Grandma likely poisoned and stabbed grandkids, daughter in horrific upstate NY murder-suicide: cops
Investigators found a handwritten note and evidence to suggest a potential mass poisoning in the deaths of a grandmother, mom and four children found dead in Mechanicville this week.
Disgraced ex-NJ teacher accused of having sex with 8th-grader faces disturbing new charges
A former New Jersey middle school teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a student was indicted Wednesday on new charges, including manufacturing child sexual abuse material, prosecutors said.
Kathy Hochul attempts to lead Buffalo Bills chant and gets crickets in excruciatingly embarrassing moment
Gov. Kathy Hochul got a tepid response from a crowd at this week’s ribbon-cutting for the Buffalo Bills’ new stadium, trying and failing to start a chant in support of the team as she took the podium.
Long Island school clerk caught tearing up ballots, trashing votes to help her candidate win: probe
Hempstead Union Free School District Clerk April Keys allegedly rigged the May 19 trustee election by smuggling official ballots out of her office and handing absentee ballots to favored candidate Victor Pratt so he could trash them, according to a 51-page petition filed by the district with the state Education Department.
Mamdani rent freeze scheme ripped as ‘theater’ by landlord rep — as she resigns in protest hours before vote
Christina Smyth, the board’s sole landlord representative, sent out a scathing letter of resignation to the group Thursday morning, claiming it had “stopped being a fact-finding body”, The New York Daily News first reported.
Hornets trade LaMelo Ball to Timberwolves in stunning NBA deal
The Hornets are out of the Lamelo Ball business, trading him to the Timberwolves on Thursday.
Supreme Court strikes down Hawaii law requiring permission to carry guns in stores and hotels
The Supreme Court struck down a Hawaii law requiring people to get permission to carry guns into stores and hotels on Thursday, in its latest opinion backing Second Amendment rights.
Supreme Court rules Trump can remove deportation protection from Haitians, Syrians
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration could go ahead and yank temporary protected status (TPS) for thousands of Syrian and Haitian migrants.
Supreme Court rules Trump can turn back asylum seekers at US border in major immigration win
The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with the Trump administration in its decision to yank temporary protected status (TPS) for thousands of Syrian and Haitian migrants.
Venezuela earthquake reduces buildings to rubble in horrific scenes filmed by man searching for mother
Horrifying video from the streets of El Junquito, Venezuela shows buildings crumbling like matchsticks into clouds of choking, brown smoke after a pair of violent earthquakes devastated the country.