China sends dozens of warplanes near Taiwan after top US envoy pledges to help island with self defense

Raymond Greene began his term as director of the U.S. Institute for Taiwan Studies on Monday. He pledged on Wednesday to “vigorously support Taiwan’s ability to defend itself.” On the same day, Taiwan saw 66 Chinese military aircraft and seven warships sailing nearby within a 24-hour period, a clear display of Chinese military force. The […]
Rhode Island Man Accused Of Killing Wife Dies In Police Chase

A Rhode Island man wanted for the murder of his wife died in a vehicle crash during a police pursuit Saturday, ABC News reported. Authorities have identified Joseph Francis as a suspect in the shooting death of his wife, Stephanie Francis, who was found gunshot dead in their Hopkinton, Rhode Island, home. according to Police […]
Long Island man indicted for allegedly chopping woman up with ax, spreading remains across 3 locations

A Long Island man has been charged with dismembering a woman’s body and abandoning the body in three locations throughout Patchogue. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced Monday that Gary Cowell, 72, of Patchogue, has been charged with unlawful concealment of a body and tampering with physical evidence for allegedly dismembering the body […]
Texas South Padre Island shark attack survivor says her leg is ‘pretty much gone’

A Texas woman who was bitten by a shark in South Padre Island on the Fourth of July and “nearly lost” her leg has spoken out about the horrifying incident. Tabatha Salivent, of Celina, is recovering at a hospital in McAllen and is scheduled to undergo surgery on Tuesday, according to FOX 4. “I turned […]
Man stabbed at Adventureland Amusement Park on Long Island

A man stabbed another man in the abdomen after an argument between two families at a children’s amusement park on Long Island on Sunday afternoon, according to police and law enforcement sources. According to Suffolk County Police, suspect Daniel Tomaski (42), of Shirley, stabbed his acquaintance, James Barnes, of Florida, with a knife at around […]
A look inside NYC law enforcement raids on illegal Staten Island pot shops

Authorities raided two illegal marijuana dispensaries on Staten Island this week, including one that contained a secret staircase that led officers to an underground illicit stash house, witnessed by The Washington Post. New York City sheriff’s deputies and officers found hundreds of neatly organized packages of cannabis products in the dingy basement of Richmond Discount […]
2 teenagers dead after drowning off Coney Island in New York, police say

Two teenagers drowned off the coast of New York’s Coney Island on Friday night, police said. The New York Police Department said two girls, ages 17 and 18, went missing in the water near Stillwell Avenue in Brooklyn at 8:10 p.m. on Friday. New York Post. The two boys were found on the beach about […]
NYC drowning leaves 2 teens dead in waters off Coney Island in Brooklyn

Two teenage girls drowned Friday night off the coast of Coney Island, police said. Police said the two girls, ages 17 and 18, went missing in the water around 8:10 p.m. near Stillwell Avenue in Brooklyn and were found on shore at 9:15 p.m. Both victims were taken to Coney Island Hospital, where they were […]
Sharks in Long Island waters are the ‘new norm’: experts

Summer in New York City these days means fun in the sun and getting some blood in the water. There have been 13 reported shark bites on Long Island in the past two years alone, and experts say this alarming trend is likely to continue, even though New Yorkers have a one in four million […]
Dog cruelly abandoned on side of ‘treacherous’ Long Island highway tied to a pole with note by her side

Authorities say a heartless owner abandoned the 4-year-old dog on the side of a “dangerous” highway on Long Island on Monday. New York State Police Capt. Timothy Gleason told The Post that several motorists called police around 5:30 a.m. after finding the poor dog tied to a light pole near Exit 21 on the Southern […]