Bronx street astronomer ‘Jupiter Joe’ convicted of killing girl in 1999 cold case
A Bronx street astronomer who killed a young girl and kept her slaying a secret for more than 20 years has been convicted in her death, the Bronx DA said…
Judge says he’ll approve opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue and Sackler family
NEW YORK — A federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday said he will approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids that…
NYC & L.A. schools get it right on math
The math crisis narrative is now familiar: On the Nation’s Report Card in 2024, only two in five fourth graders were proficient in grade-level math. By eighth grade, proficiency drops…
South Jersey man charged with cyberstalking 13-year-old girl, coercing her into self-harm
A 21-year-old Egg Harbor Township man who allegedly wrote celebratory online posts about a child sextortion network called “764″ was charged by federal prosecutors with cyberstalking a 13-year-old girl who…
Mariah Carey’s daughter Monroe on Nick Cannon’s other kids: ‘I only have ONE brother’
The teenage daughter of Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon is setting the record straight about her family ties. Monroe Cannon — who along with her twin brother, Moroccan are the…
Brooklyn man arrested in stabbing of 2 women inside Philadelphia day care
A Brooklyn man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing two women inside a day care center in Philadelphia earlier this month, authorities said Friday. Eric Ferguson, 35, was arrested shortly…
Man accused of killing Officer Richard Mendez turns on associates in critical trial moment
The trial of two men accused of murdering Philadelphia Police Officer Richard Mendez took a major turn Friday when another man involved in the 2023 shooting took the stand to…
Conn. man gets 25 years for abusing, impregnating girl in his care since age 9
A Connecticut man found guilty of abusing a young girl in his care for more than a decade, at one point getting her pregnant, has been ordered to serve 25…
‘Lion King’ star Vincent Jamal Hooper among displaced after 5-alarm Manhattan fire
Broadway actor Vincent Jamal Hooper, currently starring as Simba in “The Lion King,” was among the tenants displaced last weekend after a 5-alarm fire at a Washington Heights apartment building.…
The shutdown is over. The people whose SNAP benefits were frozen are still ‘kind of in shock’
On Wednesday morning, more than 300 people lined a narrow street in Nicetown, waiting to pick up groceries in a parking lot. Some held the hands of young children in…