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Cops Find Backpack That May Have Belonged to CEO Shooter

Meanwhile, police say suspect who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO may have fled NYC by bus

(Newser) - It's been more than 72 hours since UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down in Manhattan, with still no sign of the suspect who fatally shot him. Sources tell the New York Post , however, that police investigators searching Central Park on Friday retrieved a gray backpack hidden in the...

Suspect Seen in Starbucks Just Before CEO's Murder

Police believe they've found the bottle of water he bought there

(Newser) - The suspect who allegedly shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Wednesday morning was spotted in a nearby Starbucks not long before the brazen murder. Police released photos from the coffee shop's surveillance camera showing a man wearing a black hooded jacket, a black mask or balaclava covering much...

Report: UnitedHealthcare CEO Fatally Shot in NYC
UnitedHealthcare CEO,
50, Fatally Shot in NYC
UPDATED
Dec 4, 2024 10:02 AM CST

UnitedHealthcare CEO, 50, Fatally Shot in NYC

Shooting occurred outside Hilton in Midtown early Wednesday

(Newser) - A 50-year-old man was fatally shot outside a hotel in midtown Manhattan early Wednesday, per police; the New York Times and New York Post identified the victim as UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson. The Wall Street Journal reports he was shot in the chest and leg. Police have yet to release...

2 Killed, 1 Critically Hurt in NYC Stabbing Rampage
3 Killed in NYC
Stabbing Rampage
UPDATED
Nov 19, 2024 12:00 AM CST

3 Killed in NYC Stabbing Rampage

Suspect arrested after unprovoked Manhattan attacks

(Newser) - The third and final victim in an apparently random stabbing spree in Manhattan Monday morning has died of her injuries. The 36-year-old woman was taken to a hospital in critical condition, but died later Monday, the AP reports. A taxi driver witnessed that attack, which took place near UN headquarters,...

After String of Suicides, a NYC Landmark Reopens

Hudson Yards' Vessel now has protective steel netting on most levels after 4 suicides in 18 months

(Newser) - In 2021, at the peak of COVID, the Vessel in Manhattan's Hudson Yards was shuttered after four suicides in 18 months. Now, the eye-catching 16-story landmark in New York City has reopened, with protections in place to keep anyone else from harming themselves, reports NBC News . The 150-foot-tall building,...

For Americans, a Chance to Enter Anne Frank's Hiding Place

A full-scale replica of her hidden annex is coming to New York

(Newser) - The annex where the young Jewish diarist Anne Frank hid from Nazi occupiers during World War II is heading to New York. A full-scale replica of the rooms that form the heart of the Anne Frank House museum on one of Amsterdam's historic canals is being built in the...

Boys 12, 13 Held in Attack on Ex-Governor

The two face gang charges after David Paterson, stepson were assaulted in Manhattan

(Newser) - Two boys, ages 12 and 13, were arrested Saturday in connection with an assault on former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson, police said. Paterson, 70, and Anthony Sliwa, 20, were attacked around 8:30pm Friday while out for a walk on Manhattan's Upper East Side, the...

Guy Who Killed, Dismembered His Ex-Boss Learns His Fate

Tyrese Haspil was convicted in June

(Newser) - The former executive assistant to tech entrepreneur Fahim Saleh was on Tuesday sentenced to 40 years to life behind bars for Saleh's 2020 murder. Tyrese Haspil, 25, was convicted in June of stabbing and dismembering his ex-boss at Saleh's Manhattan condo, where his body was found, the AP...

Invasive ManhattAnt Is Adapting, Spreading Fast
Should We Be Worried
About the ManhattAnt?
NEW STUDY
Aug 18, 2024 4:30 PM CDT

Should We Be Worried About the ManhattAnt?

It first showed up in 2011 in New York, but it's on track to be all over the East Coast

(Newser) - Some 13 years ago, a new ant was observed in Manhattan, and because it stood out among typical city ants, it earned a fun nickname: the ManhattAnt. Today, it's become one of the dominant species in the city, expanding its territory about a mile each year, reports NPR . It'...

Truck Plows Into NYC July 4 Party, Killing 3

Driver in Manhattan tragedy was allegedly drunk, speeding

(Newser) - A Fourth of July celebration turned tragic in New York City on Thursday night when a pickup truck plowed into a group of people celebrating at a Manhattan park. The Ford F-150 ran a stop sign, jumped the sidewalk, went through a fence, and ended up in Corlears Hook Park...

It's Time for Manhattanhenge
It's Time for Manhattanhenge
May 29, 2024 8:06 AM CDT

It's Time for Manhattanhenge

You can see it tonight, or in July

(Newser) - Twice per year, New Yorkers and visitors are treated to a phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge , when the setting sun aligns with the Manhattan street grid and sinks below the horizon framed in a canyon of skyscrapers. The event is a favorite of photographers and often brings people out onto sidewalks...

As She Lay Dying, Woman Told Her Dad, 'Ty Did This'

Manhattan woman was fatally stabbed as she left for work Monday morning

(Newser) - Shirley Rodriguez had just been attacked outside the Manhattan apartment building where she lived with her dad. In her final moments, she pressed the building's intercom button to call for her dad, and when he came down, she managed to say, "Ty did this." The 29-year-old was...

Guy Randomly Punches Steve Buscemi on NYC Street

Actor is OK, but attacker has not been caught

(Newser) - Steve Buscemi was punched in the face in New York City last week in what the actor's publicist says was a random attack. Buscemi, 66, was on a street in Manhattan on Wednesday morning when it happened, the New York Post reports. "I saw he was with a...

Man Who Self-Immolated Outside Trump Trial Dies

He's been IDed as 37-year-old Max Azzarello

(Newser) - A man who doused himself in an accelerant and set himself on fire outside the courthouse where former President Trump is on trial has died, police said. The NYPD told the AP early Saturday that the man was declared dead by staff at an area hospital. The man—IDed by...

NYC's $15 Congestion Toll Is a US First

Most drivers entering Manhattan south of 60th Street will have to pay beginning in June

(Newser) - New York is on track to become the first US city with congestion tolls on drivers entering its central business district after transit officials approved a $15 fee for most motorists headed into part of Manhattan. Members of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board on Wednesday voted to greenlight the congestion...

Squatters Killed Woman, Stuffed Her in Closet: NYC Cops

Suspects in Nadia Vitels' death arrested Friday in Pennsylvania

(Newser) - A woman visiting the vacant apartment of her deceased mother was assaulted and killed by two people squatting inside, say Manhattan police, who searched for the suspects for a week before arrests were announced Friday. Nadia Vitels' body, stuffed in a duffel bag, was discovered March 14 by her son,...

A Year Later, It's Still a Mystery Who Freed Central Park Zoo Owl
Central Park Zoo's
Flaco Is Dead
UPDATED
Feb 24, 2024 7:00 AM CST

Central Park Zoo's Flaco Is Dead

RIP to owl that became a Manhattan mascot after escaping from zoo in 2023

(Newser) - New Yorkers are mourning "one of the city's most beloved celebrities" this weekend, per the AP . Officials from the Wildlife Conservation Society, which runs the Central Park Zoo, says that Flaco, the 13-year-old Eurasian eagle-owl that escaped the zoo in February 2023, has died after apparently slamming into...

Arrest Made in Vicious NYC Attack Against Asian-American Woman
NYC Man Sentenced for
2021 Anti-Asian Attack
UPDATED
Feb 22, 2024 3:00 AM CST

NYC Man Sentenced for 2021 Anti-Asian Attack

Older woman, an immigrant, was brutally attacked in Times Square

(Newser) - The New York man who brutally attacked an Asian-American woman in New York's Times Square in 2021 was on Wednesday sentenced to 15 years behind bars. Brandon Elliot, 41, pleaded guilty to one count of assault in the first degree as a hate crime and one count of criminal...

Judge Threatens Trump Lawyer With Jail, Trump Storms Out

More drama in a Manhattan courtroom in defamation damages trial for E. Jean Carroll

(Newser) - A Manhattan federal courtroom got testy Friday during the damages portion of writer E. Jean Carroll's defamation trial against former President Trump. Trump was there for closing arguments—as he'd been on Thursday, when he briefly testified —and the AP notes that he seemed "agitated all...

More Than 20 Hurt in NYC Subway Collision, Derailment

Service was majorly disrupted across Manhattan

(Newser) - A New York City subway train derailed Thursday after colliding with another train at low speed, leaving more than 20 people with minor injuries and causing major service disruptions across Manhattan during the afternoon rush hour, authorities said. At about 3pm on the Upper West Side, a 1 train carrying...

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