A rock climber who fell an estimated 400 feet while descending a steep gully in Washington’s North Cascades mountains ...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s attorney general said Tuesday chemical manufacturer 3M agreed to pay up $450 million to ...

With Mayor Eric Adams' indictment, Adrienne Adams, the NYC Council speaker, eyes the mayoral seat. The first African American ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making ...

Boeing shares got a small boost on media reports that China had lifted a ban on airlines there taking deliveries of the U.S.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will no longer fully control its jail system, including the long-troubled Rikers Island complex ...

Laura Taylor Swain, a federal judge, seized control of New York City’s lockups, which have been rife with violence and ...

Despite efforts to improve conditions, the jail has continued to face criticism for its dangerous environment.

A federal judge has appointed a remediation manager to run Rikers Island and report directly to her, taking control of the ...

A federal court in New York ruled that Rikers Island will be placed under the control of an independent receiver. In the ...

Rikers Island, which has long drawn ire over its conditions, won't be within New York City's purview during the transition.

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that an independent outside official will take control of Rikers Island from New York City in a sweeping ruling aimed at fixing years of violence and deteriorating ...