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Yoselyn Ortega was convicted of murder Wednesday, following a six-week trial.

A stinking trainload of human waste from New York City has been stranded in a tiny Alabama town for two months, spreading a stench like a giant backed-up toilet.

As it did with an ex-Playmate, the Enquirer signed the ex-doorman to a contract that effectively prevented him from going public with a juicy tale about Donald Trump.

Long Island Rail Road President Patrick Nowakowski is resigning, effective Friday. Last year marked the LIRR's worst on-time performance in 18 years.

In all, the Facebook founder skated largely unharmed through his first day of congressional testimony. On Wednesday, he faces questions from the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

After resisting previous calls to testify, Zuckerberg agreed to come to Capitol Hill this month after reports surfaced that Cambridge Analytica had gathered Facebook users' data.

A 67-year-old art dealer was found unconscious on the floor of his apartment. Four firefighters suffer minor injuries. The tower was constructed before sprinklers were required.

The Court of Appeals ruled that the NYPD was in its rights to decline acknowledging whether records existed pertaining to possible surveillance of two Muslim men. 

Rusty Staub, the orange-haired outfielder who became a huge hit with baseball fans in two countries during an All-Star career that spanned 23 major league seasons, died Thursday.

Two lawmakers asked the White House for results from an internal inquiry into more than $500 million in loans made last year by two companies to Jared Kushner's family firm.

Boston's "baseball team" will top the major leagues with a payroll of about $223 million.

The fire started as the crew of "Motherless Brooklyn," directed by Edward Norton, was nearing the end of its working day at 11 p.m. Thursday.

FDNY officials said in a tweet that the blaze broke out about 11 p.m. Thursday in the basement of the building on St. Nicolas Avenue.

Mayor de Blasio canceled classes at New York City public schools, as 12 to 15 inches of snow are expected.

The City Council is launching an investigation into Kushner Cos. following an AP report that reveals how the company bought and flipped buildings full of rent-regulated units.

Slaughter, who became the first woman to chair the House Rules Committee, was originally from Kentucky, but represented New York's 25th District, comprised of the area around Rochester. 

Joseph Percoco, a longtime friend of the governor and the manager of his 2014 re-election campaign, faces up to 20 years in prison after being convicted on three counts.

The Met's investigation found that its famed conductor abused "vulnerable artists" early in their careers. 

A private charter helicopter hired for a photo shoot crashed into the East River on Sunday night and flipped upside down in the water, killing five passengers aboard. The pilot survived.

Christian Toro paid students to take apart fireworks for gunpowder. Now he and his brother have been arrested by the FBI and the NYPD in a terrorist investigation.