Multiple people were injured after a vehicle plowed into a crowd near the Grand Central Station in Manhattan, local media reported. The incident was reported to have taken place at Lexington Avenue and East 42nd Street around 5:30 pm.
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New York City sinking at faster rate, 8 million at coastal flooding risk: USGS study
New York City is sinking about 1-2 mm per year, from the weight of its skyscrapers, finds a study showing that the increasing sea level rise could put its over 8 million population at risk of coastal flooding.
Author Salman Rushdie makes first public appearance since 2022 knife attack
Nine months after a near-lethal attack that left him debilitated and without vision in one eye, Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie made his first appearance at the PEN Americas annual gala in New York City.
Donald Trump returns to New York, gets questioned under oath in fraud lawsuit
Former President Donald Trump returned to New York on Thursday where he was being questioned under oath in a fraud lawsuit by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump and three of his children, calling them “staggering” fraudsters.
Donald Trump hit with 34 serious criminal charges after historic arrest; denies them
After he made history on Tuesday as the first US President (current or former) to be arrested, former commander-in-chief Donald Trump was hit with 34 serious criminal charges relating to hush money allegedly paid to three people, including adult film actor Stephanie Gregory Clifford aka Stormy Daniels, model Karen McDougal and Trump Tower doorman.
Trump, a doorman, a Playboy playmate, a porn star and unprecedented arrest
Alleged hush payments totaling $310,000 to a Trump Tower doorman, a Playboy playmate and a porn star constitute the crux of 34-count indictment by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg that led to the arrest and arraignment of former President Donald Trump on April 4.
Donald Trump attorney says he will make motion to dismiss grand jury charges
An attorney for former US President Donald Trump said that he expects to make a motion to dismiss any charges brought by a Manhattan grand jury in the hush-money payment case involving adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
Former US President Donald Trump to be arraigned on April 4 in Manhattan
Former President Donald Trump is expected to be arraigned in Manhattan criminal court around 2:15 pm ET Tuesday (April 4) following his indictment on Thursday, two sources with knowledge of the matter told CNN.
A moment of ignominy and glory for U.S. democracy in Trump indictment
That both U.S. democracy and its legal system would be severely tested by an alleged hush money payment to an adult movie star only adds to the stunning development that a former president has been indicted for the first time in history for a crime.
Indian American Apsara Iyer named President of Harvard Law Review
The Harvard Law Review has elected Apsara Iyer as its 137th president, making her the first Indian American woman to head the prestigious publication in its 136-year history.
Indian-American councilmember faces heat from anti-drag protesters
Indian-American New York City Councilmember Shekar Krishnan is facing the ire of protesters for supporting drag queens reading out to children in public libraries.
Indian American takes oath as Kansas state Senator
Indian American city commissioner Usha Reddi took oath as senator in the US state of Kansas, replacing current Manhattan Senator Tom Hawk, who announced his retirement last month.
US antiquities smuggler Subhash Kapoor sentenced by Indian court to 10 years imprisonment
American antiquities dealer Subhash Kapoor along with five accomplices who operated a multi-million-dollar looting network via his New York gallery has been sentenced by an Indian court to 10 years in prison for smuggling offenses.
