Fuming over setback to casino smoking ban, workers light up in New Jersey Statehouse meeting

Workers angry that a proposed smoking ban in Atlantic City's casinos seems to be going nowhere protested by lighting up during a state government hearing Thursday in Trenton.

Jury deliberating whether actor Jonathan Majors assaulted a girlfriend in New York last spring

A Manhattan jury will soon decide if Jonathan Majors is guilty of assaulting his girlfriend following two weeks of clashing narratives about whether the rising Hollywood star was the aggressor or victim during a chaotic struggle in the back seat of a car.

Nearly 2 million travel irons recalled due to fire, burn and shock risk

U.S. consumer safety officials said there have been dozens of reported incidents involving the Steamfast Home & Away Travel Steam Irons.

Brooklyn apartment building fire leaves 4 injured

An apartment building caught fire overnight in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, leaving four people with injuries.

Barricaded man shot by police in Lower East Side building

Police say that Kent Edwards, 43, was shot and killed by police looking to question him in connection to a shooting on the Upper East Side in October.

NYPD oversight body forced to halt investigations amid budget cuts

Beginning January 1, the Civilian Complaint Review Board will no longer investigate claims against NYPD officers for threats, property seizures, untruthful statements, discourteous words or actions, or refusal to provide their name or shield number.

'Below Deck' couple in hot water over prescription fraud

Prosecutors say they allegedly tried to steal the identities of cast members from the show in a scheme to get pain pills.

Maryland juvenile justice system faces wave of sexual abuse lawsuits

In the months since Maryland eliminated the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse claims, more than 100 victims have filed a slew of lawsuits alleging horrific treatment inside the state’s youth detention facilities.

EPA begins formal review of chemicals burned in Ohio train derailment

The Biden administration is initiating a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical that burned following a train derailment earlier this year.

Long Island custodian allegedly threatened mass harm against school district

Jimmy Martin, a custodian at the Cold Spring Harbor School District, was charged with making a threat of mass harm after his request for a promotion was denied, Suffolk County police said.

New York GOP selects Mazi Pilip as nominee to fill George Santos seat

Pilip was born in Ethiopia and was part of a major covert mission called Operation Solomon where the Israeli military transported more than 14-thousand Ethiopian Jews to Israel in just 36 hours.

Loose bull at Newark Penn Station contained after roaming tracks, disrupting NJ Transit

A bull was seen on several videos across social media Thursday morning roaming the tracks at Newark Penn Station, disrupting New Jersey Transit service and snarling rail traffic.

The world's top city destinations of 2023, including 2 US locations

Paris is the world’s most attractive city destination, according to Euromonitor International. Here are the other destinations that made the list.