Ailsa Chang

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As the heat wave continues to pound New York City, stores are blasting their air conditioners as a way to lure in overheated customers. Councilwoman Gail Brewer of the Upper West Side says her office hopes to conduct surveys during this week's heat wave to ...

Nine of the 11 people arrested for allegedly serving as secret Russian spies will be appearing in federal court again today.

A federal appeals court on Wednesday tossed out the first federal death sentence given in New York in five decades.

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A Bronx landlord continues to sit in jail for failing to make necessary repairs.

In an extremely rare move, the Bronx Housing Court last week ordered Sam Suzuki to be held behind bars until he corrects the nearly 700 open housing violations at his five-story building ...

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The Yonkers and Montclair couples accused of being secret Russian spies are appearing in federal court in Manhattan Thursday afternoon for their bail hearing. They are four out of the 11 accused after being arrested in an FBI operation earlier this week.

In a letter to ...

As more details emerge about the 11 people accused of being secret Russian spies, many are wondering ... are there others out there?

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A federal appeals court on Wednesday tossed out the first federal death sentence given in New York in five decades. The Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says Ronell Wilson needs to be re-sentenced because prosecutors improperly advised the jury that Wilson's failure to plead ...

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As more details emerge about the 11 people accused of being secret Russian spies, many are wondering ... are there others out there? And how many? Espionage and intelligence experts say the answer is, "More than you think."

In fact, the U.S. government keeps a running ...

Senate confirmation hearings begin Monday afternoon in Washington for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.

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Senate confirmation hearings begin Monday afternoon in Washington for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. Her brother Irving Kagan will be seated behind her while she testifies.

For weeks, the White House has recommended that Irving Kagan and his brother Marc avoid talking to the media, but ...

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The Supreme Court has ruled that cities and states cannot violate the Second Amendment right to bear arms when they enact gun control laws. By a 5-4 vote, the Court held that Americans have the right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere they live, ...

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The manslaughter trial has begun for the contractor accused of causing the March 2008 crane collapse in midtown Manhattan that killed seven people.

In their opening argument, prosecutors say the case comes down to four polyester security straps that defendant William Rapetti relied on to support ...

Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani-born American citizen who attempted to blow up a car in Times Square, pleaded guilty yesterday to ten terror-related charges. “I want to plead guilty 100 times over,” said Shahzad in Manhattan federal court. He went on to describe his training in Pakistan and the events leading up to the attempted bombing.

We talk with WNYC reporter Ailsa Chang, who was in the courtroom.

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The man charged with the failed car bomb attack in Times Square pleaded guilty on Monday to all 10 terror-related charges against him.

Faisal Shahzad, a Pakistan-born U.S. citizen, nodded calmly and cordially during the entire one-hour court proceeding as Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum read each ...

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More than 30 people in New York have been charged in connection with mortgage-fraud scams as part of a nationwide federal crackdown dubbed "Operation Stolen Dreams."

Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced charges Thursday in eight separate cases, with ...

More than 30 people have been arrested for stealing millions of dollars through an identity theft scheme that stretched from Staten Island to Fort Hood, Texas.

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Most of the terror suspects in the Southern District of New York end up with a lawyer who gets paid by the government.

“As a general rule, terror defendants don’t have any money, so they’re not in a position to retain counsel,” says Ron Kuby, a ...

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More than 30 people have been arrested for stealing millions of dollars through an identity theft scheme that stretched from Staten Island to Fort Hood, Texas. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says most of the suspects are Nigerians living on Staten Island who stole personal information ...

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Accused Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad has delayed his second court appearance to give his defense lawyers more time to negotiate. These attorneys are part of a defense bar in the Southern District of New York helping to define new law in the modern era ...

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Robert Precht still remembers the night someone accused him of helping terrorists murder more people. He was riding the subway after a disturbing day at trial. A photo of a dead pregnant woman had made the jury cry that afternoon. The explosion inside the garage ...