NEW YORK -- After more than two hours, police apprehended a woman who climbed the Statue of Liberty. U.S. Parks Police evacuated Liberty Island after the woman, identified as Therese Patricia Okoumou, ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island were open for visitors on Monday, with New York state picking up the tab for federal workers. The two sites have been ...

The Trump administration will keep the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island open during the partial government shutdown, the Interior Department revealed Wednesday — after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul ...

The federal government shutdown doesn’t affect certain services: The U.S. Postal Service, which is self-funded, will still deliver mail. Social security and Medicare benefits will continue. And many ...

ALBANY – ‘I lift my lamp beside the golden door,’ no more! Gov. Kathy Hochul is refusing to come to the rescue and provide state funding to keep the Statue of Liberty open if it closes due to the ...

NEW YORK − The Statue of Liberty may go dark during the federal government shutdown, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul warned on Oct. 1. With Lady Liberty as a backdrop, the New York Democrat stood alongside ...

A Catholic priest from Chicago's suburbs walked from Dolton, Illinois to New York, a trek of more than 50 days, as he sent a message of solidarity with immigrants. Pope Leo has challenged clergy to do ...

When we exited the Uber, we thought we were just where we needed to be. Our objective had been to catch the ferry to New York ...

Have you seen the inside of the Statue of Liberty? The statue, located on Liberty Island in New York City, was built in Paris, France, and shipped across the ocean in 350 pieces as a gift from France ...

Nick Green, lead instructor with SMART Local 263 wheels a Statue of Liberty sculpture into the daylight from the shop at the organization’s training center in southwest Cedar Rapids, on Oct. 13. The ...

(WSVN) - Two national monuments reached major milestones this week. The Statue of Liberty was was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland on Oct. 28, 1886, making Tuesday its 139th ...