Economy Dec 09 U.S. government, states bring antitrust action against Facebook Federal regulators asked for Facebook to be ordered to divest its Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services as the U.S. government and 48 states and districts accused the company of abusing its market power.
Nation Oct 26 New York City sued over clashes with Floyd protesters Two civil rights organizations are suing New York City on behalf of protesters who say they were roughed up by police officers because they expressed anti-police views during nightly demonstrations in the spring in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
Nation Oct 14 White woman charged in racist NYC run-in made a 2nd 911 call Prosecutors say the white woman charged with filing a false police report for calling 911 during a videotaped dispute with a Black man in New York’s Central Park in May made a second, previously unreported call. In the second call,…
Nation Aug 31 NYPD to adopt guidelines for disciplining officer misconduct The New York Police Department is unveiling a discipline matrix that will guide decisions on officer punishment similarly to how sentencing guidelines are used in criminal cases.
Politics Aug 25 New York wants court to declare mail disruptions unconstitutional Postmaster General Louis DeJoy recently announced that he was suspending new operational changes to mail service amid complaints that they had led to delivery slowdowns.
Nation Aug 21 Judge lifts veil on New York City police discipline records With scores of disciplinary records already online, a federal judge on Friday lifted a temporary restraining order that had barred New York City's police watchdog agency, police department and other entities from making such information public.
Politics Aug 06 WATCH: New York attorney general sues to dissolve NRA New York’s attorney general sued the National Rifle Association on Thursday, seeking to put the powerful gun advocacy organization out of business over questionable expenditures.
Nation Jul 29 Outrage after NYPD pulls protester into unmarked van The NYPD says Stone was picked up by a warrant squad for allegedly damaging several surveillance cameras. The department said that squad typically uses unmarked vehicles to surprise wanted suspects.
Nation Jul 20 'Men's rights' lawyer suspected in shooting of New Jersey judge's family Roy Den Hollander received media attention including appearances on Fox News and Comedy Central for lawsuits challenging perceived infringements of "men's rights."…
Nation Jul 06 Ghislaine Maxwell moved to New York for sex abuse charges Jeffrey Epstein's longtime confidante Ghislaine Maxwell has been transferred to New York to face charges she recruited women and girls for him to sexually abuse.