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‘Sing Sing’ actor exonerated of murder after nearly 24 years in prison

Sep. 30, 2024 14:16 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — After serving nearly 24 years in prison before being granted clemency and starring in last year’s movie “ Sing Sing," Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez has officially been exonerated of a murder prosecutors now say he didn’t commit. A Manhattan judge on Monday...

Editorial Roundup: United States

Sep. 11, 2024 13:22 PM EDT

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Sept. 6 The Washington Post on Chinese subterfuge in the U.S. Evidence — including a bombshell indictment this week of a senior New York political figure — is...

Cuomo defends COVID-19 nursing home decisions in combative House committee hearing

Sep. 10, 2024 19:58 PM EDT

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced blistering criticism in an often combative congressional subcommittee hearing Tuesday over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic during the time when the virus was spreading through nursing homes. Republicans who questioned the Democrat zeroed...

The arrest of a former aide to NY governors highlights efforts to root out Chinese agents in the US

Sep. 04, 2024 21:01 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A secret Chinese police station hiding in plain sight in New York City. Clandestine efforts by Communist Party operatives to spy on and bully Chinese expatriates. And now, charges that a former aide to two New York governors was secretly acting as an agent of the Chinese...

Former aide to 2 New York governors is charged with being an agent of the Chinese government

Sep. 03, 2024 23:21 PM EDT

A former aide to two New York governors was charged Tuesday with acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government who used her state positions to subtly advance Beijing’s agenda in exchange for financial benefits worth millions of dollars. Linda Sun, who held numerous posts in...

Today in History: August 3, deadly Walmart shooting in El Paso

Aug. 03, 2024 00:01 AM EDT

Today is Saturday, Aug. 3, the 216th day of 2024. There are 150 days left in the year. Today in history: On August 3, 2019, a gunman opened fire at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, resulting in the deaths of 23 people; after surrendering, the gunman told detectives...

FBI searches home of former aide to New York Gov Kathy Hochul

Jul. 24, 2024 20:05 PM EDT

The FBI searched the Long Island home of a former aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday. The former staffer, Linda Sun, has not been accused of wrongdoing, and an FBI spokesman declined to release details beyond confirming that agents “conducted court-authorized law...