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A man sentenced to 5 life terms is released after nearly 30 years
NEW YORK (AP) — A Brooklyn man who served 27 years in prison for robbery and drug charges has been granted early release by the same federal judge who sentenced him to five life terms behind bars, a penalty the judge now says was overly harsh. Walter Johnson, who once went by the...
Mexican cartel leader 'El Mayo' Zambada makes court appearance in his US drug trafficking case
NEW YORK (AP) — Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel who is facing drug trafficking charges in a U.S. court, appeared for the first time Friday before the judge who is presiding over his case. Zambada, 76, appeared at a status conference in...
Defense contractor RTX agrees to pay more than $950 million to resolve bribery, fraud claims
NEW YORK (AP) — RTX Corporation, the defense contractor formerly known as Raytheon, agreed Wednesday to pay more than $950 million to resolve allegations that it defrauded the government and paid bribes to secure business with Qatar. The company entered into deferred prosecution...
'Anora' might be the movie of the year. Sean Baker hopes it changes some things
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean Baker’s interest in the lives of sex workers began with his 2012 drama “Starlet.” For that film, set around the adult film world of San Fernando Valley, Baker spent time listening to the stories of sex workers. Some co-starred in the movie. Many became friends. ...
2 arrested in deadly attack on homeless man sleeping in NYC parking lot
NEW YORK (AP) — Two men were arrested on manslaughter charges Friday in the beating death of a homeless man who was accosted while sleeping in a supermarket parking lot in Brooklyn, police said. The suspects were awaiting arraignment, and it wasn't clear whether they had attorneys...
Sean 'Diddy' Combs to stay in jail while appeals court takes up bail fight
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court judge has ruled to keep Sean “Diddy” Combs locked up while he makes a third bid for bail in his sex trafficking case, which is slated to go to trial in May. In a decision filed Friday, Circuit Judge William J. Nardini denied the hip-hop...
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial set for May
NEW YORK (AP) — A May 5 trial date was set Thursday in Sean “Diddy” Combs'sex trafficking case, and a prosecutor argued that the jailed hip-hop mogul's lawyers were trying to exclude a “damning piece of evidence” by claiming it was leaked by the government. Assistant U.S....
A former aide to New York Mayor Eric Adams is charged with destroying evidence as top deputy quits
NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City official was charged Tuesday with witness tampering and destroying evidence in a sweeping federal investigation that led to Mayor Eric Adams' indictment on charges he took bribes and illegal campaign cash from foreign interests. The arrest...
Harris and Trump mark somber anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris marked the anniversary of the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust as the presidential candidates approach the final weeks of the campaign during a widening conflict in the Middle East. Hamas...
Guster, Avett Brothers and Florence Welch are helping bring alt-rock to the musical theater stage
NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Miller, lead singer of alternative rock band Guster, has a new gig that even he's a little surprised about: Musical theater songwriter. He laughs that he's gone all Broadway. “I just went full-into the ballpit — just, like, face-first,...
