Crime and Public Safety

Kofi Amankwaa, a 70-year-old disbarred Bronx-based immigration attorney, pleaded guilty to federal charges of immigration fraud on Tuesday, September 17th. For years, he operated a fraudulent scheme, coaching immigrants to...

The tragic case of Amber Nicole Thurman, a 28-year-old Georgia woman who died due to complications after taking abortion pills, has brought renewed attention to the state’s restrictive abortion laws...

Sean “Diddy” Combs was denied bail for the second time in his ongoing federal case involving charges of racketeering, sex trafficking, and prostitution. The decision came from United States District...

Two retired FDNY chiefs, Anthony Saccavino and Brian Cordasco, were indicted on bribery and corruption charges for allegedly providing preferential treatment in fire safety plan reviews and inspections on Monday,...

On Sunday, September 15th, an attempted assassination targeting former President Donald Trump took place at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida. The FBI confirmed that the incident is...

On Thursday, September 12th, Queens Councilwoman Joann Ariola introduced a bill to ban ski masks in New York City. The bill specifically targets masks often worn by protestors to obscure...

On Thursday, September 12th, New York City lawmakers passed a bill to create a task force to study the city’s role in slavery and consider reparations for Black residents. The...

On Thursday, September 12th, New York Attorney General Letitia James, along with 16 other state attorneys general, called for a United States Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into recent raids...

On Wednesday, September 11th, United States President Joe Biden expressed outrage over the death of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish-American activist shot by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during a...