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September 14, 2023

NY repeat felon breaks Yonkers police officer’s nose with ‘sucker punch,’ released without bail, police say

Johnny McCray, a 39-year-old repeat felon, was released without bail after punching a police officer in Yonkers, New York, authorities said.

September 14, 2023

Ex-CIA employee convicted last year in massive info theft now guilty of possessing images of child abuse

A former CIA software engineer who was convicted in a massive leak of classified information has been convicted again. Schulte was found guilty of possessing images of child sex abuse.

September 13, 2023

Illegal immigrant charged with murder released by New York police because of paperwork delay: Reports

A paperwork delay led to the release of an illegal immigrant from police custody who allegedly went on to fatally stab a man in New York.

September 13, 2023

Double rainbows and the spiritual meanings behind them: 'A hug from above'

A double rainbow burst through the clouds in NYC on the 22nd commemoration of 9/11. The visual is seen as a sign of hope to some. Here's what else the weather phenomenon symbolizes.

September 13, 2023

New York vocational school teacher indicted for repeated sexual acts with student: DA

A Suffolk County, New York, teacher was indicted on several charges including rape and sexual abuse, after allegedly having repeated sex with a 15-year-old student.

September 13, 2023

Drew Barrymore's alleged stalker nabbed again hunting Emma Watson in dressing room at A-list fashion show

Chad Michael Busto, the man accused of stalking Drew Barrymore, was arrested in an NYC fashion show dressing room looking for actress Emma Watson, police say.

September 13, 2023

53-year-old Hudson River swimmer nears end of 315-mile journey

A 53-year-old endurance swimmer, Lewis Pugh, is about to finish swimming the entire Hudson River, stretching from the Adirondack Mountains to New York City.

September 13, 2023

NYC inmate who escaped hospital is captured while sleeping on friend's couch: report

An escaped New York convict has been recaptured after he slipped out the fifth story window of a city hospital, got into a taxi and spent nearly a month on the lam.

September 13, 2023

Man, 74, pushed onto New York City subway tracks in apparent unprovoked attack

A 74-year-old man has suffered multiple injuries this week in New York City after being pushed onto the tracks at a subway station in Manhattan, police say.

September 13, 2023

Former NYPD Commissioner Howard Safir – who led historic decrease in crime – dead at 81

Former New York City Police Commissioner Howard Safir, whose four-year tenure in the late 1990s included sharp declines in the city’s murder tolls, has died.