The male companion of a Linden, N.J., woman has been arrested and charged with the murder of her 2-year-old son.

Architect David Rockwell has designed novel playgrounds for New York City that replace traditional fixed structures like monkey bars and swings with custom shaped loose parts that children can move around.

Every year more than 10,000 devotees flock to a sleepy bedroom community near Rochester to watch the gelatin wiggle.

A Queens food company is recalling about 286,000 pounds of fresh and frozen beef, pork and poultry products that may be contaminated with the bacteria listeria.

An unusual 11-year survivor of A.L.S., Chris Pendergast has taken the lonely helm of an effort to call attention to the needs of those with the disease.

In suits built to maneuver in a struggle and to conceal gun and gear, police detectives manage to maintain a dapper tradition.

The victim, Courtney Charles, aged 60, was killed inside 823 St. John?s Place in Crown Heights. Police said robbery did not appear to be a motive.

Newly created bike lanes are routinely ignored by motorists. Bikers have found ways of fighting back.

Mr. Howard arranged the dance music, composed the incidental music or conducted the orchestra for many of Broadway?s biggest hits of the last half-century, and sometimes did all three.

Barack Obama defeated Hillary Rodham Clinton by seven votes in the Guam Democratic presidential caucuses Saturday. The count of more than 4,500 ballots took all night.