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Investigation into fatal New York rush hour train collision

Six people were killed and 15 injured when a crowded New York commuter train struck a car stalled on the tracks near White Plains.

04/02/2015

USA

Seven killed, 12 hurt as New York train hits car

A crowded New York commuter train struck a car near suburban White Plains during Tuesday evening's rush hour, sparking an explosion and a fire that killed seven people, officials said.

04/02/2015

USA

HONY: how photographs and social media are changing lives in New York City

The story of an inspired blogger who has stirred up meaningful change in a community

30/01/2015

USA

New York snowstorm less severe than was feared

A driving ban has been lifted in New York after a snowstorm there fell short of dire predictions. With the New York Stock Exchange and the subway

27/01/2015

USA

New York shuts down as 'life-threatening blizzard' slams into northeast US

A massive blizzard has barreled into the US northeast, affecting up to 20 percent of Americans by making workers and students housebound, halting thousands of flights and prompting New York to ban car

27/01/2015

USA

High alert in northeastern US as millions await crippling blizzard

The northeastern United States is on high alert for a crippling blizzard. A powerful storm is forecast to hit the area between Monday night and

26/01/2015

USA

Massive snowstorm forecast for northeast United States

New Yorkers and others along the northeast coast of the United States are bracing themselves for a huge snowstorm that is set to cause major disruption.

26/01/2015

Sport

Kharlan and Kim win sabre gold in New York

Olha Kharlan won gold in the sabre division at the New York fencing Grand Prix on Monday. The 24-year old World number one from Ukraine, who won

15/01/2015

USA

Diamond, 80, wins New York State's biggest lotto prize

Harold Diamond is New York State's biggest ever jackpot winner, with a prize of 326 million dollars

12/01/2015

USA

New York est Charlie

New York is also Charlie as hundreds gathered in Washington Square park to decry the terror attack on the satirical magazine. Though the majority

11/01/2015

USA

New York mayor hits back at funeral snub by NYPD officers

New York’s City Mayor has described police officers who turned their backs to him during funerals of two slain colleagues as “disrespectful.”

06/01/2015

Culture news

Secretly shoot your marriage proposal in the Big Apple

‘I’m like a spy,’ says self-appointed engagement photographer Vlad Leto. For the past few years, the 30-year old Russian has been secretly taking

05/01/2015

USA

Suspected al Qaeda bomb planner dies days before trial in New York

A Libyan man accused of helping plan al Qaeda bombings of US embassies in Africa in the late 1990s has died of liver cancer in New York only days

03/01/2015

USA

Mario Cuomo, former three-time governor of New York, has died

One of the most revered figures in US democratic politics has died. Mario Cuomo, the former three-time governor of New York, was 82. His death came

02/01/2015

USA

Global extravaganzas of fireworks and music & light shows ring in 2015

From New York to Sydney, 2015 has been welcomed with extravaganzas of fireworks and music and light shows

01/01/2015

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New Year's Eve is in the air

30/12/2014

USA

New Yorkers say good riddance to bad memories of 2014

Based on a Latin American tradition, a special day has been created where people can eliminate negativity from their lives. Good Riddance Day gave

29/12/2014

USA

Thousands attend New York funeral for shot policeman Rafael Ramos

Tributes have been paid at the funeral of one of two officers singled out for their uniforms and shot dead.

27/12/2014

USA

Mourners pay their respects ahead of funeral for New York police officer

Tens of thousands of people are expected at the funeral of a New York police officer shot dead by a gunman, who said he was avenging the killings of

27/12/2014

USA

Revenge motive probed after two policeman killed in New York

A gunman ambushed and fatally shot two New York police officers on Saturday and then killed himself. Ismaaiyl Brinsley, 28, has been named by police

21/12/2014