Kyrie Irving scores season-high 54, Nets beat Bulls 133-118

Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 54 points, making all 10 shots in the first half and 19 of 23 for the game, to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 133-118 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night.

U.S. looks to tighten rules covering service animals on planes

Airlines might soon be able to turn away cats, rabbits and all animals other than dogs that passengers try to bring with them in the cabin.

Border patrols finds nearly $1M in fake cash from China

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized $900,000 in counterfeit U.S. currency that was discovered in a commercial rail shipment originating from China.

Crowd lifts vehicle to free trapped woman

Video has gone viral of an SUV being lifted by people on the Lower East Side as they apparently free a woman trapped below.

NYPD officer, fiancee charged in death of boy on Long Island

The father of an eight-year-old boy and the father's fiancee were arrested in connection with the boy's murder on Long Island.

Report: Recording links Trump to Ukraine ambassador ouster

In the conversation, Trump demanded the removal of Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch. The recording appears to contradict the president's statements that he did not know Parnas, a key figure in the investigation.

Jim Lehrer, co-host of the 'MacNeil-Lehrer Report,' dies at 85

Jim Lehrer, co-host and later host of the nightly PBS "NewsHour" that for decades offered a thoughtful take on current events, has died, PBS said Thursday. He was 85.

Payless ShoeSource emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Payless ShoeSource plans to relaunch its website and open some brick-and-mortar locations in the U.S.

Dina Lohan arrested for DWI after car crash

Dina Lohan has been arrested for driving while intoxicated after t-boning another driver outside of a New York steakhouse.

New York teen discovers a planet 1,300 light-years away

Sifting through a mound of data from a telescope orbiting Earth, a teenaged intern at NASA discovered a planet some 1,300 light-years away.

NYPD: Missing Bronx siblings found

Two siblings from the Bronx who went missing have been found.

New York City ramps up security after Iranian general is killed

The mayor of New York City has ordered the NYPD to take immediate steps to protect key locations across the city after a U.S. airstrike killed Iran's top general.

New York politician who warned about driving drunk is charged with it

The arrest came just a week after the New York assemblyman wrote a newspaper column warning citizens against getting behind the wheel drunk.

Thousands of cops, street closures, more ahead of 2020 ball drop

New York City’s counterterrorism czar expects Times Square to be "the safest place on the planet Earth" on New Year's Eve.