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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country.

The NYPD sounded the alarm Tuesday on an uptick in Central Park crime, revealing a 350% increase in reported robberies so far this year compared with the same period last year. Most of the robberies occur in the evening and target electronics, like phones and expensive headphones, NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey said. He said there have be...

Donald Trump has been held in contempt of court and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and some others connected to his New York hush money case.

New Jersey Transit police officers performed life-saving CPR to save a choking 3-year-old.

The musical “Hell’s Kitchen” fueled by Alicia Keys songs, and the play “Stereophonic” about a ’70s rock band at the edge of stardom each earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations Tuesday.

Celebridades del cine, la música, la moda y estrellas del mundo del espectáculo estarán presentes en la Met Gala, como parte del evento benéfico del Costume Institute que se llevará a cabo el 6 de mayo en el Museo Metropolitano de Nueva York.

Encampments set up at pro-Palestinian protests were taken down at Yale University and the University of Connecticut on Tuesday morning and police made some arrests at UConn. UConn officials said police removed tents and tarps on the campus in Storrs and arrested protesters who refused to take down tents and disperse. Officials said a total of 25 pe...

New York City is quite well represented on the list of North America’s 50 Best Bars, is quite well represented with a total of 12 spots making the list. But in a change from 2023, it no longer can boast having the best bar around.

Walmart said clinics are not a sustainable business model due to a challenging reimbursement environment for primary care and increasing operating costs.

Four police officers serving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and four other officers were wounded in a shootout Monday at a North Carolina home, police said.

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A New Jersey family is grieving after a falling tree caused the sudden deaths of a man and his 6-month-old grandson The 61-year-old grandfather and his grandson were struck by a tree on Monday night in Verona. They later succumbed to their injuries. Personnel responding to an emergency call on West Lincoln Street near Bloomfield Avenue found a tree...

Judge Juan Merchan, presiding over the first criminal trial involving a sitting or former president in U.S. history, ordered Donald Trump in contempt of court Tuesday over gag order violations at his hush money trial. Trump had been barred from attacking witnesses and others associated with the case ahead of the trial. Prosecutors claimed he dismis...