Jury selection begins in R&B singer R. Kelly's sex trafficking trial
After several delays, the first phase of the sex trafficking trial of R&B hitmaker R. Kelly will begin with jury selection Monday in New York City.
Cuomo's top aide Melissa DeRosa resigns following sex probe findings
Melissa DeRosa, a fixture next to Gov. Andrew Cuomo for months during his coronavirus news conferences, has resigned on the heels of a report that found Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women.
Actress Markie Post, of 'Night Court' fame, dies at 70
Markie Post, who played the public defender in the 1980s sitcom “Night Court” and was a regular presence across several decades of television, has died.
Cuomo Sex Harrassment Probe: What we know and what comes next
Just over a year ago, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was widely beloved for his telegenic response to the coronavirus pandemic. But allegations of sexual assault and harassment sent the Democrat tumbling into a monthslong fall from grace.
Biden says Cuomo should resign; president leads a growing chorus
With a probe finding New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo had sexually harassed current and former state employees, many of them young women, the chorus of people calling for his resignation is growing.
Police ‘dog whisperers’ rescue trapped pet under New York home
Police deployed their best “dog whisperers” in upstate New York to rescue a trapped dog stuck deep underneath a home.
Investigators find NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed women
An investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo found that he sexually harassed several current and former state employees, many of whom were young women, announced NY Attorney General Letitia James.
Gov. Cuomo responds to sexual harassment report
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has responded to an investigation that found that he sexually harassed several women.
Former DC archbishop Theodore McCarrick charged with abusing minor: report
The Associated Press reports that defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who served as archbishop of Washington, D.C. from 2001 to 2006, is facing charges in the 1970s sexual assault of teen.
NY man trying to kill skunk is fatally shot with arrow
A New York man was fatally shot with a crossbow arrow as he and another man were trying to kill a skunk.
Jets assistant coach Greg Knapp has died
New York Jets assistant coach Greg Knapp on Thursday died of the injuries he suffered in a traffic crash near his home in California over the weekend, according to his family. He was 58.
4 companies on verge of settling $26B deal in lawsuits over toll of opioid prescriptions
The three biggest U.S. drug distribution companies and the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson are on the verge of a $26 billion deal to settle lawsuits brought by state and local governments across the country over the toll of prescription opioids.
Trump 2017 inaugural committee head arrested, accused of being UAE agent
Thomas Joseph Barrack, 74, of Santa Monica, California, was among three men charged in New York federal court with trying to influence foreign policy while Trump was running in 2016 and later while he was president.
NYPD officer struck in head with glass bottle by suspect with prior cop assaults: Police
The New York City Police Department posted a video of an officer being attacked with a glass bottle. The man had prior arrests related to assaulting police officers, according to the NYPD.
Bodycam video shows cop pulling people from burning house in New York
Body-worn camera video footage shows a brave police officer's swift actions to save a family from a burning house.
SEE IT: Elderly Brooklyn laundromat employee punched, hit in head with vase
The NYPD says the suspects punched the 69-year-old employee in the face and struck him in the head with a vase.
93,000 Americans died of overdoses last year, a new record
U.S. overdose deaths climbed to a record 93,000 last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The previous record was 72,000.
Michael Avenatti sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for trying to extort $25M from Nike
Michael Avenatti, the celebrity lawyer who once represented Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Donald Trump, was sentenced Thursday to 2 1/2 years in prison for trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike by threatening the company with bad publicity.
Attorney Michael Avenatti gets 2 1/2 years in prison for Nike extortion
A New York judge has sentenced the combative California lawyer Michael Avenatti to 2 1/2 years in prison for trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike.
NYC salutes pandemic essential workers with Hometown Heroes Parade
Thousands marched along the street and waved from floats moving up the Canyon of Heroes on Wednesday as New York City honored all pandemic essential workers with the ‘Hometown Heroes Parade.’