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01/23/2020

Window Washers Rescued From Dangling Scaffolding

In a video taken by a witness to the astonishing sight unfolding high-up on the outside of a Midtown high-rise, desperate pleas for help can be heard as people on the ground called 911.

01/23/2020

Woman Charged in Tot’s Death Seeks to Have Statements Tossed

A woman accused of killing her toddler son and telling police he had been kidnapped before his remains were found buried in the yard of her New Jersey home is seeking to have prosecutors barred from using her statements to police in court.
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A woman accused of killing her toddler son and telling police he had been kidnapped before his remains were found buried in the yard of her New Jersey home is seeking to have prosecutors barred from using her statements to police in court. Twenty-five-year-old Nakira Griner of Bridgeton is charged i...

01/23/2020

3 Women Drenched by Giant Snowplow Splash Outside NY Shop

Look out!

Three women were leaving Hemp Clouds CBD store in Centereach, New York, when they were drenched by the enormous splash a passing snowplow threw up. Surveillance footage caught it on camera.

01/23/2020

NYPD: Suspect Sought in Manhattan Triple Shooting That Left 1 Dead, 2 Injured

Police say they are searching for a man in connection to a shooting in Manhattan that left one person dead and two others injured, police say. http://4.nbcny.com/DelnTLy

Police say they are searching for a man in connection to a shooting in Manhattan that left one person dead and two others injured, police say. The violent incident took place on 135th Street and Riverside Drive in Harlem at around 2 p.m. Thursday. According to police, a 27-year-old man, who sustaine...

01/23/2020

Longtime PBS NewsHour Anchor and Co-Founder Jim Lehrer Dead at 85

Longtime PBS NewsHour Anchor and co-founder Jim Lehrer has died. He was 85. http://4.nbcny.com/MUyhhV9

01/23/2020

Prosecutor: Husband in Missing Connecticut Mom Case Took Items From Her Memorial

The estranged husband of a missing Connecticut mother of five who is presumed dead violated the terms of his release on $6 million bond because he was seen removing items from a memorial for his wife set up near his home, according to a state prosecutor.
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The estranged husband of a missing Connecticut mother of five who is presumed dead violated the terms of his release on $6 million bond because he was seen removing items from a memorial for his wife set up near his home, according to a state prosecutor. Stamford State’s Attorney Richard Colangelo...

01/23/2020

3 Charged in Fatal I-80 Shooting of New York Man

Authorities announced charges Thursday against two men in the fatal shooting of a New York man on Interstate 80 in New Jersey last weekend, an incident authorities they said was a targeted attack.

Authorities have charged two men in the fatal shooting of a New York man on Interstate 80 in New Jersey last weekend

01/23/2020

Annabella Sciorra: Harvey Weinstein Held Me Down, Raped Me

"Sopranos” actress Annabella Sciorra confronted Harvey Weinstein from the witness stand Thursday.

“Sopranos” actress Annabella Sciorra confronted Harvey Weinstein from the witness stand Thursday, telling a jury in a quivering voice that the Hollywood studio boss barged into her apartment in the mid-1990s, overpowered her and raped her as she tried to fight him off by kicking and punching him...

01/23/2020

The Impeachment Trial of President Donald J. Trump

Watch live coverage via Senate TV of the impeachment trial of President Trump.

01/23/2020

Aerosmith Drummer Loses Bid to Rejoin Band for Grammy Honors

A judge has told Aerosmith's drummer Joey Kramer to dream on if he hopes to rejoin the band at the Grammy Awards this week.
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Joey Kramer argues in a lawsuit filed in Massachusetts that the band is in breach of contract because it required him to re-audition for his job after an injury last year.

01/23/2020

NYC Transit Boss Andy Byford Resigns

BREAKING: NYC Transit boss Andy Byford resigns http://4.nbcny.com/wP5igG6

Andy Byford, the Chief Executive Officer of the New York City Transit Authority, has resigned. Byford was appointed president NYCT in January 2018. NYCT is the largest transit agency in North America, with almost 8 million daily riders. This is a developing story.

01/23/2020

Uber Responds to Viral Tweet Poking Fun at ‘Walking Buddy’ Option

No, you can't use Uber to request a companion on those long walks alone, but the idea has Twitter users both curious and amused. http://4.nbcny.com/icPhNQl

01/23/2020

New Photo Shows What Long-Missing NYC Boy May Look Like Now

Patrick was just 7 years old when he vanished from his Brooklyn home. That was a decade ago. The NYPD still hasn't given up their quest to find him. http://4.nbcny.com/8aMTB3W

01/23/2020

Excedrin Halts Production of 2 Popular Headache Medications

The maker of Excedrin is temporarily discontinuing two of the brand’s most popular headache-relief medicines, potentially affecting millions of Americans who suffer from migraines. http://4.nbcny.com/X0X6euE

01/23/2020

Doctor Helps Solve 'The Best Subway Seat' Debate

It quickly became the biggest Internet debate of 2020. Which subway seat is best? A doctor weighs in. http://4.nbcny.com/hIHDytv

01/23/2020

New Drama in Case of Missing Connecticut Mom of Five

A prosecutor says Fotis Dulos violated the terms of his release on $6 million bond because of what he did to the memorial set up for his wife, who is now presumed dead, near his home. http://4.nbcny.com/STHVW5J

01/23/2020

Fairway Files for Bankruptcy, Will Sell Some Stores

The filing came a day after the popular tri-state grocery chain denied reports it was going out of business. http://4.nbcny.com/tiFeMak

01/23/2020

Firefighters Warn Against ‘Outlet Challenge’

It's the latest viral Internet stunt -- and it could pose a serious threat to your life. http://4.nbcny.com/SCXhXLY

01/23/2020

Migrant Parents Separated From Kids Since 2018 Return to US

Nine parents who were deported reunited Wednesday with children they had not seen in a year and a half. http://4.nbcny.com/AHFveeW

Nine parents who were deported as the Trump administration separated thousands of migrant families landed back into the U.S. to reunite with children they haven’t seen in a year and a half

01/23/2020

2nd Sex Offender Dies After Getting Beaten by Calif. Inmate

A second convicted child molester has died after he was beaten with a walking cane by another inmate in California. http://4.nbcny.com/uVPoK29

A second convicted child molester has died after he was beaten with a walking cane by another inmate last week at a central California prison, officials said Wednesday. Graham De Luis-Conti, 62, was pronounced dead on Sunday at a hospital, three days after authorities said he was attacked at Califor...

01/23/2020

Dispute in Hell’s Kitchen Leads to Gunfire, Car Crash, Leaving One Man Dead

Police say a 31-year-old man was fatally shot early Thursday morning following a dispute in Manhattan. http://4.nbcny.com/q1H6FWy

A 31-year-old man was fatally shot early Thursday morning following a dispute in New York City that led to a car crash into a dealership. Police say an argument broke out around 1:30 a.m. near West 51st Street and 10th Avenue and the victim was shot in his upper back. The unidentified man then got i...

01/23/2020

NY Expands Health Probe of Long Island School District as Middle School Kids Relocate

As health concerns grow, the New York State Health Department says it has expanded its cancer investigation to the entire Northport school district. http://4.nbcny.com/Ttjt1JL

As students at a Long Island middle school relocate their classes to nearby schools over health concerns, the New York State Health Department says it has expanded its cancer investigation to the entire school district. Children at Northport Middle School will be learning at other schools on Thursda...

01/23/2020

81-Year-Old ‘Holiday Bandit’ Gets 5 Years in Prison for Manhattan Apartment Break-ins

An 81-year-old Florida man known as the “Holiday Bandit” has been sentenced to five years in prison for breaking into luxury Manhattan homes during the holidays. http://4.nbcny.com/o5qIHKm

An 81-year-old Florida man known as the “Holiday Bandit” has been sentenced to five years in prison for breaking into luxury Manhattan homes during the holidays for a decade. Authorities say Samuel Sabatino was behind numerous burglaries of doorman buildings on the Upper East Side and Upper West...

01/23/2020

Cuomo Wants Quicker Process for Closing New York Prisons

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is recommending a proposal that would give him the ability to close state prisons on a faster timeline. http://4.nbcny.com/WLXftgJ

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is recommending a proposal that would give him the ability to close state prisons on a faster timeline. The measure is included in Cuomo’s budget proposal, which was rolled out Tuesday. The proposal would allow the governor to close state prisons if he gives at least a 9...

01/23/2020

Miss USA Competition to Include First Openly Bisexual Contestant

A woman who was recently crowned Miss Utah USA after competing in the pageant five times will be the first openly bisexual contestant to compete for the Miss USA title in the competition’s nearly 70-year history.

01/23/2020

Judge: No Keeping Stormy and Trump Out of NY Avenatti Trial

A prosecutor in Michael Avenatti's extortion case didn't want Stormy Daniels and President Donald Trump mentioned to jurors, insisting it would politicize the trial, but the judge disagreed. http://4.nbcny.com/WYcO54w

A judge says he can’t leave jurors at Michael Avenatti’s extortion trial to think that an immaculate conception made the California lawyer famous

01/23/2020

April Trial Set for Cuba Gooding Jr. in Bar Groping Case

Two women who have accused Cuba Gooding Jr. of sexual misconduct will be allowed to testify at his trial in April. http://4.nbcny.com/6tzTZL3

Two women who have accused Cuba Gooding Jr. of sexual misconduct will be allowed to testify at his trial on charges that he groped three other women at Manhattan bars in 2018 and 2019.

01/23/2020

Identity of Hall Voter Who Bypassed Jeter May Never Be Known

Individual members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America can decide whether to make their HOF votes public.

And after seeing the way fans responded, we'll probably never find out who didn't vote for Derek Jeter. http://4.nbcny.com/JbQo1F2

The identity of the voter who kept Derek Jeter from being a unanimous Hall of Fame pick may never be known — and both Jeter and the Hall are OK with that. Individual members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America decide whether to make their votes public. When the BBWAA decided to relea...

01/23/2020

Ex-Grammys CEO Says Rape Allegation ‘false and Outrageous’

The former head released a statement saying the academy conducted a thorough and independent investigation of the accusation and he was “completely exonerated.”

01/23/2020

Unprovoked Shark Attacks Drop Worldwide, But Not in the US

The United States had almost two-thirds of the unprovoked attacks, or 41 of the 64 worldwide confirmed cases.

01/23/2020

Medical Examiner Says Rapper Juice WRLD Died From Oxycodone, Codeine Overdose

The rapper, whose real name was Jarad Higgins and who was from the Chicago suburb of Homewood, went into convulsions after landing at Midway Airport.

01/23/2020

Wildlife Park Owner ‘Joe Exotic’ Sentenced to 22 Years in Murder-for-Hire Plot

A former wildlife park owner known as 'Joe Exotic' was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for his role in a 2017 murder-for-hire scheme to kill a prominent animal rights activist, plus multiple violations of wildlife laws.

01/23/2020

Body Cam Footage, Frantic 911 Calls from Bronx Subway Platform Shooting Released

The video shows one of the officers approaching the armed suspect right before nearly 10 gun shots can then be heard ringing out.

01/23/2020

Firefighting Plane Crashes in Australia With 3 Aboard

BREAKING: Three U.S. citizens were killed after a firefighting aircraft crashed near Snowy Monaro, Australia. http://4.nbcny.com/sE7l88K

Australian officials say a C-130 Hercules aerial water tanker has crashed while battling blazes in the Snowy Monaro region of southern New South Wales state

01/23/2020

A protester interrupted the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening as New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries was presenting his arguments. http://4.nbcny.com/EUm75Tv

01/23/2020

Gov. Cuomo Wants Marijuana, E-Bike, Sick Leave Laws Passed, Budget Proposal Shows

Allowing e-bikes and scooters, legalizing marijuana, updating New York’s equal rights laws and requiring paid sick leave appear to be among the priorities.

01/23/2020

Mr. Peanut Dies in Super Bowl Ad, Causing Nut Lovers Everywhere to Mourn

Planters confirmed that Mr. Peanut died during a pre-Super Bowl ad and nut lovers everywhere Wednesday are mourning his death.

01/23/2020

Two Teens Pulled from Water After Falls Into Icy New Jersey Ponds, One Dead: Police

Teens in Middlesex County towns were on iced-over ponds when they fell into the frigid waters, with one of the youths dying and another getting rushed to the hospital.

01/23/2020

Bed Bugs Cause Rush Hour Subway Delays on Queens Lines

Trains on the E, F, M, R and W lines were delayed and re-routed after a worker found bed bugs at a control tower, according to the MTA.

01/23/2020

Florida Police Issue Arrest Warrant for Ex-NFL Star Antonio Brown

The Hollywood Police Department said Brown is being charged with one count of burglary with battery, one count of burglary of an occupied conveyance and one count of criminal mischief.

01/23/2020

Jon Bon Jovi Opens JBJ Soul Kitchen at Rutgers-Newark for Students in Need of Meals

The New Jersey rock legend was present for the opening of his new JBJ Soul Kitchen restaurant at Rutgers University-Newark, helping students struggling with food security get meals
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01/23/2020

Police: Rigged Heating Units Sicken Dozens by Carbon Monoxide at Apartment Building

Rigged heating units inside a Hempstead apartment building caused nearly two dozen residents to get sick thanks to carbon monoxide, police said, and now the landlord is facing legal action.

01/23/2020

Police: NJ Man Accidently Shoots, Critically Injures Himself

A man accidentally shot and critically injured himself when he put his handgun on a nightstand at his New Jersey home and was about to go to sleep when it discharged, authorities said.

01/23/2020

Tulsi Gabbard Sues Hillary Clinton for Defamation in Manhattan

The congresswoman and presidential candidate claims the former first lady lied "publicly, unambiguously, and with obvious malicious intent" to harm her campaign. http://4.nbcny.com/grpHz5c

01/23/2020

Woman, Teenager Killed in New Jersey House Fire: Police

Two people, a woman and a 13-year-old, were killed along with a dog after a fire broke out in a home in New Jersey, police said.