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Model charged in stabbing death in the Bronx

Nov. 16, 2024 17:58 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — A model who has appeared in campaigns for Calvin Klein and Levi’s has been formally charged in the stabbing death of a man in New York City, prosecutors said Saturday. Dynus Saxon was arraigned in Bronx criminal court late Friday in connection with the Nov. 10...

NYC politicians call on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for saying bakery denied order over politics

Nov. 16, 2024 13:46 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City politicians are calling on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for suggesting on air that a local bakery had declined to make “The View” co-host a batch of desserts for her birthday because of her political beliefs. Staten Island Borough President Vito...

From New Jersey to Hawaii, Trump made inroads in surprising places in his path to the White House

Nov. 16, 2024 08:38 AM EST

TOTOWA, N.J. (AP) — Patrons at Murph's Tavern are toasting not just Donald Trump's return to the presidency but the fact that he carried their northern New Jersey county, a longtime Democratic stronghold in the shadow of New York City. To Maria Russo, the woman pouring the drinks,...

More states are ditching exams as high school graduation requirements

Nov. 16, 2024 00:09 AM EST

BOSTON (AP) — When Massachusetts voters decided to ditch the state's standardized tests as a high school graduation requirement on Election Day, they joined a trend that has steadily chipped away at the use of high-stakes tests over the past two decades. The vote on the ballot...

NYC concerned about low reservoir levels after months of little rain

Nov. 15, 2024 19:49 PM EST

GILBOA, N.Y. (AP) — New York City officials are concerned about low reservoir levels after months of little rain, saying they may postpone repairs on a temporarily out-of-service aqueduct to bring more water into the stressed system. Mayor Eric Adams issued a drought watch this...

Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform

Nov. 15, 2024 10:20 AM EST

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Good or bad, the United Nations climate negotiations process itself became the focus of the international talks that aim to curb warming from coal, oil and natural gas. Environmental advocates released reports Friday decrying fossil fuel industry influence...

Giuliani's lawyers seek to withdraw from legal fight over $148M defamation judgment against him

Nov. 14, 2024 18:58 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Two lawyers say they can no longer represent Rudy Giuliani in a legal fight over property he's been ordered to give up to satisfy part of a $148 million defamation judgment against him. They asked a judge to remove them from the case, citing disagreements with the former New York...

Dozens indicted over NYC gang warfare that led to the deaths of four bystanders

Nov. 14, 2024 17:52 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Four bystanders were shot dead in the last 18 months because of gang rivalries in upper Manhattan, authorities said Thursday as they announced the indictments of dozens of people in a yearslong welter of gunfire, robberies, weapons deals, car crashes and more. One...

Manhattan rooftop fire sends plumes of dark smoke into skyline

Nov. 14, 2024 17:42 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — A fire on the roof of a 44-story luxury apartment building sent plumes of dark smoke into the New York City skyline on Thursday. The fire in the Hudson Yards mixed-use development on Manhattan's west side was first reported at about 11:30 a.m., the city fire...

NYC bans unusual practice of forcing tenants to pay real estate brokers hired by landlords

Nov. 13, 2024 16:33 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Mandatory broker fees, an unusual feature of New York City apartment hunting long reviled by renters, will be banned under legislation that passed Wednesday after overcoming fierce backlash from the city's real estate lobby. Under a system that exists in New York...