The family of 18-year-old Juan Pena said he was shot and killed one day before his interview to join the U.S. Navy. CBS News ...

Norah will be sadly missed by her brother John (South Wales), sister-in-law Nora (Kiltevna), nieces, nephews, relatives, neighbours & friends. May her kind & gentle soul Rest In Peace Norah’s Funeral ...

Kingston native John G. Stote III earned a reputation for producing a quality basketball when he invented The Rock in 1982. It was used at more than 70 Division I colleges and universities, high ...

Nationally-known St. Raymond High School for Boys in the Bronx also uses Stote’s new ... 6-foot-5 player from Christ the King High in Queens, who is among the top five juniors in the country.

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A teenager who was subway-surfing Tuesday evening fell from the train and onto the tracks in the Bronx, miraculously surviving the treacherous trick, police said. The 15-year-old male tumbled from ...

At a late-night inaugural ball on Monday, President Trump, flush with his restoration to power, began waving a ceremonial sword he had been given almost as if it were a scepter and he were a king.

CC Sabathia will go into the Baseball Hall of Fame with a New York Yankees hat on his plaque. Sabathia learned of his election on Tuesday and soon after confirmed his intentions to go into ...

When a devastating fire ripped through the Twin Parks apartment complex in the Bronx three years ago, leaving 17 dead and dozens injured and homeless, the Bronx Community Foundation sprang into action ...

Jesus's real name may not have been Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ's real name was most likely Yeshu Nazareen, according to language and phonetic experts, as cited in a New York Post report.

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service, a day dedicated to honoring the life and legacy of Dr. King, a key figure in the American Civil Rights Movement.

More than the king of lions, Mufasa: The Lion King also managed to pull out a last-minute win at the box office over the 4-day Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.