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Close shave for passengers as wings of 2 airplanes collide on JFK airport taxiway
A Virgin Atlantic flight to London was delayed after one of its wings was clipped by an Egypt Air flight on the runway.
Attorney allegedly tried to smuggle in drugs wrapped in a towel for his client
Attorney Michael Witmer has been charged trying to bring in drugs for his client hidden in a towel at Monroe County Jail.
American blogger Pamela Geller named as world's top Islamophobe
UK-based anti-racism group Hope Not Hate has revealed this blogger is the internet's biggest peddler of anti-Muslim rhetoric.
Teacher facing child porn charge stole underwear from kids' bags and stashed it under his bed
Roland Yockel II, 30, was a teacher at Ginther School in New York and also worked at a summer camp, where he took the underwear from the kids' backpacks.
Pornhub to open physical store in trendy Soho
Pornhub are joining the pop-shop craze and will launch a physical store in New York City to run until Christmas
Photos: The balloons at New York's Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade 2017
Balloons at Macy's 91st annual Thanksgiving Day parade in new York included the Pillsbury Dough Boy, Pikachu, Charlie Brown, Power Rangers, Scrat from The Ice Age and Olaf from Frozen.
Suspect dies from cancer only 10 hours after he had been charged with murder
Taron Robinson, 30, was charged in New York state with second-degree murder around 1pm, by 11pm he was dead.
New York terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov faces death penalty for Isis-inspired attack
Sayfullo Saipov charged with providing material support to Islamic State, eight counts of murder and 12 counts of attempted murder in aid of racketeering.
Man who beat to death jogger Karina Vetrano confessed 'I finished her off, I strangled her', court hears
The family of Queens jogger Karina Vetrano broke down in court as they watched a video of Chanel Lewis detail the final minutes of their daughter's life.
Teenage daughter and boyfriend 'stabbed and beat her own father to death'
Alexandria Heath, 17, and Romaine Jirdon, 19, have been charged with second-degree murder after Buffalo police say the teen girl's dad, Thomas Heath, was stabbed to death.
New York subway bans 'ladies and gentlemen', switches to gender-neutral terms
Terms "passengers", "riders" and "everyone" to deployed instead in a move to make announcements more understandable.
'Womb raider' jailed for killing expectant mother and snatching baby from her body
New York woman Ashleigh Wade was convicted of killing her friend Angelikque Sutton in the Bronx and stealing her child Jenasis, who miraculously survived the ordeal.
Church says 'we are not a gun free zone' and invites congregation to bring weapons in wake of Texas massacre
Ronald Russell, the pastor at the Lighthouse Mexico Church of God in Oswego County, New York, says allowing guns in the church is a method of protecting his people.
El Chapo gets permission to undergo psychiatric evaluation after his lawyers said he was losing his mind
The 60-year-old drug baron has been in solitary confinement at the Metropolitan Correctional Facility, New York, since January 2017.
Toddler with dairy allergy dies after school fed him grilled cheese sandwich, alleges family
The family of Elijah Silvera, 3, who studied in pre-K class at Seventh Avenue Center for Family Services in Harlem, New York, want an independent post-mortem.
Uzbekistan is a breeding ground for Islamist terrorism thanks to its self-fulfilling prophecy
Repeatedly told that it was either Islam Karimov or the fundamentalists, a number of Uzbeks concluded that perhaps the fundamentalists weren't so bad.
El Chapo is hallucinating as his mental health deteriorates, according to lawyers
Defence attorneys for the former drug kingpin alleged that his restrictive prison conditions are harming his mental well-being.
I See a City: Todd Webb's evocative photographs of New York immediately after World War Two
A new book – I See a City: Todd Webb's New York – presents American photographer Todd Webb's exploration of New York in the years following World War II.
British Airways' only father-daughter pilot team flies together for final time
David Woodruffe's final flight with his daughter Kat, 35, landed at London Heathrow airport after completing his retirement flight from New York.
Hillary Clinton claims Trump response to NY terror attack aims to 'set Americans against each other'
The 2016 presidential candidate also defended her campaign's choice to fund the Steele dossier on Trump's ties to Russia.
New York terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov bragged about killing people in hospital
Suspect, identified as 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov, killed eight people and injured another 11 when he rammed a truck into a bike path on 31 October.
Five of the New York victims were Argentinian friends celebrating their 30-year school reunion
Eight people were killed and another 11 injured when a man, identified as 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov, drove a truck along a bike path on 31 October.
New York terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov was an Uber driver
The ride-hailing service confirmed that the truck attacker drove for Uber and said it was cooperating with federal authorities in the investigation.
New York terror attack: Driver of truck used to kill 8 people identified as Sayfullo Saipov
Sayfullo Saipov, 29, was shot in the abdomen after he rammed a pickup truck into cyclists and pedestrians on a bicycle path. New York Mayor Bill De Blasio said it was "a cowardly act if terror."
New York Terror Attack: President Trump condemns attack by 'sick and deranged person' as New Yorkers react to tragedy
8 people are dead and more than a dozen injured after Sayfullo Saipov, 29, deliberately plowed a rented truck into a bicycle path striking pedestrians in lower Manhattan. The governor of New York Andrew Cuomo said the city was a target because it is an "international symbol of freedom and democracy".
Man rubbed his crotch against woman on train but discovered she was undercover police officer
The man was charged with forcible touching and sex abuse by officers after his depraved act on the crowded train.
Knockout game: CCTV shows teenager flatten random woman in brutal new street trend
Police in America fear the 'knockout game' is once again sweeping the nation. The 'prank' sees kids attempt to knock out innocent strangers with a single punch.
Brave New York woman fights off man who tried to rape her in elevator
The woman struggled to fight off his advances and then sent the elevator back to the lobby where the accused tried to assault her again.
Police hunt female duo accused of taking men to hotel rooms and robbing them
On three separate occassions, men reported meeting a woman in a restaurant and returning with her to a hotel room -
whereupon they became dizzy and collapsed.
George Saunders wins Man Booker Prize for 'utterly original' novel Lincoln in the Bardo
George Saunders' becomes the second US author to win the prize for Lincoln in the Bardo which was described as 'unique' and 'extraordinary' by the judging panel.