The Associated Press

A report by the Department of Investigation revealed applicants were hired despite arrest records and gang ties.

Correction officers reported using force 4,074 times last year, including 406 incidents in September alone.

The FDNY says the fire, which is now under control, started near an underground construction site at Penn Station.

With only five wins on the season, the Knicks are clearly in a funk. Wouldn't you try to cover your face?

Security forces streamed into a small industrial town near France's Charles de Gaulle airport. Schools in the area are on lockdown and residents are being asked to stay inside.

The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act is a backstop for private insurers to provide coverage against attacks.

After a meeting with NYPD Commissioner Bill Brattion, police union president Patrick Lynch said he wished there was a leader in City Hall.

Twelve are dead at Charlie Hebdo, a weekly that received threats for its caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed. French President Francois Holland called the incident a terrorist attack.

Just a day after thousands gathered for the funeral of slain NYPD officer Wenjian Liu, two more cops were shot Monday night.

Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio were among those who attended the gathering to honor NYPD Officer Wenjian Liu.

Marking a significant shift in U.S. policy, officials say they will seek full diplomatic relations with the communist island.

After gunmen killed more than 100 people, mostly children, elected and interfaith leaders will join the consul general in support of the Pakistani community.

Four new casinos are slated to be built upstate and the state Gaming Facility Location Board will decide on up to four winners to develop new locations.

Eric Linsker, a faculty member at Baruch College, allegedly tried to throw a trash can at police officers on the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday.

The president and the Governor will visit Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to thank troops and their families.

New York health insurers must cover transgender treatment deemed medically necessary under new guidelines set by the Department of Financial Services.

Police say a knife-wielding man charged cops after stabbing a 22-year-old man in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

In a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Eric Schneiderman asks for the authority to investigate deaths at the hands of police amid the outcry over Eric Garner's death.

A 10-year-old girl died and her mother gave birth after a minivan struck them around 9 p.m. Tuesday night.

More than 550 flights have been canceled nationwide so far today — the bulk of them in the Northeast.