New York Headlines

• Fate of Bibas Family Renews Fears for Israel-Gaza Cease-fire

  (by Patrick Kingsley for The New York Times 23 minutes ago)
  Hamas said it had returned the bodies of Shiri Bibas and her two sons. The Israeli military announced that the boys were murdered in Gaza and that Ms. Bibas’s body was that of someone else.
  
  

• Brute who slugged female NYPD cop released after judge lowers bail — and slugs woman in random Times Square attack: police

  (by Larry Celona, Kyle Schnitzer, Jorge Fitz-Gibbon for The New York Post 29 minutes ago)
  Ernest Delma was still facing charges for slugging an NYPD cop in the Bronx when he allegedly punched a woman in Times Square over the weekend after making bail.
  
  

• As Truce Talks Stall, Fears Mount for Israeli Hostages in Gaza After 500 Days

  (by Ephrat Livni for The New York Times 57 minutes ago)
  “I was in Gaza. I survived. Keith survived. Others will not,” said Aviva Siegel, who with her husband was taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023. She urged the Israeli government to secure the release of others.
  
  
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• Luigi Mangione set for first court appearance since his arraignment in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s death

  (by Associated Press for The New York Post an hour ago)
  Luigi Mangione, 26, is set for a hearing in state court in Manhattan.
  
  

• FedEx driver was looking at phone before fatal crash that killed ex-NY track star and 2 kids: report

  (by Richard Pollina for The New York Post 4 hours ago)
  Prosecutors say the footage shows the driver “using his cellphone for an extended period of time well before the crash,” and he had done so about 48 seconds before the fatal collision.
  
  

• Arab Leaders Scramble to Counter Trump’s Gaza Plans

  (by Ismaeel Naar for The New York Times 6 hours ago)
  Leaders of all six Gulf states will meet on Friday to strategize with Egyptian and Jordanian counterparts ahead of a broader Arab summit early next month.
  
  

• N.Y. Corrections Officers Charged With Murder in Death of Robert Brooks

  (by Ed Shanahan and Wesley Parnell for The New York Times 7 hours ago)
  A special prosecutor on Thursday unsealed the charges in the killing of Robert Brooks at the Marcy Correctional Facility in December.
  

• N.Y. Prisons Loosen Solitary Confinement Rules as Wildcat Strikes Spread

  (by Maria Cramer for The New York Times 9 hours ago)
  Corrections officers in New York say their working conditions are dangerous and they are forced into overtime. They have walked off the job at 41 of the state’s 42 prisons.
  
  

• Janno Lieber, Congestion Pricing’s Biggest Booster, Prepares to Take on the White House

  (by Stefanos Chen for The New York Times 21 hours ago)
  Janno Lieber, head of the M.T.A., has helped steer the tolling program through lawsuits and a last-minute pause. He now will face off with President Trump.