Court rules Happy the Elephant is not a person, to remain at Bronx Zoo

New York's top court on Tuesday rejected an effort to free Happy the elephant from the Bronx Zoo, ruling that she does not meet the definition of "person" who is being illegally confined.

Video:  Attacker shoves woman onto Bronx subway tracks

A Bronx man is under arrest for a brazen daytime attack. 30-year-old Theodore Ellis is accused of shoving a 52-year-old woman onto the train tracks at an outdoor subway station in the Bronx.

NY set to raise age to purchase semiautomatic rifles

New York would ban the purchase or possession of a semiautomatic rifle for individuals below the age of 21 as part of a package of the Democratic-led Legislature plan to pass this week with the governor’s approval.

Subway gun detectors may be installed

New York City officials are looking at technology from several companies that could be installed in the subway system to detect weapons.

Retired officer killed in Buffalo supermarket attack honored at his funeral

The retired police officer killed in the Buffalo supermarket shooting has been posthumously awarded the city police department's medal of honor and promoted to lieutenant.

Last NYC public payphone removed

The last public payphone in New York City was removed on Monday. The bank of two phones was on 7th Avenue and 50th Street in Midtown Manhattan.

Buffalo mass shooting: Payton Gendron indicted

Payton Gendron, the man accused of killing 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket was indicted by a grand jury and briefly appeared in court on Thursday.

Buffalo mass shooting: Payton Gendron targeted Black neighborhood, officials say

18-year-old Payton Gendron, who authorities say killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket had previously threatened a shooting at his high school and was sent for mental health treatment.

Buffalo shooting suspect once threatened high school, what else is known about the 18-year-old

New details continue to emerge from authorities about the 18-year-old suspected of killing 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket. Here's what's known so far about the suspect, Payton Gendron.

Buffalo shooting suspect aimed to keep killing if he got away, police say

The gunman, who had crossed the state to target people at the Tops Friendly Market, had talked about shooting up another store as well, police said.

Buffalo supermarket shooting: What’s known about the victims

Authorities said the gunman shot, in total, 11 Black people and two White people Saturday in a rampage motivated by racial hatred.

10 dead in Buffalo supermarket attack police call hate crime

A white 18-year-old wearing military gear and livestreaming with a helmet camera opened fire with a rifle at a supermarket in Buffalo, killing 10 people and wounding three others Saturday in what authorities described as "racially motivated violent extremism."

Andy Warhol's Marilyn Monroe portrait sells for record $195 million at auction

Andy Warhol's Marilyn Monroe portrait, a 1964 silkscreen image titled “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn,” is now the most expensive work by a U.S. artist ever sold at auction.

'Shocking every time': Mom gives birth to 3rd set of consecutive twins

Kimberly and John Alarcon of New York recently welcomed their third set of twins born in a row, which her doctor called "very uncommon."

Counterfeit 1936 Stanley Cup Championship rings seized by border agents

Upon examination, agents determined that the gold rings embellished with the Detroit Red Wings logo were fake and had a total value of $15,000.

Orsolya Gaal case: Suspect arrested in New York mother's murder

A handyman who was having an on-and-off affair with a Queens woman stabbed her dozens of times in the basement of her home, stuffed her body into a duffel bag, and dumped it at the edge of a park, according to police.

Report: NYC mom found in duffel bag was stabbed nearly 60 times

A married mother of two was stabbed nearly 60 times after she allegedly met up with a man at her $2 million New York City home while her teen son was upstairs, according to a new report.