Trainwreck: The Metro-North commuter train that derailed Sunday entered a dangerous curve at 82 mph rather than 30, NTSB investigators said. The information came from the train’s black box. Investigators also said the train’s throttle was fully engaged until six …

 Trouble With the Curve: Investigators have recovered the black box from the New York commuter train that crashed yesterday and will be focusing on how fast the train was going when it hit a tight curve. It should have been …

Derailed: At least four people were killed this morning when a Metro North train from Poughkeepsie to New York derailed near the Spuyten Duyvil station. The New York Fire Department says 67 people were injured, 11 critically. Four of the …

Tension: The US government yesterday urged its passenger airlines to notify China before passing through its newly claimed airspace over the East China Sea. The State Department said this does not indicate US acceptance of China’s demands, but does acknowledge …

Shop Till You Drop: A crowd of 15,000 waited outside Macy’s on Herald Square until the doors opened at 8 pm. Big chain retailers across the country opened for a 24-hour shopathon. Wal-Mart opened at 6 pm, two hours earlier …

Thanksgiving On Parade: Snoopy, Spiderman, Buzz Lightyear, and the rest of the Macy’s parade balloons floated over Central Park West this morning. Winds were just below the level at which NY City would have grounded them. But Macy’s other contribution …

Travel: It’s snowing in western New York and Pennsylvania as holiday travelers hit the road. Snow fell in Atlanta, but mostly it’s raining along the Atlantic coast and the I-95 corridor, the east coast artery from Florida to Maine that …

Stormy Weather:  A massive storm system stretching from Georgia to Pennsylvania and New York promises to dump heavy rain, freezing rain and snow on the eve of Thanksgiving. As much as a foot of snow is expected in western New …

Stormy Weather: A major winter storm already credited with 8 deaths in the West is moving east just in time to foul Thanksgiving travel. There’s a foot of snow in New Mexico and it’s snowing in Colorado. More than 300 …

Breakthrough: The US and a coalition of five countries reached a groundbreaking  agreement that stops Iran from making bomb-grade uranium. The deal lasts just 6 months, but it signals a different relationship between Iran and the West. This provides time …