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The World Cup poses an unprecedented security challenge at a fraught moment. Is the US ready?

The upcoming World Cup will feature 48 teams and 104 matches across the United, Mexico, and Canada. It also presents a massive security challenge.

 

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New Jersey police sergeant charged with stealing journalist’s camera bag at immigration protest

A New Jersey police sergeant has been charged with stealing $10,000 worth of camera equipment from a photojournalist.

 

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Polymarket cuts ties with George Santos as regulators probe trades on rival prediction market

Polymarket is ending its paid relationship with George Santos as federal regulators investigate him for possible insider trading.

 

Kalshi reports Rep. George Santos to prosecutors over suspicious trades, source says

A prediction market reported former U.S. Rep. George Santos to federal prosecutors after he boasted he’d be going to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, then bet against his own attendance.

 

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A proposed additive ban could change New York’s pizza and bagels, some say for the better

New York City’s iconic pizzerias and bagel shops may soon be forced to update their long-standing baking practices after state lawmakers moved to ban a common additive.

 

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Two men charged with creating AI-generated porn under new law targeting ‘deepfakes’

Federal prosecutors have charged two men with using AI to create nude videos and photos under a new law targeting deepfake pornography.

 

Brooklyn mom who drowned 3 kids on Coney Island beach sentenced to 20 years to life

A Brooklyn woman has been sentenced to 20 years to life for drowning her three young children in the ocean near Coney Island’s boardwalk.

 

Former Hartford police officer charged in fatal shooting of a Black man in mental distress

A Connecticut police officer has been charged with manslaughter after fatally shooting a man suffering a mental health crisis.

 

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Rutgers University withdraws invite to a graduation speaker over his criticism of Israel

Rutgers University has canceled a planned graduation speech by business leader Rami Elghandour after students raised concerns about his criticism of Israel on social media.

 

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Professor’s speech praising pro-Palestinian students sparks backlash at University of Michigan

The University of Michigan has apologized after a history professor delivering a commencement speech praised pro-Palestinian student protesters for drawing attention to the war in Gaza.

 

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Electrical fire forces closure of Broadway theater that hosts ‘The Book of Mormon’

A fire has forced the closure of the Broadway theater that has long hosted “The Book of Mormon.” Officials say the blaze began in an electrical room, causing substantial damage to the Eugene O’Neill Theatre.

 

Judge protects Yemeni refugees, slams Trump administration’s push to end special status

A federal judge in New York is protecting about 3,000 refugees from Yemen from being forced to leave the U.S., saying the Temporary Protected Status that was repeatedly granted to them should be extended again. Judge Dale E. Ho in a written opinion Friday said those granted the status are ordinary,

 

How a father and daughter duped NYC’s art world with fake Warhols and Banksys

A father and daughter in New Jersey have pleaded guilty to running a years-long counterfeiting scheme to trick art galleries and auction houses into buying forged paintings.

 

Judge tosses murder conviction for man who served 25 years, rebuking a ‘troubling’ prosecution

A Manhattan judge has vacated the murder conviction of Henry Ruiz, who spent 25 years in prison for a 1993 murder.

 

Pay Z: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is still earning rap music royalties, tax filings show

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is still earning royalties from his past career as a multilingual rapper.

 

Islanders promo raises funds for ex-NYPD officer convicted of manslaughter, angering victim’s family

The New York Islanders are facing criticism for promoting a fundraiser for a former New York City police sergeant who was convicted of manslaughter.

 

Dozens arrested as protesters demand Schumer and Gillibrand block sale of bombs to Israel

Dozens of protesters were arrested at a demonstration urging Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen.

 

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Former US Rep. Eliot Engel, who worked on foreign affairs for decades, dies at 79

Former U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel, a New York Democrat who chaired the Foreign Affairs Committee chairman, has died at 79.

 

Eric Adams, former ‘international mayor’ of NYC, becomes an honorary Albanian citizen

Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams has become a citizen of Albania. He received the honorary citizenship “at his request,” according to an official decree from Albania’s president.

 

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Immigration board denies Mahmoud Khalil’s appeal, bringing activist one step closer to deportation

The Board of Immigration Appeals has denied Mahmoud Khalil’s latest attempt to dismiss his deportation case.

 

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NYC Council member, Hochul aide rally with supporters to decry federal bribery probe

A New York City Council member and her sister, an aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul, appeared together at a rally held by religious leaders to condemn an ongoing federal bribery investigation.

 

Men charged with bringing bombs to NYC protest were recorded discussing terror plot, indictment says

Two men charged with bringing homemade bombs to a protest outside New York City’s mayor’s home allegedly planned to kill up to 60 people.

 

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to crack down on ‘bad landlords.’ First he has to find them

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been holding a series of “rental rip-off hearings” for disgruntled tenants to air their complaints about bad landlords.

 

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Death of a refugee left at a Buffalo doughnut shop by Border Patrol is ruled a homicide

Medical examiners have ruled that the death of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar, five days after Border Patrol left him at a Buffalo, New York, doughnut shop, was a homicide.

 

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4 charged in corruption investigation linked to NYC homeless shelter operator

Federal prosecutors probing public corruption in New York have charged the leaders of a homeless shelter nonprofit with stealing $1.3 million from the taxpayer-backed organization.

 

Feds probe whether NYC Council member, Hochul aide took bribes to help migrant shelter provider

Federal prosecutors are investigating whether a New York City council member and her sister accepted bribes linked to the appropriation of city funds to a migrant shelter provider.

 

Plot to firebomb Palestinian activist’s home disrupted by NYPD undercover operation, authorities say

Federal law enforcement officials have disrupted a plot to fire bomb the New York City home of a prominent Palestinian activist.

 

Mangled plane in LaGuardia crash is towed from runway as most injured passengers leave hospital

All but four of the passengers injured in Sunday’s deadly collision between an Air Canada plane and a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport have been released from the hospital.

 

Stories of survival emerge from deadly New York airport collision as officials investigate its cause

Investigators are continuing to delve into what caused the high speed crash between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.

 

2 pilots killed when jet collides with fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport

An Air Canada jet carrying more than 70 passengers collided with a fire truck while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, killing two pilots and injuring several others.

 

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