NEW YORK — An off-duty NYPD cop has been arrested for rape, officials said Saturday.

Investigators in East Harlem handcuffed police officer Samuel Sierra, 35, around 7:30 p.m. Friday on charges of first-degree rape, strangulation and assault.

The NYPD said the attack was “domestic in nature” — meaning Sierra allegedly attacked a ...Read more

NEW YORK — A homeless man found on fire at Penn Station may be the victim of an arsonist who set him ablaze, police sources said Saturday.

The 67-year-old victim was seen on fire at the bustling Midtown transit hub near West 34th Street around 8:10 p.m. Friday by a commuter who alerted two MTA police officers.

The victim was found near the ...Read more

NEW YORK — In a city with no shortage of grisly, tragic or depraved crimes, 2024 stood out as a particularly violent year in New York history.

Several disturbing murders shocked even the most jaded New Yorkers for their sheer savagery and brutality, whether it was the assassination of a health care CEO on a Midtown street, the heart-wrenching...Read more

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Three firefighters and 12 train passengers were hospitalized after a Brightline train crashed with a fire truck in crowded downtown Delray Beach late Saturday morning.

The crash took place about 10:45 a.m. near the intersection of East Atlantic Avenue and Railroad Avenue, city officials said.

Two of the firefighters were...Read more

BOSTON — Boston’s police commissioner boasted that the “city has never been safer” Friday when joining the mayor in rolling out end-of-year crime statistics that feature a record-low number of homicides and shootings.

There were 24 homicides in Boston this year, representing a 33% decline from the 37 that occurred in 2023. Commissioner ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is telling the Supreme Court that he can make a deal that will resolve the national security dispute over TikTok and preserve the video site for 170 million Americans.

All the justices need to do, he says, is to stand aside and suspend a pending law that could shut down TikTok on Jan. 19, the day ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles police lieutenant has filed a legal claim against the city, alleging his superiors ignored his warnings about misconduct in an anti-gang unit until it became a public scandal, leading to him facing termination.

The claim, which typically serves as the precursor to a lawsuit, was brought this month by Lt. Mark Garza...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A man accused of being involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a Vietnam War veteran in Santa Monica is now in custody, authorities said.

Rod Sharif, 30, was arrested Friday at his Santa Monica Canyon home five days after the collision, which took place at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Chelsea Avenue, according ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Anaheim police officers fatally shot a man Friday night after responding to a report of a possible robbery, officials said.

Police responded to the 1200 block of East South Street around 8 p.m., where they encountered a man about 30 years old, according to an Anaheim Police Department statement. During the encounter, the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The past two mating seasons ended in heartbreak for Jackie and Shadow, Big Bear's beloved bald eagle couple.

Thousands of fans who eagerly follow the bird's antics via webcam were devastated when the lovebirds' eggs were eaten by ravens in 2023. Earlier this year, fans were crushed when all three of their eggs failed to hatch �...Read more

NEW YORK — Canadian-born actress and supermodel Dayle Haddon has died after a suspected carbon monoxide leak at the Pennsylvania home of her son-in-law, Hallmark movie star Marc Blucas.

Solebury Township Police arrived at the residence in Bucks County on Friday just after 6:30 a.m., according to a police report. They were called to the home ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — It's always a good idea to bundle up at Mammoth Mountain, but anyone hoping to get in some holiday ski runs may want to consider some additional layers.

A storm forecast to hit this weekend is expected to bring strong winds with gusts of up to 70 mph at the mountain's summit, according to the National Weather Service.

A high-...Read more

President-elect Donald Trump entered the fray in a debate over immigration policy that’s dividing his supporters, telling the New York Post he favors a visa program for highly skilled workers that Elon Musk has strongly defended.

Musk is among tech leaders stoking a social media storm this week over how to bring top talent to the U.S. — ...Read more

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday appeared to step into a raging debate among his supporters over visas for skilled workers on the side of Elon Musk, telling the New York Post he has "always liked the visas."

The comments came as Trump loyalists have been fulminating against each other online for days over the H-1B visas. Immigration ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — When the last 150 feet of Santa Cruz’s iconic wharf plummeted into the ocean Monday, city leaders were still grappling with damage it had sustained two years earlier during back-to-back winter storms.

With the construction equipment now at the bottom of the ocean, some local residents are asking why the city waited until ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — As a series of winter storms slammed California’s coast with powerful rip currents and towering waves, part of the Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed on Monday, plunging two contractors and a city employee into the water.

The pier was one of several public wharves and piers in the state actively undergoing structural integrity ...Read more

NEW YORK — Disgraced former NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey shrugged off the sex-abuse accusations filed against him as an “office fling” — as aftershocks from bombshell allegations that he swapped overtime for sex continue to rattle the upper levels of the department, the Daily News has learned.

“That’s all it was. It was ...Read more

Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart after an incident in Russian airspace that led to the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger aircraft on Dec. 25, killing dozens.

Putin and Ilham Aliyev discussed details of the doomed flight from Baku to Grozny in a phone call on Saturday, the Kremlin said in a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A former Van Nuys physician who recently surrendered his medical license following sexual harassment accusations has agreed to a $15 million federal settlement over allegations that he and fellow defendants submitted false claims to Medicare and Medi-Cal.

The U.S. Department of Justice accused Mohammad Rasekhi, his spouse and ...Read more