West Point cadets trying to steal Navy mascot grabbed the wrong goat

West Point cadets on a mission to nab the U.S. Naval Academy's mascot ahead of the annual Army-Navy football game infiltrated a farm near Annapolis, Maryland, chased the spooked goats, and grabbed one named Bill. But it was the wrong Bill. 

NY school district offers remote learning due to gun violence, not coronavirus

In one New York City town, the gun violence is so bad that school officials are giving parents the option of remote learning for their kids this week.

Malcolm X's daughter, Malikah Shabazz, found dead in Brooklyn home

One of the six daughters of civil rights icon Malcolm X was found dead inside her home in Midwood, Brooklyn, said the NYPD.

Bronx woman used obituaries to rob houses as people attended funerals

She would scan obituaries to find out when people would be attending funerals so she could break into their homes and steal valuables.

VIDEO:  Man opens fire through sunroof of moving car in Queens

The NYPD was searching for the suspect who opened fire from a moving vehicle on the Jackie Robinson Parkway in Queens.

'FUNDAMENTAL JUSTICE': After 56 years, 2 men cleared in murder of Malcolm X

Two men who for decades steadfastly maintained their innocence in the 1965 assassination of civil rights icon Malcolm X were exonerated on Thursday, after a nearly two-year-long re-investigation.

R. Kelly associate sentenced to prison for torching victim's car

An associate of convicted sex trafficker R. Kelly has been sentenced to eight years in prison for setting fire to a victim's SUV.

2 men set to be cleared in the 1965 killing of Malcolm X

Two of the three men convicted in the assassination of Malcolm X are set to be cleared Thursday after insisting on their innocence since the 1965 killing of one of the United States' most formidable fighters for civil rights.

Times Square New Year's Eve countdown back in 2021

Vaccinated people will be allowed back into Times Square for the annual New Year's Eve countdown at the end of 2021. The ball dropped into nearly deserted streets last year due to the pandemic.

Rockefeller Center Christmas tree arrives in NYC

The tree that will stand at Rockefeller Center during the Christmas season arrived in Manhattan on Saturday.

Veterans Day Parade 2021: NYC marks 9/11, Operation Desert Storm, War on Terror

The New York City Veterans Day Parade, the largest celebration of America's armed forces, returned along Fifth Avenue after the pandemic forced the cancellation of the celebration last year.

Dogs of the New York City Marathon

The New York City Marathon featured about 25,000 athletes and drew tens of thousands of spectators along the 26.2-mile course. Many of those spectators had four legs and fur.

2 runners stop to help fellow runner over NYC Marathon finish line

Runners in the 2021 New York City Marathon on November 7 helped a fellow participant who fell over just shy of the course’s end finish the run.

New York City Marathon runs smooth

Albert Korir of Kenya won the New York City Marathon men’s race, two years after coming in second.

Firefighters rescue man trapped in wall at Syracuse theater

Firefighters in upstate New York rescued a man who had gotten trapped behind a wall inside the Landmark Theatre.

Man burst into flames after police use Taser on him, authorities say

Authorities say an upstate New York man is in grave condition at a hospital after police used a Taser to subdue him and he burst into flames.