Grand jury declines to indict man in shooting that killed teen at Kentucky State University
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A grand jury has declined to indict the father of two Kentucky State University students who was charged with murder in an on-campus shooting that killed…
Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura declared winner of Honduras’ presidential vote
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura won Honduras’ presidential election, the country’s electoral authorities said Wednesday afternoon, ending a weeks-long count that has whittled away at the credibility of…
Mayor Adams vetoes bill that’d make it easier for gender violence victims to sue
As one of his final acts in office, Mayor Adams late on Christmas Eve vetoed a City Council bill that would temporarily allow victims of gender-based violence to sue their…
Mother-daughter duo forced woman to be prostitute in Brooklyn massage parlors: DA
A mother-daughter duo was busted for running a Brooklyn prostitution ring out of several massage parlors that exploited women desperate for cash, authorities said Wednesday. Taya Benayun, 59, and Vladilina…
Woman shot dead in daughter’s Harlem apartment had been staying there since recent breakup
A woman shot dead in her daughter’s Harlem apartment had been staying there since separating with her longtime boyfriend about two months ago, the slain woman’s family said Wednesday. Basilisa…
Crowds flocked to the final Wanamaker Light Show of the season. No one knows when it’s coming back.
They came to the Wanamaker Building on Christmas Eve because it’s what they have done all the years they have been alive. They came bundled against the chill because they…
Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura declared winner of Honduras’ presidential vote
By MARLON GONZÁLEZ and MEGAN JANETSKY TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura won Honduras’ presidential election, electoral authorities said Wednesday afternoon, ending a weeks-long count that has whittled…
Texas H-E-B supermarket gives free groceries for Christmas amid register outage
Texas supermarket chain H-E-B gifted customers free groceries this week when a computer glitch upended the registers at a Fort Worth-area store, resulting in a Christmas miracle for those already…
‘The best gift ever’: Baby is born after the rarest of pregnancies, defying all odds
By LAURA UNGAR, AP Health Writer Suze Lopez holds her baby boy on her lap and marvels at the remarkable way he came into the world. Before little Ryu was…
What 2025 songs should you include on your holiday playlist?
PHILADELPHIA — Christmastime is here, as Vince Guaraldi and Lee Mendelson put it in the nostalgia-inducing song composed for A Charlie Brown Christmas in 1965. The soundtrack to that TV…