NY comptroller urges New Yorkers to track holiday gift cards

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is advising New Yorkers to monitor the gift cards they received during the holidays.

Trump sex abuse accuser E. Jean Carroll testifies the ex-president shattered her reputation

With Donald Trump looking on, writer E. Jean Carroll has begun testifying in a defamation case, saying the former president shattered her reputation after she claimed he sexually abused her decades ago.

Menthol cigarette ban in the US? Here's the latest on the proposed FDA rule

U.S. health regulators are considering banning menthol cigarettes, a long-awaited plan that advocates say could save hundreds of thousands of lives but faced an unexpected delay last year.

Violent robbers targeting Manhattan newsstand workers: NYPD

A gang of robbers is targeting Manhattan newsstands, using threats and violence to coerce workers into shelling out cash from registers, the NYPD said.

School closings: Track closures, delays across NY, NJ, CT for Wednesday, Jan. 17

School districts in NY, NJ and CT have announced delays for Wednesday morning, as icy and freezing conditions will make road travel dangerous across parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

School closings: Track closures, delays across NY, NJ, CT

School districts in NY, NJ and CT announced delays for Wednesday morning as icy and freezing conditions will make road travel dangerous.

NJ residents deal with icy headache on roads, rails

The combination of today's snowstorm and plummeting temperatures has turned travel across New Jersey into a treacherous headache.

Police rescue infant abandoned in outside dumpster with temperatures in low 40s

In North Carolina, police rescued an infant discovered in a dumpster during cold temperatures. Responding to a welfare check, officers found the newborn, estimated to be up to two days old, near an apartment building.

How much snow fell Tuesday? Totals for NY, NJ, CT

Here's how much snow your area in NJ, NY and CT received, according to the National Weather Service.

'Brave' teenager gets legs amputated while comatose after contracting infection on Christmas

A tragic incident involving a comatose Tennessee teenager, Anita Navas, has unfolded over the Christmas holiday. Navas, 13, had to undergo double leg amputation due to a severe infection.

Picasso, Rembrandt, Goya artworks feared damaged, lost in Seattle art gallery fire

“I don’t care if it’s $5, $10 or $20,000. We’re treating everything as if it’s valuable, and we’re trying to save as much as possible,” said the art gallery’s manager.

Fort Worth hotel explosion: 911 calls shed light on terror following blast

Newly released 911 calls are shedding new light on the terror in the moments after an explosion at the Sandman Hotel in Fort Worth earlier this month.

Hulk Hogan helps rescue girl from flipped car in Florida

WWE Hall of Fame wrestler Hulk Hogan sprung to action, alongside a friend and his wife, Sky Daily Hogan, to help a 17-year-old girl escape from a flipped car in Florida on Sunday.

Supreme Court declines to intervene in transgender bathroom debate

The Supreme Court on Tuesday passed up a chance to intervene in the debate over bathrooms for transgender students, rejecting an appeal from an Indiana public school district.