Albany must boost voting protections
Recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions have raised urgent questions about the future of fair representation and public confidence in American democracy. In Louisiana vs. Callais, the court allowed continued legal…
Cassie left US after Diddy testimony, $20 million settlement
R&B singer Cassie moved out of the United States at some point after receiving her $20 million payout from Sean “Diddy” Combs, according to a report, and has no intention…
Ahead of papal visit, Spain pushes forward with reparations for church sex abuse victims
Paula Alonso, poses for a portrait after an interview with The Associated Press in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, May 21, 2026. Bernat Armangue/AP Photo/Bernat Armangue A childhood self-portrait by Paula Alonso…
Man, 42, stabbed, wounded in clash near Times Square, attacker on loose
A 42-year-old man was stabbed and wounded in a clash near Times Square early Wednesday, police said. The victim got into a dispute with his attacker on W. 42nd St.…
NY judge holds mystery, closed door hearing in Luigi Mangione CEO murder case
Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, appeared for a virtual hearing in his homicide case in Manhattan state court Tuesday, with the proceeding sealed from the…
Dutch court agrees to hear Greenpeace lawsuit against US energy company
By MOLLY QUELL AMSTERDAM (AP) — Judges in Amsterdam handed Greenpeace a preliminary victory on Wednesday in an anti-intimidation court case, rejecting a request from fossil fuel pipeline company Energy…
Shooting in Dallas’ Red Bird area Tuesday night left man, 31, dead, police say
A 31-year-old man is dead following a shooting Tuesday night in Dallas’ Red Bird neighborhood, police said in a statement. Dallas police officers responded to reports of a shooting about…
YouTuber gets 31 years for killing pregnant girlfriend, faking livestream for alibi
A YouTuber has been sentenced to decades behind bars for murdering his pregnant girlfriend, then trying to hide it by setting up a fake livestream to use as an alibi.…
Radio scans find no alien tech from the latest interstellar comet
By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The group leading the charge in the search for extraterrestrial life has given the all clear: An interstellar comet…
Ex-NYPD detective gets 4 years in prison for $3 million COVID fraud scheme
A former NYPD homicide detective will spend four years in federal prison for scheming to defraud the federal government out of millions in small-business COVID relief funds. Detective John Bolden,…