Michael R. Sisak

In this image from video, witness Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo testifies on April 5, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Law enforcement leaders say the conviction of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin for George Floyd’s death is a step toward restoring trust in the criminal justice system and repairing relations with communities. (Court TV via AP, Pool)

Police chiefs hail Derek Chauvin verdict as a key step to healing

April 22, 2021 at 7:59 a.m.

Not long after a jury convicted former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin of killing George Floyd, police chiefs across the U.S. started speaking up. And it wasn't to defend the...

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Doormen fired for failing to intervene in anti-Asian attack

April 6, 2021 at 12:20 p.m.

Two New York City apartment building workers have been fired for failing to help an Asian American woman as she was being violently attacked on the sidewalk outside, the building's...

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Suspect in attack on Asian American woman in NYC is arrested

March 31, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.

The suspect wanted in an attack of an Asian American woman near New York City’s Times Square has been arrested and charged with felony assault as a hate crime, police...

Manhattan prosecutor gets Trump tax records after long fight

February 25, 2021 at 9:35 a.m.

A New York prosecutor has obtained copies of Donald Trump鈥檚 tax records after the Supreme Court this week rejected the former president抖阴ap last-ditch effort to prevent them from being handed...

FILE – This May 25, 2020 file image, taken from video provided by Christian Cooper, shows Amy Cooper with her dog calling police at Central Park in New York. Amy Cooper, the white woman arrested last spring for calling 911 during a dispute with a Black man in New York’s Central Park, had her criminal case dismissed Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, after completing a counseling program meant to educate her on the harm of her actions. (Christian Cooper via AP, File)

Case dropped after woman in racist NYC run-in gets therapy

February 16, 2021 at 10:07 p.m.

Amy Cooper, the white woman arrested last year for calling 911 on a Black birdwatcher in New York’s Central Park, had her criminal case thrown out Tuesday after completing a...

NRA declares bankruptcy, plans to incorporate in Texas

January 17, 2021 at 10:29 p.m.

The National Rifle Association announced Friday it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will seek to incorporate the nation鈥檚 most politically influential gun-rights group in Texas instead of New York,...

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U.S. government, states sue Facebook for “predatory” conduct

December 9, 2020 at 3:17 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government and 48 states and districts sued Facebook Wednesday, accusing it of abusing its market power in social networking to crush smaller competitors and seeking remedies...

Fugitive is killed, 2 U.S. marshals shot in Bronx gunfight

December 4, 2020 at 11:16 a.m.

A fugitive who shot a Massachusetts state trooper in the hand during a traffic stop two weeks ago was killed early Friday during a gunfight with U.S. marshals in New...

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Court blocks release of Trump tax returns amid latest appeal

September 1, 2020 at 11:51 a.m.

A federal appeals court on Tuesday blocked a New York prosecutor from obtaining Donald Trump's tax returns while the president's lawyers continue to fight a subpoena seeking the records. The...

Back-to-back suits seek to dissolve NRA, its charitable arm

August 6, 2020 at 10:39 a.m.

New York鈥檚 attorney general sued the National Rifle Association on Thursday, seeking to put the powerful gun advocacy organization out of business over allegations that high-ranking executives diverted millions of...

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