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News 4’s Greg Cergol with the latest from Hicksville, Long Island.

Turkish media say a curator at the American Museum of Natural History has been detained in Istanbul while allegedly attempting to smuggle spider and scorpion samples. Lorenzo Prendini, an expert on arachnids at the New York-based museum, says he has permits from the government to conduct his research. He was held by police at Istanbul Airport on Mo...

NJ officials are celebrating the halfway point of construction of the new portal bridge that will hopefully shave off some commute time for transit riders. NBC New York’s Jen Maxfield reports. 

Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe, Michael Cohen, directly implicated the former president in a hush money scheme Monday, telling jurors that his celebrity client tasked him on several occasions to stifle stories about sex that he feared could torpedo his 2016 presidential campaign.

NBC New York’s Chris Glorioso reports.

A Hollywood film is temporarily setting up shop in Cape May, NJ and it’s got the locals excited to see lights, cameras, and action! NBC New York’s Ted Greenberg reports. 

There is new technology that makes it easier for doctors to detect areas of skin that could turn cancerous. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports. 

The NYPD is investigating what it believes to be another random attack on a New Yorker — only the victim in this case wasn’t any random New Yorker. It was actor Steve Buscemi, who was punched while on the street in Kips Bay. NBC New York’s Gus Rosendale reports.

Firefighters pulled a resident from the top floor of a home in Bayonne after getting trapped while smoke and flames poured from the house. NBC New York’s Jessica Cunnington reports.

The owner of WABC explained there had been three strikes but that Giuliani had ultimately refused to follow orders not to continue spreading election lies over the air. The defiance leaves the former mayor without his main paycheck as he owes exorbitant money for defamation. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.

The criminal trial of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez got underway with jury selection, part of the bribery case where the senator and his wife allegedly took gold bars and cash to help three businessmen. Menendez sat at the defense table as one by one, a jury of 12 with six alternates was being selected. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst...

There’s new video from New Jersey showing a police chase that spiraled out of control, as two police vehicles ended up crashing and a suspect got away. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.

The 148th Westminster Kennel Club dog show is under way. From Pomeranians and poodles, to beagles and bloodhounds, they’re all vying for the title of best in show. NBC New York’s Lynda Baquero reports.

“Judge Judy” Sheindlin sued the parent company of the National Enquirer and InTouch Weekly on Monday for a story that she said falsely claimed that she was trying to help the Menendez brothers get a retrial after they were convicted of murdering their parents.