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Lee Samuel, 25, is charged with sexually assaulting two 7-year-old girls in Queens. (Credit: CBS 2)

Homeless Man Charged In Queens Sex Assaults On 7-Year-Old Girls

Lee Samuel, who has no known address, was charged with having sexual contact with two 7-year-old girls on separate occasions in the South Ozone Park section of Queens, District Attorney Richard Brown announced Tuesday night.

2013/05/07

Police on the scene of a shooting at 16th Street and Avon Avenue in Newark, NJ on Thursday, May 2, 2013. (credit: CBS 2)

Cops: 5 People Shot During Vigil In Newark

Police are searching for a gunman who opened fire at a memorial service in Newark, injuring five people including a 10-year-old girl.

2013/05/03

Smoke can be seen from a fire on East 226th Street in Wakefield on Thursday, May 2, 2013. (credit: Steve Sandberg/1010 WINS)

5-Alarm Blaze Destroys Several Buildings In The Bronx

The fire started in a detached garage behind a building and then quickly spread, authorities said.

2013/05/02

Investigators outside a building in Queens where a body was found buried in the backyard on April 30, 2013. (credit: CBS 2)

Queens Body Identified As That Of Missing Man; Suspect Charged

Derek Tudor, the 27-year-old son of Frank Soucie’s longtime live-in girlfriend, said he suffocated Soucie, police said.

2013/05/01

Police: Edison High School Student Charged With Possessing Explosives

Officers investigating recent bomb threats at Edison High School raided the home of a 16-year-old student after receiving a tip, police said.

2013/04/30

The ruins of a destroyed home sit in the sand on November 21, 2012 in Mantoloking, New Jersey. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

6 Months After Superstorm Sandy, Signs Of Progress But More To Be Done

Sandy caused billions of dollars in damage and left tens of thousands of people homeless after coming ashore Oct. 29. Six months later, major issues including housing, business, tourism and coastal protection still remain.

2013/04/29

Jersey City Grandmother Recovering After Being Injured In Drive-By Shooting

Ada Lopez, 70, survived a drive-by shooting that left her with three bullet wounds.

2013/04/26

A man talks on his cell phone on the subway platform at 14th Street and Eighth Avenue in Manhattan. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Underground Wi-Fi Service Expanding To 30 More Subway Stations

After testing Wi-Fi in a handful of stations last year, the city is now expanding service to 30 additional stations, including Times Square, Rockefeller Center and Columbus Circle.

2013/04/25

FILE - A nurse teaches a diabetic patient how to draw her own insulin injections. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Study: More Than 10 Percent Of NYC Adults Diagnosed With Diabetes

An estimated 650,000 adult residents city-wide were diagnosed with the disease in 2011, the health department said.

2013/04/25

Police are investigating after a MTA worker was hit and killed by a subway train in Queens on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. (credit: CBS 2)

MTA Worker Fatally Struck By Subway Train In Queens

Signal maintenance worker Louis Moore, 58, was walking on a catwalk near the entrance to the station when it appears his tool belt got caught, causing him to slip and fall onto tracks below.

2013/04/24

Sources To CBS News: Boston Bombing Suspect Admits Plans To Go To NYC

Investigators now say the Boston Marathon bombing suspects may have been headed for New York City if not for the death of Tamerlan Tsarnaev and the eventual capture of his younger brother Dzhokhar.

2013/04/23

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. (credit: Handout)

Officials: Boston Marathon Bombings Suspect Says He And Brother Acted Alone

If convicted, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev could face the death penalty or life in prison.

2013/04/22

An Amtrak police special operations unit stands by outside of Penn Station on April 16, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Days After Boston Bombings, Security Remains High Across Tri-State

New Yorkers are on high alert, reporting more than 135 suspicious packages to the NYPD since the Boston bombings on Monday.

2013/04/17

MTA police officers keep watch during the morning commute in Grand Central Terminal on April 16, 2013. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

NYC Security Remains Tight In Wake Of Boston Marathon Bombings

There is once again a high terror alert in New York City. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said Tuesday they are taking no chances that an attack similar to the Boston Marathon bombings could happen here.

2013/04/16

FILE - Gun show goers look at various weapons (Photo credit Guillaume Meyer/AFP/Getty Images)

Senate Gun Control Bill Clears First Hurdle

Gun control was on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Thursday after an attempt by conservatives to block the bills failed. But the real debate was just beginning.

2013/04/11

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