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Rob Millet testified that he sought the help of fortune teller Sylvia Mitchell after learning his boyfriend was moving away and his mother was ill.
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Rob Millet testified that he sought the help of fortune teller Sylvia Mitchell after learning his boyfriend was moving away and his mother was ill.
A Greenwich Village fortune teller is accused of scamming a desperate single mom that she was an ancient Egyptian princess out of $27,000.
Charles Hynes, who's served as Brooklyn's top prosecutor for 24 years, lost in the Democratic primary to Kenneth Thompson. He had said he would not actively campaign after losing.
Police are continuing to piece together the chain of events that led to the confrontation, which was all caught on a camera mounted on the helmet of a fellow biker and posted to YouTube.
The charges were announced by prosecutors in Manhattan, where an indictment unsealed in federal court portrayed a trio of ex-soldiers eager to kill for money.
Leroy Webster was sentenced to 40 years in prison for gunning down Eusi Johnson and then shooting at responding police officers.
A Queens man will serve 20 years behind bars for his part in the killing of a teenager over his iPhone.
A Pakistani man living in Brooklyn ordered the deaths of two people in Pakistan as retaliation after his daughter was freed from an arranged marriage there, prosecutors said.
A New York state assemblyman charged in a corruption case has backed out of a scheduled guilty plea.
Franklin Reyes, 17, kept his head down during Tuesday's court appearance. The little girl's father, Alan Russo, cried out "she was only 4, only 4," while his wife Sophia sobbed at his side in the courtroom.
Three men facing federal terrorism charges in New York City have strong ties to the same extremist Islamic group that's claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on an upscale Kenyan shopping mall, U.S. authorities say.
At the conclusion of his sentence Cortez-Granados will face five years of supervised release, he has also been ordered to pay $145,815 in restitution to his two victims.
Abdel Hameed Shehadeh was sentenced to 13 years in prison Friday in Brooklyn federal court.
Federal Judge Sterling Johnson Jr. agreed with prosecutors that the jury would certainly benefit from protection in the upcoming trial of the leader of violent Brooklyn drug gang, but denied the request because the court had to "be mindful of today's economic climate.''
Roberto Espinal and Danny Cano are accused of taking bribes ranging from $40 to $1,500 for copies of official NYPD accident reports.
Alfonso Lainer, 23, was arrested Tuesday and charged with aggravated harassment and assault as a hate crime, police said.
Victor Santana, 20, pleaded guilty to first degree robbery last month and was sentenced on Wednesday.
Hynes lost to Kenneth Thompson, a former federal prosecutor, 55 percent to 45 percent in the Sept. 10 Democratic primary.
A judge has denied the Bloomberg administration's request to stay changes ordered to the city's controversial stop, question and frisk policy.
Glafira Rosales has admitted to running a 15-year scam on the art world, selling millions of dollars in counterfeit paintings.
A New York City woman who ran a daycare center from her house, her husband and another man have been arrested on multiple drug charges.
Charles Hynes has been Kings County District Attorney for 24 years. No sitting DA had been voted out of office in New York City since 1955.
The defendant's father came to court with a bag of antique gold coins and jewelry passed down from generation to generation since the 1800s.
Ronell Wilson, 31, was convicted of killing undercover detectives Rodney Andrews and James Nemorin on Staten Island in 2003. The two were posing as gun buyers.
The three are charged with conspiring to violate the Arms Export Control Act and unlicensed firearms dealing, U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch said.
Rockland's eight public school districts will have early dismissal Friday due to President Trump's visit and expected road closures.
Author Lisa Unger talks about her new book, "Served Him Right," and offers advice for aspiring authors on writing and social media
The Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago already has one of Stephen Colbert's old desks, and now it will receive the whole "Late Show" set.
Repairs continue at LaGuardia Airport after a sinkhole forced a runway to close Wednesday.
Competitive eater Joey Chestnut is on probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge.
Repairs continue at LaGuardia Airport after a sinkhole forced a runway to close Wednesday.
Competitive eater Joey Chestnut is on probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge.
A limited number of affordable tickets to the FIFA World Cup will be available through a lottery opening at 10 a.m. Monday.
It's a gloomy day with rain lingering across the Tri-State Area as Memorial Day weekend shapes up to be unsettled.
For nearly 100 years, some of the biggest entertainers were introduced to the world at the famed Ed Sullivan Theater.
It's a gloomy day with rain lingering across the Tri-State Area as Memorial Day weekend shapes up to be unsettled.
Severe storms caused damage and flooding across New York and New Jersey on Wednesday.
New York City and New Jersey are under a heat advisory and air quality alert as the hazy and humid weather settles in across the Tri-State Area.
The weekend is set to be the warmest of the year so far with summer-like weather across the Tri-State Area.
Keep an umbrella nearby as there's a chance for showers across the New York and New Jersey area. But the weather will turn to sunshine and warm temperatures for the weekend.
A limited number of affordable tickets to the FIFA World Cup will be available through a lottery opening at 10 a.m. Monday.
It's a gloomy day with rain lingering across the Tri-State Area as Memorial Day weekend shapes up to be unsettled.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill declared a state of emergency because freezing temperatures this spring damaged crops at local farms.
NJ Transit rail service into and out of Penn Station New York resumed Wednesday night after a brush fire caused a suspension.
A Jersey Shore community had to implement a curfew and use its public alert system to tell residents to take shelter after authorities say several hundred teenagers and young adults came to the beachfront for a pop-up gathering.
It's a gloomy day with rain lingering across the Tri-State Area as Memorial Day weekend shapes up to be unsettled.
A woman, her mother and her daughter have all been charged in connection a child's death on Long Island.
Police on Long Island are now using a roadside saliva test that can detect marijuana use and other drugs in minutes.
The MTA is moving forward with refunds for thousands of LIRR commuters who were left dealing with three days of service disruptions as workers went on strike.
Severe storms caused damage and flooding across New York and New Jersey on Wednesday.
Last month, Mayor Zohran Mamdani vetoed the controversial "buffer zone" bill for protests outside of New York City schools. City Council Speaker Julie Menin is now trying to make changes to keep the mayor from vetoing it again.
Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro was indicted by a U.S. grand jury in connection with the Cuban military's fatal downing of two planes in 1996 — an escalation in the U.S. pressure campaign against the Cuban government.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Gov. Kathy Hochul were all on hand Wednesday morning to officially launch a split of the Bronx into two separate police boroughs, called Bronx North and Bronx South.
A New York City watchdog group is urging the Manhattan District Attorney to open an investigation into federal charges that were dropped against former Mayor Eric Adams.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
Thousands of people showed up bright and early for AIDS Walk New York 2026, the largest HIV and AIDS fundraiser in the U.S., in Central Park on Sunday.
A New York doctor who contracted and survived Ebola more than a decade ago says he is worried for healthcare workers who are at the center of treating the latest outbreak.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed millions to keep the program open, but the reforms would cut reimbursement rates for private duty nurses.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
American passengers on the MV Hondius cruise ship, which was hit with a deadly outbreak of the hantavirus, are back in the U.S. Three of the at least 10 people confirmed infected in the outbreak have died.
The Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago already has one of Stephen Colbert's old desks, and now it will receive the whole "Late Show" set.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert is marking the end of an iconic late-night franchise on CBS.
For nearly 100 years, some of the biggest entertainers were introduced to the world at the famed Ed Sullivan Theater.
Friday at 11 p.m. will be the final sign-off for CBS News Radio, home of the "World News Roundup" and several generations of the best in the business.
The well-known film critic and journalist Rex Reed has died at 87.
Competitive eater Joey Chestnut is on probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge.
A limited number of affordable tickets to the FIFA World Cup will be available through a lottery opening at 10 a.m. Monday.
The Nationals returned to .500 for the second time since the season's first week Wednesday night with an 8-4 victory over the Mets.
New York beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-104 in overtime on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.
The New York Yankees held off the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on a 90-degree night Tuesday in the Bronx.
Advocates estimate one-third of the 200-acre park in Flushing is still without functioning drinking fountains and bathrooms.
Ahead of the 2026 RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon, some athletes are showing how simply reaching the starting line is a victory.
The Second Avenue Subway project has entered phase two of extending the "Q" line, but Harlem businesses say they're struggling to co-exist with the construction.
City Council members say requirement for transparent roll-down gates is burdensome for small businesses ahead of the July 1 enforcement deadline.
For more than four decades, residents living beside Brooklyn's District 13 Sanitation Garage in Coney Island have been waiting for the facility to move away from their homes.
People dressed in elaborate headgear and paraded up Fifth Avenue for New York City's Easter Sunday tradition.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival was held in Manhattan on April 20, 2025.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Revenge is sweet and delicious in the new thriller by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger. She talked to Mary Calvi about her latest novel "Served Him Right."
Charlie is a 1-year-old dachshund looking for his forever home.
The TSA estimates over 18 million people will pass through U.S. airports, but most people will drive to their Memorial Day destinations in 2026. CBS News' Kris Van Cleave reports.
John Elliott has the Tri-State Area's updated Thursday afternoon First Alert Forecast on CBS News New York.
Francisco Vasquez was one of the EMTs inside the ambulance during the shooting. He said they were responding to a different call when shots rang out.
