A federal judge has ordered the city to hand over the operations of its troubled jails on Rikers Island to an outside manager. In a decision Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain wrote ...

There’s long been a particular tone to Judge Jonathan Apgar’s courtroom, and he sets it before he even takes his seat at the bench. Most courthouse hearings begin with a bailiff’s call that ...

4. Jeanine had her own daytime TV judge show. In 2008, Judge Jeanine Pirro debuted on CW stations across the country. It ran until 2011 when it was cancelled due to low ratings. The show did pick ...

The 1983 ABC movie “The Day After” was a landmark moment that proved contentious even before it aired, as a new documentary shows. By Alissa Wilkinson The latest installment to the long ...