Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Judge Maxwell Wiley has dismissed the top charge of second-degree manslaughter against Daniel Penny in the death of Jordan Neely at the request of prosecutors after considering declaring a mistrial after jurors reported they continue to be deadlocked on the charge. HeRead More →

Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Officials say two migrant teens were victims in a New York City stabbing, one fatally, after the teens were asked if they spoke English and they responded that they didn’t. Officials say a trio of men approached the teens around 7:40 p.m. Thursday night,Read More →

Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In its first note of the day, the jury in Daniel Penny’s manslaughter and negligent homicide trial reported that it is “unable to come to a unanimous vote” on whether Penny committed second-degree manslaughter in the death of Jordan Neely, a homelessRead More →

NYPD (NEW YORK) — The unidentified man suspected of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel remains at large after Wednesday’s attack, which was described by police as “brazen, targeted” and “premeditated.” The killer entered New York City by bus on Nov. 24, when a surveillance camera atRead More →

Police released photos of a suspect sought in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. NYPD (NEW YORK) — The unidentified man suspected of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson remains at large after the “brazen, targeted” shooting outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel on Wednesday, police said. Here is a timelineRead More →

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday made his first public show of support for Pete Hegseth, his embattled pick for defense secretary, since Hegseth began making the rounds on Capitol Hill speaking to Republican senators amid misconduct allegations. “Pete Hegseth is doing very well.Read More →

CREDIT: ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Public health officials are continuing to monitor an outbreak of avian influenza, also known as bird flu, as it spreads across the U.S. The strain, known as H5N1, sickened several mammals this year before infecting dozens of Americans, according to the Centers forRead More →

CREDIT: avid_creative/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The father of Thomas Matthew Crooks, Donald Trump’s would-be assassin, called police out of concern for his missing son hours after the July 13 shooting occurred in Butler, Pennsylvania, newly obtained audio revealed. At 10:56 p.m., nearly five hours after Trump was shot, MatthewRead More →

(PETROLIA, Calif) — A 7.0 magnitude earthquake was reported off the coast of Northern California on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The epicenter is off the coast near Petrolia, in Humboldt County, the USGS said. Also, a tsunami warning that had been issued for coastal areas inRead More →