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Two Brooklyn teens were arrested late Thursday after a violent carjacking spree that ended with one suspect driving at a police officer on a sidewalk, prompting the cop to open fire, authorities said. The pair, both 16, launched their rampage…
A federal judge has ordered the release of convicted murderer Michael Angel Alvarez after dismissing the federal body-armor case against him. Alvarez, 41, walked free Wednesday when US District Judge Anne Hwang threw out the indictment. Hwang, a Biden appointee,…
A Florida man pleaded not guilty to raping a 22-year-old deckhand aboard his Nantucket yacht after his wife, toddler son and nanny had already sailed back to the Sunshine State. Christian Bradley Williams, 54, was arraigned Friday on three counts…
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has accused past city leaders of lying to the public about toxic air safety following the September 11 attacks. Mamdani, who took office earlier this year, made the allegation Monday while announcing the release of…
Kevin Reddington publicly demanded an end to the “horrific conspiracy allegations” targeting Patrick Clancy. The veteran defense attorney, 75, defended his client’s ex-husband during a Wednesday interview on “CBS Mornings,” insisting the widower “ought to be able to move on…
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee has lost his Democratic primary, making him the first elected governor since 2014 to be denied re-nomination by his own party. McKee, 73, fell to former CVS executive Helena Foulkes, 62, in a rematch of…
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Wallace admitted in a sworn declaration that his office failed to disclose an accused MS-13 killer’s criminal history to a federal judge, leading to the man’s release from custody. Wallace, 35, wrote the apology after federal…
Jim Crane, the billionaire owner of the Houston Astros, controls the cargo airline whose plane killed five people in Miami. Crane, 70, holds the controlling interest in 21 Air through an LLC, according to legal documents and a 2021 memo…
A wheelchair-bound Upper East Side woman hooked to an oxygen mask pleaded not guilty Wednesday to stabbing her home health aide, as her lawyers begged a Manhattan judge to spring her from Rikers Island. Barbara Salberg, 66, was rolled into…
A contractor has accused George Lucas’ $1 billion museum of exploiting its private status to dodge California public works rules while paying just $30 a year for state-owned land. Electrical contractor J.E. Snyder Electric filed a $1.9 million lawsuit against…
A suspect accused of stalking Kris Jenner was arrested Monday evening near the reality star’s Los Angeles home. Zenwilliam Robson, 25, was detained by a security guard before he could reach the property, which sits in the Santa Monica Mountains,…
A California sheriff’s deputy charged with felony child abuse has asked a court to divert his case into mental health treatment, but prosecutors are fighting the request. Steven Romero, a San Mateo County Sheriff’s Deputy, allegedly attacked his five-year-old son…
A San Diego community panel voted 22–2 to back an appeal aimed at blocking the demolition of a fire-scarred 1894 cottage overlooking La Jolla Cove. The Red Rest and Red Roost at 1187 and 1179 Coast Blvd are considered among…
Horrifying new video has surfaced of a deadly plane crash at a San Diego airport that killed two people. The footage shows a Cessna Skyhawk engulfed in flames on the runway at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in Kearny Mesa after it…
Lady Joan Templeman’s death at a private London hospital could have been prevented if doctors had prescribed blood-thinning medication, a coroner has ruled. Professor Fiona Wilcox, senior coroner at Inner West London Coroner’s Court, concluded that the 80-year-old wife of…
A Beverly Hills apartment complex lost most of its roof Wednesday morning after a fast-moving multi-alarm fire overwhelmed the building and forced firefighters to retreat to defensive positions. The blaze ignited around 10:30 a.m. On the 200 block of South…