The Bronx shooting update: ICE agents reportedly shoot individual in Marble Hill; what we know so far

Members of law enforcement gather at the scene after a shooting reportedly involving US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in the Bronx borough of New York City, on Thursday, (REUTERS)

An individual was shot reportedly by an ICE agent during an operation in the Marble Hill area between the Bronx and Manhattan in New York City on Thursday afternoon. Members of law enforcement gather at the scene after a shooting reportedly involving US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in the Bronx borough of New … Read more

American chestnut returns to Bronx Zoo more than 120 years after blight was first documented; 25 hybrid saplings planted on 265-acre grounds; NYC expands 1,000-tree restoration drive after disease killed nearly 4 billion trees

American chestnut returns to Bronx Zoo more than 120 years after blight was first documented; 25 hybrid saplings planted on 265-acre grounds; NYC expands 1,000-tree restoration drive after disease killed nearly 4 billion trees

American chestnut trees are returning to the Bronx Zoo more than 120 years after the blight was first documented. (Photo: TACF.org) More than 120 years after the American chestnut blight was first documented at the Bronx Zoo, the iconic tree is making a historic return to the same grounds where its devastating decline was first … Read more

Who was Jacob Freytes? President Donald Trump hugs slain Bronx boy’s parents in emotional viral video – watch

US President Donald Trump leaves stage to hug Jacob Freytes grieving parents. (AFP)

President Donald Trump stepped off the stage during a speech on Long Island on Friday to embrace the grieving parents of 12-year-old Jacob Freytes, a Bronx boy whose death from a stray bullet has drawn national attention. US President Donald Trump leaves stage to hug Jacob Freytes grieving parents. (AFP) The emotional moment unfolded at … Read more