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How New York prosecutors used a terrorism law in the charges against Luigi Mangione
NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors are using a 9/11-era anti-terrorism law in their case against the man charged with gunning down UnitedHealthcare's CEO outside a midtown Manhattan hotel. Luigi Mangione was indicted on charges of murder as an act of terrorism, under a state law...
10 winners of the 'I Love My Librarian Award' are celebrated for their community work
NEW YORK (AP) — At Wisconsin's Mukwonago Community Library, director Abby Armour isn't only committed to providing books and other media for local residents. Armour, one of 10 recipients this year of an "I Love My Librarian Award," has been overseeing the cataloging of some 12,000...
New Yorkers could get 'Inflation Refund' checks next year, under a plan from Gov. Kathy Hochul
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New Yorkers could get “Inflation Refund” checks of up to $500 from the state government next year under a proposal Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday. The plan, which must first be approved by state lawmakers, would send out one-time payments of $300 to...
Model charged in stabbing death in the Bronx
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...
Trump names former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead EPA, adviser Stephen Miller to be deputy chief of policy
NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Monday named former New York congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency as he continues to build out his future administration with loyal supporters. Zeldin, a Republican who mounted a failed bid for governor...
AP Race Call: Democrat Ritchie Torres wins reelection to U.S. House in New York's 15th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Ritchie Torres won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing New York on Tuesday. Torres, who identifies as Afro-Latino, became among the first openly gay Black members of Congress when he was first elected in 2020. He grew up in public housing and represents a Bronx district in New York City...
AP Race Call: Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wins reelection to U.S. House in New York's 14th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing New York on Tuesday. Ocasio-Cortez, commonly known by her initials AOC, is an outspoken and nationally prominent voice for the political left. She shocked the party's establishment in 2018 by defeating 10-term incumbent Joe...
AP PHOTOS: Election Day voting underway as Americans choose between Harris or Trump
Some ventured out soon after sunrise, filing into school gyms and libraries, courthouses and church halls to have their say in the nation’s choice of its next president. But as a long and bitterly contested campaign ticked through its last hours Tuesday, millions of other Americans...
Ponce Financial: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
BRONX, N.Y. (AP) — BRONX, N.Y. (AP) — Ponce Financial Group, Inc. (PDLB) on Wednesday reported profit of $2.4 million in its third quarter. The Bronx, New York-based company said it had net income of 10 cents per share. The holding company of Ponce Bank posted...
Owner of NYC day care where toddler fatally ingested fentanyl pleads guilty to federal charges
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who owned a New York City day care center where a toddler died after ingesting fentanyl pleaded guilty to federal drug charges Tuesday. More than a year after the September 2023 death of 22-month-old Nicholas Dominici, Grei Mendez entered the guilty plea in...
