Sen. Jose Peralta,D-Queens, talks with reporters outside the Senate Chamber after being sworn into office during a ceremony at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Wednesday, March 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink) Copyright 2010 AP News
FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2009 file photo, press secretary Marissa Shorenstein, left, watches New York Gov. David Paterson leave a room at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. Shorenstein announced Wednesday, March 17, 2010, that she is resigning, making her the ...
Analysis: NY politics goes from drama to tragedy; voters are fed up with officials' wrongdoing New York politics, which has consumed more than a dozen elected officials or top staffers in the past two years, has become a kind of bizarre "Survivor" ...
Lawmakers, GAO probe lax enforcement of animal welfare rules following slaughterhouse abuse The knives at the slaughterhouse weren't properly sanitized, a government investigator said, and employees at the meatpacking plant didn't know how to test the carcasses of days-old veal calves for ...
In this June 11, 2008 photo, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo speaks at a news conference in Albany, N.Y. Cuomo said Thursday, March 11, 2010 that he has recused himself and appointed an independent counsel to probe whether Gov. David Paterson ...
Fairfield's Derek Needham (3) flies up for a shot past Siena's Ronald Moore (25) during the championship game of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's NCAA college basketball tournament in Albany, N.Y., on Monday, March 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Tim Roske) Copyright 2010 ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York State should tax sugary soft drinks to curb obesity and recoup some of the billions of dollars it spends each year to treat people with diabetes and other diseases, Governor David Paterson said on Monday. "Someone ...
Rider's Ryan Thompson (5) takes a shot in front of Siena defender Edwin Ubiles in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's tournament in Albany, N.Y., on Sunday, March 7, ...
Niagara's Bilal Benn (22) is defended by Iona's Rashard McGill in the first half of their NCAA Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's college basketball tournament quarterfinal game in Albany, N.Y., on Saturday, March 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) Copyright 2010 AP News
Fairfield's Anthony Johnson (32) and Canisius' Greg Logins battle for a rebound in the first half of their NCAA Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's college basketball tournament quarterfinal game in Albany, N.Y., on Saturday, March 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) Copyright 2010 ...
