# A SUPREME Court judge has warned litigants that failing to obey court orders could cost them their right to defend themselves after a couple risked losing their defence in a long-running loan ...

A dangerous rattlesnake blocked the exit of a New York family's home, leaving them trapped inside, the Hudson Valley Post reported. Several types of venomous snakes are common in New York; however, ...

A Brooklyn bodega worker is speaking out about a fatal confrontation last week with a belligerent customer, saying that he and a fellow clerk were defending themselves when they delivered the blows ...

A person who kills an innocent bystander while defending themselves against a violent attacker can no longer be prosecuted for first- or second-degree murder, the state’s highest court ruled Tuesday.