NEW YORK — Seventy-five illegal weed shops were shuttered in the first week of the Adams administration’s “Operation Padlock” crackdown on illicit marijuana sales in the city, officials announced Tuesday.

The first batch of closures marks a drop in the bucket as there are believed to be some 3,000 illegal pot shops operating in the Big ...Read more

A proposal that would require some 16- and 17-year-olds to be tried initially as adults in North Carolina’s courts took a step forward on Tuesday, despite concerns by some that it would roll back protections for youths.

Currently, juveniles under 18 are tried in the state’s juvenile court after a petition is filed.

If a 16- or 17-year-old ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Rebecca Grossman's new attorneys are seeking a new trial that would overturn her second-degree murder conviction in the killing of two young brothers in a Westlake Village crosswalk, arguing that prosecutors failed to prove she acted with implied malice and that erroneous evidence was admitted.

Attorneys James Spertus and Lara J...Read more

Venezuela’s armed forces have moved “substantial quantities” of personnel and equipment near the disputed Essequibo region that’s controlled by Guyana, a Washington-based think tank reports, potentially escalating tensions ahead of presidential elections.

The report published Tuesday by the Center for Strategic and International Studies...Read more

Polish President Andrzej Duda said Russia would invade other countries if its forces are victorious in its war on Ukraine, as he predicted a fresh military push by the Kremlin in the coming weeks.

Though he said an assault on other neighbors isn’t imminent, the Polish leader warned at the Qatar Economic Forum on Tuesday that NATO allies are ...Read more

The next Florida governor’s race is a long way off, but the noise has been persistent.

Two recent surveys depicted Florida first lady Casey DeSantis as a top choice among Republican voters in a hypothetical 2026 election.

But on Monday, Casey’s husband, Gov. Ron DeSantis, threw cold water on the speculation.

“If I had to characterize ...Read more

A devastating traffic collision in central Florida left eight dead and 45 injured after a bus transporting 53 agricultural workers crashed, authorities said.

The bus, which was taking workers to a watermelon farm, collided with a Ford Ranger and overturned around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday on SR-40, between Ocala and Dunnellon, according to the Florida ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose State students on Monday night set up a pro-Palestine encampment just days before the start of their finals week, adding to the nationwide reports of student encampments on college campuses.

The encampment sprung up near the statues of Tommie Smith and John Carlos, legendary San Jose State athletes whose ...Read more

DENVER — Police cited 10 more pro-Palestine demonstrators on charges of trespassing, interference and disturbing the peace Monday after the group refused to leave an Auraria Campus building, according to school officials.

Around 4 p.m. Monday, more than a dozen protesters marched from the 19-day-old Gaza solidarity encampment on the Tivoli ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Even as fierce new clashes erupt, one of Ukraine's toughest fights these days is taking place off the battlefield: persuading allies that its outgunned, outnumbered army can ultimately prevail, and that billions of dollars in Western military assistance is money well spent.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made that case Tuesday to...Read more

LOS ANGELES — During the pandemic years of shuttered pools and difficult-to-find swim lessons, the drowning rate of very young children increased significantly in the U.S., following decades of declines, according to a new federal report.

Drowning rates among children 1 to 4 were about 28% higher in 2021 and 2022, compared to 2019, according ...Read more

Broward county’s next idea to help the homeless off the streets could likely be the construction of 10 easy-to-build homes that serve as shelters.

The tiny fiberglass shelters are intended to be transitional, temporary homes with just enough room to sleep and use the bathroom.

There are no kitchens, and they can accommodate a family of four....Read more

NEW YORK — The Columbia College Class of 2024 — including many students whose high school graduations were canceled during the pandemic — graduated Tuesday morning at a smaller, toned-down ceremony that included a handful of low-key pro-Palestinian displays.

Columbia scrapped its university-wide commencement amid ongoing protests over the...Read more

NEW YORK — City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is pushing for a new law that would require the mayor to secure Council consent for top government appointments — posts that currently don’t require such approval, the Daily News has learned.

According to four sources with direct knowledge of the matter, the speaker broached the proposal ...Read more

NEW YORK — Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s loyal lawyer-turned-chief antagonist, told a jury Tuesday he discussed hush money reimbursement with Trump at the White House upon returning to the witness box at his Manhattan trial Tuesday.

Defense lawyer Todd Blanche, straight out of the gate, gave jurors an idea of what they’re in for — ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When California Gov. Gavin Newsom jets off to Italy this week for the third major international trip of his administration, footing the bill will be a little-known nonprofit called the California State Protocol Foundation.

The group has strong ties to Newsom.

The foundation has paid for all three of Newsom’s ...Read more