New York City authorities are searching for a suspect who set a man on fire in Times Square Sunday morning. Police responded to a 45-year-old man on fire on West 41st Street and 7th Avenue just before 4 a.

Longtime U.S. Rep Nita Lowey, 87, of New York,. has died from metastatic breast cancer, her family announced Sunday.

Former U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey, a long serving New York Democrat who was the first woman to chair the powerful House Appropriations Committee, has died. She was 87. Lowey's family, in a statement shared by the Westchester County Democratic Committee,

A liberal Democrat from New York, she championed women’s issues and rose to one of the most influential positions on Capitol Hill during 32 years in Congress.

New York Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt, 29, who went 5-5 with a 2.85 ERA in 16 starts for the Yankees last year, has been scratched from his Grapefruit League start against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday while he deals with some shoulder soreness.

The New York Yankees may have another concern in their starting rotation as they scratched an upcoming starter on Sunday.

The New York Yankees are dealing with yet another setback in their starting rotation, as right-hander Clarke Schmidt was scratched from his scheduled Grapefruit League start on Monday due to shoulder soreness.

Over the last couple of days, the rumors connecting the Minnesota Vikings and future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers have grown very loud. Rodgers seems to prefer the idea of signing with the Vikings over other interests he has received from the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants.

As the NFL world continues to wait for Aaron Rodgers to make a decision, the Minnesota Vikings reportedly remain something of a wild card even though they will "probably not" get heavily involved. "I'm told from sources that Rodgers does have standing offers from the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants,