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NEW YORK (AP) — You won't find any pictures of dogs playing poker at DoGUMENTA. A three-day art exhibition curated expressly for dogs is attracting hundreds of canines to a marina in lower Manhattan, where hounds and terriers are feasting their eyes,...

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy has a culture of fear marked by a sense of victimhood and "us vs. them" mindset, according to a study commissioned by the federal agency that operates the New York military academy following c...

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Katrina Williams wanted a safer alternative to smoking, and e-cigarettes seemed to be the answer until the day one exploded in her pocket as she drove home from a beauty salon. "It was like a firecracker" as it seared t...

KINGS POINT, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Merchant Marine Academy cadets should be given satellite phones or other devices that would make it easier for them to report sexual abuse or harassment when they are at sea working as interns on commercial vessels, U...

KINGS POINT, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy is in turmoil over sexual abuse and bullying concerns that have led to the temporary shutdown of its premier training program — one that sends cadets out on working vessels for a year at sea...