment ... >> view original

Celebrity Watch: Who's Running the New York City Marathon

Each year, there are some brave, foolhardy or really fit celebrities who take to the streets to run New York City's world-renowned marathon, often participating to raise money for charity. Past runners include American actress Katie Holmes, tennis star ... >> view original

Four Dead in Shootings in Colorado Springs

A shooting rampage in Colorado Springs on Saturday left four people dead, including the assailant, who was gunned down after the authorities said the person fired at officers. The authorities in Colorado Springs said that gunfire was reported shortly ... >> view original