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New York mom gets jail for threats over Little League

A suburban New York mom was sentenced to 50 days in jail for threats to a Little League official over her son not making the team.
SAT cheating scandal: Are stakes getting too high for college admission?

Six high school students in Great Neck, N.Y., are facing misdemeanor charges for allegedly paying $1,500 to $2,500 to Samuel Eshaghoff to take the SAT for them. Is the pressure to succeed too great?
How earnings for unionized public employees compare with private sector

In the fight for balanced budgets vs. benefits for public employees, what's fair and what's politics?
Andrew Cuomo won't make endorsement in NY Attorney General Democratic primary

Andrew Cuomo says he won't endorse anyone in Tuesday's five-way Democratic primary in the race to replace him as New York State Attorney General.
Hurricane Earl: hurricane-force gusts likely on Long Island Friday

Hurricane Earl forecasts still have the storm brushing the East Coast from Cape Hatteras to Cape Cod. Some Long Island residents say they don't know what they should be doing to prepare.
Heroin's comeback: busts at levels not seen since the '70s.

Mexican dealers are flooding the market with a cheap form of heroin that is more potent than its predecessors, snaring younger users.
Is this really New York or are we in the tropics?

Heat-loving plants thrive in a Long Island garden.