Man charged with murder after cops find burning corpse in his backyard
Long Island resident allegedly shot and was trying to cremate victim when neighbor dialled 911 to report fire.
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Girl Scouts rebuke Boy Scouts in escalating recruitment war
Lawyers for the female youth organization claim its male counterpart has been stealing potential members after the latter opened its core services to girls.
New Yorker fires Jeffrey Toobin after Zoom incident
The longtime staff writer had been on suspension since allegedly exposing himself during a work conference call last month.
3 accused of creating man cave under Grand Central Terminal
New York railroad workers suspended after tip leads investigators to secret chill-out room with couch and TV.
Hamlet of Swastika votes to keep name
Officials choose to retain century-old name of small New York town despite its controversial historical associations.
Man who faked death to avoid jail caught out by typo
New York defendant rumbled thanks to spelling error on false death certificate allegedly submitted to avoid prison time.
Prisoner plucks out own eye in front of corrections officers … twice
Doctors at New York City jail manage to reinsert the unhinged inmate’s eyeball once only for him to gouge it out again.
Beagle miraculously survives 40-mile journey trapped under owner’s truck
Tenacious dog rescued by Upstate New York firefighters after spending “extended period of time” stuck beneath traveling pickup.
Covid-19 infected man attempts “suicide by cop” but fails to die
Obese NYC resident carrying a knife and gun goaded cops to shoot him. They obliged – nine times – but he survived.
Man accidentally shoots girlfriend during steakhouse date
Upstate New York romancer reaches into pocket for wallet and inadvertently fires concealed stolen gun, hitting his date in the leg.
Man who killed son for insurance payout convicted of doing same to wife
Karl Karlsen went to jail 7 years ago for murdering his son in 2008 to collect a $700,000 life insurance policy. A jury now finds him guilty of killing his wife in 1991 for the same reason.