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President Trump told reporters this week that DOGE chief Elon Musk has done an “amazing” job, but noted that the Tesla CEO has “got a big company to run.”

Val Kilmer, the brooding, versatile actor who played fan favorite Iceman in “Top Gun,” donned a voluminous cape as Batman in “Batman Forever” dies at 65.

The Metropolitan Transit Authority has unveiled the first major change to the famed New York City subway map since 1979. The historic map commuters are used to seeing on subway cars and in stations across the five boroughs will be phased out in the coming weeks and replaced with the new version. The new maps incorporate feedback from riders and&#82...

On Wednesday, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill into law that would potentially fine those who make or share deceptive media for the furtherance of additional criminal activity up to $30,000.

A 37-year-old man from Wildwood, New Jersey, has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault investigation involving a child, Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office announced.

A New Jersey man has been sentenced to six months in jail for breaking into a Rutgers University Islamic center on the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr and vandalizing it. Jacob Beacher, of North Plainfield, will also have to serve a year of supervised release once he gets out under the terms of the sentence he received Tuesday. He pleaded g...

U.S. stocks are drifting higher Wednesday as Wall Street waits to hear what the Federal Reserve will say in the afternoon about where interest rates may be heading. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 129 points, or 0.3%, as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.5% high...

Two firefighters were hurt when they fell through the floor of a burning two-family home in New Jersey late Tuesday, and while the residents got out unscathed, they now have no place to live, officials say. Authorities responding to a call about a house fire on East Blancke Street in Linden around 9:30 p.m. found the home fully engulfed with…...

After weeks of White House hype and public anxiety, President Donald Trump is poised to announce Wednesday a barrage of self-described “reciprocal” tariffs on friend and foe alike. His announcement is expected around 4 p.m. ET. in the Rose Garden. A senior White House official tells NBC News the guest list will include “steel workers, aut...

A high-stakes contest to decide who gets to build a casino in New York City could potentially result in a $115 million jackpot for President Donald Trump. The Republican stands to win big if state officials award one of three available gaming licenses to Bally’s Corp., which wants to open a casino at a city-owned golf course that used to…...

President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs affecting some of the largest countries and America’s biggest trade partners. Gus Rosendale reports from the NBC 4 New York newsroom. 

A strip mall in Lindenhurst has a long road ahead in repairs after a fire engulfed the building this morning. NBC 4’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports. 

A Long Island father is fighting to stay in the United States after the Trump Administration is trying to deport him despite coming here legally. Greg Cergol reports from Northport where the man’s church is rallying behind him.