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Suspect in Times Square blast timed assault for maximum impact

The area was packed with commuters and holiday tourists in a city still on edge from a terror attack six weeks ago that claimed eight lives. After the blast, hundreds of commuters fled subway trains and dozens of emergency vehicles swarmed Times Square.

December 11, 2017

Emergency vehicles near the Port Authority Bus Terminal on Eighth Avenue in Manhattan on Monday. Credit Jeenah Moon for The New York Times

New York Explosion Empties Port Authority; Suspect Is in Custody

December 11, 2017

NYC mayor: Blast was an attempted terrorist attack

December 11, 2017

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December 11, 2017

WATCH LIVE: 3 injured, suspect arrested in Manhattan explosion (VIDEOS)

One suspect is in custody and three others are injured following an explosion at the Port Authority bus terminal in Midtown Manhattan.

December 11, 2017

December 11, 2017

California wildfires now larger than NYC, Boston combined

As for those facing the flames of the current wildfires, there's gratitude -- for life, community and the efforts of the firefighters working to protect both.

December 11, 2017

California wildfires now larger than NYC, Boston combined

December 11, 2017

New York explosion at Manhattan bus terminal

Four people, including the suspect, were injured in the blast, the Fire Department said. None of the injured was considered life threatening.

December 11, 2017

This photo confirmed by CBS News shows a suspect after his explosive device detonated in an underground passageway near the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City Dec. 11, 2017.

December 10, 2017

Santa Barbara firefighters struggle to contain massive blaze with no rain in sight

California's biggest wildfire forced evacuations in Faria Beach, a small community on the coast between Ventura and Santa Barbara. (Dec. 8) A

December 10, 2017

December 07, 2017

Al Franken announces intention to resign from Senate over sexual misconduct allegations

The first allegation against Franken came on November 16

December 07, 2017

FILE – In this Sept. 20, 2017, file photo, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Franken, facing fresh allegations of sexual misconduct and vanishing support from fellow Democrats, appears on the brink of resign

December 04, 2017

Trump travel ban: Supreme Court lets restrictions take full effect

The US Supreme Court has ruled President Donald Trump's travel ban on six mainly Muslim countries can go fully into effect.

December 04, 2017

A woman wears a US flag for a headscarf as she participates in the #NoMuslimBanEver rally in Los Angeles in October

December 04, 2017

Supreme Court Allows Trump Travel Ban to Take Effect

The orders gave no reasons for the court’s shift.

December 04, 2017

The Supreme Court in Washington. The third and newest version of the travel ban, issued by President Trump in September, imposed restrictions on citizens of Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen. Credit Alex Wong/Getty

December 01, 2017

Flynn to Plead Guilty to Lying to the F.B.I.

Flynn charged with one count of making false statement

December 01, 2017

November 26, 2017

Kushner And Ivanka Refuse To Leave DC, Want New House

President Donald Trump might not be getting rid of his eldest daughter and son-in-law anytime soon.

November 26, 2017

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. WIN MCNAMEE/GETTY IMAGES

November 14, 2017

What is trump's tax reform everything to know about the plan for America' rich

GOP leaders try to rush through complicated tax code changes, inspiring a special-interest bacchanal the likes of which Washington has never seen.

November 14, 2017

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan looks on as President Donald Trump speaks about tax reform legislation in the Cabinet Room at the White House, November 2, 2017. DREW ANGERER/GETTY

November 07, 2017

Trump says extreme vetting for Texas shooter would have made 'no difference'

The president was briefed on developments in the shooting while in Japan, and said soon after that it should be credited to a "mental health problem" and not U.S. gun laws.

November 07, 2017

November 02, 2017

Trump names Powell as Fed chair nominee

The president moves to make his mark on the world’s most powerful central bank

November 02, 2017

November 01, 2017

US files terrorism charges against NYC attacker, questions 2nd Uzbek man

Sayfullo Saipov has been charged with providing material support and resources to the Islamic State terrorist group, in connection with the truck attack in Manhattan that killed eight people. A second Uzbek man is being questioned in relation to the attack.

November 01, 2017

Sayfullo Saipov, the suspect in the New York City truck attack. © New York PD / Reuters

November 01, 2017

Uber driver, Uzbekistan native: A look at NYC attack suspect

Police say the attack that transformed a popular New York City bike path along the Hudson River into a scene of terror was perpetrated by a lone man they consider a terrorist.

November 01, 2017

© Ludovic MARIN / AFP | A general view taken from the rooftop of a hotel in Manhattan shows New York City high rises on September 17, 2017.

November 01, 2017

Trump criticizes Democrats after reports visa program admitted alleged attacker

US president targeted Chuck Schumer in apparent response to unconfirmed reports that Sayfullo Saipov entered US under Diversity Immigrant Visa Program

November 01, 2017

Donald Trump at the White House in Washington Tuesday. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

November 01, 2017

Hero cop stopped terror suspect’s NYC killing spree

POLICE officer Ryan Nash was on a routine call when he came face-to-face with the suspected New York terrorist. Here’s what he did next.

November 01, 2017

NYPD police officer Ryan Nash. Picture: Facebook.Source:Supplied

November 01, 2017

Five Argentines among 8 dead in New York City terror attack

The violence was terrifyingly similar to vehicle attacks carried out in Europe, where Islamic State supporters have used cars and trucks to strike pedestrians in crowded streets, a tactic that has been employed in France, Britain, Germany, Sweden and Spain.

November 01, 2017

This undated photo provided by St. Charles County Department of Corrections via KMOV shows the Sayfullo Saipov. Picture: AP.Source:AP