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Sightseeing Copter Broke Apart in Midair, Plunged Into Hudson

NTSB preliminary report is out in April crash that killed everyone onboard

(Newser) - The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report on the Hudson River helicopter crash that killed six people in April, including Siemens executive Agustin Escobar Canadas of Spain and his family. The report reveals that the copter came apart in midair before plunging into the river, but...

New Yorkers Are Getting Inflation Refunds

Tax cuts, free school meals also aim to tackle rising costs of living

(Newser) - More than 8 million New Yorkers are set to receive inflation refund checks after Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a $2 billion plan as part of the state's 2026 budget. The move, billed as the state's first-ever such payout, is meant to offset the rising cost of living...

NY Official Shoots Lost DoorDash Driver: Cops

John Reilly, highway superintendent of Chester, NY, allegedly shot the man in the back as he left

(Newser) - An official in Chester, New York, who also happens to be a federally licensed firearms dealer, is accused of shooting a food delivery driver who went to his home to ask for directions. John Reilly, Chester's highway superintendent, told the DoorDash driver to get off his property around 10pm...

States Where EV Drivers Save the Most, Least Money

Washington leads the pack, with Connecticut in last

(Newser) - Not having to pay high gas prices is a big reason many drivers switch to electric vehicles, and a new study by Texas electric company Payless Power finds that the savings is more pronounced in some states. The study crunches data on fuel and charging costs across the US and...

NY Political Candidate Has Been Missing for a Week

Petros Krommidas, 29, may have gone for a swim in the sea late on April 23

(Newser) - A Democratic candidate for the Nassau County Legislature in New York has been missing for nearly a week, with reports indicating he may have gone swimming off Long Island. Petros Krommidas, 29, was last seen around 9pm on April 23 at the home he shares with his parents in the...

Prosecutors: Long Island Beekeeper Hid Role in Genocide

Feds say Faustin Nsabumukunzi, 65, obscured his role in Rwanda while applying for US citizenship

(Newser) - In 2003, Faustin Nsabumukunzi applied for refugee status in the US, settling in the Hamptons on Long Island and resuming the beekeeping he'd done in his native Rwanda. He eventually received a green card and applied for US citizenship. But federal prosecutors now say Nsabumukunzi harbored a "dark...

Manhattan Defies Trump Administration, Keeps Congestion Toll

Court battle continues over NYC's controversial traffic toll

(Newser) - New York City's $9 congestion toll was still in effect Sunday, the day the Trump administration gave as a deadline for the city to put an end to the fee. The first-in-the-nation toll applies to most vehicles entering Manhattan below Central Park; President Trump and his transportation secretary,...

Federal Grand Jury Returns 4-Count Indictment of Mangione

Action meets requirement for seeking the death penalty

(Newser) - Luigi Mangione was indicted on four counts Thursday by a grand jury in New York on a federal murder charge in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The indictment means that the federal grand jury found probable cause to charge Mangione in the December slaying, the New York ...

Administration Orders Halt to Approved Wind Power Project

Biden rushed Empire Wind through, Burgum says

(Newser) - The Trump administration on Wednesday ordered a stop to construction of a major offshore wind project to power more than 500,000 New York homes, the latest action against the industry. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to halt construction on Empire Wind, a fully...

NY Helicopter Tour Company Shuts Down After Fatal Plunge

Safety review launched amid calls for stricter inspections

(Newser) - In the wake of a devastating helicopter crash , the Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday that New York Helicopter Tours, the company involved in the tragedy, is ceasing operations and shutting down effective immediately. One of the company's sightseeing helicopters broke apart in midair Thursday and plunged into the...

NY Plane Crash Kills NCAA's Woman of the Year, Her Family

Crash near Catskills killed family of doctors, athletes

(Newser) - A family trip to the Catskill Mountains to celebrate the Passover holiday and a birthday turned tragic Saturday when the family's private plane crashed in upstate New York, killing all six people aboard. The Mitsubishi MU-2B aircraft went down near the Massachusetts line, in a muddy field in...

America's Greenest States
The Greenest States in the US
Apr 12, 2025 12:30 PM CDT

The Greenest States in the US

And the not-so-greenest

(Newser) - Kermit the Frog would tell you that it ain't easy being green, but it's certainly easier in some states than others. To sort the tree huggers from the polluters, WalletHub took a look at every state in the union through the lens of three main metrics: environmental quality...

Director Ordered to Pay $1.7B to 40 Victims

'This will be his legacy,' plaintiff says after James Toback shuns NY sex assault trial

(Newser) - Writer-director James Toback, among the first big names to be accused of sexual abuse in the #MeToo movement of 2017, has been ordered to pay what is reportedly the largest sex assault penalty in New York history, per Variety . Twenty women testified in person and another 20 spoke via video...

Fear an Alien Invasion? These States May Be Safe Havens

Virginia is most likely to survive an alien attack, per GIGAcalculator.com ranking

(Newser) - If you've ever watched a sci-fi film about an alien invasion and wondered how you and your family would fare if something that fantastical ever happened—well, maybe it depends on where you live. Citing stats analyzed by the folks who run the online calculator site GIGAcalculator.com , Mental...

Man Didn't Exactly Go Over the Falls in a Barrel

But 42-year-old is lucky to be alive after driving his car through a fence and into Niagara Falls Gorge

(Newser) - Visitors to Niagara Falls this week had more to gawk at than just the famous waterfalls, after a man drove his pickup right through a fence and into Niagara Falls Gorge, reports WKBW . According to a statement from the New York State Park Police, officers responded to a call around...

Eric Adams Won't Be Running for Reelection as a Democrat

NYC mayor says he's skipping the Democratic primary, will run as an independent

(Newser) - Fresh off the dismissal of federal corruption charges , New York City Mayor Eric Adams is moving ahead with his reelection campaign. News 12 reports that Adams will be running as an independent in the Big Apple's mayoral race, as announced in an early Thursday tweet by Adams himself. "...

HS Basketball Coach Charged for Allegedly Yanking Girl's Hair

Player was upset after team lost in championships

(Newser) - An 81-year-old high school girls' basketball coach has been fired and charged with harassment after he was caught on video allegedly yanking the hair of one of the players after the team lost a championship game in New York. After Northville High School lost in the Class D state championship...

Mangione: Cops Illegally Took My DNA

Lawyer says officers tricked him with snack and a soda, meaning samples should be thrown out

(Newser) - Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, claims police illegally took his DNA. Mangione was arrested Dec. 9 at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania after a customer reported that he resembled the suspect seen in surveillance footage. But Altoona police "had no...

Man Set on Fire in Times Square
Man Set on Fire
in Times Square
Mar 17, 2025 1:30 AM CDT

Man Set on Fire in Times Square

New York attack comes 3 months after similar, fatal incident on subway train

(Newser) - A 45-year-old man was set on fire in New York City's Times Square early Sunday, and police are still searching for the suspect. The man may have had a flammable substance thrown on him around 4am, police say, and first responders saw him burning, NBC New York reports. He...

Lawsuit: Girl Scout Cookies Infused With Lead, Pesticide
Woman Sues Over 'Dangerous
Toxins' in Girl Scout Cookies
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Mar 16, 2025 11:00 AM CDT

Woman Sues Over 'Dangerous Toxins' in Girl Scout Cookies

Proposed class-action complaint says all cookies tested were positive for lead, glyphosate

(Newser) - Most people love a good Thin Mint, but a recent lawsuit against the Girl Scouts puts a damper on that affection for at least one New York woman, who claims the presence of heavy metals and pesticides in some of the organization's famous cookies, reports WJLA . The suit filed...

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