State
Senate standoff paying off for lawyers
ALBANY—At least some folks are doing all right with the gridlock-ridden State Senate. (Updated: 07/09/09 7:59 AM )
Ex-bouncer gets life for killing grad student
NEW YORK (AP)—A former nightclub bouncer convicted of brutally murdering a graduate student from Boston was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without parole. (Updated: 07/09/09 7:00 AM )
Drug helps animals to survive anthrax
NEW YORK (AP)—An experimental drug helped monkeys and rabbits survive anthrax in a series of studies, suggesting it could be useful in case of another anthrax attack. (Updated: 07/09/09 7:00 AM )
Turtle invasion shuts JFK Airport runway
NEW YORK (AP)—A runway at New York City’s John F. Kennedy Airport was shut down Wednesday morning after 78 turtles emerged from nearby Jamaica Bay and crawled onto the tarmac. (Updated: 07/09/09 7:00 AM )
Judge blocks Paterson appointment of lieutenant governor
ALBANY—Ignoring the legal advice of the state’s top lawyer, Gov. David A. Paterson tapped a downstate attorney as lieutenant governor Wednesday to help break the month-old stalemate in the State Senate. (Updated: 07/09/09 11:41 AM )
Both sides expect to break impasse in Senate
ALBANY — Democrats and Republicans are poised in the coming days to break the month-old gridlock that has stalled action on hundreds of bills. (Updated: 07/08/09 9:17 AM )
Sculptors will replace missing angel
NEW YORK—A missing angel will be returning to a New York City cemetery. (Updated: 07/08/09 6:46 AM )
Museum saving DNA of endangered species
NEW YORK (AP)—DNA samples from America’s endangered animal species are being added to a collection at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. (Updated: 07/08/09 6:46 AM )
New sponsor emerges to revive jazz festival
NEW YORK (AP)—A new sponsor has emerged to revive New York City’s flagship jazz festival for next summer and help support some of the country’s largest and oldest jazz events, organizers said Tuesday. (Updated: 07/08/09 6:46 AM )
Promoter accused of rigging contests
WHITE PLAINS (AP)—The promotions manager at the casino at Yonkers Raceway has been indicted on charges she arranged for friends and relatives to win contests. (Updated: 07/08/09 6:46 AM )
New guides on eating local fish sought
NEW YORK (AP)—Sen. Charles E. Schumer is asking the federal government to update its guidelines for warning the public about the dangers of regularly eating fish caught in local waterways. (Updated: 07/08/09 6:46 AM )
Cuomo rejects legality of Paterson appointing a lieutenant governor
ALBANY — Gov. David A. Paterson on Monday was not ruling out trying to appoint a lieutenant governor to break the month-old stalemate in the State Senate, although state Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo dismissed the idea as unconstitutional. (Updated: 07/07/09 9:21 AM )
Police say 2 teens caused church fires
SYRACUSE (AP)—Two Onondaga Indian Nation teenagers were each being held Monday on $50,000 cash bail after being charged with setting fires that damaged one church and left another in ruins on the reservation just south of Syracuse. (Updated: 07/07/09 6:49 AM )
Welfare allowance to increase this month
NEW YORK (AP)—Welfare recipients in New York State will soon start seeing their monthly checks go up, thanks to the first increase in the basic cash allowance in 19 years. (Updated: 07/07/09 6:49 AM )
Congressman labels Jackson a ‘pervert’
NEW YORK (AP)—A New York congressman posted a YouTube video calling Michael Jackson a “pervert” and questioning the exhaustive media coverage of the pop star’s death. (Updated: 07/07/09 6:49 AM )
