New York City has some of the toughest gun laws in the nation. But Monday’s mass shooting showed their limits, security experts said.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams confirmed “there is an active shooter investigation taking place in Midtown right now” in a post on X. Follow for live updates.

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.

Shane Tamura is suspected of killing four people before shooting himself on the 33rd floor of the building at 345 Park Avenue, authorities said.

A shooting in a Manhattan skyscraper late on Monday that killed four people, including a New York City police officer, has been marked by statements of sorrow and prayers for the victims' families, but no sign of the Republican-controlled U.

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor, was in Uganda when the shooting took place, while the incumbent mayor, Eric Adams, sought to project an image of crisis manager.

New York City shooting latest: 4 dead as suspect Shane Tamura ‘left note’ sharing NFL grievances and CTE claim - Tamara fatally shot NYPD officer Didarul Islam and seriously injured an NFL staffer after opening fire in a Park Avenue skyscraper,

At least two people, including a New York City police officer, were shot Monday in a midtown office building that houses some of the country’s top financial firms and the National Football League, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.