World Leaders Condemn North Korea Missile Test
World leaders are closely monitoring the situation as North Korea celebrates the launch of what appears to be their longest-range ballistic missile yet.
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World leaders are closely monitoring the situation as North Korea celebrates the launch of what appears to be their longest-range ballistic missile yet.
Japanese and South Korean leaders said Sunday that dialogue with North Korea is meaningless after that nation's latest test launch of a ballistic missile.
U.S. officials said they were still assessing whether the launch was successful and what type of missile was tested.
The purported plot started in June 2014 and involved a North Korean working in Russia, accord to North Korea's Ministry of State Security.
President Donald Trump marks his 100 days in office with a new deal on government spending but it comes as tensions escalate in North Korea.
Just one day before the country's latest launch, President Trump warned of the potential for conflict.
The latest ballistic missile launch came just hours after Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged the United Nations to hit the country with more economic sanctions.
The president is in his 99th day in office and is managing escalating tensions with North Korea. But in a speech before the National Rifle Association, he hearkened back to the presidential primary.
The Trump administration is making clear North Korea is a top foreign policy priority.
CBS News reports the missile was not an intercontinental ballistic missile -- a device the country has said they have in their possession.
Friday a top North Korean diplomat said the country will test missiles where and when it sees fit, and accused the Trump administration of a "vicious and more aggressive foreign policy."
The firing was made as South Korean and U.S. troops were conducting annual military drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal.
It was not immediately clear the exact type of missile fired; Pyongyang has staged a series of missile test-launches of various ranges in recent months, including a new intermediate-range missile in February.
After North Korea reportedly launched a ballistic missile, the two leaders appeared for a joint statement in a ballroom of Trump's south Florida estate.
North Korea said it conducted a "higher level'' nuclear warhead test explosion, one that will allow it to finally build an array of stronger, smaller and lighter nuclear weapons.
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says he's open to speaking with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to try to halt the communist nation's nuclear program.
Two North Korean marathon runners are accused of cheating during a race to qualify for the Olympics.
North Korea says it has successfully test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine and strengthened its nuclear attack capabilities.
Donald Trump believes China needs to remove Kim Jong Un by any means necessary.
In a special announcement read on state-run North Korean TV, the announcer said the country has put a satellite into orbit on a successful rocket launch and said North Korea will launch more satellites.
The U.N. Security Council strongly condemns North Korea's nuclear test and pledges to pursue new sanctions.
A South Korean NYU student is free after being released from North Korea.
An NYU student was being held in a North Korean jail Saturday, after allegedly entering the country illegally when he crossed the border from China.
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John Sterling, the longtime play-by-play announcer of the New York Yankees, died at the age of 87, according to sports radio WFAN.
A single ride on the PATH train will now cost $3.25, an increase of 25 cents to help fund a multi-million dollar system upgrade.
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More than 100 emergency responders were called to a three-alarm fire in Inwood, Manhattan early Monday morning.
The Met Gala, celebrating the exhibition "Costume Art," is Monday, May 5, with red carpet arrivals expected to start around 5:30 p.m.
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More than 100 emergency responders were called to a three-alarm fire in Inwood, Manhattan early Monday morning.
A cool weekend is ahead for the New York City area before warmer weather returns.
Some residual showers may linger into early Sunday morning, but the majority of the rainfall should be over by sunrise.
Amtrak announced Thursday it is suing Metro-North for allegedly blocking nonrevenue trains on a portion of the busy Northeast Corridor for over two months.
The Tri-State Area has the dirtiest air in the U.S. east of Texas, according to The American Lung Association's newly released "State of the Air" report.
Colder weather returns to the New York City area this week with sub-freezing temperatures in the suburbs.
A single ride on the PATH train will now cost $3.25, an increase of 25 cents to help fund a multi-million dollar system upgrade.
A massive fire burned for hours in Belleville, New Jersey on Sunday. The blaze prompted a state of emergency, knocked out power and shut down schools Monday.
An investigation is underway after a United Airlines plane struck a light pole and truck on the New Jersey Turnpike as it was coming in for a landing at Newark Liberty Airport on Sunday afternoon, officials said.
A passenger was detained at Newark Airport in New Jersey on Saturday after an altercation on board a United Airlines flight, police said.
A small plane crashed at an airport in Union County, New Jersey, on Saturday.
Police identified the suspect in the deadly stabbing of two women on Long Island, saying he lived with one of them and worked with the other.
A suspect is in custody after two people were stabbed to death on Long Island early Friday morning, Nassau County police said.
Suffolk County officials say contamination from a former Grumman Navy site is far worse than previously acknowledged and is still spreading.
The Suffolk County Police Department has converted a seized 2020 Corvette Stingray Coupe into a full-fledged police car, with lights and siren, to raise awareness about driving while under the influence.
Residents said anti-Muslim vandalism was found on at least eight stop signs in the area of Carto Circle in Deer Park.
There was no immediate reason given for the 81-year-old's hospitalization.
Several people were arrested Saturday night when a large crowd gathered outside a Brooklyn hospital after ICE agents detained a man, according to the NYPD.
Thousands rallied on International Workers' Day across the five boroughs, including on Wall Street, where hundreds blocked the New York Stock Exchange.
President Trump said earlier this week he was reviewing the possible reduction of troops in Germany, which hosts more than 35,000 U.S. service members.
The Trump Administration is once again taking aim at New York City's congestion pricing program.
Keyport residents say they're on edge because of dozens of cancer cases over the years in a neighborhood near the former Aeromarine landfill.
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Travelers at Newark Airport may have been exposed to an individual with measles, New Jersey health officials warn.
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The 16th Annual Lustgarten Foundation New York City Walk for Pancreatic Cancer Research was held Sunday in Battery Park City.
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Megan Thee Stallion has decided to end her run with "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" early, the Broadway show announced on Monday.
The woman accusing Harvey Weinstein of raping her at a Manhattan hotel room in 2013 took the stand Monday in the third trial of the disgraced movie mogul.
Louis Munteanu scored two goals, and Sean Johnson had four saves as D.C. United beat New York City FC 2-0 on Sunday in the first meeting between the clubs this season.
Mark Vientos hit two home runs and right-hander Clay Holmes allowed one run in 6 2/3 innings as the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-1 on Sunday.
Jasson Domínguez hit a two-run homer and an RBI single in a seven-run eighth inning and the Yankees routed the Orioles 11-3 on Sunday for their 13th win 15 games.
The Philadelphia 76ers are limiting who can buy tickets to Eastern Conference semifinal games at Xfinity Mobile Arena to "residents of Greater Philadelphia area."
FC Dallas beat the New York Red Bulls 2-0 on Saturday night to snap a four-game winless streak.
In New York City, where land is at a premium, a stockpile of pristine soil unearthed at construction sites helps lower emissions and support urban farmers.
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A new report finds a shortage of courts, fields and swimming pools in some New York City neighborhoods.
Residents living near New York City's busiest airports say the noise overhead has escalated from a nuisance to a health concern.
Construction began Tuesday on a major redesign of Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn.
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.
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