The United States government announced Tuesday the release of Oscar Lopez Rivera, who has been imprisoned in the U.S. for 36 years for his struggle to free Puerto Rico from U.S. colonial rule.

A man from Bronx, NY was taken into custody for trying to fill a fraudulent prescription at Sparta CVS on January 16, 207 around 12:51 p.m.

A 38-year-old Bronx man who robbed a Fort Lee bank of $50,000 with a large knife last week was scheduled for a first federal court appearance Thursday, authorities said.