Matthew Sollars

New York's state legislature unveiled an ethics reform package on Wednesday, just a week after Governor Paterson proposed his own reforms.

Up to 3 million people have been affected by the quake.

The State Department has denied any role in the assassination of an Iranian scientist in Tehran on Tuesday.

Outgoing New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine says his departure is "bittersweet."

New York Attorney General has announced a deal with a group of five health care facilities that he accused of improperly disposing of pharmaceutical waste.

The New Jersey legislature approved a bill legalizing medical marijuana on Monday.

Former Governor of Alaska and Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin has signed on to be a contributor to Fox News.

The Obama administration says North Korea must return to the negotiating table and end its nuclear weapons program before discussion of a peace treaty can begin.

A leader of the French New Wave movement, his best known films include "Claire's Knee" and "My Night at Maud's."

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab - the man accused in the Christmas Day bombing attempt on a Detroit-bound airline - appeared in court on Friday. 

A Queens cab driver has pleaded not guilty to charges that he lied to federal investigators, in the probe of an alleged plot to attack New York City with homemade bombs.

The U.S. economy lost an estimated 85,000 jobs in December, upsetting hopes for a sustained recovery.

President Barack Obama says that when it comes to keeping the country safe from terror threats "the buck stops with me."

Kirill Gerstein is the latest winner of the Gilmore Artist Award.

Following a long, impassioned debate, the New Jersey state Senate has defeated a measure that would have legalized gay marriage on Thursday.

Congressional Democratic leaders will meet will President Obama on Wednesday night to begin work on a final health care reform bill.

President Barack Obama says there will be changes to national security procedures to prevent a repeat of the attempted bombing of a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day.

Gov. David Paterson will make ethics reform a centerpiece of his State of the State address tomorrow.

The suicide bomber who attacked a remote intelligence base in Afghanistan last week, killing seven C.I.A. officers and a Jordanian intelligence officer, worked for the Jordanian intelligence service.

Authorities in Las Vegas say that a man wearing a black trench coat opened fire with a shot gun in the lobby of a federal building. He killed one court officer and wounded another, before being shot to death.