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Back on the bump: New dad Cole sets sights on Yankees title
NEW YORK (AP) — Getting ready for a high-profile New York Yankees debut at World Series champion Washington on July 23, Gerrit Cole explained his mindset. “There is only going to be only one coronavirus World Series champion, and so that's unique in and of itself,” he said Friday. “I...
Man arrested on charges of slashing toddler in face in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — A 35-year-old man has been arrested on charges he slashed a toddler in the face in upper Manhattan, police said Friday. The assault happened at around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in Morningside Heights, police said. They said a man slashed a 2-year-old boy above the eye with an unknown sharp object...
The Latest: Hot-spot Arizona reaches ICU capacity of 91%
PHOENIX — Arizona has reached new peaks in hospitalizations and emergency room visits, indicating the state is only intensifying as a coronavirus hot spot. State health officials say the capacity of hospital intensive care units is at an all-time high of 91%. The number of people hospitalized Thursday due...
Woman fatally stabbed in NYC, husband in police custody
NEW YORK (AP) — A 45-year-old Queens woman was fatally stabbed Friday, and her husband, who also suffered stab wounds, was in custody, police said. Officers responding to a 911 call shortly before 2:30 a.m. found a man and woman inside an apartment in Jackson Heights, both with stab wounds. The man and...
NY reports 918 new virus infections, 9 COVID-19 deaths
NEW YORK (AP) — New York state reported 918 new coronavirus infections and nine deaths from COVID-19, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday. The 918 figure recorded Thursday represents the first time more than 900 new infections have been reported since June 12, when 916 people tested positive for the virus...
5 stabbed in dispute over illegal fireworks in NYC park
NEW YORK (AP) — Five men were stabbed Friday after a dispute over illegal fireworks in the Bronx turned violent, police said. Police said a man was setting off fireworks in a public park in the South Bronx shortly before 1:30 a.m. when he was confronted by someone who objected to the fireworks, sparking a...
Today in History
Today in History Today is Friday, July 3, the 185th day of 2020. There are 181 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 3, 1863, the three-day Civil War Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania ended in a major victory for the North as Confederate troops failed to breach Union positions...
Zooming in to start unprecedented MLB summer camp amid virus
Texas Rangers manager Chris Woodward was going to address his entire team before the start of MLB's unprecedented summer training camp, just like he did when spring training opened about 4 1/2 months ago. It was on a Zoom call instead of in person this time. When the New York Mets resume practice, 60-year-old...
Brooklyn's US attorney tapped for Justice Department role
NEW YORK (AP) — The top federal prosecutor in Brooklyn is leaving his post for a job at the U.S. Justice Department in Washington. Richard Donoghue, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, told his staff Thursday that he will become the top deputy to Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A....
MVP plaque presenters to discuss Landis' name on MLB trophy
NEW YORK (AP) — The baseball organization that presents the annual MVP awards will consider whether the name of former commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis should be pulled from future plaques. “The issue is being addressed,” Jack O’Connell, longtime secretary-treasurer of the Baseball...
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