Teen NJ boy killed girlfriend over weekend: prosecutors
A teenage New Jersey boy shot and killed his girlfriend at her home over the weekend, prosecutors said Monday. The 17-year-old boy from Plainfield was arrested early Saturday morning and…
FDNY union throws support behind family of retired lieutenant shot to death by NYPD cops at Brooklyn hospital
Two leading FDNY firefighter organizations threw their support behind the family of retired FDNY Lt. Michael Lynch, who was fatally shot by NYPD cops after a bizarre standoff at a…
Trial begins for NJ man accused of killing brother and his family, torching home
The trial of a New Jersey businessman accused of killing his brother and the brother’s family and setting their house on fire began Monday, more than seven years after his…
Suffolk County professor caught in FBI pedophile sting, tried to lure girl, 13: feds
A professor at Suffolk County Community College tried to lure who he thought was a 13-year-old girl to a park so he could take her virginity, federal prosecutors allege. Except…
‘He snapped’: Lawyers offer differing accounts of fatal stabbing of Bucks woman
The trial of a 25-year-old Bucks County man charged with stabbing his former girlfriend to death in front of a police officer last year began Tuesday with differing accounts from…
A New Jersey town wants to import out-of-state woodchucks for Groundhog Day celebrations. Gov. Phil Murphy vetoed it.
A New Jersey town’s hopes of celebrating Groundhog Day their way may have been dashed once again. For years, Milltown, a borough in central New Jersey with about 7,000 residents,…
Family mourns man stabbed to death for showing up at Bronx neighbor’s apartment high on meth
A Bronx man stabbed to death for showing up at his accused killer’s apartment high on meth was the emotional rock his family leaned on as they endured a string…
Trump threatens to halt federal funding to sanctuary cities and their states
President Trump said Tuesday that starting Feb. 1 he’ll deny federal funding to any states that are home to local governments resisting his administration’s immigration policies, expanding on previous threats…
Au pair at center of double murder case explains scheme at trial
The Brazilian au pair accused of collaborating with a Virginia man to kill his wife and another man in an elaborate scheme testified Tuesday about the details of the plan.…
Minneapolis duo details their ICE detention, including pressure to rat on protest organizers
By SARAH RAZA Two Minneapolis residents who have been monitoring immigration officers’ actions during the Trump administration’s latest crackdown say they were detained without charge for several hours in distressing…