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Armed gunman storms building steps, wounds officer before being killed

Armed gunman storms building steps, wounds officer before being killed

A man armed with a shotgun was shot and killed by a court officer after he attempted to storm into a an upstate courthouse this morning, authorities said. A man in a brown-hooded jacket with a scarf over his face rode his motorcycle in...  Read Full Story

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  • Dorms re-evacuated at Rutgers-Newark campus after bomb threat

    NEWARK -- The evacuation of a residence hall on the Newark campus of Rutgers University was re-ordered Wednesday following a bomb threat, according to...   2:15 PM

  • TSA to bring faster frequent-flier security checks to JFK by end of year

    TSA to bring faster frequent-flier security checks to JFK by end of year

    WASHINGTON -- A test program designed to speed up security checks for frequent fliers will be rolled out at the nation's busiest airports by the end of the year, including Kennedy Airport, US officials announced Wednesday. The Transportation...   12:50 PM

  • ‘Druggy’ gal in Giant car chase

    ‘Druggy’ gal in Giant car chase

    The Giants aren’t just Super Bowl champs — they help fight crime, too. A blitzed Big Blue fan wearing an Eli Manning jersey led police on a wild chase on Long Island yesterday — and cops were able to keep track of her speeding SUV because it was...   10:19 AM

  • Long Beach declares fiscal emergency

    LONG BEACH — Long Beach, Long Island, which is facing a $48.3 million debt, has declared a fiscal emergency. Newsday reports that the unanimous city...   10:31 AM

  • 'Merchant of Death' wants improvements to 'barbaric' conditions at NY jail

    'Merchant of Death' wants improvements to 'barbaric' conditions at NY jail

    The lawyer for Russian "Merchant of Death" Viktor Bout requested improvements to the "barbaric" conditions he says his client is enduring in a New York jail. Lawyer Albert Dayan claims that the convicted arms dealer is being kept in conditions...   8:59 AM

  • High marks for Bloomberg's teacher-bonus plan

    High marks for Bloomberg's teacher-bonus plan

    Voters are giving Mayor Bloomberg an "A" for proposing that the city's best teachers be rewarded with mega merit bonuses, even as they flunk his stewardship of the school system. A Quinnipiac University poll out today reports that voters by an...   3:29 PM

  • Pension ‘air’strike

    New York’s powerful AFL-CIO yesterday fired its opening salvo against Gov. Cuomo’s proposed pension overhaul for new government workers, with a...   1:46 AM

  • Skelos hits tax peeks

    Skelos hits tax peeks

    ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo’s move to expand his administration’s access to state workers’ tax returns without court approval is getting a cold reception from state legislative leaders. “It should be very limited,” Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R-LI)...   11:28 AM

  • Rutgers judge finds flaw

    Rutgers judge finds flaw

    Authorities want to upgrade one of the charges against a former Rutgers student accused of using a Webcam to spy on his roommate’s intimate encounter with another man. The case sparked a national conversation about bullying of young gays after the...   11:28 AM

  • ‘Not sorry’ Egan fury

    ‘Not sorry’ Egan fury

    Retired New York Cardinal Edward Egan is facing criticism for recently saying he regretted apologizing for the 2002 priest-abuse scandal when he was bishop of Bridgeport, Conn. “I don’t think we did anything wrong,” Egan told Connecticut Magazine....   11:28 AM

  • Prez hails LI teen

    Prez hails LI teen

    WASHINGTON — This Long Island whiz kid went from homeless shelter to the White House. Samantha Garvey, a senior at Brentwood HS in Bay Shore, joined a select group of students yesterday at the White House Science Fair hosted by President Obama....   11:28 AM

  • PA lets WTC costs soar $4B

    PA lets WTC costs soar $4B

    The cost of the World Trade Center ballooned by nearly $4 billion over the last four years — a wild spending spree that went completely unchecked by the Port Authority, according to a new audit. The agency couldn’t even show documentation for the...   3:57 AM

  • Patriot gets a sugar hit

    Patriot gets a sugar hit

    Bite it, Patriots. A group of Giants fans showed their appreciation yesterday to Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker, who dropped a pass in the Super Bowl that could have iced the game for his team. They delivered 900 pounds of Butterfinger candy...   3:50 AM

  • Hooky & ladder play

    Hooky & ladder play

    It was an epidemic — of Big Blue fever! Giants fans by the thousands played hooky from school and ditched work yesterday to join the big party in Manhattan for their beloved Super Bowl heroes. “I had to use a sick day for this, but seeing Victor...   4:20 AM

  • Giants reign at parade

    Giants reign at parade

    Step aside, Mayor Mike and Gov. Cuomo — it’s Eli’s city now. Nearly 1 million delirious fans roared and wept upon seeing returning hero Eli Manning at the Giants’ triumphant parade in lower Manhattan yesterday — and the quarterback responded by...   10:19 AM

  • ‘Extort’ gal ordered away from Cashman ex’s kids

    ‘Extort’ gal ordered away from Cashman ex’s kids

    Stay away from that other other woman’s kids. A Manhattan judge yesterday ordered Louise Meanwell — who is accused of extorting cash from her alleged ex-lover Brian Cashman — to steer clear of the two children of the Yankee GM’s former mistress,...   4:15 AM

  • Wife-slay suspect hasn’t touched in$urance

    He’s been accused of killing their mother — but at least he hasn’t laid a finger on these two young kids’ $1.6 million. Financial documents submitted...   1:51 AM

  • Hotel panic buttons

    Hotels in New York City have agreed to equip employees with panic alarms that would summon help in case of an emergency. New York Hotel Trades Council...   3:57 AM

  • MTA on fiasco: God did it

    Now it’s God’s fault. Transit officials have flip-flopped on whom to blame for stranding more than two dozen straphangers in a subway car during last...   1:49 AM

  • Giants jab at Gisele: 'Be cute and shut up'

    Giants jab at Gisele: 'Be cute and shut up'

    Hey, Gisele, stick to your day job! The Super Bowl champion Giants blasted the supermodel wife of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady yesterday for her tirade blaming everyone but her husband for their loss in Super Bowl XLVI. Giants running back...   11:28 AM

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  • Day in Photos: Feb. 8, 2012
    Day in Photos: Feb. 8, 2012
  • Day in Photos: Feb. 7, 2012
    Day in Photos: Feb. 7, 2012
  • Celebrity Photos: Feb. 8, 2012
    Celebrity Photos: Feb. 8, 2012
  • Giants Super Bowl Victory Parade
    Giants Super Bowl Victory Parade
  • Celebrity photos: Feb. 7, 2012
    Celebrity photos: Feb. 7, 2012

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