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Trial on hold for New Jersey man charged in knife attack that injured Salman Rushdie

Oct. 11, 2024 18:25 PM EDT

MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — The attempted murder trial of the man charged with severely injuring author Salman Rushdie in a 2022 knife attack was put on hold Friday while judges consider a request to move it to another county. Jury selection had been scheduled to start on Tuesday. ...

Trump will hold a rally at Madison Square Garden in the race's final stretch

Oct. 09, 2024 15:53 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is returning to New York in the race’s final stretch, scheduling a rally at the city's iconic Madison Square Garden. Trump is planning his event for Oct. 27 to kick off the final week of campaigning, according to a campaign official familiar with the...

Honolulu morgue aims to start giving families answers faster with new deputy

Oct. 08, 2024 15:21 PM EDT

The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office hopes the arrival of its first new deputy in five years will help it winnow down the time it takes to finalize reports, which has mounted due to increasing caseloads and staff shortages. Sasha Breland, who assumed her new role on Oct. 1, said...

Cissy Houston, a Grammy-winning gospel singer and Whitney Houston's mother, dies at 91

Oct. 07, 2024 19:56 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cissy Houston, a two-time Grammy-winning soul and gospel artist who sang with Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley and other stars and knew triumph and heartbreak as the mother of Whitney Houston, has died. She was 91. Cissy Houston died Monday morning in her New...

Judge rules the FTC can proceed with antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, tosses out few state claims

Oct. 07, 2024 14:12 PM EDT

A federal judge said the Federal Trade Commission can proceed with its landmark antitrust lawsuit against Amazon. But, he also gave the company a small victory by tossing out a few claims made by states involved in the legal fight. The order, issued last week by Judge John H. Chun...

Andy Kim and Curtis Bashaw clash over abortion and immigration in New Jersey Senate debate

Oct. 06, 2024 22:53 PM EDT

NUTLEY, N.J. (AP) — Democratic Rep. Andy Kim and Republican Curtis Bashaw clashed over abortion and immigration Sunday in their first debate for New Jersey’s Senate seat, open this year after Bob Menendez’s conviction on bribery charges and resignation. Kim, a three-term...

Retired New Jersey State Police trooper who stormed Capitol is sentenced to probation

Oct. 04, 2024 18:13 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A retired New Jersey State Police trooper who stormed the U.S. Capitol with a mob of Donald Trump supporters was sentenced to probation instead of prison on Friday, as the federal courts reached a milestone in the punishment of Capitol rioters. Videos captured...

Canada ending its NHL title drought? AP predicts the Stanley Cup champion and top award winners

Oct. 03, 2024 12:33 PM EDT

The NHL season begins in Prague, makes a stop in Finland in November and there are more than 1,200 games to be played around North America. The Florida Panthers raise their first Stanley Cup championship banner and the Utah Hockey Club plays its first game since moving from Arizona...

Lawsuit filed over road rage shooting by off-duty NYPD officer that left victim a quadriplegic

Oct. 02, 2024 15:05 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The family of a man who was left permanently disabled after he was shot in the head during a road rage encounter in New Jersey, allegedly by an off-duty New York City police officer, has filed a lawsuit against the city and police department arguing that the officer was an...

John Amos, patriarch on 'Good Times' and an Emmy nominee for the blockbuster 'Roots,' dies at 84

Oct. 01, 2024 18:57 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times" and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal 1977 miniseries “Roots,” has died. He was 84. He died Aug. 21 of natural causes in Los Angeles. Amos’ publicist,...