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There's a new crop of coding toys for techie tykes

Not everyone is excited about pushing first-graders to learn the nuts and bolts of how computers work. Some critics believe that too much technology too early can interfere with a child's natural development; others warn that pushing advanced concepts on younger kids could frustrate them and turn them off computer science completely.

New Jersey man admits conspiring to back Islamic State group

A 20-year-old New Jersey man admitted to planning to travel to Syria so he could join the Islamic State group and to discussing homemade bombs that he would detonate in New York.

Watch: Fall Colors at their best, when rainbows float to the ground

As cardigans and the scarves come out of mothballed closets, the leaves are a riot of the warmest tones of red and rust, orange and sepia. This annual cascade makes for heavenly photo backdrops, weekends of raking, mugs of hot chocolate and dreaming of pumpkin pie.

Pilot who collapsed and died on an American Airlines flight had ‘heart condition’

An American Airlines co-pilot made a mid-flight diversion and safely landed the plane after the captain became ill and died, an airline spokeswoman said Monday.

Indian-American couple gifts $100 million to New York engineering school

An Indian-American couple has announced a $100 million gift to the New York University School of Engineering in what is believed to be the largest philanthropic gift by a member of the Indian-American community.

Insider trading 2.0: Menace of high-speed trading, early data peaks

Amid signs that high-speed traders are now getting early access to key market-moving data and analyst reports, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is cracking down on what he calls "Insider Trading 2.0."