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The embattled president of Columbia University sent a letter to the school community Wednesday, in the aftermath of a sweeping NYPD operation that saw hundreds of protesters arrested as SWAT teams descended on campus. Minouche Shafik, who has faced mounting calls to resign amid what some have described as “anarchy on campus,” had been r...

As the two-week standoff between pro-Palestinian protesters and college administrators at Columbia University in New York came to a head Tuesday, officials anxiously monitored whether the fallout would spark more protests on college campuses around the country or quell what has been a growing movement. It was the former. Here’s a ti...

Barbra Streisand explained why she asked Melissa McCarthy if she’s using Ozempic, sharing that the eyebrow-raising comment was meant to “pay her a compliment.”

Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up at many college campuses after the arrest of demonstrators at Columbia University.

Earlier Tuesday, the president of Columbia University, Minouche Shafik, sent a letter to the NYPD asking for assistance on campus saying, “with the utmost regret, we request the NYPD’s help to clear all individuals from Hamilton Hall and all campus encampments.” The NYPD began an operation around 9 p.m. on the campus of the Ivy League t...

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer says the onetime movie mogul has been hospitalized for a battery of tests after his return to New York City following an appeals court ruling nullifying his 2020 rape conviction. Attorney Arthur Aidala said Weinstein was moved to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan after his arrival on Friday to city jails. On Thursday, t...

For the first time in more than a decade, the annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks spectacle will be held on the Hudson River — giving New Jerseyans a front-row seat to the fireworks extravaganza that lights up the iconic New York City skyline. Organizers for the event made the announcement Tuesday calling it a “one-of-a-kind”...

The Philadelphia native is urging Sixers ticket holders not to sell their Game 6 tickets to Knicks fans in an attempt to prevent another massive New York showing at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday.

Police investigating the death of a 2-year-old boy who was found buried in a Stamford park last year have elevated charges filed against his father. The investigation started on Jan. 2, 2023, when Stamford police received a report of a possible kidnapping and a child who might have been injured. Authorities learned the child might have been buried ...

Ryan Garcia denied using PEDs in a video posted on Wednesday night after ESPN reported that he had tested positive for a banned substance.

 The people of Newark paid their respects to the late New Jersey Congressman, Donald Payne, while he was lying in the state at the Essex county court house . NBC New York’s Pat Battle reports. 

Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, Chris Hemsworth and Zendaya will join Anna Wintour as co-chairs of this year’s Met Gala. Vogue and the Metropolitan Museum of Art made the announcement Thursday. This year’s Met Gala is on May 6. And the dress code? “The Garden of Time,” whatever that means in the imaginations of the star-studded crowd. The dress co...

For the first time in ten years New Jersey residences will have a view of the Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks show on the Hudson River. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports