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The five young men who were arrested in connection to the shooting of 15-year-old Vada Vasquez have been indicted on charges of attempted murder, the Bronx District Attorney’s office announced late Friday. Full Story »

A Baptist church youth minister was charged with raping and sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl who had attended at his Lower East Side church, authorities said Friday. Full Story »

Eight young Italian-Americans live together in a house by the Jersey Shore where all the clubbing, drinking and drama unfolds. Full Story »

Animal droppings, reused tools and blood on the floor are just the beginning, say authorities. Full Story »

This little team that could is on its way to Orlando, Fl., to compete in the Under Armor Youth Football National Championships. Despite not having enough playing space and practice time, these teenagers have... Full Story »

State Senator Hiram Monserrate has escaped prison time and has been sentenced to three years' probation by a Queens judge. Full Story »

New Yorkers were creative in this year's election with the selection of Disney characters, cartoon villains and decreased presidents for mayor. Full Story »

An NYPD officer used his own police car to pull off a drug-related robbery in his own police car, federal prosecutors said Friday. Full Story »

Cold logic may trump hot tears in gay marriage debate. Full Story »

A New York appeals court says property owners can't be forced to give up about a tenth of the land Columbia University wants for a major expansion. Full Story »

Monserrate faces a maximum of a year behind bars for his misdemeanor assault conviction but the District Attorney is willing to trade jail time for three years probation that includes mandatory attendance at a... Full Story »

Having lost his Olympics bid, Mayor Bloomberg has a new goal in mind. Full Story »

Drug and gun traffickers who overran a three block stretch of Upper Manhattan with their cocaine, Ecstasy and weapon sales were busted Thursday, the Manhattan District Attorney announced. Full Story »

Openly-gay City Council Speaker Christine Quinn got weepy while discussing the failure of the same-sex bill in the State Senate. Full Story »

The government is upping the ante in the hunt for hijackers terrorists who struck a New York bound-plane over 20 years ago. Full Story »

Alfonso Santoro, of Beachwood, NJ, is the ninth official to plead guilty in connection with the FBI's massive corruption takedown in July. Full Story »

As part of the $1.4 billion renovation of the Fulton Street Transit Hub, the MTA has installed temporary staircases. Commuters don't like them very much. Full Story »

A California venture capitalist and campaign donor to former state comptroller Alan Hevesi admitting paying $1 million in bribes to four officials in his office, the New York attorney general announced... Full Story »

There's little point in a football program if it doesn't benefit you financially. Full Story »

An ex-thug thanked the deli owner he attempted to rob for turning his life around. Full Story »

Najibullah Zazi sat silently in court dressed in a blue prison shirt as federal prosecutors prepared to hit him with new charges. Full Story »

A day after the New York senate defeated a bill that would've legalized gay marriage, New Jersey senate President Dick Codey said he will allow a vote on his side of the river. Full Story »

Like the 25 cent Peep-O-Ramas that used to pepper 42nd Street, roll-down store grates will soon become a thing of the past. Full Story »

Pick up a couple pennies off the ground every day for a year and you'll end up with a lot of money. Pick up a few abandoned MetroCards you find in the subway or on the streets for a year, and you'll end up with... Full Story »

A 6-year-old Manhattan girl who has bravely been battling leukemia for the last year finally got her wish – a 10-minute meeting with President Barack Obama. Full Story »