US military guns keep vanishing, some used in street crimes

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Pulling a pistol from his waistband, the young man spun his human shield toward police. ...

Q&A: Jimmy Smits figured out he can carry a tune, and more

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NEW YORK — He hadn't been in a musical since his high school years, but when Jimmy Smits saw the opportunity to play Kevin...

5 lawsuits from Hoboken train crash settled for $8 million

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More than $8 million has been paid to settle five lawsuits stemming from the deadly crash of a New Jersey Transit train in...

‘It’s always exciting’: Top dogs vie for Westminster title

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TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — Wasabi could be the flavor of the year at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show. Or it might have a taste...

Crime leads voter concerns as NYC mayoral primary approaches

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NEW YORK — Fear of crime is back as a political issue in New York City. For the first time in years it could...

For love of birds: Backyard sleuths boost scientists’ work

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WASHINGTON — Georgetown University ecologist Emily Williams first became fascinated with birds not because of their beauty, or their sweet songs. She was riveted...

Q&A: Leslie Grace lives full-circle moment ‘In the Heights’

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NEW YORK — Like her Nina character in “In The Heights,” Leslie Grace says she's struggled to fit in as an Afro-Latino woman and...

‘The Night Watchman,’ Malcolm X biography win arts Pulitzers

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NEW YORK — One of the country’s most esteemed novelists, Louise Erdrich, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for “The Night Watchman.” ...

Jeffrey Toobin returns to CNN after Zoom call incident

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NEW YORK — CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin returned to the network Thursday for the first time in more than seven months after he...

Lawyers: Avenatti’s deserves leniency in Nike extortion case

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NEW YORK — Michael Avenatti should spend no more than six months behind bars after a jury concluded he tried to extort $25 million...