New York 03/03/2019
A debate over whether New York City should make a pioneering move to require paid vacation has both sides saying: Give me a break.Mayor Bill de Blasio wants New York to become the first place ...
New York 03/03/2019
Big Sexy the cat went on a five-week romp around New York City, bolting from a photo shoot for a bare-chested firefighter charity calendar. The big black feline was finally found Friday on Staten Island after ...
New York 03/02/2019
A teenager has been charged with opening fire on a crowded New York City street, sending several people running for cover.A video circulated by the New York Police Department showed bystanders including a little girl ...
New York 03/02/2019
The acclaimed Irish-born architect Kevin Roche has died, leaving his mark on world-class buildings from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and the city's Museum of Jewish Heritage to airports in New York and Washington.A ...
New York 03/02/2019
In New York government news, the liberal Working Families Party is fighting what it says is an effort by Democrats to weaken third parties in the state.Top Democrats could soon consider a party resolution supporting ...
New York 03/01/2019
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday that his efforts to get Amazon back on board with a New York headquarters have not worked and that he doesn't want the failed Amazon deal to drive other companies ...
New York 03/01/2019
The Latest on allegations that supervisors at a New York state agency for the disabled failed to respond appropriately to repeated instances of sexual harassment in an upstate office (all times local):3:30 p.m.Supporters of stronger ...
New York 03/01/2019
Jordyn Woods says "I'm not a homewrecker," breaking her silence over exactly what went down with Cleveland Cavalier Tristan Thompson — now Khloe Kardashian's ex.She told Jada Pinkett Smith on the actress' Facebook Watch show ...
New York 03/01/2019
Three women who work in an upstate office for a New York agency for the disabled tell The Associated Press that they complained for years about a male-co-worker groping them, exposing himself and calling them ...
New York 02/28/2019
A pregnant mother of six who police say was killed when a driver intentionally hit her family outside a convenience store was mourned and celebrated Thursday for her kindness and generous spirit. Melissa DeLoatch's children sat ...
New York 02/28/2019
Those fur-trimmed parkas so common on city sidewalks have become a boon to backwoods trappers.Coyote fur pelts are in big demand to provide the lush, silvery or tawny-tinged arcs of fur on the hoods on ...
New York 02/27/2019
A Canadian attorney says he appears to have been targeted by the same undercover operative unmasked by The Associated Press at a New York hotel last month.In court filings made public last week, Toronto attorney ...
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U.S. 06/14/2019
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U.S. 06/12/2019
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U.S. 06/12/2019
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U.S. 06/12/2019
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U.S. 06/11/2019
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U.S. 06/11/2019
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U.S. 06/10/2019
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U.S. 06/16/2019
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U.S. 06/16/2019
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U.S. 06/15/2019
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U.S. 06/13/2019
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U.S. 06/10/2019
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U.S. 06/10/2019
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U.S. 06/10/2019
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U.S. 06/09/2019
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U.S. 06/08/2019
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U.S. 06/07/2019
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U.S. 06/07/2019
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U.S. 06/07/2019
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U.S. 06/07/2019
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U.S. 06/06/2019
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U.S. 06/06/2019
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U.S. 06/06/2019
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U.S. 06/05/2019
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U.S. 06/05/2019
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U.S. 06/04/2019
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed a measure into law on Tuesday that aims to eliminate the backlog of thousands of untested rape kits in Texas.Abbott's approval comes as states across the country are using legislation ...
U.S. 06/04/2019
City officials are pushing for clear signage indicating public access to some beaches in Galveston despite resident complaints about unmanageable crowds of tourists.Carol Hollaway, chairwoman of the city planning commission, said residents have tried to ...
U.S. 06/14/2019
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U.S. 06/04/2019
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U.S. 06/02/2019
A former University of Illinois graduate student is set to stand trial in the 2017 disappearance and suspected killing of a visiting scholar from China — a case in which the death penalty is possible ...
U.S. 05/25/2019
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U.S. 05/24/2019
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U.S. 05/20/2019
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U.S. 05/19/2019
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U.S. 05/18/2019
Police and Illinois' child welfare agency say staff at a Chicago-area hospital didn't alert them after determining that a bloodied woman who arrived with a gravely ill newborn had not just given birth to the ...
U.S. 05/17/2019
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U.S. 05/16/2019
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U.S. 05/16/2019
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U.S. 05/15/2019
Authorities in Peoria say a 4-year-old boy died when gunfire intended for someone else struck him three times in the back and arm.Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said Tuesday that Jeremiah L. Ward died from ...
U.S. 05/10/2019
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U.S. 05/09/2019
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U.S. 05/08/2019
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U.S. 05/05/2019
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U.S. 05/05/2019
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U.S. 05/05/2019
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U.S. 05/04/2019
An explosion and fire at an Illinois silicone factory was believed to have killed three people, authorities said Saturday, as they recovered the body of one victim while suspending the search for the other two. Crews ...
U.S. 05/04/2019
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U.S. 06/15/2019
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U.S. 06/14/2019
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a controversial measure on Friday that blocks localities from becoming sanctuary cities and mandates they cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. “I am proud to sign the bill presented to me by the Florida Legislature to uphold ...
U.S. 06/13/2019
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U.S. 06/12/2019
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U.S. 06/09/2019
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U.S. 06/08/2019
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U.S. 06/08/2019
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U.S. 06/06/2019
When philanthropist Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr. pledged a record $26.5 million to the University of Alabama in September, the institution showered him with praise, lauding his generosity, describing him as a "special person" and renaming ...
U.S. 06/06/2019
A judge reduced bail on Thursday for a former Florida deputy charged with 11 criminal counts after failing to confront the gunman in the Parkland school massacre. Scot Peterson was expected to be released later ...
U.S. 06/05/2019
The Florida deputy who knew a gunman was loose at the Parkland high school but refused to go inside to confront the assailant was arrested Tuesday on 11 criminal charges related to his inaction during ...
U.S. 06/04/2019
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U.S. 06/04/2019
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says a lawsuit filed by an open government watchdog group claiming a meeting with the state's Cabinet he held in Israel is frivolous.DeSantis and Florida's three independently elected Cabinet members met ...
U.S. 05/31/2019
President Donald Trump says he will be announcing his reelection campaign next month in Orlando, Florida. Trump shared Friday that he will hold a June 18 rally and will be joined by first lady Melania Trump, ...
U.S. 05/31/2019
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U.S. 05/31/2019
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U.S. 05/31/2019
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U.S. 05/30/2019
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met with Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, calling the embattled Israeli prime minister a "strong leader" on the governor's final day of a trade mission to Israel.The meeting came the day after ...
U.S. 05/29/2019
A Florida zoo is welcoming the birth of four critically endangered black and white ruffled lemurs.Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens spokeswoman JJ Vitale said in a news release that the lemurs were born Sunday. They are ...
U.S. 05/29/2019
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet met in Israel on Wednesday, waving away complaints that the setting was illegal. They presented a proclamation of support for Israel and heard from Israelis on several issues ...
U.S. 06/12/2019
Republican lawmakers aren't committing to the money sought by Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf to back up his demand that counties replace their voting machines by 2020's presidential elections.Republicans who control the Legislature say a ...
U.S. 06/06/2019
The top Democrat in the Pennsylvania Senate said Thursday that an investigation of sexual misconduct claims against Sen. Daylin Leach found a "lengthy pattern of troubling behavior" and that he should resign.But Leach, a fellow ...
U.S. 06/06/2019
New Jersey regulators have denied key permits for a hotly contested pipeline project that would carry natural gas from Pennsylvania to New York, but they're allowing an Oklahoma company to try again.The state Department of ...
U.S. 05/30/2019
Tornadoes swept through parts of northeastern Texas Wednesday, May 29, and there was also a confirmed tornado in Eastern Pennsylvania damaging homes and buildings. On the northern shore of Cedar Creek Reservoir, about 50 miles southwest ...
U.S. 05/30/2019
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U.S. 05/30/2019
A barn fire in the heart of Pennsylvania's Amish country sent up a plume of smoke visible for two miles and required a hazardous materials team to respond for runoff into a nearby stream.LNP newspaper ...
U.S. 05/29/2019
When Brett Miller first saw a live organ accompany a silent film — the 1925 version of Phantom of the Opera at the University of Pennsylvania's Irvine Auditorium — he was stunned."Oh, I want to ...
U.S. 05/29/2019
Storm-driven floodwaters inundated parts of western Pennsylvania, sending torrents down the streets of one town and requiring several people to be helped by swiftwater rescue specialists.Zelienople (ZEE-lee-uh-no-pul) officials told drivers to avoid several streets because ...
U.S. 05/29/2019
The National Weather Service says a tornado has been confirmed in eastern Pennsylvania where damage to some homes occurred but there were no immediate reports of injuries.Meteorologist Jonathan O'Brien says a damage assessment team will ...
U.S. 05/27/2019
Pennsylvania state lawmakers' newly filed ethics forms show they accepted more than $83,000 in free trips last year and collected a variety of gifts, booze and free meals.That's just the value that lawmakers reported, and ...
U.S. 05/25/2019
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U.S. 05/24/2019
Pennsylvania's treasury department is accusing about a dozen large financial firms of working together to illegally inflate the price of bonds issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over seven years.A federal court filing by ...
U.S. 05/22/2019
Gov. Tom Wolf says preliminary statistics are pointing to a decrease in overdose deaths in Pennsylvania last year, as his administration suggests the opioid crisis might be starting to wane in some parts of the ...
U.S. 05/22/2019
Republican Fred Keller, a conservative state lawmaker, won the special election for Congress on Tuesday in a heavily Republican district that sprawls across areas of central and northern Pennsylvania that are a stronghold for President ...
U.S. 05/21/2019
The Latest on a second fatal Alaska floatplane crash in a week (all times local):3:20 p.m.The police chief of Metlakatla has identified the pilot of Monday's deadly commuter plane crash in that Alaska community.This Monday, ...
U.S. 05/21/2019
One of Pennsylvania's most beloved and scenic hiking trails will remain closed to the public unless lawmakers pass Gov. Tom Wolf's $4.5 billion infrastructure plan, officials said Tuesday.The Democratic governor hiked to the base of ...
U.S. 05/18/2019
Ask Vivian Loh a simple question, like her age, and you may not get a simple answer."4,687 days," the Squirrel Hill resident answers softly and without hesitation, sitting in an office at the Winchester Thurston ...
U.S. 05/17/2019
Authorities say one person has been killed and another is missing after an explosion destroyed a home in northeastern Pennsylvania. Officials say emergency responders found 20-year-old Nathan Hedgepeth injured but alive just before 2 a.m. Friday ...
U.S. 05/15/2019
A civil suit says a Pennsylvania pediatric practice knew that one of its physicians was a threat to molest young patients but covered it up. The suit says Laurel Pediatric Associates in Johnstown knew at least ...
U.S. 05/14/2019
The Pennsylvania judge who presided over Bill Cosby's sex-assault case says he let five other accusers testify at Cosby's retrial because they showed his actions were "so distinctive" they became "a signature."A jury last year ...
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