West Point cadet found dead

A missing West Point cadet from California was found dead Tuesday night at the military academy in New York.

Customers sue Wegmans for selling vanilla ice cream made with no vanilla

Two customers filed a lawsuit against East Coast grocery chain Wegmans, claiming the company’s brand of vanilla ice cream does not actually contain any vanilla.

Boy, 11, with terminal brain cancer asks for 'patches and prayers' from military, law enforcement

The family of a young boy from New York who was diagnosed earlier this year with a rare and terminal brain cancer is asking members of the military, law enforcement, EMS and firefighting communities to send along “patches and prayers” as he continues his difficult battle.

Porsche SUV plunges onto train tracks, burns; 2 teens die

A two-car collision sent a Porsche SUV plummeting off an overpass onto train tracks below, where it burst into flames, killing two teenagers and sending a third to a hospital with serious injuries.

7 people shot, 4 dead in illegal Brooklyn gambling club

Four people are dead and three others wounded after a mass shooting inside a illegal gambling club in Brooklyn early Saturday morning, according to the NYPD.

Man arrested after allegedly cutting off 7 puppies’ ears with scissors, police say

A New York man was arrested Monday and faces animal cruelty charges after allegedly cutting off seven puppies’ ears with a pair of scissors and without anesthesia, police said. 

Little boy's affirmations go viral

A video of a 3-year-old boy saying his affirmations is quickly going viral.

Elementary school student speaks out against math homework question comparing girls’ weight

A Utah elementary school student spoke out last week against a math homework question that compared girls’ weight, leading the curriculum company to apologize and remove the question from their materials on Thursday. 

Suspect held in fatal bludgeoning of 4 sleeping homeless men

A homeless man wielding a long metal bar rampaged through New York City's Chinatown early Saturday attacking other homeless people who were sleeping, killing four and leaving a fifth with serious injuries, police said.

Woman at Ocasio-Cortez event suggests 'eating babies' to end climate change

An emotional woman who spoke during the Q and A portion of a town hall held by Rep. Ocasio Cortez (D-NY) in Queens Thursday suggested people start "eating babies" to stop climate change.

Dog steals owner's dentures, gets hilarious new smile

Eunice and Maggie live with her parents and her father wears dentures. One afternoon while he was sleeping, he took his dentures out and placed them next to the couch. At some point during his slumber, Maggie grabbed the dentures and began playing with them.