As widely expected, New York City mayor Eric Adams announced on Thursday that he would pass up the Democratic Party primary in June and instead file petitions to run as an independent in November as he pursues a second term.

A federal judge dismissed New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case on Wednesday, agreeing it was the only practical outcome while blasting the Justice Department’s “troubling” rationale for wanting the charges thrown out — namely so the Democrat could help President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Combs, 55, is scheduled to go on trial in the sex trafficking case on May 5 Sean "Diddy" Combs is now facing five criminal counts related to his federal sex trafficking case. The new indictment, made public by federal prosecutors in New York City on Friday,

By Luc Cohen and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sean 'Diddy' Combs was hit with an expanded federal indictment on Friday, charging the hip-hop mogul with five criminal counts including racketeering and sex trafficking.