Crime

crime June 14, 2024

Sixteen Kids and a Hit ManChristopher Pence kept adding to his family. Then he decided to remove two people from the mix.

By James D. Walsh

crime June 12, 2024

The Tupac CopGreg Kading, the controversial detective who cracked the case, connected Sean Combs to the crime, and maybe solved Biggie’s too.

By Greg Donahue

crime June 10, 2024

Omar Khan and Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan at Del Frisco International Business and Wine Society NYC

Wine Grifter Gets Two YearsOmar Khan, who swindled the wine-world elite, will now start aging in federal prison.

By James D. Walsh

crime June 7, 2024

Vice President Pence Makes Remarks At Georgia GOP Defend The Majority Event

The Scam at the Heart of the Mysterious Epoch TimesThe CFO of the newspaper tied to Falun Gong has been charged with money laundering — opening huge questions about the health of the pro-Trump outlet.

By Matt Stieb

amanda knox June 6, 2024

Celebrity Sightings In Florence - June 5, 2024

Why Was Amanda Knox Reconvicted of Slander?Over 15 years since her wrongful conviction in the murder of roommate, Knox’s legal battles are still far from over.

By Bindu Bansinath

scandals June 3, 2024

Who Are the Newly Revealed Jeffrey Epstein Contacts?A new lawsuit accuses psychiatrist and trader Henry Jarecki of aiding Epstein and sexually abusing victims.

By Chas Danner, Benjamin Hart, and Matt Stieb

trump on trial May 29, 2024

Watching the Trump JuryThe defendant and the press eye 12 suddenly powerful New Yorkers.

By Andrew Rice

crime May 29, 2024

Diddy’s Accusers Could Testify for a Federal Grand Jury SoonAs even more allegations continue to emerge.

By Justin Curto

obits May 27, 2024

Celebrity Sightings In Philadelphia - October 29, 2023

General Hospital’s Johnny Wactor Killed in ShootingWactor’s brother Grant says he died shielding a co-worker with his body.

By Bethy Squires

power May 19, 2024

Sean "Diddy" Combs Fulfills $1 Million Pledge To Howard University At Howard Homecoming – Yardfest

Diddy Apologizes for Assaulting Cassie in 2016 VideoThe rapper posted an apology video to Instagram Sunday, following the release of graphic footage from 2016 in which he is seen assaulting Cassie.

By Emily Leibert

don’t! May 17, 2024

2023 Night of Too Many Stars benefiting NEXT for AUTISM in NYC

Steve Buscemi Punched on New York StreetsPolice have arrested and charged a suspect.

By Bethy Squires

power May 17, 2024

New Video Shows Diddy Assaulting Cassie in 2016The graphic surveillance footage obtained by CNN supports Cassie’s previous allegations against the rapper.

By Olivia Craighead

power May 10, 2024

NYPD Seeks Suspect in Violent Sexual Assault Caught on VideoThe attacker is seen wrapping a belt around the woman’s neck before dragging her between two cars and assaulting her.

By Andrea González-Ramírez

crime May 10, 2024

A Security Guard Was Reportedly Shot Outside Drake’s HouseIt was the first of three trespassing incidents in one week amid a weeks-long feud between the Toronto rapper and Kendrick Lamar.

By Danielle Cohen

crime May 8, 2024

Christine Quinn’s Ex Christian Dumontet Charged With Three MisdemeanorsChristian Dumontet is facing counts of child abuse/endangerment, assault, and violation of a protection order.

By Justin Curto

crime May 7, 2024

Security Guard Shot Outside Drake’s Toronto HomePolice said he’s still “in serious condition.”

By Justin Curto

crime May 7, 2024

The Package King of MiamiMatthew Bergwall was a gifted coder who could have gotten a job at any tech company. He decided to go in another direction.

By Ezra Marcus

power Apr. 25, 2024

Harvey Weinstein Attends Trial On Criminal Sexual Assault Charges

Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 Rape Conviction Has Been OverturnedThe disgraced producer will remain in prison, although New York’s top court said he must receive a new trial.

By Andrea González-Ramírez

trump on trial Apr. 22, 2024

A Porn-Star Payoff or a Threat to Democracy?Trump goes on trial for the least of his offenses.

By Andrew Rice

crime Apr. 18, 2024

Philharmonic Players Accused of Sexual Misconduct No Longer PerformingThe New York Philharmonic has launched an independent investigation into its culture.

By Jason P. Frank

power Apr. 18, 2024

What I Learned Inside a Batterer Intervention ProgramJonathan Majors is the latest high-profile man to be sentenced to group therapy for domestic violence. But do these programs actually work?

By Melissa Jeltsen

early and often Apr. 16, 2024

Murder Rates Are Dropping Despite GOP ‘Crime Wave’ RhetoricTrump’s talk of “American carnage” fed by migrants and liberal prosecutors doesn’t match stats that show homicides falling in most cities.

By Ed Kilgore

crime Apr. 11, 2024

What We Know About the Astrology Influencer Accused of Killing Her FamilyDanielle Ayoka was tweeting about the eclipse and an apocalypse before she died in an apparent murder-suicide.

By Danielle Cohen

crime Apr. 9, 2024

James and Jennifer Crumbley Sentenced to 10 to 15 Years In PrisonThe Michigan school shooter’s parents are the first to be convicted in connection to their child fatally shooting his classmates.

By Olivia Craighead and Tariro Mzezewa

crime Apr. 9, 2024

Celebrity Sightings In Manchester- October 30, 2021

Prosecutors Say Alec Baldwin Had ‘Absolutely No Control’ Over Emotions on Rust“And absolutely no concern for how his conduct affects those around him.”

By Justin Curto

the law Apr. 8, 2024

Jonathan Majors Sentenced to a Program in Domestic-Violence Case“He is not sorry, he has not accepted responsibility, and he will do this again and he will hurt other women,” Grace Jabbari said at the sentencing.

By Victoria Bekiempis

celebrity Apr. 8, 2024

Jonathan Majors Sentenced to a Year of CounselingThe actor avoided jail time for assaulting his ex-girlfriend.

By Angelina Chapin

power Apr. 5, 2024

Lawsuit Accuses Diddy’s Son Christian of Sexual Assault on YachtA steward claims the rapper chartered the boat where Christian Combs allegedly attacked her in 2022.

By Andrea González-Ramírez

movie review Apr. 3, 2024

Little Things, Big ProblemsTurns out Denzel Washington crime dramas can sometimes be bad, too.

By Bilge Ebiri

housing Apr. 1, 2024

Is It Squatter Season in New York?How a handful of alarming stories turned into a full-blown panic.

By Bridget Read

timelines Mar. 30, 2024

Los Angeles Premiere Of Warner Bros. "The Flash" - Arrivals

The Complete History of Ezra Miller’s Controversial CareerFrom kidnapping allegations to an apparently recasted role in Invincible.

By Zoe Guy

wait what is happening on tiktok? Mar. 29, 2024

Random Punching Attacks Rattle New York City WomenSomeone, or several someones, is punching women on the streets. Everyone has a theory, and no one feels safe.

By Angelina Chapin

power Mar. 26, 2024

Why Is Prince Harry Mentioned in the Latest Diddy Lawsuit?While the suit didn’t accuse the royal of wrongdoing, his name came up as an example of a powerful person Diddy knows.

By Olivia Craighead

crime Mar. 25, 2024

What We Know About the Mommy Vlogger Accused of Child AbuseIn newly-released diaries, Ruby Franke called her children the “spawn of Satan” and details how she starved them as punishment.

By Bindu Bansinath

ruby franke Mar. 25, 2024

The Most Disturbing Details From Ruby Franke’s DiariesIn newly released diary entries, the disgraced momfluencer repeatedly refers to her children as “demons” and details how she starved them.

By Bindu Bansinath

power Mar. 22, 2024

What Happened to Carlee Russell?The Alabama woman says she’s sorry for faking her kidnapping.

By Tariro Mzezewa and Danielle Cohen

power Mar. 22, 2024

Carlee Russell Is Sorry for Faking Her KidnappingThe Alabama woman who lied about being abducted will avoid jail time after pleading guilty.

By Tariro Mzezewa

power Mar. 19, 2024

2023 Vanity Fair Oscar After Party Arrivals

Jonathan Majors’s Ex-Girlfriend Sues the Actor for DefamationGrace Jabbari alleges a pattern of physical abuse and a campaign to discredit her.

By Andrea González-Ramírez

power Mar. 18, 2024

New York Mayor Eric Adams Holds Press Availability At City Hall

Lawsuit Alleges Eric Adams Sexually Assaulted a ColleagueA former police aide claims the mayor asked her for oral sex in exchange for career help in 1993. Adams has repeatedly denied the allegations.

By Andrea González-Ramírez

getting around Mar. 18, 2024

The Subway Joy RidersRail fans who have moved from MTA obsession to breaking and entering.

By Joshua Needelman

what we know Mar. 16, 2024

What We Know About the Hoyt-Schermerhorn Brooklyn Subway ShootingThe Brooklyn district attorney’s office indicated Friday that the shooter will not be charged, citing evidence it was self-defense.

By Nia Prater

power Mar. 13, 2024

Autopsy Says Oklahoma Student Nex Benedict Died by SuicideThe death of the teen who was allegedly bullied for his gender identity has drawn national attention to a wave of anti-trans laws in the state.

By Emily Leibert

power Mar. 13, 2024

What We Know About the Death of Oklahoma Teen Nex BenedictA medical examiner ruled that Benedict, who’d allegedly been bullied for his gender identity, died by suicide.

By Andrea González-Ramírez

disrespect the classics Mar. 6, 2024

Checking Into the Eagles’ ‘Hotel California’ Criminal TrialProsecutors filed to dismiss the case, to Don Henley’s dismay.

By Justin Curto

power Feb. 29, 2024

Lauren Boebert’s Son Is Facing Felony ChargesPolice arrested 18-year-old Tyler Boebert in connection with “a recent string of vehicle trespass and property thefts” in Colorado.

By Tariro Mzezewa

crime Feb. 28, 2024