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December 24, 2020

NYPD cop shot in the back, saved by bulletproof vest

A police officer was shot in Brooklyn Thursday night, but was saved by a bulletproof vest during the attack, cops said.

December 24, 2020

Cuomo staffer hit in head with cinder block during random NYC attack

A staffer in New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s midtown office was bashed in the head with a cinder block by a random man as she walked down a Manhattan street on Christmas Eve, police and sources said.

December 24, 2020

Gov. Cuomo grants clemency to 21 for showing remorse, rehabilitation

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo granted clemency to 21 people on Christmas Eve, including two women convicted of killing their abusive partners and a 70-year-old Vietnam War veteran convicted of second-degree murder in the 1980s.

December 24, 2020

New York City Republican club slams critics after viral video shows maskless conga line during holiday party

A New York City Republican club is now firing back at critics – including the Big Apple’s "idiot mayor" and "King Cuomo" – after its members were filmed dancing in a maskless conga line during a recent holiday party. 

December 24, 2020

NY House race flips multiple times amid ballot fight, with result not expected before swearing-in date

Election officials may not determine the results of an ultra-tight New York congressional race before the Jan. 3 swear-in date.

December 23, 2020

Four recent high school grads killed when driver fleeing police slams into car

Four New York City-area teenagers who recently graduated high school were killed Tuesday when the car they were traveling in was struck by another whose driver was evading the police, resulting in his death as well, police said. 

December 23, 2020

New York considers allowing some fans at Bills playoff game

The New York health commissioner is considering whether to allow 6,700 fans to attend a rare Buffalo Bills home playoff game if all attendees are tested beforehand.

December 23, 2020

16 GOP attorneys general back NRA in lawsuit against NY AG Letitia James

Sixteen Republican attorneys general are supporting the National Rifle Association in its lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James, who earlier this year filed a case seeking to dissolve the organization because of alleged self-dealing by the organization’s leadership.

December 23, 2020

Former Rep. Chris Collins released from prison after Trump pardon

Former New York Republican Rep. Chris Collins was released from a Pensacola prison on Tuesday, the same day President Trump granted him and several other high-profile individuals pardons. 

December 23, 2020

America locked down: 2020's most controversial coronavirus-era restrictions

As the coronavirus pandemic swept the nation this spring, state and local governments were tasked with devising restrictions and regulations to help protect their residents as scientists worked tirelessly to create a vaccine.