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February 9, 2024

Times Square shooting: Gunman on the loose after shooting woman, firing at police

Police are searching for a suspect who shot a woman at a clothing store in Times Square Thursday before he opened fire on responding police.

February 9, 2024

NYC woman receives sentence in COVID aid fraud scheme involving hotel rooms

New York prosecutors say a Brooklyn woman has been sentenced in connection with a COVID-19 fraud scheme. Chanette Lewis exploited a COVID-19 safe-lodging program.

February 9, 2024

Republican running to replace George Santos in special election calls for border security

New York congressional candidate Mazi Pilip (R) on her campaign platform including support for stronger border security

February 9, 2024

New York's 'catch and release' policies fail to hold criminals accountable: police rep

New York City doesn't want to prosecute or incarcerate anybody while the whole NYPD Times Square attack is a microcosm of what’s going on every day in the city, the police rep said.

February 8, 2024

New York special election candidates clash over border crisis, abortion: 'You created this issue'

Democrat Tom Suozzi and Republican Mazi Pilip traded barbs during a Thursday evening debate on several topics, including immigration and abortion.

February 8, 2024

2 migrants who stomped and kicked NYPD officers in vicious Times Square attack yet to be arrested

Police have released images of a migrant who allegedly stomped and kicked two police officers during the vicious Times Square attack, along with pictures of another wanted migrant.

February 8, 2024

Doorman saves woman from broad daylight robbery as onlookers do nothing and suspects run away laughing

A heroic New York City doorman stepped in and saved a woman from two violent robbery suspects in an upscale neighborhood as bystanders look on doing nothing.

February 8, 2024

Cargo train derails in New York, spilling cooking oil and plastic resin into river

In upstate New York, a cargo train carrying plastic pellets and cooking oil derailed. Ten cars of the 94-car train derailed in Rensselear County's Valley Falls village.

February 8, 2024

Biden claims he spoke with German chancellor who died in 2017 at first G7 meeting in latest gaffe

President Biden says he spoke with the late German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, who died in 2017, at the G7 meeting in 2021 when recalling past conversations at campaign events on Wednesday.

February 7, 2024

Appeals court rules man who was ticketed for shouting at police to turn on headlights can sue

The U.S. Court of Appeals reversed a decision from a district judge in Buffalo after Anthony Rupp shouted 'turn your lights on' with an expletive to a police SUV.