Nicole Hong

Lawyers for Mayor Eric Adams of New York filed a 25-page memo arguing that the conduct described in the indictment against him did not meet the definition of bribery.

Two New York Times reporters spent about 10 months investigating claims that the dance group had emotionally manipulated young performers and left many of their injuries untreated.

The dance group has discouraged performers from seeking medical care when they were injured and has subjected them to emotional abuse and manipulation, The Times found.

As the popular dance show grew into an international juggernaut, some of the group’s young performers paid a steep price.

Newly arrived migrants are hawking candy, fruit and beverages in New York City, often with young children in tow. Turf battles with more established vendors are becoming common.

After a murder in Canada, a sting operation, prompted by an explosive tip through an unexpected channel, rushed to prevent another killing.

Gregory Yetman, who has been charged in the Jan. 6 attack, surrendered on Friday after fleeing the authorities serving him an arrest warrant.

Here’s a closer look at the scene through a photograph taken Monday just before former President Donald J. Trump took the stand.

En muchos rincones de la ciudad, la señal más visible de la crisis migratoria está en las calles y en el metro, donde los migrantes buscan distintas formas de ganarse la vida.

Federal prosecutors have accused Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey and his wife, Nadine, of accepting bribes in exchange for official actions by Mr. Menendez.

Three gambling licenses for downstate New York are up for grabs. Here’s what has been proposed so far, where the casinos might be located and who gets to decide.

In the race to win a coveted license to open one of the first casinos in the New York City area, developers are showing how far they’ll go for local support.

As migrants sleep on sidewalks outside a Midtown hotel, the city is struggling to avoid a homelessness crisis that resembles those in Los Angeles or San Francisco.

China’s leader has made it a national priority to ensure the country can feed its large population. But weather shocks have disrupted wheat harvests and threatened pig and fish farming.

In a corner of Queens, a fivefold increase in Asian residents since 2010 is transforming the area’s restaurants, housing and politics.

Dollar-slice businesses, a staple of New York City’s dining scene, face an existential crisis as food prices rise at their fastest pace in decades.

China has pushed to set the terms of its re-engagement with the Biden administration, rebuffing a request for a defense meeting while urging Washington to drop sanctions.

Xi Jinping of China is meeting with leaders of five countries in Central Asia, a region crucial to his geopolitical ambitions.

The massacre of nine workers in the Central African Republic and other recent attacks raise questions about China’s ability to protect its citizens overseas.

China struggled for years to curtail its rapid population growth. Now that its population is declining, economists and others fear serious implications for China and countries around the world.