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‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ actor Sir Patrick Stewart dies at 86 – NBC New York
Patrick Stewart, the classically trained stage actor who scaled the Shakespearean canon and added gravitas to a “Star Trek” franchise and the “X-Men” films, has died. He was 86. Stewart died Wednesday in Los Angeles, following “a brief and poignant journey” with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia, spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak said. While best known as Professor Charles Xavier…
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New guidelines for doctors, patients – NBC New York
Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in the U.S. and around the world — a threat that’s projected to rise significantly over the next two decades. In an aim to get ahead of the risk, four major medical organizations — the American Heart Association, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Academy of Pediatrics and…
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Hero who stopped Bend, Oregon school shooter haunted by encounter – NBC New York
A string of innocuous choices made by an Oregon father brought him to the elementary school where he killed a mass shooter in an intervention the dad believed would be his last act on earth. Police have credited the quick thinking and decisive action of Bend carpenter Kaylub Giamanco for confronting 16-year-old Griffin J. John II and stopping the teen…
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Trump and Vance to announce a whistleblower program for fraud – NBC New York
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday announced a $25 million program to encourage the public to blow the whistle on suspected fraud in the federal government as they ramp up an existing effort to end the abuse of federal programs and dollars. Under the Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program, or WHIP, anyone who submits a tip to…
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Deadly shooting on Midtown subway platform – NBC New York
A man has died after being shot on a Midtown subway platform Saturday afternoon, New York City Police confirmed. Detectives released photos that they believe show the person wanted in the killing, who remains on the loose. NBC New York via NYPD NBC New York via NYPD The NYPD is searching for this man after a deadly shooting on a…
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Woman charged with murdering her husband, son at Great Wolf Lodge – NBC New York
Editor’s Note: This article contains graphic detail that could be disturbing to some readers. New court documents reveal new details on a woman accused of stabbing her husband and their 3-year-old son to death inside a room at the Great Wolf Lodge in the Poconos on Monday. Officials said they were called to the resort in Scotrun, Pennsylvania, around 3:13…
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NYC weather forecast calls for Sunday rain showers, little flood risk – NBC New York
It’s a weekend in the tri-state, so naturally we are being treated to another round of rain. This weekend’s rainfall can be blamed on the remnants of Hurricane Isaias — the first hurricane of the Atlantic season — and slammed the Gulf Coast, resulting in at least two deaths. The first impacts of that storm hit the tri-state area early…
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New video shows 6-year-old defiant after Virginia school shooting – NBC New York
A 6-year-old boy who shot his Virginia elementary school teacher in 2023 was seen cursing at police officers in a newly released body camera video. “Where is the weapon?” one officer asks. “It’s over there,” the child says, cursing at the officer. “If you want a piece of me, come get it all, b—-,” the child says. The video shows…
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Central Park cyclist dies after crash with off-leash dog – NBC New York
A 71-year-old man fell off his bike and died Monday morning after he ran into an off-leash dog in Central Park. Police said the cyclist was riding through the park just after 8 a.m. near East 84th Street — not far from The Met — when a dog ran out into the roadway. The two collided and the impact threw…
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Luigi Mangione arrest seen on newly released police bodycam video – NBC New York
Police bodycam footage released Friday shows the moment officers located and arrested Luigi Mangione at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s in connection with the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan. In one video, officers ask Mangione to lower the face mask he was wearing to hide his identity. “That’s 100% him,” one officer says eagerly as they step…
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