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A United States Marine from Connecticut has died from wounds suffered in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said. Cpl. Xhacob Latorre, 21, of Waterbury, died December 8 after being wounded while on patrol in Helmand province in August. Full Story »

Voting on the same-sex marriage bill in the New Jersey Senate was canceled Thursday, because the bill got pulled at the last minute. But that didn't stop both sides of the issue from lobbying for their cause. Full Story »

Andrew Papandrew, the owner of a jewelry store in Valley Stream, Long Island, went right back to work the morning after getting shot in the abdomen by a would-be robber. Full Story »

A group of white firefighters who won a discrimination case before the U.S. Supreme Court are receiving their promotion badges Thursday in a ceremony that provides symbolic recognition of their victory. Full Story »

Now any New Yorker who wants the H1N1 vaccine can get it from a health care provider, according to state officials. That means even if you don't fall into a CDC priority group, you can request the swine flu vaccine from your doctor, a clinic, or other provider. Full Story »

A plainclothes NYPD sergeant shot and killed an armed man outside the Marriott Marquis hotel, just steps from Times Square. Raymond Martinez, 25, of the Bronx, and his brother were trying to get tourists to buy CDs just before noon when the sergeant, who was in an undercover detail that cracks down on street vendors and aggressive panhandlers, recognized Martinez, Commissioner Raymond Kelly said. Full Story »

All lanes have reopened on the east bound Long Island Expressway. A collision near Main Street in Flushing involving a van, tractor trailer and another vehicle lead to the closure of all lanes just befoe 7 a.m.  At least three people were taken away on stretchers. Traffic was backed up for several miles. Full Story »

Avoid the Cross Island Parkway this morning. An accident in the left lane in Bayside, Queens is causing major delays. Traffic extends back several miles. Use the Clearview Expressway as an alternate. Full Story »

Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley say their daughter is trying to recover from her "dangerous actions" of last weekend, when New York City police received an emergency call about Alexa Ray Joel. Full Story »

A travel club accused of being a scam by the New Jersey attorney general now appears to be back in business under a new name. Many of the players running the new operation are the same people Fox 5's Arnold Diaz blew the whistle on six months ago. Full Story »

Police on Long Island have arrested a third suspect in the shooting of a jewelry store owner in Valley Stream. Edward Hamilton, 24, of Brooklyn was arrested at his home late Wednesday night.  The owner is recovering from a gunshot wound to the chest. Full Story »

Two female teachers at a school in Brooklyn have been pulled from their classroom and reassigned after a janitor says he found them nearly naked and in a steamy embrace. Alini Brito and Cindy Mauro were language teachers at James Madison High in Midwood. Students there said the Nov. 20th incident was all the talk of the hallways. Full Story »

New York City passed a package of legislation Wednesday intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, which are the city's largest source of heat-trapping gases. Full Story »

The family of two of the men killed in the wrong-way collision on the Taconic State Parkway in July has filed a lawsuit. The accident was the deadliest car crash in Westchester County in a quarter century. Eight people were killed; including four young children and Diane Schuler, the driver investigators say caused the tragedy by driving drunk and high the wrong way on the parkway. Full Story »

Gov. David Paterson said Wednesday that the New York state fiscal situation has become even so dire that he will stop making payments to localities, and risk a court battle. He knows he will probably get sued. Full Story »

Police in Nassau County have arrested a doctor who they say was illegally selling prescription Oxycodone out of his Massapequa office, right across the street from a school. Based on a tip, undercover detectives said they bought the drugs from Dr. Saji Francis on nine separate times without ever being examined or diagnosed. Full Story »

Police have identified remains found burning near an intersection in eastern Connecticut as a missing woman from Medford, N.Y. The body was found near an intersection in North Stonington Friday night by police responding to a report of a possible brush fire. Full Story »

A vote to legalize marriage for same-sex couples in New Jersey has been postponed. Fox 5 News has learned that Democrats backing the measure don't have the votes they need to pass it. Full Story »

Some Jersey City cops-turned-hockey-players mean business. Especially because the game they're practicing for is in memory of their fallen brother -- Marc DiNardo. It was Marc DiNardo's love of hockey that has inspired his fellow officers in the game, but it's a bittersweet event. Full Story »

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has a meeting scheduled with New Jersey Gov.-elect Chris Christie. According to a spokesman for the mayor, the two men will meet Thursday at City Hall to discuss "regional issues." Full Story »

Andy Pettitte is staying with the New York Yankees, agreeing to an $11.75 million, one-year contract. Full Story »

New York City police have arrested the parents of an 11-month-old boy who died after having difficulty breathing.  The NYPD said the baby already had been taken to a Brooklyn hospital when officers arrived at the family's home Monday night.   Full Story »

The Union Square W Hotel was sold at a foreclosure auction.  It's one of the first dominoes to fall in connection with Dubai World's money problems. Full Story »

The Gateway Center at the Bronx Terminal Market is hosting 'Winter Wednesdays' from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. to help get you into the holiday spirit. Visit the market for free coffee, hot cocoa, drawings for $50 gift cards and an appearance by members of 'The Luis Jimenez Show.' The event is a way to get into the holiday spirit. Full Story »

"The Boss" backs gay marriage in the Garden State.  Bruce Springsteen posted a statement on his Web site urging support of the gay marriage bill that's up for a vote in the state Senate on Thursday.   Full Story »