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A suburban New York police department routinely violated residents’ civil rights, including making illegal arrests and using unnecessary strip and cavity searches, according to a new U.S. Department of Justice report.

Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a Texas woman via telemedicine. It appears to be the first challenge in the U.S. to a state shield law that’s intended to protect prescribers in Democratic-controlled states from being punished by states with abortion bans.

The New York Yankees acquired All-Star closer Devin Williams from the Milwaukee Brewers for left-hander Nestor Cortes and infield prospect Caleb Durbin. The Yankees also will send more than $1 million to the Brewers as part of the trade. A 30-year-old right-hander, Williams and his signature “Airbender” changeup are eligible for free agency after t...

New Jersey’s governor says he has written a letter to President Joe Biden requesting more federal resources to assist in the investigation into multiple reports of drones flying over his state in recent weeks.

The regional supermarket chain Stop & Shop said Wednesday that it would install kiosks in all of its U.S. stores to make digital-only coupons more accessible to customers. Stop & Shop, which operates in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island, said the kiosks will let customers scan a loyalty card or enter a phone ...

A bird strike at LaGuardia Airport in New York City forced an American Airlines flight to make an emergency landing at JFK.

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been granted a laptop to review documents in his federal case as he awaits trial in jail, according to a court order obtained by E! News.

Egg prices are spiking again due to a bird flu outbreak and high consumer demand.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has met with President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming “border czar.” Adams met Thursday with Tom Homan after the mayor has expressed an enthusiasm to work with the incoming administration to pursue criminals in the city while Trump promises mass deportations of people living in the country illegally. Adams has re...

There have been dozens of sightings of what appear to be drones over New Jersey and adjacent areas in recent weeks.

A Manhattan grand jury has convened and is said to be hearing evidence about potential corruption by Mayor Eric Adams’ longtime senior adviser Ingrid Lewis-Martin, who submitted her resignation from City Hall on Sunday. A source familiar with the matter confirmed the grand jury development hours after news broke of Lewis-Martin’s sudden...

A driver is on the run after striking two people on a sidewalk in Jackson Heights. NBC New York’s Jessica Cunnington reports. 

The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has added a prominent defense lawyer to his legal team as Manhattan prosecutors work to return him from Pennsylvania to face a murder charge. Luigi Mangione will be represented by Karen Friedman Agnifilo, who was a high-ranking deputy in the Manhattan district attorney’s office for years before e...