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The three children and their mother were detained after ICE agents searched a dairy farm on March 27 during a separate child pornography investigation.

New York state school officials have told the Trump administration that they will not comply with its demands to end diversity, equity and inclusion practices, despite the administration’s threats to terminate federal education funding.

A man appearing before a New York court got a scolding from a judge after he tried to use an avatar generated by artificial intelligence to argue his case

The website for the Social Security Administration has crashed four times in 10 days this month. It comes after thousands of federal workers were let go last month under the DOGE agenda led by Elon Musk. NBC New York’s Lynda Baquero reports. 

President Donald Trump’s executive order ending diversity, equity and inclusion efforts within the federal government has resulted in the deletion of a U.S. Army website page about a military base renamed for a World War I hero. Sergeant Henry Johnson, a native of Albany, enlisted in 1917 with the all-Black 15th New York National Guard regiment, which was also...

A second family has filed a lawsuit against a Queens funeral home over a mix-up that involved deceased loved ones and relatives being sent the wrong body. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

Another grieving family is suing a Queens funeral home following a mishap that led to two families receiving the wrong bodies before laying their loved ones to rest.

Fordham University announced that award-winning actress and alumna Regina Hall will deliver the commencement address to the Class of 2025 during the university’s graduation ceremony on May 17. The university also announced that Hall will be presented with an honorary doctorate of fine arts in recognition “of her exceptional career and commitment to using her platform for good.” “Regina is…

Two New Jersey men could spend decades behind bars after allegedly sledgehammering their way into a New York jewelry store during a 2024 robbery and stealing more than $1 million in jewelry, prosecutors announced.

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, which preserves Ashkenazi Jewish life, relocated to New York City in 1940.

A coach who was fired within hours of pulling a player’s ponytail after a loss in a New York girls basketball state championship game has issued an apology, saying his actions were unacceptable.

A sheriff’s deputy in New York will not face criminal charges for fatally shooting two Black teenagers fleeing in a car in 2023.

The suburban reservoirs that supply 10% of New York City’s vaunted drinking water are getting saltier due to decades of road salt being spread near the system — and they will eventually have to be abandoned if nothing is done to reverse the trend, city officials warn.

The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that 15 New York and New Jersey bridges be inspected for levels of risk collapse from a vessel collision as part of a nationwide call to safeguard bridges from vessel strikes following last year’s fatal collapse of Baltimore’s Scott Key Bridge. The call for safety inspections on bridges does not indicate that...

Following an investigation of the Baltimore Key Bridge collapse last year, the National Transportation Security Board recommended that 68 bridges across the United States be inspected for their risk of collapse, eight of which are in New York. NBC New York’s Melissa Colorado reports.

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.

Various scandals that cost former Gov. Andrew Cuomo his job have already cost New York taxpayers almost $60 million in legal fees. But the New York state comptroller’s office says they are drawing a line, refusing to pay the legal fees Cuomo has racked up specifically battling his political nemesis Attorney General Letitia James. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo...

Robert Ehrlich was “falsely asserting his authority as mayor, demanding access to office space, and declaring that the entire Village staff was fired,” said officials in Sea Cliff, New York.

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

A New York City man was sentenced to life in prison after requesting nude photos from a New Jersey teen and having sex with her in a Jersey Shore hotel room.