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Former CNN anchor takes on professor in primary aimed at finding Democrat who can win on Long Island
A former CNN anchor and a retired chemistry professor are facing off in a Democratic primary to pick a challenger to U.S. Rep. Nick LaLota in an eastern Long Island congressional district that has been in Republican hands for a decade. John Avlon, who was a senior political analyst...
Search underway for 2 teens missing in the water of New York City beach
NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities were searching for two teenagers who went missing in the water at a New York City beach, police said Saturday. Police received reports of a possible drowning at Jacob Riis Park in Queens at about 6:30 p.m. Friday. Responding officers were told that two...
Amtrak service into and out of New York City disrupted for a second day
NEW YORK (AP) — Rail service in the Northeast was disrupted for a second day on Friday, with Amtrak trains into and out of New York City delayed or canceled and service on the commuter line NJ Transit suspended during the morning rush. Several Amtrak trains scheduled to run between...
Trump dwarfs Biden in latest fundraising numbers in show of political force after felony convictions
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's campaign outraised President Joe Biden by more than $60 million last month, according to federal filings that detailed the Republican fundraising explosion sparked by Trump's felony convictions. Biden's campaign and the Democratic National Committee...
Joveljic, Fagúndez, McCarthy guide Galaxy to 2-0 victory over New York City
CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Dejan Joveljic scored late in the first half, Diego Fagúndez scored early in the second with an assist from Joveljic, and the Los Angeles Galaxy blanked New York City FC 2-0 on Wednesday night. John McCarthy finished with four saves to earn his fourth clean...
Police credit New Yorkers for suspect's arrest in the rape of a 13-year-old girl
NEW YORK (AP) — Residents of a New York City neighborhood were praised for their role in the arrest of an Ecuadorian accused of raping a 13-year-old girl, a crime that the city's police commissioner said “shocked our entire city.” Christian Geovanny Inga-Landi, 25, was arrested...
Man who followed woman into her NYC apartment and stabbed her to death pleads guilty to murder
NEW YORK (AP) — A man pleaded guilty to murder on Tuesday for stabbing a woman to death after following her from the street into her lower Manhattan apartment building. Assamad Nash, 27, also pleaded guilty to burglary as a sexually motivated felony in the Feb. 13, 2022, attack on...
Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn pleads not guilty in Arizona’s fake elector case
PHOENIX (AP) — Lawyers Boris Epshteyn and Jenna Ellis and former U.S. Senate candidate James Lamon have pleaded not guilty to nine felony charges in a case about trying to overturn former President Donald Trump’s Arizona election loss to Joe Biden. The hearing Tuesday in a...
Brooklyn preacher who boasted of ties to NYC mayor gets 9 years in prison for multiyear fraud
NEW YORK (AP) — A flashy Brooklyn preacher who has played up connections to New York City’s mayor was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison for multiple frauds. Lamor Miller-Whitehead, 45, of Paramus, New Jersey, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court by Judge Lorna G....
Majority of Americans favor forgiving medical debt, AP-NORC poll finds
NEW YORK (AP) — Janille Williams wants to buy a house someday — but first, he has to pay down tens of thousands of dollars in medical debt. “I was hospitalized for a blood infection for three months more than ten years ago, and the bill was for more than $300,000,” said...
