Hurricane Irene battered New York with heavy winds and driving rain on Sunday, knocking out power and flooding some of Lower Manhattan's deserted streets even as it lost some of its strength.

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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday ordered the mandatory evacuation of some 250,000 people from several low-lying areas as Hurricane Irene barreled towards the US east coast.

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A state of emergency has been declared in New York as the US East Coast geared up for hurricane Irene which is expected to make its first landfall over the weekend and dump about 15 inches of rain in

Hundreds of gay and lesbian couples married across New York State on Sunday in a key milestone for advocates hoping to legalise gay marriage nationwide.

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With thousands of requests pouring in for the first day of same-sex marriages in New York City, the mayor's office said on Tuesday it would establish a lottery to select 764 couples.

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The US government has joined issue with an Indian diplomat's daughter who is suing New York city for a whopping $1.5 million for false arrest, saying family members don't enjoy diplomatic immunity.

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An Indian diplomat's daughter is suing New York City's government for $1.5 million for what she claims was a wrongful arrest on the suspicion of sending obscene emails to her teacher in Queens' John Browne high school.

The suspected serial killer believed to have dumped slain prostitutes along a lonely New York beach taunted the sister of one victim and confessed to the murder, a report said on Friday.

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New York police stepped up the hunt on Tuesday for a suspected serial killer after a human skull and bones, potential ninth and 10th victims, were found in separate locations on Long Island.

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Paris Hilton is holding $60,000 of jewelry that does not belong to her and should give it back, a new lawsuit contends.

German insurer Allianz has sued the celebrity socialite, saying she has ignored