Twelve years after moving to the United States from Bangladesh, Didarul Islam sought to join the ranks of the nation's largest police department because he "got inspired" by the "blanket" of protection the NYPD provided to his community, according to an essay he wrote as part of his police academy application.

This is a breaking news story. For latest updates, please go to our live blog. An NYPD officer and at least four other victims were killed in a shooting at an office skyscraper in midtown Manhattan Monday evening,

There were 23 shell casings and 13 bullet fragments recovered from the lobby of 345 Park Avenue and 24 spent shell casings on the 33rd floor, police said.

Bryan Kohberger will spend the rest of his life in prison for the grisly murders of four young University of Idaho students. Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, were killed on Nov. 13, 2022, at their shared home in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger, 30, was not taken into custody […]

On Monday, workers trickled back into 345 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, a skyscraper home to high-profile tenants including the NFL and asset management firm Blackstone. New York City police officers and a police dog were seen guarding the building,