A New York City day care operator and a man who rented a room from her are facing federal charges after the death of a 1-year-old exposed to fentanyl inside the day care
September 19, 2023A New York real estate developer was charged with assault after police said he struck a woman with his car during a pro-Palestinian demonstration led by students connected to the Columbia University protest encampment
May 08, 2024Tensions over the war between Israel and Hamas have seeped into the festivities at LGBTQ+ Pride events across the U.S. They have spurred boycotts and demonstrations and exposed divisions within the movement
June 28, 2024
Dozens of Columbia University students who were arrested for occupying a campus building as part of a pro-Palestinian protest will have their criminal charges dropped
June 21, 2024
Prosecutors are urging the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case to uphold a gag order that bars the Republican former president from criticizing jurors, court staff, or members of the prosecution that convicted him
June 21, 2024
A proposal seeking to eliminate a hefty price tag for New York City renters is drawing fierce opposition from the real estate industry
June 12, 2024
American investor Martin Shkreli is facing a new lawsuit for allegedly retaining and sharing recordings from a one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album that he was forced to sell following his 2017 conviction on fraud charges
June 11, 2024
New charges brought against the man accused of a string of killings on New York's Long Island are raising questions about another man’s murder conviction
June 07, 2024
A student-run legal journal has been taken offline by its board of directors after it objected to the publication of an article that accused Israel of genocide
June 04, 2024
Israel-Hamas war demonstrations that began at Columbia University last week have spawned a nationwide movement
April 25, 2024
Thirteen members of the Hasidic Jewish community have pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from their alleged role in a dispute over an illegal tunnel built beneath a historic Brooklyn synagogue
April 11, 2024
Days after a New York judge expanded a gag order on Donald Trump meant to curtail “inflammatory” speech ahead of his upcoming criminal hush money trial, the former president tested its limits by disparaging two key witnesses in the case as liars
April 11, 2024
As he prepares to bring the first of Donald Trump’s four criminal prosecutions to trial, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg finds himself at the center of a political firestorm
April 11, 2024
An artificial intelligence-powered chatbot meant to help small business owners in New York City has come under fire for dispensing bizarre advice that misstates local policies and advises companies to violate the law
April 03, 2024
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is denying allegations outlined in a new lawsuit that he sexually assaulted a former police colleague in 1993
March 19, 2024
Acclaimed American classical pianist Byron Janis has died at the age of 95
March 17, 2024
The New York Police Department has been taking a more active role in trying to influence public policy through slick online videos and social media posts
March 08, 2024
A Texas man has been arrested on accusations that he schemed to dupe disgraced former congressman George Santos into wiring him money with the false promise he could get the criminal corruption charges dropped against him dropped
March 06, 2024
A Venezuelan man who became the subject of national attention for allegedly kicking a police officer in Times Square, then flipping off news cameras on his way out of court, was cleared of wrongdoing on Friday
March 02, 2024
The National Rifle Association and its longtime former leader have been found liable in a lawsuit centered on the organization’s lavish spending
February 23, 2024
Donald Trump’s legal debts might now exceed a half-billion dollars
February 17, 2024
A prosecutor in Manhattan has announced six additional indictments of men allegedly involved in a brawl with police officers in Times Square, but he says investigators were still working to identify several suspects and their exact role in the frenzy
February 08, 2024
A video showing a group of migrants brawling with police in Times Square has touched off a political furor and renewed debate over a a long-standing New York City policy that limits cooperation between local police and federal immigration authorities
February 05, 2024
Under cover of darkness a year ago, someone slipped into the Central Park Zoo, cut a hole in a cage and freed a majestic Eurasian eagle-owl named Flaco
February 01, 2024
The man accused of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay can’t have his rap lyrics used against him at trial
January 31, 2024
