The 57-year-old victim was exiting a Q train at a Brooklyn subway station when the alleged attacker grabbed her from behind, punched her repeatedly, and made racist comments. She later found out that she was stabbed in the back.
Police said the man dragged the 22-year-old victim underneath a Long Island Railroad train trestle, hit her on the head with a hard object, and raped her.
If found guilty, they face one to six years in jail for aggravated theft.
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The program provides more than $100 million in Disney resources to help improve the healing experience for children in hospitals around the world.
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Dr. Evelyn Aniton McDowell and Ruth D. Hunt joined us to discuss the Sons and Daughters of the US Middle Passage
Beth Finkel and Reggie Nance joined us on behalf of the AARP to discuss the rising cost of prescription drugs and the political effort to make these drugs more affordable
Dr. Anne Klaeysen joined us to discuss the New York Society for Ethical Culture
His comments come as a new toxicology report shows that hotel worker had drugs and alcohol in his system the night he died.
Chef Jesse Jones joined us to discuss his cook book "POW! My Life In 40 Feasts"
A woman in the Bronx who relies on a scooter says she feels like a prisoner in her own home because the building's only wheelchair ramp is not accessible overnight.
Naomi Goldberg Haas and Myna Majors joined us to discuss their roles with Dances For A Variable Population
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Nonie Briggs said she started crying when she saw the prize, then began jumping up and down and screaming when the clerk scanned the ticket to confirm her big win.
The busiest travel day is expected to be Friday, Aug. 30, when just under 3 million people are expected to board a U.S. airline.
The Jussie Smollett case will be back in federal court Tuesday morning for the city of Chicago's $130,000 lawsuit against the actor.
Jeffrey Epstein signed a will just two days before he killed himself in jail, new court records show, opening a new legal front in what could be a long battle over the financier's fortune.
The whole thing was over a wheelbarrow that was found in a pile of trash outside an empty home.
A rally is being held in front of Juul's New York City office Tuesday as protesters condemned what they call a multi-billion-dollar campaign to hook kids on flavored tobacco products.
From school custodian to principal. That's the trajectory for 38-year-old Michael Atkins, the new principal at Stedman Elementary School in Denver, Colorado.
Jose Lopez was discovered by the NJ Transit Police Department at Secaucus Junction back on August 6th.
New Jersey Transit is investigating why a train door opened on the wrong side of an outbound train, causing a passenger to fall out of the train.
An armed man holding dozens of people hostage on a public bus Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro and threatening to set the vehicle on fire was arrested by police after a four-hour long standoff, Brazilian police said.
There's a beef brewing between fast food restaurants on social media over who has the best chicken sandwich. It has been dubbed the #ChickenWars.
