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A relatively mild, 3.0 magnitude earthquake shook the New York metropolitan area Saturday night. Here's what you need to know. What happened? The earthquake hit in the New Jersey suburb of Hasbrouck Heights at about 10:18 p.m. Eastern time at a depth of about 6.2 miles (10 kilometers). It was felt fairly widely in northern parts of the state, southern New York and even in southern Connecticut. There were no initial reports of serious injuries or significant damage in New Jersey or across the Hudson River in New York City. City officials said that as of late Sunday morning they had not been called to respond to any building-related issues. The Big Apple has more than 1 million buildings. Many posts on social media reported the ground rumbling, and the U.S. Geological Survey reported more than 10,000 responses to its "Did You Feel It?" website. Although people in the United States may associate earthquakes more often with the West Coast, scientists say t...

The grief for the New York Police Department Officer Didarul Islam stretched from Midtown Manhattan all the way up to the 47th Precinct in the Bronx on Monday night. The crying could be heard from the street, said one neighbor walking his dog in the Parkchester neighborhood of the Bronx. New York City Police officers, he told affiliate CBS New York, had arrived at Islam's home with news that one of their own had been fatally shot in the massacre at a Midtown skyscraper earlier that day. The 36-year-old, one of four who died in the shooting , left behind a pregnant wife and two young boys. On the Upper East Side, dozens of people - including his fellow NYPD officers, Mayor Eric Adams, and New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch - lined the street after midnight with salutes or their hands over their hearts outside NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. His family and friends, clinging to each other, escorted his body. An NYPD flag, with green ...

Framingham — Frankie, a police dog killed during an arrest attempt three years ago in Fitchburg, has been immortalized in bronze for his bravery, service to the people of the commonwealth and dedication to the Massachusetts State Police. Frankie, a nine-year veteran of the State Police and member of the Special Tactical Operations Team, is the first and only line-of-duty death of a state police dog. Frankie's shooting and subsequent emergency transport was the commonwealth's first use of Nero's Law since Gov. Charlie Baker signed it into law in April 2022. This law was enacted in response to the death of K-9 Nero, whose partner, Yarmouth Police Sgt. Shawn Gannon, 32, was also killed on April 12, 2018, in the line of duty. This memorial provides an important, dedicated space to celebrate the life of K-9 Frankie and reflect on the enormous contributions of K-9s and their handlers to the mission of the State Police," said Col. Geoffrey Noble during the dedication...

A first-of-its-kind satellite has been launched to track nearly imperceptible changes on Earth's surface, an effort that could aid in responses to natural disasters. Called the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar mission, or NISAR, the spacecraft is equipped with two kinds of synthetic aperture radar designed by the US space agency and the Indian Space Research Organization in the countries' first joint satellite project. The radar, pioneered by NASA to be used in space, works like conventional radar in that it uses microwaves to detect distant surfaces and objects. But advanced data processing enables the details to be seen at high resolution. NISAR was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on India's southeastern coast at 8:10 a.m. ET (5:40 p.m. IST) on Wednesday aboard an ISRO Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, or GSLV-F16. The launch was streamed live on NASA+ and the agency's YouTube channel . The satellite will orbit Earth 14 times...

Our former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has said the U.S. public has reached a "volcanic" "boiling point" of impatience with the president over his broken promises to lower prices, end foreign wars, and release government files on deceased child trafficker Jeffrey Epstein - all issues that the president promised to resolve in his second term. On NPR's Morning Edition, Host Steve Inskeep asked Buttigieg what he makes of the fact that polls have shown that Americans have an interest in the Epstein files. Buttigieg noted that Republicans recently closed the U.S. House of Representatives rather than allow legislators to vote on releasing the files, suggesting that there's something in the files that's "very sensitive" for the president. Related Pete Buttigieg says politicians have no business making decisions about transgender athletes He also emphasized the need for compassion for all parties involv...

Key Points and Summary - After being docked for over two decades, Russia's Kirov-class nuclear-powered battlecruiser, the Admiral Nakhimov, is finally set to return to sea following a massive, billion-dollar refit. -The enormous Cold War-era warship has been upgraded with a new arsenal, including Russia's much-hyped Zircon hypersonic missiles. -However, its return is plagued by continuous delays and skepticism. The Kir0v-Class Battlecruiser Is Back (25 Years Later) The Russian Navy's Kirov-class nuclear-powered battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov has begun preparations for long-awaited sea trials after more than 25 years in deep refurbishment, Russian media confirmed this week. The 252-meter-long vessel - one of only three remaining Kirov-class cruisers - was first commissioned in 1988 and has been laid up at the Sevmash shipyard since 1999. A modernization program was authorized in 2006, but work did not begin in earnest until 2013, with repea...

The clock was pointing towards peace when Private First Class Theerayuth Krajangthong was cut down on the Thai frontier -- among the last casualties before a midnight ceasefire with Cambodia. His funeral rites began on Wednesday as Buddhist monks blessed his body with sacred chants, his remains in a shimmering silver coffin draped with the flag of Thailand and flanked by his neatly folded uniform. "He was brave -- brave until the very last moment of his life," said his sister, 26-year-old Hormchan Krajangthong, her voice breaking with emotion. "He gave his blood and body for our king and country," she told the village of Nong Yang Pong Sadao, just 27 kilometers (17 miles) from the border with Cambodia. Five days of clashes over ancient temples on the frontier killed at least 43 people on both sides, sending more than 300,000 fleeing as the countries battled with jets, artillery and ground troops. A truce deal took effect at midnight on Monday and ...