Gay Couples Gain Under Violence Against Women Act

The Justice Department advised federal prosecutors to use a law regardless of whether the victim or the defendant is a man or a woman.

Man Arrested in Killing of Brooklyn Teenager

The police said Kendale Robinson approached Al-Taya Conyers on a Boerum Hill street and shot her a number of times.

For Better, for Worse

Sonoma County’s separation of two elderly gay partners,Harold Scull and Clay M. Greene, and its sale of their belongings has drawn attention from around the Bay Area.

3 Relatives Dead, Child Feared Speaking Up, Police Say

A 10-year-old girl didn’t tell anyone that her father had killed her mother and other siblings for fear that she could endanger herself and her 2-year-old brother.

Paterson Seen With Key Role in Abuse Case

Gov. David A. Paterson is said to have helped draft a statement for his aide’s former companion denying a violent fight.

A Flurry of Calls After a Paterson Aide’s Domestic Dispute

When David Johnson’s companion accused him of domestic violence, it set off a flurry of phone calls to head off embarrassment for the Paterson administration.

Another Aide to Paterson Steps Down

Marissa Shorenstein suggested that the administration had misled her about the facts of a domestic violence case.

Animal Abuse as Clue to Additional Cruelties

Cruelty toward animals can often be a warning sign for other types of violence and neglect, so more states are keeping closer track.

Medical Crew Suspected Domestic Violence in Woods Crash

The ambulance crew that responded after Tiger Woods crashed his S.U.V. would not allow his wife to ride with him to the hospital because they thought it was a case of domestic violence.

Cuomo Hands Paterson Case to an Ex-Judge

Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo appointed an independent counsel, Judith S. Kaye, to take over his office’s investigations of Gov. David A. Paterson.

New York’s Choking Loophole

The domestic violence case at the center of Gov. David Paterson’s troubles exposes the need for New York to make choking a felony.

Political Policing

Gov. David Paterson’s political troubles have shed light on problems with the State Police. The Legislature must remake the force.

Gov. Paterson’s Oath

Gov. David Paterson has failed to account for his actions. If he can show that he did no wrong, he must do so immediately. If not, he should resign.

Paterson Is Said to Have Ordered Calls in Abuse Case

The accounts of Gov. David A. Paterson’s actions provide the first evidence that he helped direct an effort to influence a woman who was making abuse charges against his aide.

Assault Charge for White Plains Mayor

Mayor Adam Bradley’s wife, Fumiko Bradley, accused him of grabbing her left arm, placing it against a door frame and closing the door on her hand.