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Officials say six employees of New York City’s public school system took their children or grandchildren on trips to Disney World, New Orleans and other locations using tickets that were meant for homeless students.

A majority of Americans cannot name most of the rights protected under the First Amendment, according to an annual Annenberg Public Policy Center survey.

Police are investigating after they say a man driving a car in Queens was shot in the head and killed on Monday afternoon, sending his car crashing into a pedestrian on the street.

Video shows the suspect passing the victim, who was walking a dog, then suddenly turning around and punching her in the head.

Authorities say they will unseal the indictment against hip-hop legend and music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs on Tuesday morning, after Combs was taken into federal custody in Manhattan Monday evening.

With city leaders citing mismanagement and scandals, Eric Adams is facing growing pressure to resign as Mayor as federal investigations target some of his top aides.

Two thirds of teachers with the UFT in New York City say they support a citywide ban on student cell phones, but want to ensure that educators are not the first line of enforcement, along with other conditions.

A threat by a fare beater armed with a knife started a police shooting at a Brooklyn subway station on Sunday.

Two former FDNY chiefs were in custody Monday on charges that they solicited tens of thousands of dollars in bribes before ensuring the department's fire-safety division gave preferential treatment to some individuals and companies.

A motorcyclist was killed on Interstate 25 in Colorado after a tire detached from a northbound Subaru SUV and struck the rider's helmet.

His remains were found not far from the victims known as the “Gilgo Four." He was wearing women’s clothing and possibly identified as female at the time of his death.

Two people are dead after a driver lost control of a car in White Plains Monday morning, police said.

Kentucky State Sen. Johnnie Turner was injured after the lawn mower he was riding dove into an empty swimming pool at his home.

An 11-year-old boy was rescued in Windsor, New Hampshire, after being trapped between two boulders for over nine hours.

“Miami Vice’s” sound and style set it apart from other police dramas at the time, and breathed a special culture into the city that still exists today.

New York has been ranked the best state for teachers, according to Wallethub.