Strengthening winds and bone-dry conditions were hindering firefighters working to gain control of a stubborn wildfire burning in a forested stretch along the New York-New Jersey state border about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of New York City.

Wildfires are rarer in North Jersey and the southern part of New York than other regions, but a record dry spell has put all forested areas in danger. A wildfire broke out over the weekend in Prospect Park,

A New York court suspended all the current deadlines in President-elect Donald Trump's New York hush money case, including a scheduled Nov. 26 sentencing on his 34 felony convictions. Judge Juan Merchan was scheduled to issue a decision Tuesday on whether the Supreme Court's broad presidential immunity ruling means Trump's 34 felony convictions must be tossed out.

A judge is postponing a key ruling in President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case as his lawyers argued for dismissing it so he can run the country

Judge delays immunity ruling in Trump "hush money" conviction 02:54. New York — President-elect Donald Trump's criminal conviction lives on, at least for another week. A New Yor