Since mid-May, when the Manhattan District Attorney presented the initial account of an alleged encounter between the former International Monetary Fund chief and a hotel housekeeper, much has changed. So much that charges against him were dropped Tuesday.

A new bill that would limit the cooperation between local jails and federal immigration enforcement was introduced in the City Council on Wednesday.

Gold was flying off the shelf in midtown Manhattan as the price of gold reached an all-time high amid a wild week on Wall Street. And although experts say fear was driving gold prices — not the markets — there were no signs that the demand for the metal would abate, or that its price would significantly drop in the long term.

Last year, Newark had the deadliest summer in 20 years. And after losing more than 160 officers to budget cuts, the police department now faces even more hurdles in tackling crime. So to keep this summer out of this history books, the Brick City is testing out new methods of crime-fighting.

The new top cops in the Newark Police Department — including the first female police chief — were formally introduced by Mayor Booker on Tuesday.

The first woman to run the Newark’s Police Department was appointed on Wednesday.

Three months after being appointed as Newark’s Acting Police Director, Samuel DeMaio is expected to be confirmed on a permanent basis on Wednesday by Newark's City Council, according to sources in City Hall and the Council.

The suspect in the grisly killing of an 8-year old Brooklyn boy was arraigned on charges of murder and kidnapping in the first degree Thursday as law enforcement officials revealed more details of the gruesome slaying.

The weakening case against ex-International Monetary Fund chief, acquittals for police officers charged with rape and for those indicted in the deadly Deutsche Bank fire have put Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance under intense scrutiny and criticism.

The hotel housekeeper who accused ex-International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexually assaulting her filed a libel lawsuit against the New York Post after the tabloid published articles in which she was described as a prostitute.

Former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn was released on his own recognizance Friday after prosecutors said the credibility of the hotel housekeeper accusing him of sexual assault was called into question following an extensive background investigation.

Luis was sleeping in his Harlem home when police arrested him on charges of second-degree murder in September 2007. Today, all charges against the college student have been dismissed, but now Luis faces possible deportation to his native Mexico, after his immigration status became known to federal authorities upon arrival to Rikers Island Correctional Facility.

Two former NYPD cops acquitted of rape charges want their misconduct convictions thrown out in the trial of a woman who accused them of raping her as they helped her into her East Village apartment.

Fingerprints taken at the local level will continue to be shared with the Department of Homeland Security as part of a controversial federal immigration program despite Governor Andrew Cuomo's calls to end the practice, according to federal agencies.

In the wake of Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s not guilty plea on Monday, it is apparent both sides in the case are preparing for a protracted legal battle.

Ex-International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn pleaded not guilty in Manhattan Supreme Court on Monday to charges that he allegedly sexually assaulted a hotel housekeeper at a posh New York City hotel last month.

A day after Governor Andrew Cuomo announced he was suspending New York State's participation in a controversial federal immigration program Secure Communities, Suffolk County Police's spokesperson said the program would remain in effect there.

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday that New York State will suspend participation in Secure Communities because of concerns over the controversial federal program through which the fingerprints of anyone arrested are shared with immigration authorities.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former leader of the International Monetary Fund, was set to be released from Rikers Island Friday if the terms of an elaborate bail package that includes home detention and constant surveillance were met.