
Paige Bueckers selected No. 1 by the Dallas Wings in WNBA draft
UConn star Paige Bueckers has been taken with the No. 1 pick overall in the WNBA draft by the Dallas Wings.
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UConn star Paige Bueckers has been taken with the No. 1 pick overall in the WNBA draft by the Dallas Wings.
The Huskies defeated defending champion South Carolina, 82-59, a week ago for its 12th overall title. CBS News New York's Jessica Moore reports.
The UConn women's basketball team celebrated its NCAA championship with a victory parade Sunday in downtown Hartford.
The Huskies captured their first title since 2016 with an 82-59 destruction of defending champion South Carolina on Sunday. CBS News New York's Steve Overmyer reports.
Rick Pitino and RJ Luis were rewarded Wednesday for St. John's best season in decades, winning Big East Coach of the Year and Player of the Year, respectively.
The countdown to March Madness is on. UConn got off to a rough start this year, but Coach Dan Hurley hopes to lead the team to a third straight title.
No. 10 St. John's routed UConn 89-75 at Madison Square Garden to complete its first regular season sweep of the Huskies in 25 years.
Dan Hurley says he asked himself where he belongs when considering whether to accept an offer to coach the Los Angeles Lakers or stay at UConn.
Hurley, the head coach who led the Huskies to the last two NCAA Division I men's basketball championships, turned down a ton of years and money from the Los Angeles Lakers. CBS New York's Otis Livingston reports.
A victory parade was held Saturday in Hartford for the UConn men's basketball team. The streets were packed with fans cheering on the 2024 NCAA champions, the UConn Huskies.
Thousands lined the streets of downtown Hartford on Saturday to celebrate UConn's second straight NCAA men's basketball championship, and sixth in 25 years.
The Huskies earned the sixth men's title in school history with a 75-60 win over Purdue on Monday night.
The Huskies earned the sixth men's title in school history with a 75-60 win over Purdue on Monday night. CBS New York's Tony Aiello reports.
Candidates for New Jersey governor and voters are reacting to President Trump's sweeping budget proposal.
A Queens neighborhood is on guard after a device believed to be recording the block was discovered buried in a resident's lawn.
Justin Rivera, the New Jersey sheriff's officer who died last week after falling out of a ninth floor window, was laid to rest Friday.
Sean "Diddy" Combs had a request for the courtroom artist at his sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial.
Four teens are charged with setting fire to the historic Tarrytown Lighthouse in Sleepy Hollow, New York, and causing an estimated $100,000 in damage.
A Queens neighborhood is on guard after a device believed to be recording the block was discovered buried in a resident's lawn.
Sean "Diddy" Combs had a request for the courtroom artist at his sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial.
Four teens are charged with setting fire to the historic Tarrytown Lighthouse in Sleepy Hollow, New York, and causing an estimated $100,000 in damage.
About 150 homes and businesses lost power when part of a tree fell onto electrical lines and crushed a van in New Rochelle, New York.
The funeral for New York City's former police commissioner, Bernard Kerik, was held Friday at St. Patrick's Cathedral.
The humid weather sticks around the NYC area to finish the week, and there could be a chance of thunderstorms.
Another air quality alert has been issued for the NYC area today, and it has expanded to include Long Island and New Jersey.
An air quality alert has been issued for NYC and N.J. on Wednesday, as smoke from the Canadian wildfires blows into the Tri-State Area.
Two people were rescued after a small plane crashed into Long Island Sound off the coast of Connecticut, the U.S. Coast Guard says.
The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, were expected to appear overnight around the NYC and New Jersey area.
Candidates for New Jersey governor and voters are reacting to President Trump's sweeping budget proposal.
Justin Rivera, the New Jersey sheriff's officer who died last week after falling out of a ninth floor window, was laid to rest Friday.
The humid weather sticks around the NYC area to finish the week, and there could be a chance of thunderstorms.
Jonathan Stewart says up until about a week ago, he had been having nightmares about plane crashes.
A black bear spotted over the last two days in one Bergen County, New Jersey, town has everyone talking.
The humid weather sticks around the NYC area to finish the week, and there could be a chance of thunderstorms.
An event at Jones Beach was shut down Thursday after fights broke out during a senior skip day on Long Island, officials say.
A large fire at the Crown Recycling plant in Calverton, Long Island appeared to be under control Wednesday afternoon.
Experts are warning people not to interfere with fawns they may be seeing around. Well-intentioned people may be doing more harm than good, they say.
History was made Tuesday at JFK Airport as an all-electric aircraft made a successful runway landing for the first time.
Candidates for New Jersey governor and voters are reacting to President Trump's sweeping budget proposal.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador in March, has been indicted and brought back to the U.S.
In the race for New York City mayor, Democratic candidate Jessica Ramos, a state senator from Queens, threw her support to Andrew Cuomo Friday.
President Trump once called Elon Musk "one of our great brains," but wrote this week he's gone "CRAZY."
Trash bins meant to hold dozens of large trash bags are part of New York City's latest defense against rats.
A measles case has been confirmed in Putnam County, N.Y., and health officials have a warning for some who visited Arturo's Tavern in Mahopac.
The CDC dropped a broad recommendation for all children to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Some fish caught in New York lakes and rivers may be unsafe to eat due to elevated levels of chemicals known as PFAS, state health officials announced Thursday.
A Long Island man is sharing his incredible transformation after his nose was bitten off in a fight.
For the first time in his life, a young New Jersey man is pain-free thanks to a new gene treatment working to cure patients of sickle cell disease.
Sean "Diddy" Combs had a request for the courtroom artist at his sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial.
Fans around the world lined up outside electronics stores hours in advance to collect their pre-ordered video game consoles.
Atlantic City police say Garfield Bennett took a guitar and mandolin from the band Heart the night of their show at the venue's Etess Arena.
The judge in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial threatened Thursday to potentially have him removed from court over interactions with the jury.
Harvey Weinstein's sex crimes retrial is now in the hands of a jury in New York City.
Want to know how and where to watch the 2025 Belmont Stakes race live? Here's what to know about the big horse race.
The Belmont Stakes is set to host a rematch in New York on Saturday of the top three finishing horses from the Kentucky Derby.
Michael Conforto drove in the tiebreaking run in the Dodgers' three-run eighth inning, and Los Angeles rallied for a 6-5 victory over the New York Mets on to split the NL powers' four-game series.
The New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-0 on Thursday night.
The Steelers have agreed to terms with quarterback Aaron Rodgers on a one-year contract.
Angelo Imperati, a math teacher at P.S 75 School of Research and Discovery in the Bronx was at a loss for words after learning he was a grand prize winner of the FLAG Award for Teaching.
As a sweeping $500 million overhaul of Brooklyn's Broadway Junction begins, some community leaders are concerned it will lead to gentrification.
Teens in Brooklyn's El Puente Bike Club are preparing to cycle from New Haven to Boston for the 2025 Youth Bike Summit.
Queens Council Member Julie Won says she's working with the city to deliver expanded waterfront access as part of OneLIC.
Eight New Yorkers who survived cardiac arrest met the EMTs and paramedics who saved their lives during a moving FDNY ceremony.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
Dogs got decked out for the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City's East Village on Saturday.
Cosplayers flooded New York City's Javits Center in October 2024 for the annual New York Comic Con convention.
Tens of thousands of people flooded Manhattan streets on June 2, 2024 for the 60th annual Israel Day on Fifth Parade.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
Four suspects are now charged in the arson and vandalism spree at the historic Tarrytown Lighthouse.
There was more fallout Friday from the very public feud between the President of the United States and the world's richest man. A day after President Trump and Elon Musk went after each other on social media, the Tesla CEO is trading barbs with a close Trump ally. Erica Brown reports from the White House.
Over the last few days, there have been multiple reports of gun violence in the Bronx. Hoping to make the violence stop, many went out into the community, spreading the message on Gun Violence Awareness Day. CBS News New York's Erica Lunsford reports.
"Oh Mary!" is one of the biggest hits of the Broadway season. The play has five Tony Award nominations. "John Proctor is the Villain" is the most-nominated play with seven Tony nominations.
A juror in Harvey Weinstein's retrial asked to be removed from the sex crimes case Friday. It came on the second day of deliberations.