After the fatal shooting of a Queens bodega owner during a robbery this past weekend, advocacy group Hispanics Across America recommended that bodega owners be armed in order to protect themselves and their businesses. HAA founder Fernando Mateo said, "We've gotten to the point where we need to provide firearms for these hardworking people." more ›

Jonathan Metz, the 31-year-old West Hartford, Connecticut resident who sawed off most of his left arm that was trapped in his boiler, is expected to give a press conference at 2 p.m. Metz decided on the drastic measure because, as he was stuck for two days, his arm started to decay and Metz's doctors praised his decision, saying his arm was gangrenous and could have killed him. more ›

Two separate incidents Brooklyn resulted in the death of a 27-year-old man on a Brownsville sidewalk, a nine-year-old girl wounded, and a 13-year-old boy clinging to life. Police are investigating whether the shot that struck the nine-year-old girl in the arm yesterday was related to the shooting that killed Robert Morgan two blocks away in Brownsville. more ›