David Paterson became New York's 55th governor in March 2008 after Eliot Spitzer resigned, and he served until December 2010. As a Democrat, Paterson made history as both the state's first legally blind governor and its first African-American governor.
A new Marist College poll shows that the majority of New Yorkers believe the mayor should resign following his indictment on corruption charges.
If drawn out, the strike would force businesses to pay shippers for delays and cause some goods to arrive late for peak holiday shopping season.
The race between Republican incumbent Nick LaLota and his Democratic Challenger, John Avlon, is shaping up to be one of several key races that could determine control of the House.
Two people have been arrested in connection to a dismembered body found stuffed in a shopping cart in Yonkers, police said.
The governors of New Jersey and Connecticut are sparring over who has the nation's best pizza after Connecticut's highway signs claimed the title "Home of the Pizza Capital of the United States."
The forecast for Tropical Storm Milton has evolved quite a bit in the last 24 hours, showing greater potential to be a more significant storm.
