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Police are looking for a man who hid at the top of a covered slide in the play area at a New York City McDonald's and sexually assaulted a 4-year-old girl, law enforcement officials

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A New Yorker whose New York Times was routinely swiped from his Manhattan stoop became so annoyed by the thefts that he set up a camera and followed the thief, unraveling a scheme to steal newspapers from...]]> Wed, 07 Aug 2013 10:10:02 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/Obama-Leno-Tonight-Show.jpg
President Barack Obama gave an unexpectedly serious and wide-ranging interview to Jay Leno on Tuesday night, weighing in on a terror threat, U.S. tensions with Russia and even his recent lunch with...

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Police on Long Island are looking for a man believed to be in his late 20s in connection with a violent sexual assault on Long Island last month.

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A dead shark that mysteriously ended up on a subway train caused a stir among riders and forced an evacuation of the car early Wednesday.

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A bus taking nearly three dozen children and 10 adults from the Bronx to visit the Riverhead Aquarium on Long Island collided with a pickup truck as it neared the marine center, injuring nine people,...

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A statue of Jackie Robinson in Coney Island was vandalized with a racial slur and a swastika, police said.]]> Wed, 07 Aug 2013 12:57:46 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/tumblr_inline_mr5658AZ8H1qz4rgp.jpg
Yahoo! is changing its iconic logo for the first time in almost two decades. For the next 30 days, until its unveiling on Sept. 4, the Internet search giant will feature a different logo on its home page. One o]]> Wed, 07 Aug 2013 07:22:04 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/maplewood+car+crash.jpg
Two men died and three other people were seriously hurt in a two-car crash in a quiet northern New Jersey neighborhood Tuesday evening.

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A number of amateur athletes who participated in an extreme obstacle course race in Marseilles, Ill., more than two weeks ago continue to deal with a severe rash that has spread across their bodies since...

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Three weeks after an 8-year-old Oakland girl was shot to death at a slumber party, a 1-year-old boy was gunned down Wednesday morning, earning him the newest, and most unfortunate, ranking of becoming...

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A police officer who stopped at a New Jersey convenience store to use the bathroom instead ended up arresting a man there who allegedly was breaking up marijuana on a $100 bill.

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A woman caught on surveillance video stealing a purse from a customer's cart inside a New Jersey supermarket is being sought by police.]]> Wed, 07 Aug 2013 10:49:36 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/Miller-Trial-080613.jpg
A Plano, Texas, woman accused of trying to kill her fiance is on trial this week for attempted murder charges. Vicky Renee Miller allegedly tried to kill Paul Dwayne Key in November

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The event isn't even slated to hit the Chicago area until next year, but already roughly 1,000 thrill-seekers have signed up for the American version of Pamplona's Running of the Bulls.

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Wednesday's Powerball jackpot is now at an estimated $425 million, the third largest jackpot ever. The jackpot began as a $40 million prize on June 26 and rose to the $425 million mark after 12 draws without...

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The National Transportation Safety Board says a Southwest Airlines plane's nose gear appears to have failed because of "stress overload" when it collapsed during landing at LaGuardia last...]]> Wed, 07 Aug 2013 08:06:08 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/ice-cream-truck-drugs.jpg
A Brooklyn ice cream man has been arrested for selling cocaine and painkillers out of his truck full of treats as children bought frozen sweets just a few feet away. Mina Gatas, 20, is accused of selling drugs t...]]> Wed, 07 Aug 2013 12:43:20 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/Screen+shot+2013-08-05+at+1.31.01+PM2.png
Camels love hump day, and so do most American workers. Chances are you’ve seen the Geico insurance commercial starring a camel excitedly interrupting everyone in the office on Wednesday, also known as hump day.

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A 64-year-old rent collector was shot to death in Brooklyn Monday evening and was found lying on the street next to his car, holding a pen in his hand, police sources said.]]> Tue, 06 Aug 2013 20:38:08 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/newark-attack.jpg
A 9-year-old Newark, N.J. boy called 911 to report his mother being attacked Tuesday morning.]]> Tue, 06 Aug 2013 17:46:01 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/13+car+crash+garden+state+parkway+2.jpg
A 13-car crash on the Garden State Parkway in Union, N.J. has slowed rush-hour traffic in the area.]]> Tue, 06 Aug 2013 11:59:38 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/montclair+shooting+new.jpg
Police are looking for a masked gunman who approached four friends walking down a street in a northern New Jersey town early Tuesday and opened fire, wounding all of them in what authorities believed to be...

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In the largest single crackdown on organized crime in L.A. County history, a major drug raid Tuesday netted nearly $20 million in meth, and the arrest of eight gang members, busting up an alliance of...]]> Wed, 07 Aug 2013 11:30:08 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/artemissimpson.jpg
San Francisco hosts the 34th edition of the America's Cup with races officially beginning on July 7.]]> Tue, 06 Aug 2013 15:51:55 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/water-faucet-generic.jpg
The federal government says New York's Westchester County is not properly treating some of its drinking water.

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Police released new photos Tuesday of a man suspected of attacking a 17-year-old girl from behind and stabbing her 10 times as she walked home from her job at a Queen's McDonald's last week, authorities said. ]]> Tue, 06 Aug 2013 15:11:49 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/body+woods+mill+pond+park.jpg
A body found slumped over a log in a Long Island park over the weekend has been identified as a 27-year-old man, and police say he was stabbed multiple times.]]> Tue, 06 Aug 2013 14:43:54 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/Wall-E+Photo.jpg
A citrus farmer in Bakersfield, Calif., and his group of "Wall-E Builders" have created a real life, moving and talking Wall-E robot from scratch. In honor of "Geek Week," Tested posted a video on YouTube...

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott said he has suspended Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi and Sweetwater Mayor Manuel Marono from office after they were arrested by the FBI on public corruption charges Tuesday.

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A nurse and a U.S. Marine claim San Diego Mayor Bob Filner abused his elected office when he asked for a date in exchange for helping a wounded veteran solve a problem with Veterans]]> Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:42:02 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/College-student-generic-bac.jpg
The University of Iowa has taken the top spot as the country's most hard-partying school, according to Princeton Review's latest rankings. The honor was announced on Monday to coincide with the release of...]]>