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4 wounded at Brooklyn train station when officers shoot man wielding knife
NEW YORK (AP) — Four people were wounded at a Brooklyn subway station Sunday when police officers shot a man threatening them with a knife, and inadvertently sprayed bullets that hit passengers, authorities said. The people struck by gunfire included two innocent bystanders, one of...
A former NYC school food chief is sentenced to 2 years in a tainted chicken bribery case
NEW YORK (AP) — The former head of food services for New York City public schools was sentenced to two years in prison on Monday for a bribery scandal that resulted in children being served chicken tenders contaminated with metal and bone. Eric Goldstein, the former school food...
Anthony Roth Costanzo sings 7 roles in madcap `Marriage of Figaro' at New York's Little Island
NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Roth Costanzo gives a truly inside look at one of Mozart’s most loved operas. Singing seven different roles in a madcap presentation of “Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)” at New York's Little Island, the countertenor labors through the...
The 33 most anticipated movies of the fall
The seasonal differences of the movie calendar have eroded a little bit with time. Neither of the last two Oscar juggernauts — “Oppenheimer,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — opened in the fall, the traditional launching pad of Academy Awards hopefuls. And just the...
1 of 5 people shot at New York's West Indian American Day Parade has died
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the five people who were shot at New York City’s West Indian American Day Parade has died, police said Tuesday. A 25-year-old man who was among the victims when shots rang out Monday afternoon during the raucous annual event was later pronounced dead,...
5 people shot at New York's West Indian American Day Parade, police say
NEW YORK (AP) — Five people were shot Monday at New York City’s West Indian American Day Parade, police said. It's the latest instance of violence marring one of the world’s largest annual celebrations of Caribbean culture. A gunman targeting a specific group of people opened...
Former NYPD officer sentenced to 27 years for shooting her ex-girlfriend and the ex's new partner
NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City police officer has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for shooting and wounding her ex-girlfriend and killing the ex-girlfriend's new love interest. Former officer Yvonne Wu, 34, was sentenced Wednesday in state court in Brooklyn after...
Oklahoma revokes license of teacher who gave class QR code to Brooklyn library in book-ban protest
Oklahoma's education board has revoked the license of a former teacher who drew national attention during surging book-ban efforts across the U.S. in 2022 when she covered part of her classroom bookshelf in red tape with the words “Books the state didn't want you to read.” The...
NYC parks worker charged with murder as a hate crime in killing of migrant
NEW YORK (AP) — A parks worker for New York City accused of fatally shooting a man at a migrant encampment in Brooklyn has been indicted on charges including murder as a hate crime, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Authorities allege Elijah Mitchell, 23, of Queens, was upset that...
Human bones found near carousel in waterfront park in Brooklyn
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City authorities are investigating after human bones were discovered twice this week on the shoreline of the East River near a waterfront carousel known for its spectacular views of the Brooklyn Bridge. A city parks department officer found a skull and...
