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In one of the strangest incidents you’ll ever hear, a New York man died from the phenomenon known as “spontaneous human combustion.”

Another New York son has been barred from Russia over his support of Ukraine.

Would-be Assassin John Hinckley Jr. will play a Brooklyn concert this summer, it was recently announced.

Certain beers can be aged. This isn't one of them.

Central New Yorkers know there are a lot of places where the term "Podunk" may apply. But there is an actual Podunk, New York.

A Syracuse woman was out for a birthday meal in 1988 when her escargot spontaneously exploded.

This TikTok account creates videos by going on Google Maps and zooming in on a random house in New York State in hopes of finding the owners.

This smarty-pants thought nobody "saw" him stick the sharp tool down his trousers at a Fulton County store, but the suspect was caught on a security camera.

It was a crazy Tuesday night in Liverpool as New York State Police and Onondaga County Sheriffs worked to gather a number of cows on the loose.

We could start seeing emojis on license plates in the near future. A state rep in Vermont wants to let residents bring their favorite graphics to the streets.

Excuse me, what?! This lady called 911 an average of 100 times a day since June. Apparently she truly has nothing better to do than waste people's time.

The "b-word" is becoming more controversial than ever. Lawmakers in Massachusetts are working on a bill that would up the ante against people who use it as a curse word.