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Suspect in abduction and sexual assault of 9-year-old girl dies in car crash while fleeing police
NEW YORK (AP) — A man suspected of abducting a 9-year-old girl from a New York City supermarket and sexually assaulting her in his car was killed Friday when he crashed while fleeing police, authorities said. Officers tried to pull over the 64-year-old suspect's car in the early...
New York City man charged with stealing sword, bullhorn from Coach Rick Pitino's St. John's office
NEW YORK (AP) — A 25-year-old man has been arrested for stealing a ceremonial sword and bullhorn from Coach Rick Pitino' s office at St. John's University, New York City police said Saturday. Emanuel Yakubov was arrested Friday, one day after police released surveillance footage...
Sword, bullhorn stolen from Hall of Fame basketball coach Rick Pitino's St. John's University office
NEW YORK (AP) — Two thieves swiped a ceremonial sword and a bullhorn from the office of St. John's University Coach Rick Pitino, a spokesperson for the Catholic institution in the New York City borough of Queens said Thursday. Brian Browne said the theft happened Tuesday night...
She didn't see her Black heritage in crossword puzzles. So she started publishing her own
NEW YORK (AP) — It started a couple of years ago when Juliana Pache was doing a crossword puzzle and got stuck. She was unfamiliar with the reference that the clue made. It made her think about what a crossword puzzle would look like if the clues and answers included more of some...
Harvey Weinstein will remain locked up in New York while awaiting rape retrial
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein will remain in custody in New York while awaiting retrial on rape and sexual assault charges in Manhattan, prosecutors confirmed Monday as the former movie mogul made a brief court appearance related to California’s request to extradite him there. ...
Tiny South American deer debuts at New York City zoo
NEW YORK (AP) — A tiny South American deer that will weigh only as much as a watermelon when fully grown is making its debut at the Queens Zoo in New York City. The southern pudu fawn weighed just 2 pounds (just under 1 kilo) when it was born June 21, the Wildlife Conservation...
Drones warned New York City residents about storm flooding. The Spanish translation drew mockery
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City emergency management officials have apologized for a hard-to-understand flood warning issued in Spanish by drones flying overhead in some neighborhoods. City officials had touted the high-tech message-delivery devices ahead of expected flash flooding...
NYC's latest crackdown on illegal weed shops is finally shutting them down
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of marijuana shops boldly opened without a license in New York City after the state legalized recreational use of the drug, but after more than a year of lax enforcement, new state rules are finally allowing officials to padlock their doors. New York...
Fake protest set for TV shoot on NYC campus sparks real demonstration by pro-Palestinian activists
NEW YORK (AP) — A fake protest encampment set up for a TV shoot on a New York City college campus sparked a real reaction from pro-Palestinian activists, who organized their own demonstration against the filming, a newspaper reported Wednesday. The scenario unfolded Monday and...
Driver charged with DWI after New York nail salon crash that killed 4 and injured 9
NEW YORK (AP) — A Long Island man has been arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated after authorities say he crashed his SUV into a nail salon, killing four people and injuring nine others, police said Saturday. Suffolk County Police said Steven Schwally, of Dix Hills,...
