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Thousands of social media users across the country reported some technical problems when trying to access Facebook and Instagram Wednesday, according to the website Down Detector. Down Detector showed a spike in reports of Facebook users shortly after 1 p.m. reporting the platform was down, or working intermittently, with more than 100,000 use...

The 26-year-old Ivy League grad accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street was carrying a notebook that may lend further insight into his mindset and alleged motivation, two sources familiar with the investigation said Wednesday.

The 26-year-old appeared at a hearing in Pennsylvania Tuesday afternoon, where he refused to waive his right to extradition.

After a gray and damp Tuesday, we’re in for a very wet Wednesday. Showers will blanket the tri-state all day, bringing some much-needed rainfall to the region. Scattered showers arrive late Tuesday evening, growing steadier overnight and continuing through the day Wednesday. Expect rainy roads for both the morning and evening commutes. Showers begi...

NBC 4 New York Meteorologist, Raphael Miranda, and Telemundo 47 Chief Meteorologist, Andrea Romero, met with third graders for a duopoly Weather Kids/Niños Del Tiempo session. Students learned about types of snowflakes, clouds and how meteorologists forecast weather.

Here are the latest details after the drug bust in the Belmont section of The Bronx. 

Marc Santia and Checkey Beckford with an update for NBC New York. 

New York City is shrinking the huge emergency shelter system it created to house tens of thousands of migrants as the number of new arrivals steadily drops. That comes as President-elect Donald Trump has promised mass deportations when he retakes the White House next month. New York Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday that a controversial tent shelt...

Ghost guns have no serial number and are untraceable, which makes them a nightmare for law enforcement. News 4 New York’s Charles Watson reports. 

Here’s one of our favorite reports from reporter Chuck Scarborough, which first aired in 1988 for News 4. 

Andrew Siff shares the story from Queens for NBC New York.

Erica Byfield with the details for News 4. 

News 4’s Marc Santia and Jonathan Dienst with the latest.