Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran charged in the death of a homeless Black man he put in a chokehold on the New York City subway, has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide during a…
NY woman charged over threats after Club Q shooting
A New York woman is alleged to have used the deadly mass shooting at an LGBTQ club as the basis for threats to similar venues. Sharon Robinson, 40, has been charged with threatening at least four Colorado businesses less than…
Ex-Marine charged with New York subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely
A former US Marine who placed a passenger in a fatal chokehold on the New York subway has appeared in court to be charged with manslaughter. Daniel Penny, 24, is accused of causing the death of 30-year-old Jordan Neely on…
Man dies after being put in chokehold on New York subway
Police are investigating an altercation where a man was put into a chokehold by a fellow rider on the New York subway. A 30-year-old man, who was said to be acting erratically, died after being restrained. Video of the incident…
Kaylin Gillis: Woman shot dead in New York state after friend pulled into wrong driveway
A man has been charged with second-degree murder in the US after he allegedly shot and killed a 20-year-old woman as the car she was in mistakenly drove up the man’s driveway. Kaylin Gillis was with three other people in…
FBI makes arrests over alleged secret Chinese ‘police stations’ in New York
US prosecutors have arrested two men in New York for allegedly operating a Chinese “secret police station” in Manhattan’s Chinatown neighbourhood. Lu Jianwang, 61, and Chen Jinping, 59, both New York City residents, face charges of conspiring to act as…
US billionaire financier Thomas Lee found dead at 78
A US billionaire financier who helped pioneer the debt-fuelled corporate acquisition known as a leveraged buyout has been found dead, his family says. In a statement, Thomas H Lee’s family said they were “extremely saddened” by the 78-year-old’s death. The…
Buffalo shooting: Relative lunges at gunman before sentencing
A white supremacist who shot dead 10 black people at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket last year has been sentenced to life in prison in a dramatic court hearing. Payton Gendron, 19, pleaded guilty to 25 counts, including first-degree murder…
Iconic Kobe Bryant Jersey sells for $5.8m at auction
A jersey worn by US basketball legend Kobe Bryant — who died three years ago in a tragic helicopter accident — sold at auction for $5.8 million on Thursday. The sale by Sotheby’s in New York set a new record…
Salman Rushdie speaks out after stabbing saying it was ”very difficult” to write again
British author Salman Rushdie said he finds it “very difficult” to write after being stabbed last year, in an interview published on Monday ahead of the release of his new novel “Victory City.” Rushdie, whose “epic tale” of a 14th-century…