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FILE - Annmarie Drago appears at Suffolk County District Court, Nov. 29, 2018, in Central Islip, N.Y. Drago has pleaded guilty Friday, May 31, 2024, to negligent homicide in the 2018 death of Evelyn Rodriguez, an anti-gang activist, during a dispute over a memorial for Rodriguez's slain daughter. (Barry Sloan/Newsday via AP, Pool, File)

Woman pleads guilty to negligent homicide in death of New York anti-gang activist

A New York woman has pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in the 2018 death of an anti-gang activist during a dispute over a memorial for the activist’s slain daughter.
 
Former President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Trump Tower, Friday, May 31, 2024, in New York. A day after a New York jury found Donald Trump guilty of 34 felony charges, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee addressed the conviction and likely attempt to cast his campaign in a new light. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

FACT FOCUS: Trump responds to guilty verdict with attacks and false claims

 
A member of the media looks at news of former President Donald Trump on his phone after the conclusion of Trump's hush money trial, in New York, Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Michael M. Santiago/Pool Photo via AP)

Trump could still vote for himself after New York conviction if he’s not in prison on Election Day

 
This cover image released by Penguin shows "The Playbook: A Story of Theater, Democracy, and the Making of a Culture War,” by James Shapiro. (Penguin via AP)

Book Review: So you think the culture wars are new? Shakespeare expert James Shapiro begs to differ

 
FILE - Insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. A New York man has pleaded guilty to charges that he snatched away a police officer’s can of pepper spray during a chaotic clash with officers guarding the U.S. Capitol building during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot. Authorities on Friday, May 24, 2024 said Troy Weeks was among a group that tried to overwhelm officers who were blocking an entryway to the building as supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol grounds in protest of Trump’s election loss.(AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

New York man pleads guilty to snatching officer’s pepper spray during US Capitol riot

 

M. Night Shyamalan salutes his director daughter

At the New York premiere of his daughter Ishana’s directorial debut, “The Watchers,” M. Night Shyamalan discusses how he inspired discipline and love of art in his three daughters. (June 3)
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New York plays Chicago on 3-game win streak

New York is looking to keep its three-game win streak alive when the Liberty take on Chicago. Tuesday’s game will be the second meeting of the season between the two teams.
 

Ionescu leads New York against Indiana after 24-point game

New York faces the Indiana Fever after Sabrina Ionescu scored 24 points in the New York Liberty’s 90-79 win over the Washington Mystics.
 

New York hosts Washington following Ionescu’s 22-point performance

New York plays the Washington Mystics after Sabrina Ionescu scored 22 points in the New York Liberty’s 81-78 win against the Phoenix Mercury.
 

Stewart leads New York against Phoenix after 20-point game

New York hosts the Phoenix Mercury after Breanna Stewart scored 20 points in the New York Liberty’s 84-67 loss to the Minnesota Lynx.
 
Rappers Sheff G, right, also known as Michael Williams, and Sleepy Hallow, center, also known as Tegan Chambers, join the Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in the south Bronx, Thursday, May. 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Trump appeared on stage at his Bronx rally with two rappers charged in a felony gang case

Former President Donald Trump invited two rappers on stage at his recent rally who have been charged in a sweeping gang case.
 
FILE - Arthur Aidala, attorney for Harvey Weinstein, speaks to reporters outside the Manhattan Criminal court, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)

Prosecutors in Harvey Weinstein’s New York case cry foul over defense lawyer’s comments

Prosecutors in New York have accused Harvey Weinstein’s lead defense lawyer of making public statements intended to intimidate a potential witness ahead of the fallen movie mogul’s retrial and have asked a judge to take action.
 
New York Liberty's Breanna Stewart (30) defends against Chicago Sky's Angel Reese (5) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Thursday, May 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Mabrey, Reese help Chicago beat New York 90-81, a win for coach Weatherspoon against former team

Marina Mabrey had 21 points, seven assists and six rebounds to help the Chicago Sky beat the New York Liberty 90-81.
 

NY judge imposes $15 million fine on unlicensed cannabis shops owner who says he gave free samples

The owner of seven unlicensed cannabis shops in New York whose promotions included an Easter egg hunt has been fined more than $15 million.
 
FILE - News Editor Chris Sciria puts the newspaper to bed for the last time from an empty newsroom at The Citizen's 25 Dill St. location in Auburn, N.Y. on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. After 51 years on Dill St. the newspaper moved its operation to a smaller office space. New York is offering up to $90 million in tax credits for news outlets to hire and retain journalists in an effort to help keep the shrinking local news industry afloat. (Kevin Rivoli/The Citizen via AP, File)

New York will set aside money to help local news outlets hire and retain employees

New York is setting aside $90 million in tax credits for local news outlets to hire and retain journalists.
 
Rappers Sheff G, right, also known as Michael Williams, and Sleepy Hallow, center, also known as Tegan Chambers, join the Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in the south Bronx, Thursday, May. 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Trump holds a rally in the South Bronx as he tries to woo his hometown

Ex-President Donald Trump has campaigned in one of the most Democratic counties in the nation, holding a rally in the South Bronx.
 
FILE - Robert J. Rodriguez, former Secretary of State of New York, speaks as he stands with doctors, nurses, medical professionals, and state lawmakers in support of health equity in New York state at the state Capitol, Friday, April 8, 2022, in Albany, N.Y. On Wednesday, the New York Senate confirmed Rodriguez as president of the state's public finance and construction authority, and Walter T. Mosley as secretary of state. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, file)

New secretary of state and construction authority leader confirmed by the New York Senate

The New York Senate has confirmed Walter T. Mosley as secretary of state and Robert J. Rodriguez as president of the state’s public finance and construction authority.
 
FILE - Harvey Weinstein appears at Manhattan criminal court for a preliminary hearing on May 1, 2024, in New York. The New York state Senate has passed a bill to explicitly allow evidence of prior sexual offenses in sex crimes cases, a move to change the legal standard Harvey Weinstein used to overturn his rape conviction. The Senate on Wednesday , May 22, 2024, approved the proposal, sending the bill to the state Assembly. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool, File)

New York Senate passes bill to tighten legal standard Harvey Weinstein used to toss rape conviction

The New York state Senate has passed a bill to explicitly allow evidence of prior sexual offenses in sex crimes cases.
 

Bankruptcy judge approves Genesis Global plan to refund $3 billion to creditors, crypto customers

A bankruptcy court judge has approved a plan by the cryptocurrency lender Genesis Global to return about $3 billion to its creditors and investors, including thousands of people who New York regulators say were defrauded by the company.
 
People in both New York and Dublin, Ireland, wave and signal at each other while looking at a livestream view of one another as part of an art installation on the street in New York, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

New York-Dublin video link is back up after shutdown for bad behavior

A video link between New York City and Dublin that was shut down due to inappropriate behavior on both sides of the Atlantic has reopened with new security measures.
 

New York hosts Seattle following Loyd’s 24-point game

Seattle visits the New York Liberty after Jewell Loyd scored 24 points in the Storm’s 84-75 victory against the Washington Mystics.
 

Drones smuggled drugs across Niagara River from Canada, 3 suspects caught in NY

Authorities say a smuggling operation used drones to fly drugs across the Niagara River from Canada into upstate New York.
 
Former President Donald Trump talks to the press with his attorney, Todd Blanche, right, outside the courtroom of his trial in Manhattan criminal court Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in New York. (Curtis Means/Pool Photo via AP)

Donald Trump asks New York’s high court to intervene in fight over gag order in hush money trial

Donald Trump is seeking to have New York’s highest court intervene in his fight over a gag order that has seen him fined $10,000 and threatened with jail for violating a ban on commenting about witnesses, jurors and others connected to his hush money criminal trial.
 

Clark leads Indiana against New York after 20-point game

Indiana faces the New York Liberty after Caitlin Clark scored 20 points in the Indiana Fever’s 92-71 loss to the Connecticut Sun.
 
People view the live stream portal between Dublin and New York, in Dublin, Ireland, on Monday May 13, 2024. (Niall Carson/PA via AP)

Sidewalk video ‘Portal’ linking New York, Dublin by livestream temporarily paused after lewd antics

The video screen “Portal” that lets people in New York and Dublin peer into life on opposite sides of the Atlantic in real time has been a source of whimsical delight, but also a magnet for boorish behavior that’s prompted officials to hit pause for now.
 
FILE - The logo of Chinese technology firm Alibaba is seen at its office in Beijing, Aug. 10, 2021. Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, posted a greater-than-expected decline in profit for the fourth quarter due to its equity investments, sending its stock price plunging in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Alibaba’s profit in Q4 tumbles due to equity investments, New York-listed stock plunges

Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding on Tuesday posted a greater-than-expected decline in profit for the fourth quarter due to its equity investments, sending its stock price plunging in New York.
 
FILE - Hall of Fame inductee David Ortiz speaks during the National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony July 24, 2022, in Cooperstown, N.Y. Hall of Famer Ortiz was honored by the New York state Senate, Monday, May 13, 2024, for his prolific baseball career and philanthropic work. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Red Sox great David Ortiz, who frustrated Yankees, honored by New York Senate

Baseball Hall of Famer David Ortiz has been honored by the New York Legislature for his prolific career and philanthropic work.
 

New York, Indiana tied 2-2 heading to game 5

The Indiana Pacers visit the New York Knicks for game five of the Eastern Conference second round with the series tied 2-2.
 
FILE- An immigrant family show their paperwork to security guards at the Roosevelt Hotel, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in New York. A New York City policy imposing 60-day limits on shelter stays for migrant families has been rolled out haphazardly over the past six months — with the city failing to notify pregnant women that they may be exempt, a new audit by the city's comptroller has found. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

NYC policy on how long migrant families can stay in shelters was ‘haphazard,’ audit finds

Immigrants in New York’s shelter system may be getting evicted even if they are pregnant, according to an audit of the city’s shelter eviction policies.
 
Salman Rushdie attends the 36th edition of the Book Fair in Turin, Italy, Friday, May 10, 2024. (Alberto Gandolfo/LaPresse via AP)

Alleged Rushdie attacker, awaiting trial in New York, could still face federal charges, lawyer says

The lawyer for the New Jersey man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie says he’s in talks with prosecutors to try to resolve existing charges of attempted murder without a trial — as well as potential terrorism-related charges that could still be coming.
 
FILE - Cannabis flowers are displayed for sale, Jan. 24, 2023, in New York. New York’s legal cannabis market has been hampered by inexperienced leaders who treated the agency like a “mission-driven” startup rather than a government office, according to an internal review released Friday., May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

New York’s legal weed program plagued by inexperienced leaders, report finds

New York’s legal cannabis market has been hampered by inexperienced leaders who treated the state licensing agency like a “mission-driven” startup rather than a government office, according to an internal review.
 
FILE - Harvey Weinstein appears at Manhattan criminal court for a preliminary hearing on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in New York. New York lawmakers may soon change the legal standard that allowed Weinstein’s rape conviction to be overturned, with momentum building behind a bill to strengthen sexual assault prosecutions after the disgraced movie mogul’s case was tossed.(Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool, File)

After Weinstein’s case was overturned, New York considers strengthening sex crime prosecutions

New York lawmakers want to change the legal standard Harvey Weinstein used to get his rape conviction overturned, proposing a bill to strengthen sexual assault prosecutions after the disgraced movie mogul’s case was tossed.
 
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo prepares to board a helicopter, Aug. 10, 2021, in New York. A New York appeals court has ruled that a state commission tasked with investigating ethical violations was created unconstitutionally, a ruling that could strip the watchdog agency of its enforcement powers. The Thursday, May 9, 2024 ruling stems from a lawsuit filed by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file)

New York appeals court rules ethics watchdog that pursued Cuomo was created unconstitutionally

A New York appeals court has ruled that a state commission tasked with investigating ethical violations was created unconstitutionally, a ruling that could strip the watchdog agency of its enforcement powers.
 
Harvey Weinstein appears in Queens criminal court, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in New York. Harvey Weinstein returned to court in New York City as authorities considered an extradition request from California to serve his sentence for a 2022 rape conviction. The 16-year sentence Weinstein received for raping a woman at a Los Angeles film festival in 2013 had been on ice while he served time in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Harvey Weinstein won’t be sent back to California while he awaits New York rape retrial

Harvey Weinstein will remain locked up in New York as a court works out whether he should stay in a city jail while he awaits a retrial in a rape case or be sent back to California to continue serving a prison sentence.
 
FILE - Former hostage Terry Anderson waves to the crowd as he rides in a parade in Lorain, Ohio, June 22, 1992. Fellow former hostages, family, and coworkers celebrated the life of journalist and philanthropist Terry Anderson, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, as a man who helped others while struggling to heal himself. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)

Friends, former hostages praise Terry Anderson, AP reporter and philanthropist, at memorial service

Fellow former hostages, family and coworkers celebrated the life of journalist and philanthropist Terry Anderson.
 
FILE - Josh Wander, CEO of the 777 Partners Group, speaks at a press conference on the entry as new investor for Bundesliga soccer club Hertha BSC in Berlin, Germany, Monday, March 13, 2023. An Australian airline grounded. A lawsuit in a federal court in New York alleging $600 million fraud. A long-stalled bid to buy English Premier League soccer club Everton. These are troubled times for Miami-based investment group 777 Partners, one of the wave of United States owners in European soccer, bringing more anxiety for fans of its teams in several countries. On Tuesday, May 7, 2024, financial administrators of the collapsed 777-owned Australian airline Bonza confirmed all flights are canceled for one more week. (Andreas Gora/dpa via AP, file)

Scrutiny of Everton’s prospective buyer intensifies after airline collapse and New York fraud case

A grounded airline in Australia. A lawsuit in a New York federal court alleging fraud in connection to a $600 million loan.
 
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