Bloomberg says he never had a chance in White House bid

The former New York City mayor of 12 years said he decided against joining the contested presidential race against candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton because of his inability to align with the Democratic or Republican parties. Bloomberg told "60 Minutes" that if even if he mounted an Independent campaign with retired Navy Admiral Michael Mullen as his running mate, and $1 billion of his own money, he would never have stood a chance.

Will free college offer catch fire? NY details raise doubts

In this Jan. 3, 2017, file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, right, and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders appear onstage together during an event at New York's LaGuardia Community College. It's the hope of proponents such as Sanders and Hillary Clinton, who made debt-free college a key talking point in their Democratic presidential campaigns, that New York's first-in-the-nation free tuition program for middle-class students will spread to other states.

Ap Fact Check: Trump forgets tense time in Us-Russia history

In a news conference and a pair of interviews, President Donald Trump gave skewed accounts of U.S. relations over time with Russia, auto jobs and health care under his watch. TRUMP: "We may be at an all-time low in terms of relationship with Russia."

Ap Fact Check: Steve who? Trump shortchanges a relationship

In a pair of interviews, President Donald Trump gave a skewed account of auto jobs and health care under his watch and flatly contradicted himself on how long he's known his right-hand strategist, Steve Bannon. "Many years," Trump said of their relationship back in August, when he made Bannon his campaign chief.

Putin meets Tillerson as US, Russia fiercely feud over Syria

A once-prominent Las Vegas physician who was convicted of murder and 26 other charges in a 2007 hepatitis outbreak has died in prison custody. An influential U.S. government health panel is dropping its opposition to routine prostate cancer screening in favor of letting men decide for themselves after talking with their doctor.

Delta Delays Drag Into Fifth Day, Testing Passengers’ Patience

Brittany Wengel was supposed to fly Delta to Florida on Thursday for a long weekend away from a gray New York City. As of Sunday, she was still grounded.  Delta, which had canceled her original flight to Fort Lauderdale, rebooked her on another direct one for Sunday morning before canceling that one as well and offering her a multiple layover option instead.

GOP bill: Counties see mandate relief

Gov. Andrew Cuomo offered a blistering attack Tuesday on a federal plan to take the cost of Medicaid off the backs of New York's county governments. GOP Medicaid bill: Counties see mandate relief ALBANY -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo offered a blistering attack Tuesday on a federal plan to take the cost of Medicaid off the backs of New York's county governments.

GOP Obamacare repeal saves rural New Yorkers cash at city expense

House Republicans cut a backroom deal Tuesday night leaving New York City in the lurch by cutting Upstate contributions to the state Medicaid program. The House speaker, scrambling for votes to pass his much-maligned Obamacare repeal plan, tacked on a last-minute provision from Rep. Chris Collins aimed at winning over skittish Upstate New York Republicans ahead of Thursday's House vote.

Jasmine Yarbrough’s sister flaunts ‘daddy’ phone case

EXCLUSIVE: Heartwarming moment Good Samaritan steps in and buys $749 plane ticket for desperate father whose daughter, two, is told she's too old to fly for free Woman, 25, loses an arm and a leg after FAINTING on a New York subway platform into the path of an oncoming train Trump's revised travel ban already facing legal trouble as Democratic attorneys general team up to block the new order The seven simple money-saving hacks that could save you THOUSANDS a year Police blast protesters with water cannons in Rotterdam after Turkish ministers are refused entry to Holland, prompting Erdogan to label the Dutch 'Nazi fascists' Never-before-seen Michael Brown footage sheds new light on case and suggests he did NOT rob the store before being shot dead by Ferguson police but was involved in a drug deal with the clerks How incendiary new Michael Brown film threatens to reignite fury around his ... (more)