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Democratic supporters disappointed and worried

As Donald Trump won state after key state, the mood at the Javits Centre in New York, Hillary Clinton’s HQ, was sombre.

09/11/2016

Sport

Ghebreslassie and Keitany win New York Marathon

Eritrean world champion Ghirmay Ghebreslassie and Kenyan Mary Keitany powered to dominant victories in the New York City Marathon on Sunday.

06/11/2016

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Harlem Globetrotters spread anti-bullying message in New York City

West Point Band joined Harlem Globetrotters stars to surprise some 200 students at a New York City school.

03/11/2016

USA

Trump takes aim at the press as White House campaign struggles

Die-hard supporters are standing by their man but Donald Trump’s road to the White House is looking rockier than ever.

14/10/2016

USA

Kim Kardashian back in New York after Paris jewellery theft

Kim Kardashian has arrived back in New York with a heavy security detail after being robbed at gun point in Paris.

04/10/2016

USA

Scores injured as commuter train derails in US

A train has derailed in a station in the US state of New Jersey. The locomotive came off the rails at Hoboken station, 11 kilometres from New York City.

29/09/2016

USA

At least one dead and scores injured after train crash in New Jersey

Emergency services in the US are dealing with a major rush-hour train crash at a commuter station in Hoboken near New York City.

29/09/2016

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Tom Hanks photobombs wedding shoot

Wedding film company First Day Films captured the moment when Tom Hanks made a surprise guest appearance during a couple’s wedding photo shoot in New York’s Central Park on Saturday (September…

29/09/2016

USA

New York bomb suspect is formally charged

US prosecutors have formally charged Ahmad Rahami, the suspect who was arrested after weekend bombings in New York and New Jersey in which 29 people were…

21/09/2016

USA

Hollande tells UN on Syria: 'Enough is enough'

During a speech at the UN General Assembly French President Francois Hollande has blamed the Syrian government for the collapse of a US-Russia backed ceasefire.

20/09/2016

USA

US investigators probe New York bomb suspect's possible terror links

US officials are investigating what might have motivated the Afghan-born suspect arrested on Monday to have planted bombs in New York and New Jersey.

20/09/2016

USA

Clinton and Trump clash over terrorism after bombings

The attacks in New York and New Jersey look set to dominate the presidential debate and both candidates quickly clashed in their reactions to events.

20/09/2016

USA

Police knew Manhattan bomber as a "noisy neighbour" due to local complaints

Neighbours and acquaintances of the Manhattan bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami have described him as a familiar resident of their community who helped in the family-run chicken…

20/09/2016

USA

New York bomb attacks suspect captured after gun battle

Police in the US have arrested a man in connection with the weekend bomb attacks in New York and New Jersey after he was injured in a gun battle.

19/09/2016

USA

New York bomb suspect Ahmad Rahami in custody after shoot out in New Jersey

An Afghanistan-born American sought in connection with a bombing in New York City and who could be linked to other bombs found in New York and New Jersey has been taken into custody.

19/09/2016

USA

NYC mayor - bombing suspect may be 'armed and dangerous'

Police in New York are looking for 28-year-old Ahmad Khan Rahami of Elizabeth, New Jersey, in connection with a powerful explosion that rocked the Chelsea neighbourhood on Saturday…

19/09/2016

USA

New Yorkers say it's "business as usual" following Manhattan blast

All New York blast victims released from hospital * Reports of arrests denied by FBI * As the investigation and media attention goes on around them, New Yorkers who have endured the…

19/09/2016

USA

NY blast: search for the bomber

Investigators are sifting through blast remnants and video footage at the scene of an explosion in New York that injured 29 people.

19/09/2016

USA

Will UN refugee summit change anything?

World leaders hold UN summit on refugee crisis * Over 65 million refugees world wide * Aid chiefs call for “dependable humanitarian funding” * Syrian refugees living in a camp in the Bekaa Valley i

19/09/2016

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Who'll pay the laundry bill? 'Dinner in white' attracts thousands in New York

Thousands of people attended a ‘Diner en Blanc’ event in New York.

18/09/2016