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Nearly a week after 15-year-old Javits Frimpong was gunned down on his way to school in the Bronx — an alleged bully-driven killing, his father says, caught clearly on video — police are still searching for the shooters.
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is on the cusp of making history as the nation’s first Black speaker of the House, a generational shift in U.S. politics after Democrats trounced Republicans to win majority control of the chamber in the midterm elections.
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Yes, the 2026 midterms will be remembered for the astonishing number of losses that Democrats handed to President Donald Trump . But in the background, something perhaps equally seismic unfolded: a wave of firsts that elevated into high office members of groups that had, until now, been kept largely at the margins.
While most races have been called (most of which went in favor of Democrats), there were still some pending races throughout the tri-state.
A judge has granted permission for elections officials in a major New York county to move thousands of paper ballots to a secure warehouse after a technical problem caused vote-scanning machines to malfunction.
President Donald Trump told voters to pretend he was on the ballot in this year’s midterm elections.
The mother of the 28-year-old runner found stabbed in the neck on a bike path in Brooklyn just two days before the NYC Marathon she was training for says her daughter has died.
The New York Liberty have fired coach Chris DeMarco after only one season, the franchise announced Tuesday.
Voters are reporting issues at multiple polling stations in Westchester County. The New York’s attorney general says she is monitoring the situation.
The United States will stop providing $4 billion in aid each year to Israel in 2027 but will sell arms to its closest ally in the Middle East, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday.
Election Day has finally arrived. Voters across the tri-state have spent nearly the last two weeks casting ballots early ahead of the final day to head to the polls. The polls are open all day until 8 p.m. in New Jersey and Connecticut, and 9 p.m. in New York.
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Rachel Apa died during Sunday’s New York City Marathon after collapsing near mile 24, just two miles shy of crossing the finish line.
Midterm elections are almost always a referendum on the president and his party.
Voters struggling with high prices and angry over an unpopular war with Iran will decide whether to drastically shift power in Washington in midterm elections Tuesday that will serve as a referendum on President Donald Trump ’s second term.
Five people, including two children, were rescued this week in the South Pacific island nation of Kiribati after three months drifting at sea in a 20-foot skiff, authorities said. Another four remained missing.
Here is everything you need to know to exercise your right to vote. On Tuesday, Nov. 3rd, voters across the country will head to the polls to decide on some important offices and issues in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
Polls opened at 6 a.m. across the state for Election Day on Tuesday. For many in the state, they’ve already cast their ballot.
New York health officials on Monday reported the state’s first measles-associated death in more than 30 years.
Midterm Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. The midterm elections in New York will determine whether Democrat Kathy Hochul will get another term as governor, or if Republican Bruce Blakeman will take over.
A man who allegedly opened fire on police was shot when officers returned fire, sending him to the hospital, according to law enforcement sources.
A teen was critically injured after an apparent subway surfing incident from a moving train in Brooklyn, according to law enforcement sources.
A Texas tech entrepreneur, his wife and two kids, along with their friends and nanny, were the passengers killed when a private jet nosedived and crashed in a South Florida neighborhood on Sunday.
Jerry Koosman, an All-Star left-hander who got the final out of the Miracle Mets’ shocking 1969 World Series victory over the Baltimore Orioles, died Sunday. He was 83.
One of the pilots of a private plane that crashed into a Florida neighborhood over the weekend, killing all nine on board and leaving a fiery crater, has been identified by her family.
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a criminal complaint against a pair of former FBI officials accused of lying to Congress during its investigation of Hunter Biden, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News.
Every eligible voter has the right to participate in Tuesday’s elections and cast their vote freely, privately, securely and without intimidation — the ultimate example of a free and functioning democracy.
Martha Stewart on Sunday responded to backlash about her Halloween costume, saying she was “distressed” to learn that her outfit, which depicted a “hungry” homeless person, had caused offense.
The NYPD is continuing its hunt Monday for the person who stabbed a 28-year-old runner in the neck in Brooklyn, leaving her bloodied on the ground for her own father to find her.
Former Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz go to trial Monday on charges that they accepted bribes as they colluded with gamblers who made hundreds of thousands of dollars betting correctly on individual pitches.
A New York couple married Sunday evening at Rockefeller Center in Midtown after a chance supermarket encounter with a social media influencer sparked a viral video and an outpouring of support.
Juan Atkins, who helped create the techno music genre with school friends in suburban Detroit in the 1980s, has died, his booking agency said Sunday.
Early voting came to a close Sunday. But the race for New York governor is heating up.
A 28-year-old woman remained gravely injured Sunday evening after police say she was stabbed in the neck while running along Shore Parkway in Brooklyn. The attacker remains on the loose and has not been identified.
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U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke, according to his chief of staff.
Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya won the women’s race of the New York City Marathon for the second time in three years on Sunday while Andreas Almgren of Sweden was victorious in his debut in the distance.
Heartbroken “TODAY” co-host Savannah Guthrie on Sunday renewed her plea for information about the kidnapping of her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, from her Tucson, Ariz. home nine months ago.
At least four people were killed and 15 others were injured in three separate shootings in a Dallas, Texas, neighborhood overnight Saturday, according to Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux.
Heidi Klum underwent a bloody transformation to become a giant, gruesome severed hand for her annual Halloween party in New York on Saturday, 25 years after she began hosting the much-anticipated event.
The Trump administration ’s online accounts are circulating images of a pumpkin carved with a sombrero design and a fake Halloween -themed background around a Black man apparently accused of food assistance fraud, in social media posts slammed by critics as inflammatory rhetoric.
Daylight saving time can be hard on the heart when people lose an hour of sleep in the spring, but there’s another period of adjustment coming this weekend.
About 60,000 runners will take to the streets across all five boroughs for the New York City Marathon Sunday, with millions of spectators expected and additional New York City police planned along the route.
Lawyers for Luigi Mangione on Friday continued to push for the dismissal of his state court murder and weapons case, arguing that his guilty plea to federal stalking charges two months ago bars a separate trial .
The theft of billions of dollars from Binance within a matter of minutes, the biggest crypto heist in history, was orchestrated by North Korean hackers, the FBI said Saturday.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Saturday in a social media post that after talking to President Donald Trump, he has agreed to grant a visa to the mother of a 15-year-old immigrant from Ghana who was shot to death earlier this week.
A 28-year-old woman remained in critical condition Saturday evening after being stabbed in the neck while jogging along a Brooklyn bike path Friday night, a law enforcement source told NBC New York.
A popular supplement sold by Whole Foods and Amazon was recalled because of possible salmonella contamination, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
Halloween can add up fast, from bags of candy for trick-or-treaters to costumes, decorations and plans for the big night. But celebrating doesn’t have to break the bank. From free treats to discounted meals, these Halloween deals can help families save a little money while making the most of Oct. 31.
Political spending has exploded in the past decade. The capital flowing into presidential campaigns alone has more than doubled since 2016, before adjusting for inflation. Where is it all going and who is signing the checks?
A manhunt is underway for a shooter who killed one person and injured six in a Spirit Halloween store on Friday night in what police in Fairfield, California, believe was a targeted incident.
Hundreds of thousands of protesters inspired by frustrated high school students took to the streets across France on Saturday in a third consecutive weekend of demonstrations over living costs and education.
On Friday, the New York City Fire Department announced the deaths of three other victims following a fire that broke out in a Bronx apartment building and killed a 10-year-old boy on Wednesday.
Halloween is filled with spooky surprises, but safety experts say one of the biggest risks has nothing to do with ghosts or goblins.
A random encounter at a Long Island, New York supermarket is giving a couple their dream wedding for free, as the bride-to-be battles breast cancer.
On Thursday, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office filed charges against eight members of a network that allegedly misappropriated millions of dollars intended for beneficiaries of the food assistance program known as SNAP.
The top federal prosecutor in Alaska confirmed on Friday the existence of a criminal investigation related to an alleged scheme to confuse voters by putting a Senate candidate on the ballot with the same name as the Republican incumbent.
U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden on Friday warned the Justice Department about taking law enforcement action targeting former FBI Director James Comey after the Trump administration brought a third criminal case against the longtime Trump target using a rare charging mechanism.
The roof of a water tower where a family of celebrity barn owls had been nesting in Manhattan’s Upper West Side has been removed, sparking outrage among New Yorkers who have been captivated by the elusive birds.
Dwyane Wade has a new face — on his statue. Mindful of criticism that started coming in waves immediately after the statue outside the arena where the Miami Heat play was unveiled in his honor two years ago, Wade revealed Friday that he consented to having a new head made for the piece.
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer accused of intentionally ramming his car into a Mexican construction worker in Houston was indicted by a grand jury Friday on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, prosecutors said.
A woman driven by a compulsion to harm children admitted in a Pittsburgh court on Wednesday that she murdered her best friend’s infant son, in a plea agreement that’ll likely keep this “monster” in prison for life.
Authorities are investigating after a body was found in a bag on a Brooklyn street Thursday, according to law enforcement sources familiar with the case.
The Food and Drug Administration is proposing changes to infant formula nutrient requirements as part of the agency’s first review of its ingredients and standards in nearly three decades.
Christa Pike said Friday that she remains in constant pain and struggles to speak a month after surviving a lethal injection in Tennessee, a failure she blames on “incompetence.”
Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope to vote in a U.S. general election . The Vatican confirmed Friday that the Chicago-born pontiff had submitted a mail-in ballot in Chicago ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections , citing his long-standing belief in civic participation.
A home health aide has been arrested on a manslaughter charge following the death of an 81-year-old woman in Queens, according to police and a law enforcement source familiar with the situation.
Autumn is here, and that means it’s time for the twice annual time change. This year, the end of daylight saving time coincides with Halloween . That means an extra hour of festivities, trick-or-treating or sleeping the next day. This rare overlap won’t happen again until 2036 .
The NYPD continues to hunt for at least two suspects in the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy steps from his Bronx home a day ago, while the grieving teen’s father claims school bullying may have played a role.
A new MLB champion has been crowned, and now the baseball world will eagerly await a return to the diamond.
To many, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen represent a formidable mutant rivalry in the “X-Men” films or two of theater’s pre-eminent Shakespearean actors, but behind the curtain the pair shared something even more enduring: a friendship that spanned decades.
About 11,000 power banks sold on Amazon have been recalled after hundreds of reports of fires and other incidents, federal officials say.
To Invisalign and beyond! Buzz Lightyear has transformed from space ranger to orthodontist. And Dr. Scott Mateer has traded in his scrubs for the iconic white, neon and purple Pulsar-400 Enviro-Suit and Battle Armor.
The Justice Department has issued at least three dozen new subpoenas and document preservation requests as part of its probe into the Alaska Senate race , a U.S. official confirmed to NBC News on Thursday.
A police investigation is underway after a student at a Long Island middle school posted an antisemitic photo on social media.
False and misleading claims about the voting process are being spread online as voters cast their ballots in the 2026 midterms , with Election Day less than a week away.
More than 40% of American teens ages 13 to 17 say they’ve gambled in the past year, according to a survey published Wednesday, raising red flags about the popularity of betting among minors.
A vehicle smashed into an ambulance near a Brooklyn “trunk-or-treat” event sponsored by the NYPD, leaving six people injured, according to officials.
Patrick Stewart, the classically trained stage actor who added Shakespearean gravitas to the “Star Trek” and “X-Men” franchises, has died. He was 86.
Oscar-nominated actor Barbara Barrie died at her New York City home with medical assistance.
Sandeep Basran’s 9-year-old son has been playing football in the Chicago area for four years and has had only a minor leg injury this season. That’s not an accident.
A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed in the Bronx Thursday morning just steps from where he lived, according to law enforcement officials, and his father said it may have stemmed from bullying at school.
Delivery giant DoorDash is buying to-your-door grocery service Instacart for $17 billion, the company announced Thursday.
A major change is coming to the way trash is collected in parts of Brooklyn. Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced early Thursday the installation of the borough’s first residential Empire bins in Brooklyn Community District 2 has started.
The small-ball Milwaukee Brewers playing in the smallest market in the majors are World Series champions for the first time in franchise history.
A man was arrested after he spray-painted over dozens of victims’ names at the 9/11 Memorial in lower Manhattan, police said.
A Brooklyn woman accused of stabbing two men with a syringe in midtown Manhattan now faces federal hate crime charges.
A suspect was shot and killed by New Jersey State Police following an incident that may have stemmed from a town away, according to the state attorney general’s office.
Actor Hayden Panettiere’s death has been ruled an accident, and the case is now closed, police in South Carolina announced Wednesday.
The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday at about 3.9% despite stubbornly high inflation, as Chairman Kevin Warsh suggested its policies are already showing signs of having an impact.
Pioneering civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, a towering figure in the farmworker and labor movement in California , has died, according to her family. She was 96.
A Brooklyn man so fed up by speeding cars in his neighborhood took matters into his own hands and installed his own speed bumps onto the street.
At least 68 people were killed and dozens were injured when two high-speed trains collided in central Spain on Wednesday, sending carriages careering off the tracks, in the second major accident on the same line in less than a year.
A Taylor Swift -inspired Halloween display in New York’s legendary Halloween capital is once again turning heads.
New surveillance images were released by the NYPD of a suspect wanted in last weekend’s Central Park attack where officials say a woman was raped at knifepoint.
Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic filed papers Monday for what could be the biggest initial public offering of stock ever even as its top executive warns that advanced AI could pose an existential threat to humanity.
Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown avoided prison time Monday for beating a music producer with a tequila bottle at a London nightclub three years ago.
A large police presence was reported in Belleville, New Jersey near Branch Brook Park Sunday evening after initial reports of a shooting involving police officers that were retracted.
Only one undefeated NFL team remains. The Seattle Seahawks stumped the Kansas City Chiefs 20-3, giving Patrick Mahomes and Co. their first loss of the season.