The sub-prime crisis affects millions of people who bought homes they couldn't afford, through tricky interest-only loans, variable interest rates and loans given out by predatory lenders.

It was a huge endorsement for Barack Obama. Former presidential candidate John Edwards has said he will back Obama.

The State Senate has passed several bills aimed at stopping sex offenders from slipping through the cracks.

In a light moment during a news conference about funding for SPAC improvements, Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno took the opportunity to draw attention to a local newspaper he's been at odds with for the past year.

The Democratic candidates for the 21st Congressional District will debate the issues for the first time tonight in Albany.

You can find just about anything on the internet, but people who post fights or other violence online could find themselves in hot water if a new law is passed. Curtis Schick explains.

In the prolonged process that has been the Democratic primary, the odds are now overwhelmingly in favor of Barack Obama. But despite that, Hillary Clinton was the candidate to beat in West Virginia. Pre-primary polls showed her way out in front, which is exactly how it ended up. The question is, will it matter? Our Erin Billups has been watching West Virginia and has the details of how it all unfolded.

Presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were in West Virginia on Monday, campaigning before the state’s primaries on Tuesday.

Most top democratic leaders in New York State say they still support Clinton in her bid for the democratic presidential nomination.

Gas prices don't seem like they're going down anytime soon, but Assembly Minority Leader Jim Tedisco is trying to change that, at least for a little while.

Hillary Clinton spent Mother’s Day campaigning in West Virginia, along with daughter Chelsea.

After erasing Hillary Clinton's once-substantial lead among superdelegates, Barack Obama is now beginning to outline his campaign points against Republican rival John McCain.

There's a bump in the road toward the GOP convention this September. The man picked by John McCain's campaign to run the 2008 Republican National Convention has resigned.

Hillary Clinton got an early Mother's Day gift -- a big welcome at a midtown Manhattan fundraiser. It's been reported that the Democratic hopeful raised several hundred thousand dollars. Our Josh Robin explains why the emotional support may be just as important as the financial.

Hillary Clinton's chances are dwindling as the race for the Democratic nomination nears an end. Her focus is now on getting her colleagues to get on her side and to win the superdelegate fight. But that battle is becoming more difficult as her once staunch supporters are beginning to back Obama. Nine more superdelegates pledged their support to Obama in just the last couple of days. Michael Scotto reports.