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Queens DA Charges Mentally-Ill Man Shot by NYPD, Despite Mayor Mamdani’s Wishes

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz speaks at City Hall alongside other district attorneys about Mayor Eric Adams increasing their budgets.

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz on Friday filed charges of attempted assault in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree against Jabez Chakraborty, a 22-year-old man who has lived with schizophrenia who was shot last month by police officers. The charge comes despite Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s public pleas not […]

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The best new video games of February 2026

We're only partway through February, but it has already given us a year's worth of excellent games. Here's what's worth checking out.

4chan’s creator says ‘Epstein had nothing to do’ with creating infamous far-right board /pol/

The close timing of Jeffrey Epstein coming into contact with 4chan founder Chris 'moot' Poole and the launch of the "politically incorrect" message board /pol/ that became a breeding ground for QAnon and the white supremacist alt-right movement was coincidental, says Poole. In a statement given to The Verge, Pool writes, "The decision to add […]

The Verge’s 2026 Valentine’s Day gift guide (for him)

Valentine's Day is often thought of as the quintessential Hallmark holiday - and why wouldn't it be? Most of the time, it's marketed to us with massive floral arrangements and heart-shaped chocolates, both of which can come off as borderline twee. But no one says you have to play by the rulebook when it comes […]

Video game romances need to grow up

There's still no great video game love story, as romance in games is stuck in a past where wish fulfillment matters more than character relationships