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Prosecutors cited a pattern of intimidation against witnesses as a reason for dropping two counts from the sex-trafficking case. A judge must approve the dismissal.

What do you bring the president when you visit the White House? Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a choice that seemed to please Donald Trump.

One of the men recorded a live-streamed video as the other made racist and sexual comments during the incident in Manhattan, the police said.

Judge Zahid N. Quraishi said federal prosecutors in New Jersey had lost credibility on immigration issues. He’s the latest federal judge to show impatience with the Trump administration.

Sin Tung Chan was a member of a prominent hometown association in the city, one of hundreds of social clubs that often maintain close ties with the Chinese government.

Over 4,800 parents waited at least a year for a decision from the state after challenging their listing on a database for people who have mistreated or abused children from 2020 through mid-2025.

The professor, speaking on a hot mic, said, “They’re too dumb to know they’re in a bad school” when a student objected to the possible closure of a middle school. The remark was assailed as racist.

The Treasury Department is interfering with Nicolás Maduro’s constitutional right to counsel, his lawyer argued. Mr. Maduro, the Venezuelan leader, faces federal charges.

Busloads of New Yorkers flooded the State Capitol to press state leaders to raise taxes on corporations and high earners to help fund various initiatives.

The New York transportation authority said it would sue the Trump administration if it did not release more than $58 million in already-awarded funding by next week.