Four people were killed, including a police officer, and one was seriously injured when a gunman opened fire inside an office building before fatally shooting himself.

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) said the slain officer, who was killed in a Manhattan skyscraper shooting, represented “the very best of our department.”  “Police Officer Didarul Islam

Shane Tamura opened fire in a skyscraper in Manhattan on Monday (28 July) killing four people, before shooting himself.

Plus, some Republican lawmakers are pushing for legislation to end "weather modification," pushing a fringe theory that humans are controlling the weather into the mainstream.

Authorities in New York City are responding to a report of a shooting at a midtown office building that houses some of the country’s top financial firms and the National Football League.

Authorities are responding to a call of shots fired in a Midtown Manhattan office building, police told the BBC. A BBC News editor is near the scene. She reported seeing scores of police vehicles and at least one person with a bloodied chest being taken away.

Officials warned young children and those with respiratory illnesses to take precautions. For weeks, smoke from Canadian wildfires has been drifting across the border.

By Mark Prussin Click here for updates on this story New York City (WCBS) — The New York City Police Department Animal Cruelty Squad is searching for a man who allegedly set a dog on fire after he dragged it down a street.