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Prosecutors called for the lengthy prison term for the 71-year-old New Jersey Democrat in papers filed in Manhattan federal court late Thursday.

A federal judge is set to hear arguments Friday on whether to hold Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court for continuing to spread lies about two Georgia election workers after they secured a $148 million defamation judgment against him. Plaintiffs’ attorneys have asked U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington, D.C., to impose...

In a singular moment in U.S. history, President-elect Donald Trump faces sentencing Friday for his New York hush money conviction after the nation’s highest court refused to intervene. Like so much else in the criminal case and the current American political landscape, the scenario set to unfold in an austere Manhattan courtroom was unimagina...

Macy’s is proceeding with dozens of planned store cuts across the United States, including in the New York City area, as its strategic focus zeroes in on sustainable, profitable growth. The following tri-state stores are among at least 66 “underproductive” locations expected to close in the first quarter of 2025. They initially we...

More than a half-dozen people, most of them firefighters, were hurt Friday when a five-alarm blaze erupted at an apartment building in the Bronx, officials say. Dozens of families — about 150 people — are displaced. Authorities responding to a call about a fire on Wallace Avenue shortly before 2 a.m. found flames on the top floor of the...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she will push for new laws to make it harder for hedge funds to purchase large numbers of single-family homes in the state.

New York City will spend $650 million over the next five years to combat homelessness and mental illness, while increasing the number of police officers in the subway system.

Judge Juan Merchan isn’t going to sentence Donald Trump to jail before he takes office.

Sept. 11 survivors and victims’ relatives have mixed feelings about a planned plea deal for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. There’s uncertainty, hope, anger, relief, resignation, and a thirst for more answers about the financing and planning of the hijacked-plane attacks.

More than 200 people were in need of a new place to stay after a massive fire at their apartment building in the Bronx. People there say the building has faced a number of complaints prior to the inferno. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports. 

The search is on for the person who stabbed a 14-year-old boy to death. NBC New York’s Jessica Cunnington reports. 

Donald Trump officially became a convicted felon with just 10 days before his inauguration. The judge in his hush money case sentenced the president-elect to an “unconditional discharge.” NBC New York’s Chris Glorioso reports. 

The longtime mayor of Clark has admitted to public corruption. He pleaded guilty to criminal charges against him. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.