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Morgan sparks Red Bulls to 4-2 victory over Revolution

May. 11, 2024 22:04 PM EDT

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Lewis Morgan had an early goal and picked up an assist late to lead the New York Red Bulls to a 4-2 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday night. The Red Bulls (5-2-5) grabbed the lead in the 6th minute when Morgan took a pass from Sean Nealis and...

PWHL New York changing coaches with mutual agreement with Draper to step down and return to Alberta

May. 11, 2024 19:07 PM EDT

PWHL New York is changing coaches after reaching a mutual agreement with Howie Draper, who decided to step down and return to his former job coaching the University of Alberta women’s hockey program, the league announced on Saturday. The move comes a week after the Professional...

Charles Oakley is still not ready to return to Madison Square Garden to watch the Knicks

May. 11, 2024 15:53 PM EDT

Former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley still isn't ready to step foot inside Madison Square Garden, even with the team enjoying some of its best success since his era. Not during these NBA playoffs, and certainly not as long as he has an ongoing lawsuit against Madison Square...

Sean 'Diddy' Combs asks judge to dismiss 'false' claim that he, others raped 17-year-old girl

May. 10, 2024 23:04 PM EDT

Sean “Diddy” Combs on Friday asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that he and two co-defendants raped a 17-year-old girl in a New York recording studio in 2003, saying it was a “false and hideous claim" that was filed too late under the law. The legal move is...

Jalen Brunson starts for New York Knicks despite injured right foot

May. 10, 2024 19:13 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson started Game 3 against the Indiana Pacers on Friday night despite having a sore right foot. The All-Star is averaging a league-high 35.6 points in the postseason, leading the Knicks to a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference...

James Simons, mathematician, philanthropist and hedge fund founder, has died

May. 10, 2024 19:06 PM EDT

James “Jim” Simons, a renowned mathematician and pioneering investor who built a fortune on Wall Street and then became one of the nation's biggest philanthropists, has died at age 86. The charitable foundation that Simons co-founded with his wife, Marilyn, announced that Simons...

NYC policy on how long migrant families can stay in shelters was 'haphazard,' audit finds

May. 10, 2024 18:48 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City policy imposing 60-day limits on shelter stays for migrant families was rolled out haphazardly over the past six months — with issues such as the city failing to notify pregnant women they may be exempt, a new audit by the city's comptroller has found. ...

Alleged Rushdie attacker, awaiting trial in New York, could still face federal charges, lawyer says

May. 10, 2024 17:45 PM EDT

MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — The lawyer for the New Jersey man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie is in talks with county and federal prosecutors to try to resolve existing charges of attempted murder without a trial — as well as potential terrorism-related charges that could still be coming,...

Applied DNA Sciences: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

May. 10, 2024 16:19 PM EDT

STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Applied DNA Sciences Inc. (APDN) on Friday reported a fiscal second-quarter loss of $4.5 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. The Stony Brook, New York-based company said it had a loss of $5.31 per...

New York's legal weed program plagued by inexperienced leaders, report finds

May. 10, 2024 15:27 PM EDT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s legal cannabis market has been hampered by inexperienced leaders who treated the state licensing agency like a “mission-driven” startup rather than a government office, according to an internal review released Friday. The report detailed several...