Crime and Public Safety | Man, 57, stabbed in his eye during argument inside Manhattan subway station
A man was stabbed in the eye following an argument early Saturday morning inside a Manhattan subway station, police said. The 57-year-old victim got into a dispute with another man,…
National News | Massive wildfires spread for miles across South Shore of Long Island
Dozens of fire departments and the National Guard were working on Saturday to extinguish multiple wildfires the broke out on the South Shore of Long Island, scorching the Pine Barrens…
Crime and Public Safety | Man, 75, attacked by teens while taking out his trash in Brooklyn building
Two teens clocked a 75-year-old man with a hunk of wood during a random attack as he was trying to take out the trash in his Brooklyn building, police said.…
Vatican says Pope Francis is responding well to treatment for complex lung infection
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is responding well to the treatment for double pneumonia and has shown a “gradual, slight improvement” in recent days, the Vatican said Saturday. But his…
News | JUSTICE STORY: How mummified body of Wild West outlaw Elmer McCurdy made him a legend
Nothing in Elmer McCurdy’s life could have suggested he’d someday become a legend, one of those unforgettable bandits who helped carve out an enduring myth of the Old West. This…
‘An American president is not a king’ | Judge rules Trump unlawfully fired NLRB chairwoman
U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell rejected an expansive theory of executive power advanced by President Donald Trump. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump unlawfully fired the chairwoman of a federal…
SNYDE | Footage resurfaces from one of Diddy’s star-studded NYE parties
A video from one of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ star-studded New Year’s Eve parties has resurfaced as the fallen hip-hop mogul awaits the May 5 start of his federal trial for…
Life-saving avalanche forecasts could be hindered by Trump budget cuts
Predicting the likelihood of avalanches, potential severity and location depends heavily on info provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. LEADVILLE, Colo. — Officials in the Western U.S. who…
FEMA cancels classes at national fire training academy amid federal funding cuts
The trainings were canceled amid a “process of evaluating agency programs and spending to ensure alignment with Administration priorities,” according to a notice. CHICAGO — The country’s preeminent federal fire…
New Jersey police officer killed, second officer wounded in shooting by 14-year-old, authorities say
Newark’s Mayor called the shooting a “heinous, callous disregard for humanity.” NEWARK, N.J. — A 14-year-old shot and killed a police officer and wounded another Friday evening in New Jersey,…