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Kamala Harris made history when she was sworn in on January, becoming the first woman, first Black person and first Asian American vice president in the history of this country. On Thursday, Madame Tussauds New York announced it is adding another first to the list: a wax figure in Harris’ likeness.

The founder of a national charter school network who once served as a White House adviser under President Barack Obama was arrested Tuesday on charges alleging he stole over $200,000 from the network and used it to get a better interest rate on a multimillion-dollar apartment.

Police say a stalker who claims pop star Taylor Swift is communicating with him on social media was arrested on a trespassing charge after trying to break into the singer’s Manhattan apartment

Two doormen have been fired for not acting as an Asian American woman was brutally attacked in front of their building near New York City’s Times Square.

A man attempting to scale the outside of a New York City building on Friday lost his grip and fell back down to the ground below

Authorities have arrested a man who viciously attacked an Asian American woman near New York City’s Times Square.

A violent attack against an Asian-American man aboard a Brooklyn subway train and a separate assault on an Asian woman in Manhattan are being investigated by police. New York’s Hate Crimes Task Force has offered to assist in the investigation.

The family of a Black teenager who was falsely accused of stealing a woman’s cellphone in a New York City hotel last December filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging that the woman and the hotel engaged in racial profiling.

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is considering whether to bring a state court case against Stephen Bannon, who received an 11th-hour pardon from then-President Donald Trump after he was indicted on federal fraud charges in connection to an alleged fundraising scheme, according to a source familiar with the investigation. According to the source, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is...

The trio proceeded to kick the woman repeatedly; one bit her on the forehead, breaking the skin and leaving her with a bite mark on her face that required stitches — but her emotional wounds are still raw

A white woman who wrongly accused a Black teenager of stealing her phone and tackled him at a New York City hotel appeared to back off her apology in a TV interview that aired Monday, suggesting that maybe he did try to steal it after all. Meanwhile, the teen’s parents are calling for a boycott over the hotel’s handling...

The woman who was seen in video footage falsely accusing acclaimed jazz musician Keyon Harrold’s son of stealing her phone in a New York City hotel was arrested Thursday at a residence in Piru for a felony warrant out of New York, according to the Ventura County Sheriff.

An attorney for the woman who was seen falsely accusing acclaimed jazz musician Keyon Herrold’s son of stealing her phone in a New York City hotel has identified her client and police are on their way to interview the woman in Los Angeles. LA-based attorney Sharen Ghatan on Tuesday confirmed to NBC News that 22-year-old Miya Ponsetto was in...

The mother of the 14-year-old boy at the center of a racially charged upscale New York City hotel confrontation demanded the woman seen falsely accusing her son of phone theft be held accountable as calls for justice continue to mount. According to a one-minute video and narrative posted by the boy’s father, acclaimed jazz musician Keyon Harrold, the as...

Jazz musician Keyon Harrold claims he and his son were assaulted at an upscale New York City hotel by a woman who accused the teenage boy of stealing her cellphone over the weekend. Harrold on Sunday posted a video on Instagram which showed part of the incident in the lobby of the Arlo Hotel in SoHo, sparking conversations about how…

This year, for the first time, Santa Claus wasn’t going able to stop by and see the kids at the Ronald McDonald House on the Upper East Side.

Federal prosecutors in New York have charged Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard in connection with an investigation into allegations he trafficked and sexually assaulted dozens of girls and women for years. The nine-count indictment out of the Southern District of New York also charges the 79-year-old Nygard with racketeering and other crimes. He was taken into custody in Canada Monday…

A car barreled into a group of protesters at a Manhattan intersection Friday afternoon, police said, and officers were speaking with the driver.

A federal appeals court says investors who profited from Bernard Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme must pay back their profits even if they knew nothing of it.

The man who killed John Lennon in 1980 says he was seeking glory and deserved the death penalty for a “despicable” act.