Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed Letitia James, the attorney general, to investigate the original allegations and why a police report omitted crucial information.
Documents obtained by The New York Times show that the campus police at Cornell University sent a condensed statement to a prosecutor, who then declined to bring charges.
District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said a woman’s report to the police in 2024 saying she had been raped at a fraternity did not support a criminal case. But he said he was now reaching out to her.
After outrage over allegations in a lawsuit, the Tompkins County district attorney will revisit the decision not to pursue criminal charges against seven fraternity members.
The former Hollywood titan was convicted last year of committing a criminal sexual act against a former production assistant in 2006. He also faces a resentencing in another case in California.
The proposed legislation in the New York City Council, which would make it easier to revoke press credentials, follows inflammatory statements made by some of Luigi Mangione’s supporters.
A woman who had been subject to domestic violence moved from New York to Florida with her children. The authorities continued to monitor her home, which an appeals court found was “a broad overreach.”
Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus, extreme climbers who have illegally scaled buildings around the world, were arrested after getting engaged atop the Manhattan landmark.
The former film producer was convicted on a single count of criminal sexual act against another accuser last year, and is awaiting sentencing in September.
