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Historic Trump 'hush money' trial started the day with 7 jurors, now down to 5: Here's what happened

Biden announces sanctions on Iran drones, steel — without hitting lucrative oil income

President Biden announced sanctions against Iranian steel and drone companies as well as 16 individuals Thursday in response to last weekend's aerial attack by Tehran against Israel.

NYU student who tore down Israeli hostage posters claims she was suspended under pressure from pro-Israel 'stakeholders': suit

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Ilhan Omar's daughter suspended from Barnard College for her involvement in anti-Israel protests

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Teen squatters charged with murder in death of NYC mom found stuffed inside duffle bag

April 18, 2024 | 1:29pm

Squatters Halley Tejada and Kensly Alston were charged with murder Thursday in the death of Manhattan mom Nadia Vitels, who was killed and stashed in a closet in her mom's...

AOC, Bowman lead opposition to House resolution condemning Iran attack on Israel

April 18, 2024 | 1:22pm

Lawmakers overwhelmingly voted in the House of Representatives to condemn Iran's unprecedented drone and missile strike against Israel in a 404 to 14 vote.

NYPD begins arresting Columbia anti-Israel protesters after president tells cops to clear campus

April 18, 2024 | 1:21pm

NYPD cops in riot gear swarmed Columbia University on Thursday afternoon and began arrested dozens of anti-Israel's protesters after the president made the bombshell decision to clear the campus. Minouche...

NY man's wallet likely saves his life by blocking gunman's bullet in broad-daylight shooting

April 18, 2024 | 1:14pm

The victim was sitting in a car at the Homestead Village Apartment Complex at Homestead Drive and Grant Court in Coram around 10:50 a.m. Wednesday when a shooter unloaded multiple...

Illegal pot shop, retail theft crackdowns locked-in as lawmakers begin voting on state budget Thursday

April 18, 2024 | 1:10pm

Hochul's Monday announcement was quickly derided by legislators who poked fun at her description of the deal at that point as a "parameters of a conceptual agreement", but the governor...

Two jurors booted from Trump trial, including NYC nurse who said she couldn't be 'unbiased,' man accused of lying about criminal past

April 18, 2024 | 12:26pm

A nurse who was seated as a juror in Donald Trump's "hush money" case earlier this week was let go Thursday after she said she can't be "fair an unbiased."

Green racket: DC mayor took 'economic development' trip to Masters on taxpayers' dime

April 18, 2024 | 12:10pm

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser may want a mulligan on this one.

Kennedy family to endorse Biden for president, turn back on RFK Jr.

April 18, 2024 | 11:26am

More than a dozen members of the Kennedy family will give their formal endorsement of President Biden's re-election Thursday, snubbing their relative and independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Prosecutors accuse Trump of breaching gag order 7 more times: 'It's ridiculous'

April 18, 2024 | 11:07am

The DA's office slammed Trump for allegedly breaching a court order that bars him from disparaging jurors and witnesses in the case "seven more times" in the past few days,...

Teacher sues after he's convicted of putting 'for sale' sign in truck window

April 18, 2024 | 10:54am

"This lawsuit is bigger than me, it's about standing up for the free speech rights of everybody in Nazareth," said the retired Pennsylvania teacher.

Student repeatedly punches classmate in front of cheering kids in brutal on-camera beatdown

April 18, 2024 | 10:35am

The violent beatdown unfolded at Sebastian Middle School, just outside of Jacksonville, back in February but footage of the attack only started circulating widely on social media this week.

Female NYU administrator, 27, randomly punched near Washington Square Park in possible hate crime

April 18, 2024 | 10:31am

The 27-year-old woman was slugged by a stranger on Washington Square North near 5th Avenue - across the street from the greenspace - around 10:30 a.m., police said. 

Former teachers at NC high school unsurprised by student slapping teacher: 'I did see it coming'

April 18, 2024 | 10:17am

"I did see it coming," Kisha Wall-Freeman said of Parkland High School in Winston-Salem "That's the way things have been progressing for quite some time now."

Dad with stage 4 cancer struggling to evict Park Slope squatter, pay for home on top of medical bills

April 18, 2024 | 10:03am

Thomas Wooding is battling stage 4 cancer while trying to evict a tenant he claims stopped paying rent last summer.

Mom pummeled school bus driver in front of kids in caught-on-video attack: cops

April 18, 2024 | 9:30am

Hermenegilda Marquez, 27, is facing a felony charge of aggravated assault on a school employee for the alleged attack in front of at least 11 school children in Mesa last...

Columbia anti-Israel protests turn violent: Provactoeur arrested for repeatedly hitting officer, cops say

April 18, 2024 | 9:24am

At least three people have been arrested in connection with the ongoing tent protest on Columbia University's Morningside campus - and witnesses say the ongoing scene is mired in confusion...

Mom who admitted to smothering toddler while high on meth walks free thanks to controversial judge

April 18, 2024 | 9:11am

An Indianapolis mother who admitted to police that she smothered her two-month-old baby while high on meth became overwhelmed and hid her face in her hands when a controversial judge...

Historic Trump 'hush money' trial started the day with 7 jurors, now down to 5: Here's what happened

April 18, 2024 | 8:31am

Follow the Post's live updates from Manhattan court during jury selection over "hush money" payments Donald Trump is accused of paying to porn star Stormy Daniels and Playboy Playmate Karen...

1-year-old boy dies in fall from third-floor hotel room window: 'A tragic accident'

April 18, 2024 | 7:52am

Madden Hein became an organ donor and will help save others.

Family gives update on Kaylee Gain less than 2 months after her head was slammed into ground in fight with classmate

April 18, 2024 | 7:34am

"We have been truly amazed by the progress she has made in such a short time," Kaylee's parents, Clint and Jaime Gain, wrote in a GoFundMe update on Tuesday.