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Twenty years after legislation was signed into law requiring them, a Real ID driver’s license or identification card will be required for domestic air travel on May 7th — and appointments to get one are a hot ticket. NBC New York’s Lynda Baquero reports.

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s budget plan includes a ban on cellphones in schools, and she promised the spending plan will put more money in New Yorkers’ pockets through inflation refund checks, an expanded child tax credit and middle class tax cuts. What’s missing? Funding for the MTA if President Trump follows through on his campaign prom...

Mayor Eric Adams is facing new scrutiny over his decision to attend President Trump’s inauguration in D.C., ditching Martin Luther King Jr. Day events in NYC at the last minute. A day later, local leaders questioned his motive, while the mayor said his attendance was actually honoring Dr. King’s legacy. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff ...

There was strong reaction after President Trump’s sweeping pardons on his first day back in office of people charged in connection with the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Prison sentences of those convicted were also commuted. NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace reports.

Wednesday morning is set to bring the first single-digit readings Central Park has seen in nearly two years.

A fifth grade teacher in Cape May Courthouse, New Jersey, has been released from custody as she awaits trial on allegations that she abused a student and gave birth to a child the boy fathered at the age of 13.

A concert pianist who was violently assaulted in the Upper West Side is opening up about his attack and the Manhattan DA’s decision to not seek felony charges. NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace reports.

An emergency order was issued Tuesday to prepare for possible rainstorms in neighborhoods damaged by January wildfires in Los Angeles.

President Donald Trump has signed a number of executive orders his first day of office — including one which seeks to strip certain newborns of their U.S. citizenship, effectively going against an established constitutional right. The move has proven controversial and has already provoked fear among many expectant couples within the United St...

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday in a trial against A$AP Rocky, who is charged with firing a gun at a former friend and could get a decades-long prison sentence if convicted. The 36-year-old has pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, and his attorney has said he committed no crime. The...

What did Melania Trump wear to Monday’s inaugural ball? Here’s what we know about her dress.

Trump has signed an executive order beginning the process of withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization, the global agency that came into the spotlight at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to keep TikTok operating for 75 days, a relief to the social media platform’s users even as national security questions persist.