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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul confirmed that drone flights have been banned over “critical infrastructure” in the state amid reports of drones flying over New Jersey and New York in the past several weeks. Drones have drawn national attention after local officials and residents have expressed alarm over recent sightings in New Jersey, prompting federal […]

NEW YORK—An ever-growing lineup of whistleblowers have identified the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as the culprit behind an avalanche of attacks on Falun Gong practitioners in America as well as companies they founded to raise awareness about the persecution they face in China. The attacks adopt various tactics and forms, showcasing the range of the […]

NEW YORK CITY–On a surprisingly warm, cloudy winter morning, four giant numbers were set down in Times Square. A crowd gathered to watch the future illuminate. The 7-foot “2025” numerals were presented in Time Square on Dec. 18, ushering in excitement for the new year. The monolithic numbers will be standing in Times Square for […]

NEW YORK—The New York City mayor’s former chief adviser, her son and two real estate investors were indicted on Thursday on bribery and conspiracy charges that came as the mayor himself fights a separate corruption case. Ingrid Lewis-Martin, who until recently was one of the most powerful people in city government, was brought into a […]

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken participates in a UN Security Council Session on Sudan in New York City. The event is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 19.

NEW YORK—The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was whisked back to New York on a plane and by helicopter Thursday to face new federal charges of stalking and murder, which could bring the death penalty if he’s convicted. Luigi Mangione agreed to return to New York after a morning court appearance in Pennsylvania, […]

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the murder of a UnitedHealth executive, is expected to appear in New York court on Dec. 19, after being extradited from Pennsylvania.

SCOTCHTOWN, N.Y.—Scholars are hailing the discovery of a fossilized mastodon jaw discovered by a man who spotted two giant teeth while gardening at his upstate New York home this year. The mastodon jaw and some other bone fragments were found in late September in a backyard near Scotchtown, a hamlet about 70 miles northwest of […]

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa.—A Pennsylvania judge ordered Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man suspected of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, to face trial in New York after a Dec. 19 hearing in a Pennsylvania court. Blair County Court of Common Pleas Judge David Consiglio verbally issued an order after Mangione’s attorney, Thomas Dickey, said the defense agreed to […]

NEW YORK—The oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments sold for more than $5 million at an auction on Wednesday. Sotheby’s said the 155-pound marble slab was acquired by an anonymous buyer who plans to donate it to an Israeli institution. The New York-based auction house said the final price exceeded the presale […]

A New York man has admitted to acting as an illegal Chinese agent by operating a secret police station for Beijing in Manhattan. Chen Jinping, a 60-year-old U.S. citizen, pleaded guilty on Dec. 18 in front of U.S. District Judge Nina Morrison, a development that prosecutors lauded as the latest progress in countering the Chinese […]

The indictment of UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect Luigi Mangione for murder as an act of terrorism involved multiple factors, prosecutors say, including a “frightening, well-planned, targeted” killing. NTD speaks to Zack Smith, former federal prosecutor and legal fellow at Heritage Foundation, for legal analysis.

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, appears in a Pennsylvania court for a preliminary hearing on state gun and forgery charges at around 8:30 a.m. ET on Dec. 19.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to speak at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City at 4:00 p.m. ET on Dec. 18.

The numerals “2025” arrive in Times Square on Dec. 18 ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations.

NEW YORK—The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has been charged with murder as an act of terrorism, prosecutors said Tuesday as they worked to bring him to a New York court from from a Pennsylvania jail. Luigi Mangione already was charged with murder in the Dec. 4 killing of Brian Thompson, but the terror […]

RIVERHEAD, N.Y.—The New York architect facing murder charges in a string of deaths known as the Gilgo Beach killings was charged on Tuesday in the death of a seventh woman. Rex Heuermann was charged with killing Valerie Mack, whose remains were first found on Long Island in 2000. Mack, 24, had been working as an […]