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The sky above New York City glows with a menacing orange color akin to the desert wasteland seen in films like Mad Max: Fury Road. With Canadian wildfires bringing a haze down onto the northeast U.S., users have helped the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s air quality app climb to be…

June 7 (Reuters) - Some flights into the New York City area and Philadelphia on Wednesday were delayed and others briefly halted because of reduced visibility from wildfire smoke from Canada. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was slowing traffic but lifted a groundstop on flights from the upper Midwest and…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and city health and emergency management officials warned residents to stay inside as much as possible and mask up Wednesday, as smoke drifting from Canadian wildfires impacted the city. "This air quality event, which for a time yesterday, gave us the worst air quality…

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has disavowed over 300 convictions that were built on cases brought by police officers who violated the law themselves.The dismissals are tied to a total of nine cops who were convicted of crimes including lying under oath, planting drugs on suspects, illegally selling guns, and…

New York City's Homeless Bill of Rights becomes law NPR's Leila Fadel talks to New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams about what's included in the law which gives people the right to sleep outdoors in public places, but not anyplace they like. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Homelessness in New York…

Updated June 7, 2023 at 12:44 PM Published June 7, 2023 at 8:25 AM NEW YORK - New York City on Tuesday sued Hyundai Motor and Kia, accusing the South Korean automakers of negligence and creating a public nuisance by selling vehicles that are too easy to steal. The most…

1982 Ron Galella//Getty ImagesPaul McCartney hangs out on the Upper West Side. 1968 Jack Robinson//Getty ImagesThen-married couple Sonny Bono and Cher take a stroll while bundled up to protect against the East Coast chill. 1983 Art Zelin//Getty ImagesDavid Bowie takes a smoke break outside The Carlyle on Madison Avenue, where…

NEW YORK (AP) — Just as a trial was to begin, it was revealed Tuesday that Cuba Gooding Jr. has settled accusations that he raped a woman in a New York City hotel a decade ago, according to court records. The actor had insisted through lawyers that his encounter with…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Living in New York City, working full time and without a car, Jessica Ray and her husband have come to rely on deliveries of food and just about everything else for their home. It has meant more free time on weekends with their young son, rather than…