Topic: Westchester County

Boston bombing probe: What Tsarnaev's friends tell us about adolescents (+video)

The arrests of three college friends of Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev could be a chance for adults to help young people sort through complicated issues of friendship and loyalty, as well as moral and legal obligations.

Supreme Court declines potential major gun rights case, leaving limits intact

A New York law requires residents who want to carry a concealed handgun in public to demonstrate a need for self-protection beyond that of the general public. The Supreme Court turned aside a gun rights challenge to that law.

N.Y. newspaper's map of local gun owners: A cheat sheet for burglars? (+video)

Gun owners whose names and addresses were published on a 'gun map' in a New York newspaper are angry. But a county official suggests that the map shows burglars which homes to avoid.

Hillary Clinton's next job? Surely not the one Mayor Bloomberg floated.

Michael Bloomberg is said to have asked Hillary Clinton about her interest in succeeding him next year as mayor of New York. If she were to run, it'd be a short primary. But here's why she won't.

Superstorm Sandy racks up $32 billion in NY damages (+video)

Between the state of New York and New York City, hurricane Sandy has cost about $32 billion in losses. State and local governments already facing financial strain will turn to the federal government for aid.

Wet snow and power outages hit recovering East Coast

Households in the country's most densely populated region that had waited for days without power after Superstorm Sandy were plunged back into darkness, with temperatures near freezing.

Electricity in NYC could take four to seven days to restore (+video)

ConEd said New York City customers served by underground equipment should see electricity restored to service in four days. Those who get power from overhead lines are expected to wait a week. Why will it take so long?

Energy Voices Hurricane Sandy cuts power for millions. Why aren't utility lines underground?

Hurricane Sandy caused a record storm-related power outage in New York City and has more than 7.4 million homes and businesses without power. So why aren't cities burying more power lines underground to avoid the blackouts?

529 saving plans: no longer cool?

Net inflows into 529 saving plans have slowed as the economy remains weak. Many parents are looking at alternatives to the 529 saving plans.

More Powerful Than Dynamite

Author Thai Jones is an assured narrator and brings the book's setting of 1914 New York vividly to life.

Newark Muslims hold protest rally over NYPD spy operation

Newark Muslims plan to rally Friday in protest of a 2007 NYPD spying operation targeting Muslim groups in Newark, N.J. Mayor Bloomberg says the operation was 'constitutional.'

Difference Maker Juan Castillo teaches immigrants who speak obscure languages how to make it in New York.

Some immigrants from Mexico don't speak Spanish or English but native languages. Juan Castillo helps them learn.

After the snowstorm: Power outages mean no heat, no trick-or-treating

In many areas with power outages, the temperature in homes is barely 50 degrees, and trick-or-treating has been canceled because of concerns about downed wires.

National Grid, others expect power outages for days to come

National Grid and other utility companies are reporting more than 200,000 customers in New York without power after an October snow storm downed power lines in the northeast.

Flight cancellations could top 10,000. Here's what to do if Irene cancels yours.

Flight cancellations are already under way in anticipation of hurricane Irene. Here's what to do if flight cancellations affect your travel plans.

HSBC layoffs: 30,000 jobs to be cut in global overhaul

HSBC layoffs will take effect by 2013. The HSBC layoffs come as the banking group shifts its focus to emerging markets around the globe.

A visit to a slave garden

Near Tarrytown, N.Y., Philipsburg Manor re-creates a slave garden that shows how slaves in the 1700s grew food for themselves and to sell.

Heat wave: Can the power grid handle it?

With the upper half of the US in the grip of a heat wave, energy usage is hitting records or near-records. But grid operators say they are prepared for the increased demand.

Our Patchwork Nation

A journalist and a political scientist search out the patterns in American diversity.

Questions remain after police kill college football player, Danroy Henry

Local police shot and killed a college football star, Danroy Henry, in New York, but witnesses say the police story is not accurate and they demand justice.

Home sales stalled? Auction that house!

Home sales may be headed lower. So sellers and even real estate agents are turning to auctions instead. Are home sales auctions for you?

Unemployed? This week's Top 7 job offers

This week's top 8 job offers will get you into zoos, car crushing yards and the habitat of ... anadromous salmonids?

Greening the Sears Tower

Living lightly: Condos go ecofriendly