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Sen. Bob Menendez's gold bars linked to past robbery, records show
News 4’s Jonathan Dienst reports.
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Gold bars featured in Bob Menendez bribery case linked to 2013 robbery, records show
At least four gold bars found in the FBI search of Sen. Robert Menendez’s home had been directly linked to a New Jersey businessman now accused of bribing the state’s senior senator, records show
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NY state employee admits to raping 15-year-old at Long Island residential facility: DA
A Queens man working at a state-run residential facility for adolescent girls admitted to raping one of the teens at the Long Island center after giving her marijuana edibles, prosecutors said
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Opening arguments begin in Jonathan Majors assault trial in Manhattan
Opening arguments began Monday in the criminal trial of actor Jonathan Majors, who was charged last spring for allegedly assaulting his then-girlfriend during an argument.
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Opening statements in Jonathan Majors trial
Happening today, actor Jonathan Majors is set to be in court for opening statements in his assault trial. Today in New York’s Tracie Strahan is in Lower Manhattan with what we can expect in court in the days ahead.
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Former career US diplomat charged with secretly spying for Cuban intelligence for decades
A former career American diplomat was charged Monday with serving as a secret agent for communist Cuba going back decades in what prosecutors portrayed as one of the most brazen and long-running betrayals in the history of the U.S. foreign service.
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A yoga leader promised followers enlightenment, but he's now accused of sexual abuse
Gregorian Bivolaru was known by his followers as “Grieg” and their guide through tantra yoga toward enlightenment and a higher state of consciousness.
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NYC man convicted of murdering cousin, hiding body in bin while he ‘stole her money': DA
A 21-year-old man was convicted of murdering his cousin and dumping her body in a plastic bin on a Bronx sidewalk — while he took money from her, used her home and tricked her young child into helping cover up his crime, according to the district attorney.
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Jonathan Majors in court for expected start of jury selection in NY assault trial
Jonathan Majors appeared in court in New York on Wednesday for the expected start of jury selection in a trial in which he is accused of injuring his then-girlfriend during an argument last spring.
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Official from India plotted to assassinate Sikh separatist leader in NYC: Prosecutors
U.S. authorities announced murder-for-hire charges against a man from India who they say plotted to pay an assassin $100,000 to kill a prominent Sikh separatist leader living in New York City after the man advocated for the establishment of a sovereign state for Sikhs.
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Man who barricaded himself in Long Island home charged with rape, assault of teen: Police
A man who barricaded himself inside a Long Island home was accused of raping and assaulting a teen girl before the standoff with police that forced the neighborhood and nearby schools into hours-long lockdowns.
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Long Island neighborhood locked down during hourslong standoff with man barricaded in home
Police responded to the home in Woodbury after getting a call and finding a teenage girl who they believe had been assaulted by a man who chased her outside naked. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.
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Lawsuit seeks $16 million against Maryland county over death of pet dog shot by police
A federal lawsuit accuses police officers of illegally entering a Maryland apartment without a warrant, detaining roommates and unnecessarily shooting their pet dog, which was left paralyzed and ultimately euthanized.
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Caught with his pants down: NYC robbery suspect's colorful underwear help lead to arrest
A pair of multicolored briefs peeking out above a robbery suspect’s low-slung trousers helped police arrest him more than a year later, federal authorities in New York said Wednesday.
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Victims of the deadly druggings that terrorized NYC's gay bars are haunted by unknowns
Authorities said at least 16 victims, many of them gay men, were targeted from September 2021 to August 2022 at bars and nightclubs, then often drugged and robbed of thousands of dollars while they were incapacitated.
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Reports say Russell Brand interviewed by British police over claims of sexual offenses
Comedian Russell Brand has been interviewed by British police over three alleged sexual offenses.
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Missing Florida mom found dead in estranged husband's storage unit
A missing Florida woman was found dead in her estranged husband’s storage unit, authorities said.
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A$AP Rocky must stand trial on charges he fired gun at former friend, judge rules
A Los Angeles judge says there is enough evidence for A$AP Rocky to stand trial on charges that he fired a gun at a former friend and collaborator outside a Hollywood hotel in 2021.
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Brooklyn lawmaker accused of rape in lawsuit under NY's expiring Adult Survivors Act
The lawsuit states that when the woman stood up, New York State Sen. Kevin Parker, of Brooklyn, grabbed her wrists, took her down a hallway to her bedroom, made a sexual comment, and then raped her, the lawsuit said.
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2 people charged with murder after missing 4-year-old Kentucky girl's body believed to be found, authorities say
Two people in Kentucky have been arrested in connection with an alleged murder after authorities said they believed they found the body of a 4-year-old girl who was reported missing this week but has not been seen since September.