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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Attorney General Eric Holder is defending the Justice Department's secret examination of Associated Press phone records, while at the same time declaring he had played no role in it.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  The Justice Department has secretly obtained two months of telephone records of journalists for The Associated Press in what AP's top executive says is an "unprecedented intrusion" into newsgathering.

Monday, April 29, 2013  NBA veteran center Jason Collins has become the first active male professional athlete in the major four American sports leagues to come out as gay.

Sunday, April 28, 2013  The House Intelligence Committee chairman says Syria's suspected use of chemical weapons against its own people is troubling but adds that he is also worried about those weapons falling into the wrong hands after President Bashar Assad is driven from power.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Police say five people are dead in a shooting at an apartment complex south of Seattle, including a suspect who was shot by officers responding to the chaotic scene.

Saturday, March 30, 2013  CNYCentral's Alex Dunbar has confirmed that President Obama is at the Syracuse-Marquette inside the Verizon Center in Washington D.C.

Friday, March 29, 2013  Syracuse fans are packing up to drive to D.C. for Saturday's game against Marquette.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  The K-9 dog killed in a standoff in Herkimer earlier this month was wearing a ballistic vest, police say.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  An autopsy shows that the man suspected of killing four in a rampage in Herkimer and Mohawk last week died of gunshot wounds.

Monday, March 18, 2013  New York State Police honored "Ape" the German Shepard who was shot to death by gunman Kurt Myers last week.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  Michael Renshaw and Michael Ransear were killed in the shootings in Herkimer and Mohawk on Wendesday. They had both served as Corrections Officers.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  An FBI tactical K-9 dog named Ape was killed in the line of duty during a standoff in Herkimer on Thursday.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  A man suspected of killing four in a rampage in Herkimer and Mohawk on Wednesday was killed in a police shootout, ending a standoff that lasted more than 18 hours.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Police have surrounded an abandoned building in the Village of Herkimer where a shooting suspect is believed to be hiding. Kurt R. Myers, 64, of Mohawk, is suspected of killing four people and injuring two others in shootings at two different locations Wednesday morning.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Alliance Bank Stadium will be renamed NBT Bank Stadium.