ATLANTA — Hundreds of thousands of swine flu shots for children manufactured by French drug company Sanofi Pasteur have been recalled because tests indicate the vaccine doses lost some strength, government health officials said Tuesday. The recall is... Full Story »
Tiger Woods’ popularity remains in freefall, according to a new poll that says golf’s one-time king of the hill is languishing under a mountain of bad publicity. According to a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll, Woods’ "favorable" rating dropped to 33 percent. T... Full Story »
Holly Sampson, the porn star who says she had sex with Tiger Woods, is describing the encounter with the world’s best golfer, calling the 45-minute session “amazing.” "He has a beautiful smile and I definitely got into the moment -- the charm of it a... Full Story »
In a dramatic reversal, Gov. Paterson this morning called on state lawmakers to raise the cap on charter schools and implement a host of other education changes needed to compete for a huge pot of federal aid. "I support it (raising the cap)," Paters... Full Story »
New York City’s official condom is getting a makeover and City Hall is trying to make it exciting with a contest to design the new wrapper. The “NYC Condom” is given out free by the millions each year. “We want to keep people excited about the bran... Full Story »
An unusual piece of Charles Dickens memorabilia is being auctioned in New York City: his ivory and gold toothpick. It’s up for sale Tuesday at Bonhams New York. Heirs to the Barnes & Noble family are selling it. The pre-sale estimate is $3,000 to $5... Full Story »
A plan to develop a swath of Manhattan’s west side waterfront with towers and apartments is set to be considered by the City Council next week. The rezoning plan for half of the Hudson Yards project was approved Monday by a City Council committee. T... Full Story »
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A woman who was Tasered by a sheriff’s deputy in front of her two children is expected to get a $75,000 settlement from an upstate New York county. The Post-Standard of Syracuse reports that the Onondaga County Legislature has agree... Full Story »
One of the city's wealthiest neighborhoods -- the East Side of Manhattan -- is also one of the most polluted, according to a Health Department survey released today. Using data compiled from 150 sensors mounted on light poles around the five boroughs... Full Story »
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Authorities on Long Island say Lindsay Lohan’s father is accused of violating an order of protection by calling his estranged girlfriend. Suffolk County prosecutors say Michael Lohan was arrested Monday on a misdemeanor charge of... Full Story »
CAMDEN, N.J. — A man known to police as ’Spider-Man’ for his daring escapes and who has starred in gay porn videos with his twin brother has been sentenced to three years in prison for burglary. Taleon Goffney received the sentence Monday after stri... Full Story »
An elderly woman was killed this morning when an FDNY ambulance transporting a patient to a hospital hit her as she crossed a street in Brooklyn, officials said. The pedestrian, a woman in her 80s, was crossing Bay Parkway near the west -bound the ra... Full Story »
ALBANY – Nearly two-thirds of New Yorkers want to change the rules that allow state lawmakers hold lucrative side jobs, according to a Siena poll released this morning. The survey found only 31 percent support leaving the current system as is in the ... Full Story »
ALBANY – Lame duck city Comptroller Bill Thompson would trounce rookie Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in a potential primary battle next year, according to a new poll out this morning. Thompson leads incumbent Gillibrand 41-28 percent among Democrats, the Q... Full Story »
Lil Wayne is being sent to jail in his New York gun case just days after his next album comes out. The rap star’s Feb. 9 sentencing date was set today in a Manhattan state court. He said nothing during his brief appearance. The Grammy winner pleade... Full Story »
A man who'd been talking on his cellphone -- and then apparently tried to retrieve something he'd dropped on the tracks -- was struck and killed by a train as it pulled into an upper Manhattan station last night. The 33-year-old victim, whose name... Full Story »
The New York City schoolteacher who drunkenly sucker-punched a "Jersey Shore" TV hottie couldn't last half a minute fighting a real man. Brad Ferro, 24, of Deer Park, LI, participated in an underground fighting match, called Clash in the Cage, las... Full Story »
The New York Civil Liberties Union won a round in its legal battle with police yesterday, when a federal judge ordered the NYPD to turn over 2,000 pages of documents related to its surveillance of protesters at the 2004 GOP Convention. Manhattan f... Full Story »
A Long Island golf caddy has been convicted of first-degree manslaughter in the choking death of a Suffolk County correction officer who was moonlighting as a nightclub bouncer. Prosecutors had sought second-degree murder charges against Anthony Od... Full Story »
Al Gore claimed yesterday that the Arctic polar ice cap could melt away during the summer months in as little as five years -- which he insisted bolsters the case for world leaders to immediately address climate change. The former vice president, ... Full Story »
DETROIT -- Smoking marijuana is becoming more popular among US teens, even as they cut down on cigarettes, binge drinking and methamphetamine use, according to a federal survey released yesterday. More teens also are getting high on prescription p... Full Story »
The North Face is suing South Butt. The giant clothing company, known for its ubiquitous winter fashions, has asked a federal court in St. Louis to order its tiny new rival -- and the teenager entrepreneur who started it -- to pay damages. Th... Full Story »
A city Health Department video warning people away from sugar-sweetened drinks hit YouTube yesterday. It shows a man pouring a can of soda into a glass -- but what comes out is a load of goopy fat. And when he tries to drink it, he ends up with gl... Full Story »
A wacky conspiracy theorist repeatedly drove from Philadelphia to Manhattan to make death threats against Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly via pay phones, officials said yesterday. Jeffrey Fisher, 48, of Philadelphia, was charged ... Full Story »
In a scene straight out of the Dark Ages, this Somali man accused of adultery was stoned to death by Islamic thugs while horrified villagers were forced to watch. Mohamed Abukar Ibrahim, 48, was buried in a hole up to his chest and then pelted wit... Full Story »
A lynx is released in Villafranca de Cordoba, southern Spain. AFP/Cristina Quicler
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