Ten people have died in an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease centred in the South Bronx, New York City officials said.

A suspect in an assault on the New York City subway has been shot dead by police after he slashed an officer with a knife, authorities said.

Two women have been arrested in New York City, accused of planning to build a bomb to attack the United States.

New York City police are trying to trace eight people who are unaccounted for after an apparent gas explosion in Manhattan.