Long Island Democratic leaders strongly criticized after a video emerged showing an ICE agent hitting a handcuffed man's head against a brick wall during an arrest in Hempstead Village. The video quickly went viral, intensifying debate around local immigration enforcement practices.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani's proposed 9.5% property tax increase could significantly raise New Yorkers' electricity and gas bills, as major utility companies pass tax costs onto customers through service tariffs.
Nomma Zarubina, 35, a Brooklyn resident, pleaded guilty to perjury with the FBI and immigration authorities after sending numerous personal messages to a federal agent. She faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and potential deportation from the U.S.
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has responded to a wave of criticism following her foreign policy speech in Germany, while former Governor Chris Christie suggests she could become president if voters have a strong ideological reaction in the 2028 election cycle.
A man in his 20s carrying what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can was shot by the US Secret Service early Sunday after breaching a security perimeter at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. President Trump was not present at the time of the incident.
Ukraine carried out one of its deepest attacks into Russian territory since the start of the conflict, launching its domestically-produced Flamingo cruise missile at the Votkinsk ballistic missile plant, while President Zelensky declared Kyiv would definitely not lose after four years of conflict.
