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In this photo distributed by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Thursday, a Russian “Grad” self-propelled multiple rocket launcher fires toward Ukrainian positions in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via Associated Press) Senior military officers from countries across Europe and beyond met Thursday outside London to flesh out plans for an international peacekeeping … Read more

Poll workers direct voters outside Frank McCourt High School on New York’s Upper West Side in November 2020. (Richard Drew / Associated Press) New York state’s top court put an end Thursday to New York City’s effort to empower noncitizens to vote in municipal elections. In a 6-1 ruling, the high court said “the New … Read more

Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner speaks during a House Transportation subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, in 2023. (Andrew Harnik / Associated Press) Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner abruptly resigned from his top post at the U.S. passenger railroad this week. Wednesday’s announcement signaled that the leadership change came down to Amtrak maintaining support from President … Read more

A thief whose crew drugged drunk Hell’s Kitchen clubgoers said nothing as he was sentenced Thursday to eight years behind bars for the fiendish scheme that left two people dead. Andre Butts, 30, appeared solemn in Manhattan Supreme Court to learn his fate after he changed his story and fessed up to robbery and conspiracy … Read more

A pair of shivering 16-year-old girls stranded on a tiny paddleboard were plucked from the sea after more than 16 hours adrift off the Florida coast. The harrowing ordeal for the two teens ended Tuesday when volunteers found them clinging to the flimsy craft — cold and frightened but safe, Fox affiliate WOFL-TV News reported. … Read more

Silver screen fans have something to cheer in the Bronx. The massive lack of movie theaters in the borough — where only one film house has been operating for the past year — got a little bit of help this week when a 10-screen cinema opened up not far from Yankee Stadium this week. The … Read more

Mahmoud Khalil has claimed that he is a “political prisoner” and his right to free speech is being suppressed. AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, file Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University anti-Israel protest leader slated for deportation, released a letter proclaiming that he is “a political prisoner” and that “my arrest was a direct consequence of exercising my right to … Read more

From friends to foes. Kanye West and Jay-Z were once running the rap game with their profound lyrics and catchy beats. Now, the former collaborators are at odds as the “Donda” emcee continues to publicly lash out at the Roc Nation founder and his family. Keep scrolling to see how their relationship has changed over … Read more

Their homes survived the Eaton fire. But living there has been hell, residents say In the living room of her two-bedroom apartment in Altadena, Rosa Ramirez sat alone on her couch, staring up at the ceiling with smoke stains. In the corner of the room, boxes and bags stuffed with clothes, towels and blankets that … Read more

A new bird flu outbreak has been confirmed as the virus continues to spread across the US. The deadly H7N9 strain was detected on a poultry farm in Noxubee, Mississippi, last week, for the first time since 2017. The infection of 47,654 commercial broiler-breeder chickens was confirmed on March 13 by the World Organization for Animal Health … Read more