New York bans big, sugary drinks in obesity fight
NEW YORK (AP) - New York opened a new national front in the war on obesity Thursday, banning sales of big sodas and other sugary drinks at the city's restaurants and other eateries. Protesters, backed by the soda industry, had complained about government intrusion on personal choices...
Arrest made in vicious Harlem dog beating
NEW YORK - Police have arrested a 28-year-old Bronx man who was captured on video viciously beating a dog in a Manhattan housing project in August...
Teenage girl stabs brother to death over cellphone
During a fight Friday afternoon with her 20-year-old brother over a cellphone, Queens native Yocairis Diaz, 18, allegedly stabbed her brother to death...
Vicious dog beating video released by police
VIDEO - Police have released video of a vicious dog beating inside a Harlem housing project in August...
NY police accidentally shoot shop worker to death
NEW YORK (AP) - A city police officer accidentally shot and killed a bodega worker who was fleeing an armed robbery, authorities said Friday...
NY Congresswoman thinks there were slaves...in 1898
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, who represents New York's 11th district in Brooklyn, had a chat with Stephen Colbert in her office and the two discussed about rap, time machines, and history...
Muslim leaders are told NYPD spying in NJ ended
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Muslim leaders in New Jersey say the state attorney general has assured them that a New York Police Department unit that conducted surveillance of Muslim groups is no longer operating in the state...
Stars attend NYC funeral of hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty
NEW YORK (AP) -— LL Cool J, Russell Simmons, 50 Cent and Grandmaster Flash are among the mourners at the Manhattan funeral of hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty...
Legendary hip-hop manager Chris Lighty found dead
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City police say a hip-hop mogul who managed Sean "Diddy" Combs, 50 Cent and others was found dead in an apparent suicide...
Harlem granny indicted for abetting million-dollar drug ring
theGRIO REPORT - Doris Smith, 72, walks with a cane, yet provided solid assistance and a stable home to her son-in-law as he ran a million-dollar drug ring out of her Harlem apartment...
