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An Iranian government official denied on Monday that Tehran was involved in the assault on author Salman Rushdie, though he justified the stabbing in remarks that represented the Islamic Republic’s first public comments on the attack.

Author Salman Rushdie was stabbed in the neck Friday by a man who rushed the stage as Rushdie was about to give a lecture in New York.

Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” drew death threats from Iran’s leader in the 1980s, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen Friday by a man who rushed the stage as the author was about to give a lecture in western New York. A bloodied Rushdie, 75, was flown to a hospital and underwent surgery. His agent, Andrew Wylie,…

Donald Trump says he invoked the Fifth Amendment and wouldn’t answer questions under oath in the long-running New York civil investigation into his business dealings.

The Biden administration declared monkeypox a public health emergency Thursday, opening the door for emergency funding and accelerating vaccine distribution.

A judge has made a ruling in her favor over a trademark infringement claim that the New York clothing and lifestyle company Rhode (styled RHODE) had filed last month against the model over her hew skincare brand, also named Rhode.

New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin was attacked onstage by a man with a weapon as he was giving a speech to supporters in Upstate New York, according to his campaign.

New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin was attacked onstage by a man with a weapon as he was giving a speech to supporters in Upstate New York, according to his campaign.

The mother of two girls seen on video appearing to be ignored by a character at Sesame Place Philadelphia wants the Rosita-dressed performer fired.

Store associates are handing single carnations to customers as they enter the newly reopening Tops Friendly Market where 10 Black people were slain by a white gunman.

The names of the 10 Black people massacred by a white gunman were read aloud outside the Buffalo supermarket where they died, two months after the racist attack.

Invoking the Fifth Amendment’s protection against self-incrimination is a constitutional right that gets high-profile exposure in settings from Congress to TV crime shows, but there are nuances

The greatest hot dog eater of all time defends his title at the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, winning his 15th championship.

New York and a half a dozen other states with similar laws now must decide their next steps. As with New York, California, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island all have legislatures controlled by Democrats who could propose measures to ensure that guns will not be allowed in certain places.

Not too far from New York City lies an undersea wonder. Known as the Hudson Canyon, it’s located 100 miles off the coast of New York and New Jersey but a world away from the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple. The Hudson Canyon is America’s largest underwater canyon in the Atlantic Ocean, and it could soon earn...

The Supreme Court has overturned the New York State gun law that that restricts who can carry a firearm in public in a 6-3 decision

In a 6-3 decision by the court’s conservative majority, the justices ruled that requiring people to demonstrate a particular need for carrying a gun in order to get a license to carry one in public violated the Second Amendment right to “keep and bear arms.”

A woman in New York is now receiving mail from the distant past — written by relatives who have since passed away.

Just 100 miles off the shore of New York and New Jersey lies the largest underwater canyon in the Atlantic Ocean, the Hudson Canyon. An ecological hotspot, it could soon become the U.S.’s next national marine sanctuary. LX News storyteller Ngozi Ekeledo spoke to LeAnn Hogan, the regional coordinator for the NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, about why the...

Rudy Giuliani was one of Donald Trump’s primary lawyers during Trump’s failed efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.