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Newly released video of a fatal New York prison beating shows correctional officers repeatedly pummeling a handcuffed inmate, striking him in the chest with a shoe, and lifting him by the neck and dropping him. Body-worn camera footage of the Dec. 9 assault on Robert Brooks was made public Friday by the state’s attorney general, who is investigating the officers' use of force. Brooks, 43, was pronounced dead at a hospital the morning after the assault at the Marcy Correctional Facility, a state prison in Oneida County. Thirteen correctional officers and a nurse implicated in the attack will face termination,...

On Wednesday, former NYPD sergeant, Alberto Randazzo, was sentenced to nearly three decades in prison for sexual exploitation and child pornography. He was also ordered to register as a sex offender; upon his release from jail, he is mandated to be supervised for up to eight years. This news came as a shock to many New Yorkians who undoubtedly viewed Randazzo as a model citizen and a wholesome pillar of their community. His sentencing was held at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York.

Bernard Kerik is the only cabinet secretary-designate whose life story has already been optioned by a major movie studio. The son of a New Jersey prostitute who was murdered when he was a boy, Kerik is a high school dropout, a karate black belt, and a former security guard for the Saudi Royal family. His rise from ghetto streets to become a trusted presidential adviser is marked by discipline, determination, and a fierce loyalty to the men who put their trust in him, from former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani to President Bush. He'll need all of those resources when,...