On a day of heavy ironies for one of America's most prominent and promising politicians, there was this: the prostitution ring that New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer allegedly patronized was called the Emperors Club VIP. It was the governor's own imperial mien, after all, that will make this fall from grace particularly bruising. It was, in many ways, a Jimmy Swaggart moment for New York State: the sloppy fall of a man known for his uprightness, his starched ...

Broadening the number of health care professionals who can administer vaccine, New York Gov. David Paterson issued a sweeping executive order Thursday officially declaring a state of emergency due to the increase in H1N1 cases, including 75 H1N1-related deaths in New York state.

A security guard at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport is under arrest for allegedly making threatening remarks about President Obama, a spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service said Wednesday. John Brek, 55, of Linden, New Jersey, was arrested Tuesday and charged with making terroristic threats, Port Authority spokesman John Kelly said. A search of Brek's home turned up at least 40 firearms, Kelly said, all of which appear to be legally owned. U.S. Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan said ...

Christopher Kelly, former chief fundraiser for ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, has died, according to a statement Saturday from the former governor. "I am deeply saddened to hear that Chris had died," Blagojevich's statement said. Cook County, Illinois, authorities would not immediately comment on the reported death. No other details were immediately available. Blagojevich was in New York and declined to comment further. Earlier this year, Blagojevich, who was impeached and removed from office, pleaded not guilty to federal corruption charges. ...

The White House is set to release on Monday the text of a controversial back-to-school speech to students from President Obama that has angered some conservative parents and pundits. The text of the 18-minute speech will be posted on the White House Web site so people can read it before its scheduled Internet broadcast to schoolchildren Tuesday. Some conservatives have expressed a fear that Obama is going to use the opportunity to press a partisan political agenda. "Thinking about my ...