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Three violent street gangs who terrorized upper Manhattan during a bloody six-year turf war are now out of commission — with 30 reputed gangbangers busted, prosecutors and police brass said Thursday. The crews are responsible for half of all shootings in Inwood and Washington Heights, having turned the streets into a battlefield since the feud … Read more

This undated image shows a mystery mollusk observed by a remotely operated vehicle off the coast of California. (Monterey Bay Aquarium and Research Institute) Over two decades ago, researchers spotted a mysterious sea slug swimming more than 8,000 feet deep in the Monterey Bay. In February 2000, scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute … Read more

Alvin Taylor sits on the remaining foundation of a home in Palm Springs’ Section 14, where his home was seized. (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times) The Black and Latino families whose Palm Springs homes were razed and burned in a brutal urban renewal project in the 1950s and 1960s have tentatively agreed to a $5.9 million … Read more

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul says he was briefly detained after mixing Ambien and alcohol before a flight earlier this month. Getty Images House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul was “briefly detained” by law enforcement officers who thought he was drunk after he mixed Ambien and alcohol before a flight. The Texas … Read more

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 0.6%, though it’s still near its all-time high set Monday. Above, people pass the New York Stock Exchange, right, on Nov. 13, 2024. (Peter Morgan / Associated Press) U.S. stocks slipped Thursday as the market’s big burst after Donald Trump’s election continued to cool. The Standard & Poor’s … Read more

Former President Trump shakes hands with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a campaign rally in October in Duluth, Ga. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) Since he began taking over the Republican Party nearly a decade ago, President-elect Donald Trump has demanded increasing levels of loyalty from lawmakers who serve in Congress. With few exceptions, they … Read more

Billionaire hedge fund mogul Ken Griffin is continuing his exodus from Chicago with the sale of his luxury penthouse at the No. 9 Walton condo tower, taking a staggering 44% loss on the deal. Griffin offloaded the top two floors — the 38th and 39th levels — of the prestigious building for $19 million, well … Read more

This week’s comments by U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar, shown in 2022, were his most critical assessment yet of Mexico’s approach to crime and drug trafficking. (Marco Ugarte / Associated Press) In a blistering critique, the top U.S. diplomat in Mexico said the country is not safe and that its leaders should stop denying widespread violence, … Read more

Daniel Penny arrives at the court after break Tuesday in New York. He faces charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the death of a homeless man on a city subway. (Yuki Iwamura / Associated Press) When Daniel Penny wrapped his arm around the neck of a homeless man on a Manhattan subway last … Read more

A severe drought watch with no rain in sight has gripped the Northeastern U.S., creating “unprecedented” conditions for fire, say experts. Due to the driest fall on record, hundreds of brushfires have erupted from Virginia to Maine, including one that burned 2 acres in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. Fires disrupted Amtrak service between Boston and New York, and a parks … Read more