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(CNN) — Newly released police reports and body camera footage are shedding light on the troubled path that led a shooter on a ...

Congresswoman Elise Stefanik introduced a House resolution Tuesday condemning the July 28 mass shooting in Midtown Manhattan and honoring the victims and responding officers from the New York City ...

The gunman from Las Vegas who committed the mass shooting last week in New York City repeatedly threatened to harm himself, ...

Heroes exist. Tragically, the heroes at 345 Park Avenue, New York City, were unable to prevent the worst from happening on ...

Shootings and the number of New Yorkers who fell victim to gun violence have plunged to all-time lows so far this year — even ...

Less than 24 hours after New York City Police Officer Didarul Islam was gunned down in Midtown Manhattan, Congress had a rare ...

Twelve years after moving to the United States from Bangladesh, Didarul Islam sought to join the ranks of the nation's ...

Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani defends public safety plan calling for mental health teams, other civilians to ...

Zohran Mamdani cites 200 monthly NYPD officer departures due to forced overtime as NYC mayoral candidate shifts from previous defund police positions.

The Midtown shooting confirmed his instincts are correct. International travel can quickly backfire on a mayor. Michael ...

Last week, a horrifying mass shooting unfolded in the heart of Midtown Manhattan — four lives stolen, families shattered, a ...