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Flights into and out of Newark Liberty International Airport were being delayed Friday afternoon and evening due to an “equipment failure,” according to the FAA. The FAA said it was slowing flights at both Newark and Teterboro airports due to the equipment issue. No further detail was given about what equipment was involved or when the ...

The family of a Broadway dancer who performed in “Hamilton” and “MJ: The Musical” is asking the public for help after the South Carolina man went missing in his home state. Zelig Williams was last seen on Oct. 3 in Columbia, South Carolina, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. His family contacted aut...

A federal appeals court judge has ruled to keep Sean “Diddy” Combs locked up while he makes a third bid for bail in his sex trafficking case, which is slated to go to trial in May. In a decision filed Friday, Circuit Judge William J. Nardini denied the hip-hop mogul’s immediate release from jail while a three-judge panel weighs his bail request.......

A 43-year-old Long Island man has been indicted on drug trafficking and other charges after law enforcement seized cocaine, 33 pounds of narcotics and enough fentanyl to kill 3.5 million people from his Bellport home, the Suffolk County district attorney’s office said Friday. The suspect, Remon Gibson, was arraigned Wednesday on the charges, ...

A white-collar criminal appears to be having a laugh about his 7.5 years prison sentence, and he’s letting everyone know about it on LinkedIn. Ryan Salame, who helped expose FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried of stealing more than $8 billion in customer money that was supposed to be safely stored in the cryptocurrency exchange, on Thursday updated his...

Monday, Oct. 14, marks the federal holiday of Columbus Day, a holiday that many states and cities now recognize as Indigenous Peoples Day and Italian Heritage Day. New York City has recognized the day as Italian Heritage Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day since 2021 — much to the chagrin of a small group of City Council members who make up&#8230...

Hurricane Milton wrecked Central Florida after making its landfall on Wednesday as a powerful Category 3. On Thursday, as the storm moved into the Atlantic Ocean, Floridians and organizations across the tri-state area switched into relief mode. As part of the efforts ahead of landfall, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday that 65 state...

The iconic Rink at Rockefeller Center reopens for the 2024-25 fall and winter season on Saturday. The iconic skating rink, which first opened in 1936 and became a permanent fixture of midtown Manhattan’s holiday season in 1939, will be open daily starting at 9 a.m. when it returns Oct.12. Last skate is at 11 p.m. Admission prices range from $...

Five people were injured after an NJ Transit train struck a truck in Burlington, New Jersey, early Friday morning.

The family of 6-year-old Jathan Escobar is calling for justice after he was brutally beaten with a baseball bat in Bridgeport last month and died days later. They gathered outside a Bridgeport courthouse Thursday morning all wearing matching sweaters honoring the life taken too soon.  They were there for the court appearance of Abdulrahim Sula...

Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier scored the game-winning shot in overtime to steal Game 1 of the WNBA Finals at the New York Liberty Thursday.

The League Championship series in the MLB playoffs will soon begin, with four teams battling to secure a spot in the World Series.

Coldplay has extended their 2025 U.S. tour. Here’s what you need to know.