NEW YORK (AP) — Judge Juan M. Merchan looked across his high-ceilinged courtroom, facing the defendant in a complicated case. Not the one everyone knows about. Yes, Merchan could become the first judge ever to oversee a former U.S. president’s criminal trial: Donald Trump’s hush money case. But on a recent morning, the judge was … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — In the mid-1970s, the Eagles were working on a spooky, cryptic new song. On a lined yellow pad, Don Henley, with input from band co-founder Glenn Frey, jotted thoughts about “a dark desert highway” and “a lovely place” with a luxurious surface and ominous undertones. And something on ice, perhaps caviar … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan prosecutors are weighing a potential perjury charge against Donald Trump’s former corporate finance chief in connection with testimony he gave in October at the ex-president’s New York civil fraud trial, two people familiar with the matter told the Associated Press. Allen Weisselberg, who had been the longtime chief financial officer … Read more
NEW YORK — A driver trying to escape police struck and injured eight people on a sidewalk in Midtown Manhattan overnight Sunday. Cellphone video shows the out-of-control Mercedes trying to flee NYPD officers, who eventually surrounded the car near West 34th Street and Ninth Avenue. The driver had crashed into Boris Torres’s Peruvian restaurant. “You saw on … Read more
NEW YORK — Hundreds of thousands people flooded Times Square to watch New York City’s iconic ball drop on New Year’s Eve in person, while another billion look on from around the world. Earlier this week, the giant 2024 numerals were hoisted into place atop One Times Square, and the nearly 12,000 pound ball got a bow tie makeover. New … Read more
ByAnthony Carlo Saturday, November 25, 2023 5:02AM MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) — A water main break flooded a busy stretch of Midtown on Friday. It happened at 498 7th Ave between West 37th and West 36th Street. Just before 4:30 p.m. Many businesses lost money or had to close down early on Black Friday – certainly … Read more
NEW YORK — The New York City Veterans Day Parade is set to march through Manhattan this weekend. Veterans Day is Saturday, Nov. 11, but the federal holiday is being observed Friday. Some institutions will be closed, while others remain open. We have a look at schools and street parking in New York City, as well … Read more
A Tulsa entrepreneur is sharing his expertise on tech and artificial intelligence with lawmakers in Washington D.C. The founder of Black Tech Street is back home after testifying at a U.S. Senate hearing on how AI will affect the workplace. The discussions in D.C. come as President Biden signs an Executive order requiring safety and … Read more
NEW YORK — There were tense moments at the campus of Cooper Union in Manhattan on Wednesday afternoon. Students who are pro-Israel say they felt unsafe as pro-Palestinian demonstrators banged and chanted outside the library they were studying in. They tell CBS New York’s Lisa Rozner school staff locked them in the library due to … Read more
Bloody hell — this terrifying TikTok warning will have you on pins and needles. Using a public bathroom, a seemingly benign daily practice, presents disturbing risks, according to a virtual whistleblower who claims we could be unwittingly wiping with blood-splattered tissue soiled by IV drug users while dabbing their needles. “If your toilet paper looks … Read more