New York City

By law, the government was required to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein in December. Now the attorney general said they will be out “in the near term.”

The death toll from the storm has risen to 10. As it emerged that some of the dead had prior contact with social service workers, Mayor Zohran Mamdani vowed to do more to get people into shelters.

Nechemya Weberman’s sentence for child sexual abuse was reduced to 18 years, making him eligible for release within five years. He admitted his guilt for the first time on Tuesday.

Nicholas Deml, who also ran the Vermont Department of Corrections, will be in charge of the city jail. Mayor Zohran Mamdani will now face the challenge of working with him to turn Rikers around.

The weather underscored how vulnerable people are when they do not have a safe place to shelter. At least eight people have died, including several who had a history with the city’s shelter system.

As a snowstorm arrived, Mayor Zohran Mamdani reminded New Yorkers that they could access the romance series that inspired the TV show through their public library.

The Justice Department lost a bid to challenge a decision that had found Ms. Habba was serving unlawfully as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani made use of his strong communication skills, and the Sanitation Department said every road was plowed at least twice by Sunday evening.

The city got about nine inches of snow and at least one person died from exposure to the cold as Mayor Zohran Mamdani faced his first big test in nuts-and-bolts governing.

Jennifer Mnookin has led the flagship campus of the state university system since 2022. She takes the helm at Columbia after a tumultuous period.