A woman set on fire inside a New York City subway has raised questions about how a world traveler and former Merck employee ...

Sebastian Zapeta, the man accused of setting a woman on fire on the NYC subway, pleads not guilty in the death of Debrina ...

Prosecutors say Sebastian Zapeta intentionally lit Debrina Kawam on fire while she was sleeping on board an F train at the ...

The suspect is accused of setting a sleeping woman's clothes on fire, using his shirt to fan the flames and then sitting on a ...

New York City's Metropolitan Transit Authority tried to defend the safety of the subway system despite several high-profile crimes threatening riders.

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said she has ordered more officers to patrol the subway trains and platforms following the ...

Major crimes on the subway were down 5.4% in 2024 compared to the year prior, NYPD statistics show, and down 13% compared to ...

Sebastian Zapeta, who allegedly set a woman on fire in the NYC subway, and Laken Riley's killer, Jose Ibarra, were among ...

It took police more than a week to publicly identify 57-year-old Debrina Kawam as the woman who was fatally set on fire in a New York subway train on Dec. 22. But on the internet, it took just hours ...

The woman was identified as Debrina Kawam of Toms River, New Jersey. Mayor Adams said she had a "brief stint" in the city's ...