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Police Kill Robbery Suspect Who Fired at Officers: NYPD
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Police Kill Robbery Suspect Who Fired at Officers: NYPD

An NYPD officer fatally shot an armed robbery suspect who opened fire on officers responding to a victim's cries for help, police said. Read »

18 minutes ago
NJ Man Punched in Parking Lot Dies; Police Hunt Suspect

NJ Man Punched in Parking Lot Dies; Police Hunt Suspect

A 70-year-old New Jersey man died after he was punched in a dispute over a parking lot fender bender, and... Watch »

13 minutes ago
Obama, Germany's Angela Merkel Hold News Conference

Obama, Germany's Angela Merkel Hold News Conference

Fifty years after John F. Kennedy's famous speech in Berlin, President Barack Obama will be making his own... Read »

10 minutes ago

"Spider-Man" Burglar Climbs Up Fire Escapes

Some residents in Washington Heights say a masked man they have dubbed "Spider-Man" is using fire escapes... Read »

12 minutes ago
Construction Worker Pulled from 25-Foot Trench After 2-Hour Rescue

Construction Worker Pulled from 25-Foot Trench After 2-Hour Rescue

A construction worker was pulled from a 25-foot trench by firefighters after a rescue effort that went on for... Read »

Jun 19, 2013
Cop, K-9 Injured Breaking Up Women's Fight

Cop, K-9 Injured Breaking Up Women's Fight

An officer and his police dog were injured Tuesday breaking up a fight involving four women on a Manhattan... Read »

Jun 19, 2013

"Smoking Alcohol" Consumption Alarms Doctors

Doctors are growing concerned over a new, potentially dangerous way young people are consuming alcohol: smoking it. Read »

15 minutes ago
Ed Koch Tombstone Mistake Fixed

Ed Koch Tombstone Mistake Fixed

Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch's headstone, which was engraved with the wrong birth date, has been fixed, NBC 4... Watch »

Jun 18, 2013
Cops Arrest Brooklyn Man in Eye-Stab Killing of Livery Cab Driver

Cops Arrest Brooklyn Man in Eye-Stab Killing of Livery Cab Driver

Police say they've arrested a suspect in last week's grisly killing of a livery cab driver in Brooklyn, who died whe... Watch »

Jun 18, 2013
Suffolk's New

Suffolk's New "Smart 911" Relies on Personal Info

Suffolk County officials unveiled Monday a 911 system that could help first responders assist more quickly... Watch »

Jun 19, 2013
New Video Shows Bike Bomber Riding to Times Square

New Video Shows Bike Bomber Riding to Times Square

The FBI and NYPD released new video Tuesday of the suspect in the 2008 bombing of an armed forces... Watch »

Jun 18, 2013
Military Considers Having Women Join Special Ops

Military Considers Having Women Join Special Ops

Women may be able to begin training as Army Rangers and Navy SEALs by 2016, Pentagon officials said on Monday. Read »

Jun 18, 2013
Radioactive Substance Found Near Fukushima Nuclear Reactor

Radioactive Substance Found Near Fukushima Nuclear Reactor

High levels of toxic Strontium-90 have been found in the groundwater at the site of the Fukushima nuclear... Read »

20 minutes ago
Real-Life Snakes on a Plane: Man Smuggles 7 Snakes

Real-Life Snakes on a Plane: Man Smuggles 7 Snakes

A Texas snake expert pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to smuggling seven Peruvian snakes into the... Watch »

2 hours ago
Liberals Brace for High Court Decision on Voting Rights

Liberals Brace for High Court Decision on Voting Rights

Liberals are bracing for a Supreme Court decision on the Voting Right Act of 1965 and experts and advocates... Read »

5 minutes ago
2nd Night of LIRR Cancellations Frustrate Commuters

2nd Night of LIRR Cancellations Frustrate Commuters

A second night of Long Island Rail Road cancellations and delays after Monday's train derailment at Penn Station lef... Watch »

Jun 18, 2013
Starbucks to Post Calorie Counts Nationwide

Starbucks to Post Calorie Counts Nationwide

Coffee drinkers might soon reconsider splurging on 460-calorie Java Chip Frappuccino at Starbucks. Beginning... Read »

3 hours ago
Yahoo: 13,000 Data Requests From Law Enforcement in Six Months

Yahoo: 13,000 Data Requests From Law Enforcement in Six Months

Yahoo says that U.S. law enforcement agencies filed "between 12,000 and 13,000" requests for data from Jan. Read »

Jun 19, 2013
Journalist Michael Hastings Dies at 33

Journalist Michael Hastings Dies at 33

Michael Hastings, the journalist best known for the 2010 Rolling Stone article that led to Read »

4 minutes ago
Facebook Outage Sparks Online Frenzy

Facebook Outage Sparks Online Frenzy

Facebook crashed on Tuesday and people took to Twitter to lob complaints, laugh and joke about the Read »

Jun 18, 2013
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