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FILE – New York City mayor Eric Adams departs Manhattan federal court after an appearance, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

Justice Department orders prosecutors to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams

By Jake Offenhartz, Alanna Durkin Richer, and others

A teenage boy with a serious expression

A 15-year-old went to a parade in Brooklyn. Then the NYPD wrongly accused him of a mass shooting, causing death threats and driving the family into hiding

By Jake Offenhartz and The Associated Press

FILE – Former President Donald Trump walks to make comments to members of the media after a jury convicted him of felony crimes for falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election, at Manhattan Criminal Court, May 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool, File)

Trump set to be sentenced in hush money case after Supreme Court turns down his last minute plea for delay

By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, and others

A photo handed out by the NYPD of the suspect in the Brian Thompson shooting.

New clues emerge in hunt for gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

By Michael Balsamo, Jake Offenhartz, and others

Police officers surround a crime scene in New York City - the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

The bullet casings used to kill UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson reportedly had a secret message written on them

By Michael Balsamo, Jake Offenhartz, and others

he sky is reflected on the facade of Raytheon's Integrated Defense Systems facility.

Raytheon allegedly paid bribes to secure lucrative contracts. Now it’s paying $252 million to settle the charges

By Jake Offenhartz, Michael R. Sisak, and others

David Banks, chancellor of New York Public schools, is seen at a hearing answering questions in front of a microphone. His mouth is open as he speaks and he is gesturing with his right hand.

Feds scrutinizing millions in government contracts secured by top NYC official’s brother

By Jake Offenhartz and The Associated Press

Wayne LaPierre walks down court building hallway

Former NRA head says demand for independent monitor is ‘putting a knife straight through the heart of the organization’

By Jake Offenhartz and The Associated Press

Woman waiting train on metro station

New Yorkers immediately protest new AI-based weapons detectors on subways

By Jake Offenhartz and The Associated Press

Prosecutors have accused him of substituting the fakes while pretending to weigh two diamonds worth $185,000 and $75,000 apiece. Each of the fakes featured forged laser inscriptions from the Gemological Institute of America, prosecutors said.

New York diamond dealer indicted in scheme to swindle dealers of $460,000 by pocketing their stones and replacing them with lab-grown fakes

By Jake Offenhartz and The Associated Press

An American Oystercatcher

Angry birds are attacking drones employed to patrol NYC beaches for sharks and struggling swimmers

By Jake Offenhartz and The Associated Press

An apartment building on Wyckoff Avenue in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York

NYC is thinking about trimming broker fees for tenants and the real estate industry is not happy

By Jake Offenhartz and The Associated Press

FILE – Martin Shkreli is interviewed on the Fox Business Network in New York, Aug. 15, 2017. Shkreli is facing a new lawsuit for allegedly retaining and sharing recordings from a one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album that he was forced to sell following his 2017 conviction on securities fraud charges. The lawsuit was brought Monday, June 10, 2024, by a cryptocurrency collective, PleasrDAO, which purchased the only known copy of the album from Shkreli for $4.75 million. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli sued for copying and sharing one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album ‘Once Upon a Time in Shaolin’

By Jake Offenhartz and The Associated Press

NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 13: Traffic moves along 42nd Street as the sun sets on June 13, 2023, in New York City. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

New York governor abruptly cancels nation’s first ‘congestion pricing’ system that would have charged drivers entering Manhattan to fund subways

By Jake Offenhartz, Philip Marcelo, and others

Michael Cohen outside a NYC courthouse

Michael Cohen says he stole tens of thousands of dollars from Trump’s company

By The Associated Press, Michael R. Sisak, and others