A New York court has awarded $1.6 billion to more than 100 women who say they were sexually abused by a former pediatrician ...

The search and rescue efforts​ following the deadly fire at Happy Cat Sanctuary​ on Long Island took a grim turn Monday.

The largest species of flightless insect, the Lord Howe Island stick insect, grows up to 15cm (5.9 inches) long.

The historic Grumman Plant 2 mural, painted in 1945 by noted muralist Victor White, was created for the lobby of the old ...

I broke the bike down as small as I could — batteries out, front wheel off, handlebars turned sideways — and lashed it to the bow. I had added a few tie down points to my kayak the night before to ...

One of my favorite places to take a family vacation is the Smoky Mountains. To me, the perfect long weekend getaway is a ...

Defendants who were found unfit to stand trial waited on Rikers an average of 79 days as of last fall, according to the ...

Philadelphia Zoo's 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises, Mommy and Abrazzo, welcomed their first hatchlings, marking a historic ...

Newsday's annual list of the top Long Island high school girls track and field athletes as the season gets underway.

PHILADELPHIA — On Thursday, the Philadelphia Zoo announced the hatching of four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A former chef for the Staten Island Yankees is receiving nearly $800,000 in a settlement with Con ...

Galapagos tortoises hatched 4 babies at the Philadelphia Zoo helping to ensure the survival of a critically endangered ...