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TSA officers at JFK Airport likely see a lot of odd stuff in passengers’ bags, but what was found last week likely gave them paws: A live cat was found shoved into a checked bag.

TSA officers at JFK Airport likely see a lot of odd stuff in passengers’ bags, but what was found last week likely gave them paws: A live cat was found shoved into a checked bag.

An Amazon worker caused total chaos at a Staten Island warehouse early Friday, allegedly pulling a fire alarm — despite there being no fire — and spraying fire extinguishers on colleagues and throughout the building, according to people with direct knowledge of what happened. Cops and firefighters were called to the sprawling Bloomfield complex on Gulf Avenue around 6 a.m….

You’ve probably heard about Netflix’s new TV miniseries “The Watcher” by now. It’s one of the creepiest stories in New Jersey history and has held the streaming giant’s No. 1 spot almost constantly since it debuted last week.

A Long Island home has been condemned and its owner arrested after more than 300 animals and 100,000 roaches were allegedly found on her property, officials said Tuesday.

The Broaddus family bought their dream home at 657 Boulevard in Westfield, New Jersey, in 2014. Then came letters from “The Watcher.” Here’s what to know about the Netflix series.

As the 2022 election season nears its conclusion, one Manhattan candidate is hoping his latest raunchy stunt will help him come out on top — or at least get his name out there.

The Broaddus family bought their dream home at 657 Boulevard in Westfield, New Jersey, in 2014. Then came letters from “The Watcher.” Here’s what to know about the Netflix series.

Alexander Cohen, a product manager at a large healthcare startup in Austin, Texas, posted a truly one-of-a-kind money-saving hack he claimed to attempt during a company trip.

Why is one chain of convenience stores suddenly deciding that only adults can purchase the tasty ice cream topping? Because it is now illegal for people under 21 to buy cans of whipped cream in the state of New York

Police officers in Wasau, Wisconsin, were called to an apartment complex to wrangle a feathered intruder that had broken into a second-floor unit.

It wasn’t clear if the goose was hurt in the two-day ordeal but it was seen moving around in a laundry basket after the rescue.

An NYPD officer on horseback chased down a sunglass thief in Times Square on Saturday, and the unusual pursuit was captured on the mounted officer’s body camera.

A New Jersey man said he found $1,000 buried on his Wildwood property, with the bundles of $10 and $20 bills — all dated to be from 1934 — wrapped in brown paper.

Scientists have discovered the world’s largest bacterium in a Caribbean mangrove swamp.

A woman in New York is now receiving mail from the distant past — written by relatives who have since passed away.

City of Amarillo officials are trying to figure out what exactly was wandering around the zoo in the middle of the night.

Hundreds of cockroaches were released during an altercation that broke out at an arraignment in a New York courthouse Tuesday, shutting down the courthouse for the remainder of the day for fumigation.

A courthouse in upstate New York was closed for fumigation Tuesday after hundreds of cockroaches were released during an altercation that broke out at an arraignment, according to court officials.

It’s the story that made Sara Fulton a local celebrity for what she did at Temkin’s Bar in Greenpoint , where she’s known as a hero for saving all the terrified bargoers from a terrifying… opossum.