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November 8, 2023

Met Gala 2024 reveals dazzling theme: 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion'

The theme for the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's spring 2024 exhibit has been revealed as "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion."

November 8, 2023

Armed vigilante saves woman from would-be robber at major transit hub, police say

An armed vigilante halted a robbery in progress on a busy New York City subway platform, scaring off the suspect and saving a 40-year-old woman, NYPD says.

November 8, 2023

Yusef Salaam, exonerated 'Central Park Five' member, wins seat on NYC Council

Yusef Salaam, a member of the "Central Park Five" who was wrongly imprisoned in a high-profile rape case in 1989, has won a seat on the New York Council after being exonerated.

November 8, 2023

Firebombed pro-life medical network sues alleged vandals using same law that protects abortion clinics

CompassCare a pro-life medical network that cares for pregnant women filed a lawsuit against alleged vandals, citing a law that is often used against anti-abortion activists.

November 7, 2023

Cornell student accused of threatening to behead Jewish babies had mental health problems: Mother

The mother of a Cornell Student who was charged after making threats against Jewish students said her son had mental health issues

November 7, 2023

New York pro-Palestinian protesters climb on US mail truck, chant for Israel's destruction in Brooklyn march

Hundreds of New York City demonstrators gathered in Brooklyn and Manhattan to show support for Palestine as Hamas's war with Israel enters its second month.

November 7, 2023

New York City public defender resigns after being caught tearing down Israel-Hamas war hostage posters

A New York County public defender has resigned after she was caught on camera tearing down posters of hostages from the Israel-Hamas war.

November 7, 2023

Florida CFO suggests public funding for Trump's legal defense to fight 'liberal prosecutors'

Florida's CFO floated the idea of publicly funding former President Trump's legal defense fund to fight "liberal prosecutors" as he battles fraud allegations in a civil trial.

November 7, 2023

Ex-police chief begs to buy woman's phone he feared could be used in sex harassment case against him: audio

New audio shows how former Harrison Police Chief Michael Olsey asked for a woman's cell phone amid his sex harassment investigation

November 7, 2023

Cornell professor on leave for remarks about 'exhilarating' Hamas attack has history of incendiary rhetoric

Cornell University professor Russell Rickford, accused of "justifying terror" from Hamas against Israeli civilians, has a history of commenting about political violence.