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After a second sinkhole opened on I-80 in Wharton, New Jersey on Wednesday, the New Jersey Department of Transportation said the highway will remain closed indefinitely while repair work continues. Work was already underway on a sinkhole on I-80 eastbound when a new 15-foot by 15-foot sinkhole opened in the median forcing a closure of the westbound...

Hundreds of thousands of people are impacted by the fire near London’s Heathrow. How long will the disruptions last and when will the airport reopen? Here’s what we know so far Flights to and from London’s Heathrow Airport were canceled Friday after a fire at a nearby substation knocked out power to Europe’s busiest airport, disrupting ...

Confused travelers at John F. Kennedy International Airport looked to screens, phones and emergency personnel Friday for information on what to do next after a fire near Europe’s busiest travel hub triggered a power outage, canceling hundreds of flights around the globe and impacting hundreds of thousands of people. At least 1,350 flights to ...

A Suffolk County neighborhood is reeling from a shocking murder. Authorities say 75-year-old John “Jack” Miller, a retired Suffolk County police officer and former chief of the Wyandanch Volunteer Fire Department was gunned down by his own son, Christopher Miller, 43. Neighbors say Christopher Miller had recently moved back into his childhood home ...

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is suing the New York State Comptroller’s office to get taxpayers to pay his legal bills for yet another lawsuit Cuomo filed against the office of his political nemesis, State Attorney General Letitia James.

A jury has convicted two men of plotting to assassinate Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her home in New York City. Prosecutors say it involved a murder-for-hire scheme financed by the Iranian government.

New York City never actually implemented its 2022 law that would have let 800,000 cast a ballot for mayor, city council and other local offices, but not for president, Congress or state officials

Spring is officially here and so are spring showers. A soggy Thursday evening will be followed by a dip in temperatures as we settle into the new season. After a cloudy, drizzly, damp day, Thursday evening promises our wettest weather. Rain pushes in early in the evening. The good news: Early evening commuters will avoid the rain altogether, since ...

A former math teacher at an upscale private school in Brooklyn and one-time “Jeopardy!” champion was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in prison on charges that he posed as a teenager on Snapchat to solicit nude images and sexual videos from children. Winston Nguyen, 38, had pleaded guilty earlier this month to one count of use of a child in&#8230...

Another day, another sinkhole on I-80. Crews were continuing to work to make repairs Thursday on the latest gap to open up on the busy New Jersey highway, which had to be shut down in both directions in Wharton a day ago. The sinkhole problem has plagued the roadway in recent months. As one commuter put it after the most…

One of the most hectic days in college basketball is here as the first round of the 2025 men’s NCAA Tournament gets underway. A total of 16 men’s games will tip off over the span of roughly 12 hours Thursday. The first game tips off at 12:15 p.m. ET. The women’s First Four, meanwhile, will conclude with two games ahead of the star...

Weather Kids and Niños Del Tiempo stopped by Public School 16 in Paterson, NJ for a bilingual weather session. NBC 4 New York Meteorologist, Raphael Miranda, and Telemundo 47 Chief Meteorologist, Andrea Romero, met with fifth and sixth graders to talk about upcoming spring and summer weather.

Detectives in Berlin Township, New Jersey are searching for a man they said tried to abduct a girl while she was walking to school.

Authorities are looking for a person who attacked a 7-year-old boy in front of his mother inside a Queens subway station last month, then threatened both of them a knife before running off. According to the NYPD, the boy and his 37-year-old mom were on a northbound F train platform in the 21st Street-Queensbridge station in Astoria around lunchtime...