A BBC news editor at the scene saw scores of police vehicles and at least one person with a bloodied chest being taken away.

The president also said he would consider calling in active-duty military troops if needed, launching an unprecedented effort to take charge of the nation’s capital.

After a judge threatened to block an order federalizing Washington’s police, the Justice Department issued a new directive leaving the city’s police chief in charge, for now.

The day of the shooting, a judge had issued an arrest order for Justin York, accusing him of tampering with an ankle monitor he was wearing on earlier charges.

Manhattan was rocked by a powerful explosion, leaving at least 29 injured. A suspicious device was discovered nearby.

Three violent MS-13 members — two of whom illegally entered the United States during the Biden administration — are in Nassau County police custody following a joint Aug. 8 operation between ICE New York City,

Hazmat teams have been deployed to a federal government building in New York City after envelopes containing a mysterious white powder were discovered, authorities said. Just before 4 p.m. on Thursday, the New York City Fire Department received a report of white powder on the 9th floor of 26 Federal Plaza, a spokesperson told The Independent.

A judge has ordered the Trump administration to ensure a New York City facility holding migrants is not overcrowded and that detainees are provided with hygiene products.