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  • Labor Organizer Chris Smalls Arrested After Allegedly Breaching NYPD Barricade During Met Gala Protest

    Labor activist Chris Smalls was arrested outside the 2026 Met Gala after allegedly jumping a police barricade while protesting Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s involvement in the high-profile event, according to New York police and multiple reports. Smalls, 37, was taken into custody Monday evening, May 4, 2025, near the Metropolitan Museum of Art after police…

  • New York Woman Faces Up to 25 Years After Dynamite Attack Leaves Boyfriend Severely Injured

    A New York woman has been convicted in a violent domestic assault case involving the use of an explosive device, after prosecutors said she planted a lit stick of dynamite near her sleeping boyfriend—resulting in catastrophic injuries when it detonated in his hand. Keyonna Waddell, 35, was found guilty Friday of assault and criminal possession…

  • Parolee Accused of Raping Teen Just One Month After Prison Release

    A 29-year-old parolee, Casmine Aska, who was recently released after serving eight years for sexually assaulting a 9-year-old boy and throwing him off a rooftop, is now facing charges for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl in a Bronx stairwell. The shocking incident occurred just one month after Aska’s release from prison, raising serious questions about…