A deal announced this week with tobacco companies will distribute money that has been tied up for years to 17 states, but the funds may provide only short-term relief to

Peter Madoff will serve 10 years in prison for his role in his older brother’s multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, a U.S. judge said on Thursday. Peter Madoff, 67, pleaded guilty in

A tanker carrying light crude oil down the Hudson River briefly ran aground south of Albany, New York, but showed no evidence of a spill, the Coast Guard said on

With any hopes for replacing Hillary Clinton as the top U.S. diplomat dashed, Susan Rice told the annual U.N. Correspondents Association dinner “there’s nowhere in the world I’d rather be

More than half of the U.S. Senate has signed a letter urging President Barack Obama to re-emphasize his “readiness to take military action against Iran if it continues its efforts

An American man imprisoned in Cuba for crimes against the state has received another visit from Jewish leaders on the island. Adela Dworin is president of the Jewish Community of

Newark Mayor Cory Booker has ruled out a bid for New Jersey governor and is eyeing a run for U.S. Senate in 2014. Booker, 43, announced his decision on Twitter

New York City’s biggest power utility says it’s preparing to respond to potential outages as windy weather approaches the metropolitan area. The National Weather Service is forecasting gusty wind and

A federal report says a helicopter that crashed into the East River off New York City on a sightseeing tour last year was carrying too much weight. Thursday’s report from

White House spokesman Jay Carney denounced a Republican “Plan B” aimed at avoiding the looming “fiscal cliff” on Thursday, calling it a “multi-day exercise in futility.” At his daily news

The New York City Marathon has offered refunds to those who paid to run in the 2012 race, which was canceled due to the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. The storm

As a year-end deadline looms, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives pushed ahead on Thursday with their own “fiscal cliff” plan that muddles negotiations with the White House to

The U.S. Senate will not consider the alternative package of tax hikes on millionaires and spending cuts expected to be passed by House Republicans on Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Harry

Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, best known for taking big positions in stocks in hopes of pushing for management changes, is taking on weight management Herbalife Ltd as his big

As part of its disaster assistance loan program, the Lakewood Development Corporation (LDC) with the support of the Lakewood Township Committee approved another $500,000 for Lakewood Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ)

New York officials are scrambling to negotiate the first new gun control laws in the nation since the mass shooting at Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will travel to Newtown, Connecticut, on Thursday to meet law enforcement officials and investigators who are examining the school massacre there, a Justice Department official

President Barack Obama on Thursday formally granted “permanent normal trade relations” to Russia, following congressional action that cleared the way for him to remove a Cold War-era vestige on trade

When it comes to making coins, the Mint isn’t getting its two cents worth. In some cases, it doesn’t even get half of that. A penny costs more than two