Russia says some troops pulling back from Ukraine border
Defense ministry says some troops and war machines massed along the border for "exercises" have "completed their tasks" and are heading home. The U.S. isn't convinced yet.
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Defense ministry says some troops and war machines massed along the border for "exercises" have "completed their tasks" and are heading home. The U.S. isn't convinced yet.
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Russia's ramp-up of forces around Ukraine indicates Russian President Vladimir Putin could give an order for military action "essentially at any time."
Pres. Biden warned Vladimir Putin Saturday that the U.S. will "respond decisively and impose swift and severe costs" should Russia invade Ukraine.
The U.S. State Department has ordered non-emergency employees to leave the U.S. embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, ahead of a possible Russian invasion.
President Biden is expected to use executive authority to access about $7 billion from the Afghan Central Bank's assets, which are frozen in the American funding system.
"Let's look at how we're spending the money." Mayor Adams said he and President Biden agreed on strategies to fight crime after yesterday's meeting.
President Joe Biden met with elected officials in the city on Thursday and announced federal help to stop the flow of guns into the state.
Standing in a Queens public school Thursday, Biden met with crisis management teams who detailed their wholistic approach to preventing violence.
The rookie officer has been hailed a hero for shooting the suspect inside the Harlem apartment where detectives Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora were shot.
Knowing that people are scared and fed up and seeking an end to bloody headlines, the mayor intends to ask the president to step up and help the city.
President Biden is considering more than a dozen candidates to succeed retiring Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court, a source familiar with the process told CBS News.
Governors from across the nation are gathering to discuss infrastructure, education and cybersecurity.
Another upgrade was completed at the airport that was once the butt of jokes.
Justice Stephen Breyer, 82, officially announced his retirement Thursday, paving way for the president's first pick.
Breyer has been a pragmatic force on a court that has grown increasingly conservative in recent years, trying to forge majorities with more moderate justices right and left of center.
President Biden was adamant he hadn't "overpromised" in his first year in office as he held his first press conference of 2022 on Wednesday, but he acknowledged that one of signature pieces of legislation, Build Back Better, must be downsized in order to get parts of it through Congress.
The free masks will be made available to the public at thousands of local pharmacies and community health centers nationwide starting late next week, according to a White House official.
The new attendance policy comes after increasing pressure on the Department of Education to allow a remote option for kids, as well as sinking attendance rates after the start of the new year.
Protesters in Manhattan called on Gov. Kathy Hochul to provide tenant protections and extend the state's eviction moratorium, which is due to expire Saturday.
The White House hopes employers choose to impose the mandate on their own or that local governments take it up.
The president is sending military personnel to overwhelmed hospitals in New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Rhode Island, Michigan and New Mexico.
President Biden in Atlanta on Tuesday announced his support for getting rid of the filibuster in the Senate to get legislation passed that will overhaul the nation's voting access laws and counter a raft of new changes pushed by Republicans at the state level.
President Biden announced on Tuesday that he's directing his team to double the United States' order of Pfizer antiviral pills from 10 million COVID-19 treatment courses to 20 million treatment courses, and the delivery will be accelerated from September to June.
President Biden told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Thursday that the U.S. and its allies will react "decisively" if Ukraine is invaded, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said.
The president is expected to deliver a speech on the nation's response this afternoon.
A New York State Police trooper was shot by a suspect overnight in Nassau County, Long Island.
NYC's annual Village Halloween Parade returns tonight for 2024. See the route map, start time, road closures and more.
Jacob Markstrom stopped 20 shots for his 21st career shutout as the New Jersey Devils beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-0 on Wednesday night.
Horrendous play in the field destroyed any chance the Yankees had of sending the World Series back to Los Angeles.
A Republican-led House panel has referred former Gov. Andrew Cuomo to the Justice Department for potential prosecution for allegedly lying to Congress in September about his role in a COVID report on nursing home deaths.
A New York State Police trooper was shot by a suspect overnight in Nassau County, Long Island.
NYC's annual Village Halloween Parade returns tonight for 2024. See the route map, start time, road closures and more.
Horrendous play in the field destroyed any chance the Yankees had of sending the World Series back to Los Angeles.
A Republican-led House panel has referred former Gov. Andrew Cuomo to the Justice Department for potential prosecution for allegedly lying to Congress in September about his role in a COVID report on nursing home deaths.
The landmarked library branch in Harlem underwent a $34.4 million renovation from top to bottom.
Police say a shooting at the University of Bridgeport was an isolated incident that did not involve students.
The Halloween weather forecast for 2024 shows several record highs are in jeopardy around New York and New Jersey.
Connecticut voters are getting their chance as America decides on the next president, but that's not the only thing voters will see on their 2024 ballot.
The New York City area will see a warm-up to close out the month, with record highs in jeopardy on Halloween.
A frost advisory will be in effect in parts of the Tri-State Area early Sunday morning.
A water main break in Somerville, New Jersey has left most of the borough without any water.
Police officers raced into a burning New Jersey home and saved a woman's life, and the heroic rescue was captured on camera.
Students and staff have been displaced from their New Jersey elementary school after the discovery of mold shut their school building down.
The Halloween weather forecast for 2024 shows several record highs are in jeopardy around New York and New Jersey.
Anthony Volpe, the pride of Watchung, N.J., will take the field at shortstop for the Yankees on Monday in Game 3 of the World Series.
A New York State Police trooper was shot by a suspect overnight in Nassau County, Long Island.
The suspect in the murder of Sabina Rosas has been found dead, police said Wednesday.
Sabina Rosas, 33, was found dead in a room at the Shou Sugi Ban House wellness resort in the Hamptons on Monday.
Clean water is on the ballot in Long Island's Suffolk County. Proposition 2 asks voters to approve a small new sales tax to protect drinking water and waterways.
The NY-1 race on Long Island pits incumbent Republican Nick LaLota against Democratic challenger John Avlon.
A Republican-led House panel has referred former Gov. Andrew Cuomo to the Justice Department for potential prosecution for allegedly lying to Congress in September about his role in a COVID report on nursing home deaths.
As America decides control of the House of Representatives, no race is tighter or more expensive than New York's 19th Congressional District.
Starting in February, New Yorkers will no longer be breaking the law when crossing the street in between traffic, and will no longer receive a fine for jaywalking.
Republicans seized on comments made by President Biden appearing to refer to Trump supporters as "garbage."
A judge in Queens has ruled that the city shutting down a cannabis shop that was operating without a license was unconstitutional.
Decision to cut topping comes as officials work to confirm source of E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders.
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday announced a $150 million investment in a new state-of-the-art cell and gene therapy hub to be built on Long Island.
Dozens of New York and New Jersey schools are impacted by a recall of meat and poultry products potentially contaminated with listeria.
The worst rates of the infection known as "walking pneumonia" or "white lung pneumonia" are in young children ages 2 to 4 years old.
Rwanda says it's gaining control of a Marburg outbreak, but U.S. authorities are taking no chances as another killer virus spreads fast.
Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has been arrested in New York City for alleged violations of the conditions of supervised release that were set when he was sentenced several years ago to two years in prison in a racketeering case.
Teri Garr rose from being a background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star in such favorites as "Young Frankenstein" and "Tootsie."
Timothée Chalamet surprised the crowd at his own look-alike contest at Washington Square Park in Manhattan.
The lead singer-songwriter for the superstar band Fleetwood Mac who became a superstar solo artist talks about her latest song, "The Lighthouse," that was inspired by her own experience with abortion, and a strong desire to "do something."
Cardi B says she's been hospitalized with a medical emergency and will have to miss her scheduled performance at ONE Musicfest in Atlanta.
Jacob Markstrom stopped 20 shots for his 21st career shutout as the New Jersey Devils beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-0 on Wednesday night.
Horrendous play in the field destroyed any chance the Yankees had of sending the World Series back to Los Angeles.
It's the eighth World Series title in franchise history for the Boys in Blue, and their second in five years.
The Brooklyn Nets beat the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.
The New York Knicks rallied to beat the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.
The landmarked library branch in Harlem underwent a $34.4 million renovation from top to bottom.
A Brooklyn-based nonprofit is working to make a positive change in the form of student graduations in the community.
A Harlem preschool teacher was honored Monday for his three decades of serving students, some as young as 3 years old.
A 130-year-old organization, the Brooklyn Kindergarten Society is working to bridge gaps for early childhood education in underserved communities.
Rudy's Pastry Shop in Ridgewood, Queens has been serving up cookies, cakes and more for nearly nine decades.
Dogs got decked out for the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City's East Village on Saturday.
Cosplayers flooded New York City's Javits Center in October 2024 for the annual New York Comic Con convention.
Tens of thousands of people flooded Manhattan streets on June 2, 2024 for the 60th annual Israel Day on Fifth Parade.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
The 50th Annual Village Halloween Parade drew massive crowds, celebrating the theme "Upside/Down:Inside/OUT."
Shaquille Roberts shares his remarkable story of survival that pushed him to run the New York City Marathon, and how is nonprofit "Bronx Burners" is getting the community active.
Can Halloween be good for your health? Dr. Nidhi Kumar is on call to tell us how small dose of fear can be a good thing.
New York City's annual Village Halloween Parade returns Thursday for 2024, with this year's theme: Meow.
Three people are dead after a shooting inside a home in the Longwood section of the Bronx. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports from the scene.
A New York State Police trooper was shot by a suspect overnight in Nassau County, Long Island. CBS News New York's Natalie Duddridge reports from the scene.
