Combs' lawyers asked the Second Circuit to vacate or reduce his 50‑month sentence, calling it "a perversion of justice" and pressing for his immediate release.

A federal appeals court in Manhattan has temporarily frozen investors’ attempts to trace Argentine assets tied to a $16.1 billion YPF judgment, pausing U.S. discovery while appeals proceed.

Acting President Delcy Rodríguez replaced Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López with Gen. Gustavo González López on March 18, reshaping Venezuela’s security leadership amid U.S. legal pressure.

Jessica Tisch told City Council an internal review found top NYPD officials using CRALO vehicles meant for undercover work. The department says it has begun reclaiming the fleet.

Developers unveiled plans for twin towers that would add roughly 700 apartments to Coney Island, joining a fast-moving wave of beachfront redevelopment.

Two teens were slashed aboard a Bx12 bus near East Fordham Road; police say a masked man fled the scene and both victims are expected to recover.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani will name Gregory Anderson to lead DSNY, returning a veteran sanitation operative to oversee containerization, composting and operations.

Renova West will add 266 affordable homes and a 7,000 sq ft ICL Health Hub at 860 Concourse Village East, including about 160 supportive units for formerly homeless residents.

A suspect linked to robberies at six Chase branches across New York City remains at large, police say. Investigators are reviewing surveillance and seeking tips.

A Johns Hopkins analysis of Healthy Minds data shows large long‑term increases in depression and suicidal ideation among college students even as some short‑term measures improve.

Dozens of home care workers staged a sit‑in at City Hall on March 18, pushing Mayor Mamdani and the Council to ban 24‑hour shifts and cap shifts at 12 hours.

Congress moved to restore SBIR/STTR authority, reopening non‑dilutive R&D grants that many New York biotech startups rely on.

Yeshiva World News was briefly defaced Wednesday with Persian-language messaging that included the phrase “Now we are in control”; the homepage later showed a "We will be back shortly" notice.