R. Kelly's fate now in jury's hands
After weeks of lurid testimony in a sexual misconduct trial, R. Kelly's fate is now in a jury's hands. A jury of seven men and five women began deliberating racketeering and sex trafficking charges against the R&B superstar.
Missing Brooklyn girl may be in imminent danger
The NYPD issued a Missing Child Alert for a girl from Brooklyn who may be in imminent danger.
Video shows gunman opening fire near NYU Brooklyn campus
Security camera video shows a person opening fire in Downtown Brooklyn on Tuesday, wounding an NYU student. Cops are hoping someone recognizes the man seen in the video.
Feds urge jury to convict R. Kelly; defense says accusers lied
Federal prosecutors told a jury they must hold R. Kelly "responsible for the pain he inflicted on each of his victims." But the disgraced singer's defense team had harsh words for the witnesses who have taken the stand in this sex-trafficking trial.
R. Kelly declines to testify at trial; closings begin
Closing arguments have begun in the sex trafficking trial of R&B singer R. Kelly. Prosecutors told jurors that they'd proved that Kelly for years got associates to help him target, groom and exploit girls, boys, and young women for his own sexual gratification. Kelly has vehemently denied the allegations.
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NYU student shot outside Brooklyn campus
A student was standing outside NYU's Tandon School of Engineering in Brooklyn when he was shot. The student is expected to recover, a spokesperson said.
R. Kelly is unlikely to take the stand at his trial, lawyer says
A lawyer for R. Kelly has told a judge that the R&B singer is unlikely to take the witness stand at his sex-trafficking trial. Closing arguments could begin as early as Wednesday afternoon.
Bound and gagged body found under Coney Island boardwalk
The dead body was found under the Riegelmann Boardwalk near Surf Avenue and West 5th Street. The body's mouth was duct-taped.
R. Kelly trial: Prosecution rests; defense calls singer's allies
After calling dozens of witnesses over the last month, federal prosecutors have rested their case against R. Kelly. Several women and two men testified about how Kelly groomed them for unwanted sex.
Man facing assault charge after kicking woman down Brooklyn subway escalator: NYPD
Authorities say that Bradley Hill kicked a woman down a subway escalator near the Barclays Center in Brooklyn after an argument.
Expert witness: R. Kelly behavior mirrors abuse tactics
Prosecutors are inching closer to concluding their case at the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial, calling two final witnesses to try to further cement allegations he groomed young victims for unwanted sex and psychological torment in episodes dating to the 1990s.
Prosecutors play R. Kelly tapes for jury
Prosecutors at the sex trafficking trial of R. Kelly have played video and audio recordings for the jury they say back up allegations he abused women and girls.
NYPD: 4-year-old boy's death is a homicide
Police are investigating the death of a 4-year-old boy who had suffered trauma to his torso as a homicide.
Tapes captured R. Kelly threatening women, prosecutors say
The feds the jury at the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial to hear profane video and audio recordings they say demonstrate how he threatened his victims with violence.
SHOCKING: Woman kicked down Brooklyn subway escalator
The NYPD is asking for the public's help identifying the man who kicked a woman causing her to fall down an escalator inside a subway station in Brooklyn.
Baby killed, 2 others injured in Brooklyn wrong-way crash
A 3-month-old girl was killed and her mother was left in serious condition after being struck by a car after a wrong-way crash.
Woman wounded in vicious Brooklyn stabbing attack
Police are looking for a man who repeatedly stabbed a woman near Brooklyn's Prospect Park in a shocking daytime attack.
Woman testifies R. Kelly kept her locked up before sexually assaulting her
A former radio station intern says R&B singer R. Kelly kept her locked in a darkened room for days before sexually assaulting her while she was unconscious in 2003. Kelly has repeatedly denied accusations that he preyed on several alleged victims.
'I know he’s going to continue to be the angel': Michael K. Williams' sister reflects on his life
54-year-old Michael K. Williams was most widely known as Omar Little on HBO’s The Wire. But his younger sister, Compton City Councilwoman Michelle Chambers, knew him better.