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Williams returned from the war feeling like a hero, but once he returned he experienced racism.
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Williams returned from the war feeling like a hero, but once he returned he experienced racism.
Police were on the scene as the crowd turned rowdy at some points. The protesters held signs and made speeches.
Huff was in his house on Thursday when bullets started flying. Police are searching for suspects.
The AG says more than 1,500 people died from drug-related overdoses in the state between Jan. 1 and July 31.
According to police, the suspect lived in the same apartment as the victims, but they are not related.
All 302 students from School No. 3 will start the school year in a different building due to a ceiling collapse.
Officials say they repeatedly told him not to pick up the gun, but he kept going for it.
The NYPD says the child, who is nonverbal, was reported missing from the Ikea in Red Hook around 9 p.m. Wednesday.
It's expected to shorten travel time between Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and Jackson Heights, Queens.
In broad daylight, a woman was spotted at a Bellmore intersection waving a gun around, firing at least one shot.
It's a big birthday bash in the borough where hip-hop was born at a rec room on Sedgewick Avenue back in 1973.
Hundreds of Plainfield residents said Wednesday they became homeless overnight.
The 65-year-old victim remains in serious condition. The NYPD and the Parks Department are surveilling the water.
Overnight, buses pulled up to the hotel and some asylum seekers were able to spend the night on board.
The beach was packed with people relaxing Friday night when the chaos erupted.