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A law enforcement official says actor Charlie Sheen was hospitalized for a psychiatric evaluation after a woman told police he was throwing furniture in his New York City hotel room.

News Corp. pulled the plug on Cablevision customers Saturday, blacking out more than 3 million households in the New York area over a programming fee dispute.

Was Bill O'Reilly on "The View" or "Jerry Springer"? Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg stormed off the set of their own show Thursday after getting into an argument with guest O'Reilly over whether it would be appropriate to build a mosque near Ground Zero in New York.

Democrats in Connecticut and New York are reasserting their traditional edge over GOP candidates who just weeks ago were making it a tight race. There's more: Democrats have made gains in Washington, Delaware and California, and could retain their seats in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Nevada.

Carl P. Paladino, the Republican nominee for governor of New York, said he could have chosen his words better.

Voting for two UN Security Council seats began Tuesday in New York. (Eric Thayer/Reuters) Canada has dropped its bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council after coming behind Portugal in second ballot voting Tuesday in New York.

New York GOP gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino criticized gays, saying he didn't want children thinking "homosexuality is an equally valid or successful option."

Police say a man carrying a hunting knife crept up behind an 8-year-old boy playing a video game in a New York restaurant and plunged a 4-inch blade into his back five times.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board approved the third fare increase in three years, raising prices for subway, bus and commuter train riders.

A Pakistani-born U.S. citizen who tried to set off a car bomb in New York's Times Square was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday.