NY preps for staff shortage with health care vaccine mandate
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she is prepared to call in medically trained National Guard members and retirees to address potential staffing shortages caused by an approaching vaccine mandate for health care workers.
NYC jails crisis: Congress, court put pressure on leaders
New York City is facing mounting pressure to solve its spiraling jail crisis. Members of Congress called for a federal civil rights investigation. Mayor Bill de Blasio said he'll go to Rikers Island next week.
VACCINE MANDATE: NY hospitals, schools, nursing homes brace for possible staff shortages
Some of the nation's most aggressive COVID-19 vaccine mandates are scheduled to take effect Monday in New York
R. Kelly's fate now in jury's hands
After weeks of lurid testimony in a sexual misconduct trial, R. Kelly's fate is now in a jury's hands. A jury of seven men and five women began deliberating racketeering and sex trafficking charges against the R&B superstar.
2 hosts of 'The View' test positive for COVID-19 ahead of Kamala Harris interview
"The View" host Sunny Hostin and guest host Ana Navarro tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of a Friday interview with Vice President Kamala Harris.
Draft election audit report: Joe Biden won in Maricopa County by more votes than originally tallied
The tally in the draft document showed a net gain of 360 votes for Biden over the official results.
White House Quad summit: Biden hosts Indo-Pacific leaders amid China concerns
President Joe Biden on Friday is hosting leaders from India, Japan and Australia, an alliance known as “the Quad,” to discuss a number of initiatives.
COVID-19 booster: Biden encourages eligible Americans to get another shot
President Joe Biden is urging those now eligible for COVID-19 booster shots to get the added protection.
Chris Cuomo accused of sexual harassment by former ABC executive
Chris Cuomo is accused of sexually harassing a veteran TV news executive in 2005 by squeezing her buttocks at a party
Nearly all NYC teachers say schools do not have proper safety plan: Poll
According to a new survey, almost all of the members of New York City's largest teacher's union are saying the city's COVID-19 protocols in schools are insufficient.
Feds urge jury to convict R. Kelly; defense says accusers lied
Federal prosecutors told a jury they must hold R. Kelly "responsible for the pain he inflicted on each of his victims." But the disgraced singer's defense team had harsh words for the witnesses who have taken the stand in this sex-trafficking trial.
Prince Harry and Meghan visit World Trade Center, Sept. 11 memorial
Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, got a hawk's-eye view of New York City from the observation deck at the World Trade Center.
Biden's special envoy to Haiti resigns to protest migrant expulsions
U.S. officials say the Biden administration’s special envoy to Haiti resigned, protesting large-scale expulsions of Haitian migrants to their homeland wracked by civil strife and natural disaster.
Cuomo COVID response defender Dr. Howard Zucker resigns as health commissioner
New York Health Commissioner Howard Zucker has submitted his resignation, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday.
NYC Jails Crisis: 11th inmate dies, 2nd in one week
An inmate on a floating jail barge across the East River from Rikers Island died Wednesday after an apparent medical emergency. Eleven city inmates have died so far this year.
Melvin Van Peebles, godfather of Black cinema, dies at 89
Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking playwright, musician and movie director whose work ushered in the “Blaxploitation” wave of the 1970s, has died. He was 89. His family confirmed that he passed at his Manhattan home.
R. Kelly declines to testify at trial; closings begin
Closing arguments have begun in the sex trafficking trial of R&B singer R. Kelly. Prosecutors told jurors that they'd proved that Kelly for years got associates to help him target, groom and exploit girls, boys, and young women for his own sexual gratification. Kelly has vehemently denied the allegations.
Biden doubles US global COVID-19 vaccine donation to 1B doses
President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. is doubling its purchase of Pfizer's COVID-19 shots to share with the world to 1 billion doses.
Trump sues estranged niece, NY Times over records in 2018 tax story
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday sued his estranged niece and The New York Times over a 2018 story about his family’s wealth and tax practices.
Willie Garson, 'Sex and the City' star, dead at 57
Willie Garson's son Nathen confirmed his father's death in a tribute posted to Instagram on Tuesday.