Shocking video of young suspect firing point-blank at man on bike

Police released shocking daytime video of a young gunman firing at point-blank range on a man riding a bike in Brooklyn.

Biden administration drops Trump showerhead rule to increase water flow

The Energy Department is going back to a showerhead standard adopted in 2013, saying it provides plenty of water for a good soak and a thorough clean.

NY attorney general's office to interview Cuomo

The New York attorney general's office will be interviewing Gov. Andrew Cuomo in connection with a sexual harassment case, officials familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

US bolstering security at embassy in Haiti, won't send troops

President Joe Biden says the U.S. will bolster security at its embassy in Haiti following last week’s assassination of that country’s president, but sending American troops to stabilize the country is “not on the agenda.”

Biden welcomes German Chancellor Merkel on her farewell visit to US

President Joe Biden bid farewell to German Chancellor Angela Merkel as she visits Washington Thursday nearing the end of a political career that spanned four American presidencies.

Child tax credit: Biden, Harris mark first day of payments

Thursday marks the first day President Biden’s expanded child tax credit takes effect, giving more families access to monthly payments.

Cuomo, Adams pledge to work together to battle NYC gun violence

The pair announced new initiatives to try and battle back the wave of violence, including 4,000 summer jobs, more vocational training opportunities and increased anti-violence outreach.

Study: COVID vaccination program has saved 8,300 lives in NYC

A new study found that New York City's vaccination efforts have helped avert more than 44,000 hospitalizations and a quarter of a million cases of COVID-19.

Britney Spears wants to charge her dad with 'conservatorship abuse'

At the hearing, a judge ruled that Spears would be allowed to hire her own attorney for the case after asking the court for permission to do so.

Schumer, Senate Dems unveil proposal to federally decriminalize marijuana

The legislation would remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, which would expunge the records of people with nonviolent offenses tied to marijuana.

Donald Trump's indicted CFO loses titles and roles

Donald Trump's company stripped its top finance chief from several leadership positions less than two weeks after his criminal indictment.

Senate Democrats reach $3.5 trillion budget agreement

Senate Democrats say that they have reached a budget agreement among themselves that envisions spending an enormous $3.5 trillion over the coming decade.

Delta variant spread in New York area highlights vaccination urgency, officials say

COVID-19 cases are ticking up ever so slightly in New York City neighborhoods where people have not been vaccinated. And for the first time in months, the infection rate in New Jersey has risen above 1%.

Why federal and state COVID-19 death tolls for New York don't match

The federal government's count of the coronavirus dead in New York has 11,000 more victims than the tally publicized by the administration of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, which has stuck with a far more conservative approach to counting COVID-19 deaths.

Memorial mural of DMX completed in Yonkers

A mural of DMX painted by artist Floyd Simmons dominates a huge wall just steps away from the 11th-floor apartment DMX once called home in Yonkers.

‘Anti-American’: Biden slams voting restrictions as part of ‘big lie’

President Joe Biden addressed voting rights in a speech Tuesday in Philadelphia amid some Republican-led state legislatures enacting voting restrictions.

First lady Jill Biden to attend Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony

First lady Jill Biden will attend the opening ceremony of the summer Olympics in Tokyo on July 23, her first solo trip abroad as first lady.

Eric Adams meets with President Biden to discuss gun violence

Eric Adams, the Democratic mayoral candidate, was at the White House on Monday afternoon for a meeting with President Joe Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and other law enforcement officials.