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A square, 32.01-carat emerald-cut diamond that billionaire philanthropist Leonore Annenberg bought for her 90th birthday sold for $7.7 million at auction on Wednesday.

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is expected to push for reforms in how teachers are taught when he speaks at Teachers College at Columbia University in New York on Thursday.

Retailer Barnes & Noble is expected to disclose a $259 electronic book reader at an event in New York on Tuesday.

A winter storm has brought more than 4 inches of snow in some higher elevations of western Pennsylvania, with lesser amounts in western New York and New Jersey. The National Weather Service says there's 4.5 inches of snow in ...

Intelligence officials say the terrorist operative who contacted an Afghan immigrant accused of plotting a New York attack was ...

For 13-year-old Brandon Marti, the intranasal vaccine felt "good," "cold" and "watery" at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore in the Bronx, New York, on Tuesday.

An Afghan immigrant accused of plotting a terrorist attack in New York after receiving training in Pakistan was in contact with a senior Al Qaeda operative, intelligence officials familiar with the investigation told The Associated Press.

Gov. Paterson dug in his heels Sunday, insisting he's not a drain on his party and vowing the voters, not the White House, will decide his fate.

Former Super Bowl star Plaxico Burress was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison after accidentally shooting himself in the thigh at a nightclub and later reaching a plea deal on weapons charges.

The New York Times is reporting that New York State's highest court has upheld Governor David Paterson's appointment of a lieutenant governor. The Court of Appeals ruled four to three in favor of a reversal for Governor Paterson.