Mayor Sebastian N. Giuliano of Middletown, Conn., said the local police had been issued a warrant to search for signs of what caused the explosion at the Kleen Energy Systems plant.

Albany Democrats can ill afford to lose a single member, but Hiram Monserrate slashed his companion’s face.

There has been no major regulatory change to directly address the issue of where gas should be vented during construction or maintenance.

The five men killed in the explosion were coaches and leaders, self-appointed statesmen of the cities where they lived.

Federal prosecutors portrayed Bernard B. Kerik, the former police commissioner who faces sentencing for fraud this month, in damning terms.

Some families with deep roots in Manhattan kept their heads a few years ago when the market for skyscrapers and other big projects overheated.

A Brooklyn writer is celebrating four years of giving her friends cash and asking them to find ways to donate.

A writer in Brooklyn is celebrating four years of giving her friends a fistful of cash and challenging them to find interesting ways to donate.

A writer in Brooklyn is celebrating four years of giving her friends a fistful of cash and challenging them to find interesting ways to donate.

No one else was believed to be buried in the rubble of a power plant that exploded Sunday, leaving the death toll at five, the mayor said.