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Wyckoff Man Sexually Assaulted Adult Victim: Prosecutor
A Wyckoff man has been jailed on multiple sexual assault charges stemming from an alleged attack on an adult victim, authorities said.
Abdalwali A. Alsaidi, of Wyckoff, was charged with two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, two counts of second-degree sexual assault, and one count of third-degree aggravated criminal sexual contact, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
The investigation began on Monday, July 7, 2025, when Wyckoff police contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit about the alleged sexual assault of an adult victim, authorities …
NYU Langone, Upmc To End Gender-Affirming Care For Minors In DOJ Deals
Two major New York and Pennsylvania health systems will stop providing gender-affirming medical care to minors under agreements reached with the US Department of Justice, federal officials announced Friday, Sept. 18.
NYU Langone Hospitals and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, or UPMC, agreed to stop providing puberty blockers, hormones, and surgical procedures to patients younger than 18, according to the DOJ.
NYU also agreed to pay $8.5 million, while UPMC will pay $950,000 as part of the resolutions, the department said.
The agreements resolve investigations into potential vio…
Trump Bans 3 Major News Outlets From White House, Says Others May Follow
The battle over what media outlets get through the White House gates has sharply escalated.
President Donald Trump announced Friday afternoon, Sept. 18, that he was immediately banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House in an extraordinary, unprecedented move that is sounding alarms about First Amendment rights.
The First Amendment of the Constitution protects five basic freedoms from government interference: religion, speech, the press, assembly, and petition.
Trump disclosed the directive in a post on his Truth Social account. He accused all three organizations of repeatedly …
NJ Man Stole $126K From Coworkers, Others To Fund Sports Betting: Prosecutor
A New Jersey man used fake real estate flips, made-up personal emergencies and his construction business to steal more than $126,000 from coworkers and other victims to fund his sports betting accounts, authorities said.
Matthew A. DaMatta, 50, of Linden, was charged with second-degree theft by deception following an investigation by the Union County Prosecutor's Office Special Prosecutions Unit, Prosecutor William A. Daniel announced Friday, Sept. 18.
DaMatta used his business, MD Marion Construction LLC, to fraudulently obtain the money from multiple victims between July 2023 and January …
Bergen County Man Shot Dead By NY Police ‘Would Give You The Shirt Off His Back,’ Friends Say
A New Jersey man shot dead by New York State Police will be remembered at services Friday, Sept. 18 and Saturday, Sept. 19, according to his loved ones.
Amir Hamza, 45, of Ridgewood, NJ, was killed Monday, Sept. 14 at Whip-o-Will Campground in Ulster County, NY, authorities said.
A funeral prayer for Hamza will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Islamic Center of Passaic County in Paterson, according to a Facebook post from Mahmoud Hamza. A burial at East Ridgelawn Cemetery in Clifton will follow.
Additionally, a religious program and condolence gathering is scheduled for El-Zahra Islamic Cent…
New Show Starring Judge Judy's Son 'Adam's Law' Now Airing On CBS
A former Hudson Valley, NY district attorney is following his famous mother, Judge Judy, into the television courtroom.
“Adam’s Law,” starring former Putnam County District Attorney Adam Levy, the son of Judge Judy Sheindlin, premiered its first season on Monday, Sept. 14, according to CBS Media Ventures.
The nationally syndicated courtroom program was created by Sheindlin, who is handing the gavel to her son after building one of television's best-known courtroom franchises. Levy brings more than 25 years of legal experience to the show, including two terms as Putnam Count…
