NYC ban on police chokeholds upheld by state's high court

New York’s highest court has upheld a New York City law that forbids police from using chokeholds or compressing a person’s diaphragm during an arrest.

Yellowstone National Park finds 1st case of fatal brain disease after deer carcass tests positive

Yellowstone National Park has confirmed its first case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) on Tuesday after a deer carcass in the park tested positive for the highly contagious and fatal brain disease

Cardi B calls out Mayor Adams over NYC budget cuts: 'We're gonna be drowning in rats'

Rapper Cardi B called out NYC Mayor Eric Adams over recent budget cuts in New York City and said crime and sanitation problems were only going to get worse.

Brooklyn parents rally against Mayor Adams's budget cuts threatening Pre-K, 3-K programs

Brooklyn parents are mobilizing against Mayor Eric Adams’s proposed budget cuts to the Department of Education which will weaken the beloved Pre-K and 3-K programs across the city.

FDR Drive southbound reopens as tractor-trailer hitch causes temporary closure

The southbound lanes on the FDR Drive in Manhattan have reopened at East 90th Street after a tractor trailer got stuck underneath an overpass.

Paper check fraud is on the rise: What to know

While online banking and electronic payments are now more mainstream, many Americans still write paper checks, and there's been a resurgence of fraud in some lesser-known ways.

Rosalynn Carter: Caregiver to all caregivers

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has been on a lifelong mission to help create a more caring society.

Biden, Trump, leaders react to passing of former first lady Rosalynn Carter

There has been an outpour of support for the Carter family after the Carter Center broke the news that former first lady Rosalynn Carter passed away at her home in Plains Sunday afternoon.

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter enters hospice care

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, wife of former President Jimmy Carter, is entering hospice care.

Plane landing at LaGuardia aborts landing 100 feet above ground in near miss incident

A passenger claims that a Delta flight arriving at LaGuardia Airport on Thursday from Atlanta was only 100 feet above ground when it abruptly changed direction back towards the sky to avoid crashing into another plane.

Flu cases on the rise in NY, soaring in other states

U.S. health officials say at least seven states are seeing high levels of the flu and that cases are rising in other parts of the country.

Kaitlin Armstrong sentenced to 90 years for murder of Moriah Wilson

Kaitlin Armstrong has been sentenced to 90 years in prison for murdering Anna Moriah Wilson back in May 2022. Wilson's family spoke to Armstrong after the sentencing.