NYPD officer killed in hit-and-run on Long Island Expressway

NYPD Officer Anastasios Tsakos was killed by a hit-and-run driver early Tuesday while directing traffic on the Long Island Expressway in Queens.

NYPD officer killed in hit-and-run while directing traffic on expressway

NYPD Officer Anastasios Tsakos was directing traffic after a crash on a highway when he was killed by a hit-and-run driver. Police said the woman behind the wheel was intoxicated and driving with a suspended license.

Census 2020 results: Texas, Florida gain congressional seats, California loses one for first time

The U.S. Census Bureau numbers are state population counts that show how many residents each state has gained or lost over the past decade, which is used to determine congressional seats and Electoral College votes.

Man threw Molotov cocktail at NYPD, authorities say

Authorities say the suspect threw a lit Molotov cocktail at officers when he was pulled over before trying to drive away and crashing.

Man with rifle and ammo arrested in Times Square subway station

Police say 18-year-old Saddiq Teague was sitting on a subway platform with an unloaded AK-47 rifle and ammunition.

Daniel Prude case: Grand jury voted 15-5 to clear 3 police officers in death

Newly released transcripts show that a grand jury investigating the police suffocation death of Daniel Prude last year in Rochester, New York, voted 15-5 not to charge the three officers involved in his restraint of a criminally negligent homicide charge sought by prosecutors.

FBI: Sandy Springs man admits to defrauding dozens of nearly $3 million

The FBI said Tuesday a 34-year-old Sandy Springs man, Ifeanyi Eke, admitted to his role in an international email syndicate that netted millions of dollars. 

Regeneron’s COVID-19 antibody drug prevents symptomatic infection by 81%, study finds

Regeneron said it now plans to request FDA clearance to use the COVID-19 antibody drug as a preventative treatment that could help provide immediate protection to unvaccinated people.

Man charged in spate of explosions outside frenemy’s home

An upstate New York man has been charged with setting off explosives in another man’s yard and sending letters to neighbors warning that he planned to continue doing it.

Meet the goth teen from Long Island whose yearbook photo went viral

Weronika Jachimowicz's yearbook photo went viral. Although she embraces her newfound social media fame, she says she wasn't always so comfortable in her own skin.

Tourist shot near Times Square

A tourist walking to his hotel near Times Square was shot early Wednesday morning.

Doorman, concierge worker fired for response to hate-crime attack outside building

A doorman and a concierge worker at a luxury apartment building in Hell's Kitchen have been fired after the building owner said they did not come to the aid of 65-year-old Vilma Kari, a Filipina woman who was brutally attacked in front of them in what is being called a hate-crime attack.