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Ex-Nickelodeon Actor Struck, Killed in NYC Hit-and-Run: Cops

NYPD searching for drivers after All That ?'s Kianna Underwood, 33, is fatally struck in Brooklyn

(Newser) - Former Nickelodeon child actor Kianna Underwood has been identified as the victim of a fatal hit-and-run in Brooklyn, per Variety . The 33-year-old was struck and killed early Friday in the Brownsville neighborhood, according to multiple outlets, including TMZ . The NPYD said a woman was pronounced dead at the scene, but...

Aldi's No-Frills Setup Doesn't Just Target Budget Shoppers

Discount German chain now trying to appeal to higher-income customers, too, to grow in the US

(Newser) - New Yorkers don't usually line up before dawn for a supermarket, but a recent Brooklyn opening showed just how far Aldi's American following will go for cheaper groceries and a free tote bag. The German discount chain, long a cult favorite among budget-minded shoppers, is now on track...

Mangione Cousin to Play Pro Soccer Near Federal Lockup

Former Penn State star midfielder Peter Mangione joins Brooklyn FC

(Newser) - A promising midfielder is headed to Brooklyn's new pro soccer team, and his arrival comes with an unusual family backdrop. Brooklyn FC has signed 24-year-old Peter Mangione to its first USL Championship roster, the club announced, pending league and federation approval. A Hunt Valley, Maryland, native and former Penn...

Maduro Is Being Held at a Notorious Brooklyn Jail

Some judges have refused to send people there

(Newser) - The Brooklyn jail holding Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is a facility so troubled that some judges have refused to send people there even as it has housed such famous inmates as music stars R. Kelly and Sean "Diddy" Combs. Opened in the early 1990s, the Metropolitan Detention Center,...

Driver Kills 3, Then Asks, 'Why Should I Apologize?'

Miriam Yarimi, who was doing 68mph in a 25mph zone with a suspended license, gets 3 to 9 years

(Newser) - A Brooklyn driver who killed a mother and her two young daughters while barreling through a red light in March was sentenced Wednesday to three to nine years in prison. Miriam Yarimi, 33, pleaded guilty to three counts of second-degree manslaughter in the deaths of 34-year-old Natasha Saada and her...

When Halloween Decorations Start Scaring the Neighbors

Some families are now avoiding the most gruesome displays as they get creepier, gorier

(Newser) - As Halloween spending soars, so, too, does the gore factor in America's front yards. What was once a holiday dominated by pumpkins and friendly ghosts has, according to the New York Times , escalated into a full-blown fright fest—complete with dismembered limbs and blood-spattered zombies. Now, some parents are...

Activist After Sentencing: 'They Couldn't Break Me'

2 alleged Russian mobsters get 25 years for hiring hit man to take out journalist Masih Alinejad in 2022

(Newser) - Two purported Russian mobsters said to have been working for an Iranian military higher-up were each sentenced to 25 years behind bars on Wednesday for hiring a hitman to kill Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad at her Brooklyn home three years ago on behalf of the Iranian government, reports the AP...

Flying Solar Panel Kills NYC Woman in Nor'Easter

Authorities believe strong winds dislodged panel from parking lot canopy

(Newser) - The powerful nor'easter that hit the East Coast on Sunday dislodged a solar panel, causing the death of a Brooklyn woman, authorities say. The 76-year-old victim was hit just after 10:30 am Sunday outside an Ocean Parkway parking lot, where the wind tore a solar panel from...

Young Girls Killed While 'Subway Surfing' in NYC

Deaths spark warnings as deadly trend continues

(Newser) - Two girls were found dead atop a Brooklyn-bound subway train in New York City on Saturday morning, highlighting the ongoing risks associated with so-called "subway surfing." The incident prompted renewed warnings from transit officials about the dangers of riding outside train cars, NBC News reports. According to...

Cops: Woman, 95, Killed Nursing Home Roommate

89-year-old woman was beaten to death in Brooklyn elder care facility

(Newser) - A 95-year-old woman has been charged with murder after her 89-year-old roommate was found dead in a Brooklyn nursing home. Police arrived at Seagate Rehabilitation and Nursing Center late Sunday night to discover Nina Kravtsov unresponsive and bloodied, with visible injuries to her face and head, the New York ...

Shooting in Brooklyn Bar Leaves 3 Dead, 8 Injured

Gunfire erupted at the Taste of the City Lounge

(Newser) - The NYPD is investigating a mass shooting at a Brooklyn club overnight that left three people dead and eight more injured, reports NBC News .
  • Police say the gunfire erupted inside the crowded Taste of the City Lounge, which the New York Post describes as a hookah lounge. Authorities suspect multiple
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Anna Sorokin Faces Backlash Over Bunnies in Brooklyn

Socialite known as Anna Delvey denies blame, hairstylist admits leaving photo shoot rabbits in park

(Newser) - Anna "Delvey" Sorokin, infamous for her turn as New York's pretend German heiress, has found herself at the center of another social media uproar—but this time, it's about bunnies. Sorokin claims she's facing hundreds of death threats after being accused of abandoning three rabbits...

Former Member of the Platters Is Missing

Sandra Hall, 80, has dementia and lives in New York City

(Newser) - A former member of the classic singing group the Platters has been missing in New York City for days, and her family is raising the alarm. Sandra Hall, 80, has dementia and was last seen on Friday afternoon boarding the subway near the Atlantic Terminal Mall, reports the New ...

Judge OKs Jail Laptop for Mangione
Luigi Mangione Gets a Laptop
Aug 5, 2025 8:02 AM CDT

Luigi Mangione Gets a Laptop

Restricted device lets defendant review evidence ahead of murder trial

(Newser) - A federal judge has granted Luigi Mangione special access to a laptop in jail so he can prepare for his high-profile trial in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. US District Judge Margaret M. Garnett signed an order Monday directing Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center to provide Mangione...

The Brooklyn Bridge Has Long Been a Hazard for Ships

The first incident happened before construction was even finished

(Newser) - A Mexican navy tall ship's fatal collision with the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday highlighted a hazard that has worried seafarers for nearly 150 years. While historians say Saturday's crash appears to be the first boat collision with the bridge to take the lives of crew members, vessels have...

NYC Woman: Mob of 100 Encircled, Assaulted Me

Disturbing video shows a crowd of Jewish men and boys converging on the Brooklyn resident

(Newser) - A Brooklyn woman said she feared for her life as she was chased, kicked, spit at, and pelted with objects by a mob of Orthodox Jewish men who mistook her as a participant in a protest against Israel's far-right security minister, per the AP . The assault, recorded by a...

Man Took Knife From Scene After Police Shooting at Subway Station

NYPD is now looking for man who removed knife after 4 were shot Sunday

(Newser) - Someone made off with a knife from a crime scene in the aftermath of a weekend police shooting at a New York City subway station, police said Monday. An image of the folding knife, with a blade about the width of a man's palm, was released by the New...

News Chopper Foils Kid's Plans to Play Hooky

Brooklyn boy was reported missing when he didn't show up at school

(Newser) - A TV news helicopter crew spotted a boy who had been reported missing but who was actually up on the roof of his New York City building playing hooky, per the AP . The 9-year-old boy left his Brooklyn apartment at around 7am Thursday but did not show up to school,...

Lifeguards Left Coney Island. Then Came the 911 Call

Teen sisters, ages 17 and 18, drowned on Friday amid rip current warnings

(Newser) - Two teenagers drowned while swimming at New York's Coney Island Beach in Brooklyn, police said. Police received an emergency call for a water rescue in the area of Stillwell Avenue and Boardwalk West at 8:10pm ET on Friday, the NYPD said in a statement, per the AP and...

13 Plead Not Guilty Over Illegal Tunnel at Brooklyn Synagogue

Dispute at the site led to a melee back in January

(Newser) - Thirteen members of the Hasidic Jewish community have pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from their alleged role in a dispute over an illegal tunnel built beneath a historic Brooklyn synagogue. The defendants, many of them international students from Israel, appeared in Brooklyn court this week on charges of reckless...

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