Crowds roared, church bells rang and streams of paper rained down on Broadway Friday as the New York Yankees celebrated their 27th championship in a way only this city can, with a parade down the Canyon of Heroes. ...more

November 6, 2009

When Britney Spears kicks off her first tour in five years, it may seem as if she's picking up where she left off in 2004: She'll be promoting a platinum album with a grandiose stage show, a chiseled body and elaborately choreographed moves on display. ...more

March 4, 2009

Mayor Michael Bloomberg presented keys to New York City to US Airways Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and his crew, thanking them for preventing "an awful tragedy." ...more

February 9, 2009

The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club said Phil saw his shadow Monday, predicting six more weeks of winter. Phil was as docile as usual, but the same couldn't be said for his grumpy New York City counterpart, Staten Island Chuck, who bit Mayor Michael Bloomberg during his annual forecasting ceremony on Monday. Since 1887, Phil has seen his shadow 97 times, hasn't seen it 15 times, and there are no records for nine years, according to the club. ...more

February 3, 2009

Investigators brought in a giant crane and a barge Friday to help pull a US Airways jetliner from the Hudson River, and survivors among the 155 people aboard recounted tales of horror and hailed the pilot as a hero who delivered them from certain death. ...more

January 16, 2009

Ten states are responsible for the bulk of illegal guns that are shipped across state lines for use in crimes, according to a report released Friday by a national coalition of mayors. ...more

December 5, 2008

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - With Arnold Schwarzenegger's governorship entering its final years and his ability to attract the spotlight intact, one question is arising more frequently: What will Arnold do? ...more

December 4, 2008

Arguing that New York needs his financial skill to guide it through the crisis on Wall Street, Mayor Michael Bloomberg persuaded the city council to amend the term-limits law Thursday so that the billionaire independent can run for re-election next year. ...more

October 24, 2008

If the presidential campaign debate were a reliable gauge of the nation's problems, the country would be practically free of crime. Neither Barack Obama nor John McCain is paying sufficient attention to criminal justice. In some ways, the issue may seem like a throwback to 1992, when murder rates were spiking nationwide. Yet it is worth recalling New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's warning just last year that Americans have a much greater chance of being killed by crime than by a terror strike. ...more

October 12, 2008

The nearly 3,000 people who died when hijackers commandeered four passenger jets on Sept. 11, 2001, were remembered Thursday, as President Bush dedicated the first national memorial to the victims and the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates joined in a moment of silence. ...more

September 12, 2008