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Limo company manager sentenced to at least 5 years for New York crash that killed 20
SCHOHARIE, N.Y. (AP) — A former limousine company manager was sentenced Wednesday to at least five years in prison for his role in a crash that killed 20 people in rural New York. Nauman Hussain, 33, was convicted of manslaughter earlier this month after prosecutors argued that he...
Fertility doctor accused of using own sperm dies in crash of hand-built plane
YATES, N.Y. (AP) — A New York fertility doctor who was accused of using his own sperm to impregnate several patients died over the weekend when the hand-built airplane he was in fell apart mid-flight and crashed, authorities said. Dr. Morris Wortman, 72, of Rochester, was a...
Biden and McCarthy reach a final deal to avoid US default and now must sell it to Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — With days to spare before a potential first-ever government default, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached final agreement Sunday on a deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling and worked to ensure enough support in Congress to pass the measure in the coming...
Forte works out, waits for Belmont Stakes clearance
NEW YORK (AP) — Forte, the early Kentucky Derby favorite who was scratched on the day of the race, worked out Saturday in preparation for a possible start in the Belmont Stakes on June 10. Under regular rider Irad Ortiz Jr., Forte worked five-eighths of a mile for Hall of Fame...
New York adventure park owner pleads guilty to pilfering $3M in federal coronavirus aid
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — The owner of a New York adventure park on Long Island admitted Thursday that he fraudulently obtained more than $3 million in federal coronavirus aid and spent it on himself, including buying a home on the Massachusetts island of Nantucket. Donald Finley...
Editorial Roundup: New York
New York Post. May 23, 2023. Editorial: Let NY grocery stores sell wine: Tell liquor-store lobby to soak off With the Legislature nearing the end of this year’s session, the liquor-store lobby is working feverishly to stifle a bill to let supermarkets and other...
Judge greenlights JPMorgan lawsuit blaming ex-executive in Jeffrey Epstein scandal
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge said Wednesday that he won’t block JPMorgan’s legal efforts to blame a former executive of hiding Jeffrey Epstein’s decades-long sex abuse to keep the financier as a client. Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan denied requests by lawyers for the...
After years of controversy, national bio-defense lab opens in Kansas
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — After more than a decade of controversy and delays, the nation's most secure biosecurity laboratory for research on potentially deadly animal and plant diseases has opened in Manhattan, Kansas. Although a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Wednesday,...
Seeking asylum and work, migrants bused out of NYC find hostility
NEWBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Before he left Mauritania, the West African nation of his birth, Mohamed thought of New York as a place of “open arms,” a refuge for immigrants fleeing dire circumstances. Now that he’s here, seeking political asylum from a government he feared would...
Just in case: Anxious retirees, social service groups among those making default contingency plans
WASHINGTON (AP) — Phoenix retiree Saundra Cole has been watching the news about the debt limit negotiations in Washington with dismay — and limiting her air conditioning use to save money just in case her monthly Social Security check is delayed due to a default. For her, air...
