AP FACT CHECK: Dems’ sticky health debate; Trump’s rally
WASHINGTON (AP) — Who’s got the goods on health care policy? That question was an undercurrent in the feisty Democratic ...
Bloomberg campaign spending tops $409 million
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg has plunged over $400 million of his personal fortune into his ca...
At Arizona rally, Trump trolls Democrats debating in Nevada
PHOENIX (AP) — President Donald Trump trolled his political enemies Wednesday in the first of three rallies in three day...
Jennifer Lawrence to star in Adam McKay comedy for Netflix
NEW YORK (AP) — Jennifer Lawrence will star in the Adam McKay comedy “Don’t Look Up” for Netflix. The streaming giant on...
Ex-NYC police commish Kerik says he cried at being pardoned
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s police commissioner during the Sept. 11 attacks said Wednesday he started crying when Pr...
Deliberating a 2nd day, Weinstein jury revisits ’06 account
NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial spent much of their second day of deliberations Wednesday revisi...
Judge dismisses Oakley’s suit against Dolan, MSG from arrest
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed Charles Oakley’s lawsuit against executive chairman James Dolan and Madiso...
Steyer cites ‘racist’ Bloomberg tactics in Super Tuesday ad
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — In a billionaire-to-billionaire media matchup, Tom Steyer is taking on Mike Bloomberg in a multimi...
Turn music down, library guard asked. Then she was stabbed.
SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. (AP) — A man stabbed a library security guard to death after she told him to turn his music down, au...
Road less traveled: Some NHL teams moving AHL squads closer
DENVER (AP) — Jason Dickinson encountered quite a few bumps in the road on his route to the NHL. Good thing for his trus...
Understanding Weinstein’s charges and potential punishment
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at the charges against Harvey Weinstein, 67, and the punishment the once-revered Hollywood titan ...
Actress Zoe Caldwell, Tony winner for ‘Medea,’ dies at 86
NEW YORK (AP) — Zoe Caldwell, a four-time Tony Award winner who brought humanity to larger-than-life characters, whether...
Bloomberg to go face to face against rivals after ad blitz
For Mike Bloomberg, the one-way conversation with Democratic voters is about to end.By spending more than $400 million o...
DOJ taps U.S. attorneys to coordinate Ukraine investigations
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has appointed U.S. attorneys in New York and Pennsylvania to coordinate federal...
The Latest: Warren calls for party unity in taking on Trump
LAS VEGAS — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):
Eccentric millionaire Durst faces trial in friend’s killing
LOS ANGELES — There is almost no physical evidence connecting New York real estate heir Robert Durst to the slaying of his best friend in Los Angeles ...
Bloomberg takes veiled swipe at rival’s aggressive loyalists
CARSON CITY, Nev. — With the Nevada caucuses less than a week away, Democratic presidential candidates campaigning were fixated on a rival who wasn't ...
Stop and frisk gets renewed attention in Bloomberg candidacy
NEW YORK — David Ourlicht was a college student, walking down a street near campus, when he became one of millions of New Yorkers swept up in the era ...
Week 4 of Weinstein trial: Closing arguments, two universes
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein grinned as he left court, and his lawyers said he was confident heading into what could be his last weekend of freedom as ...
14-year-old charged with Barnard College student death
NEW YORK — A 14-year-old has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of a Barnard College student in a Manhattan park in December, authorities said Saturd...
Baker to MLB: Tell teams to ‘stop the comments’ on Astros
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Astros manager Dusty Baker wants action from Major League Baseball: End the critcism of his team from across baseball over sig...
De Blasio endorses former 2020 rival Sanders for president
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is endorsing Bernie Sanders for president, a move that puts de Blasio in a position to become a leading ...
Michael Avenatti is convicted of trying to extort Nike
NEW YORK — Michael Avenatti, the combative lawyer who gained fame by representing porn star Stormy Daniels in lawsuits involving President Donald Trum...
Prosecutor: Weinstein saw victims as ‘complete disposables’
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein believed he was so powerful he could get away with denigrating aspiring actresses drawn into a world where he considered t...
Edie Falco talks new show ‘Tommy’ and staying close to home
NEW YORK — In her role in the news CBS drama “Tommy,” actress Edie Falco plays the first female chief of police in Los Angeles, but the native New Yor...
New York museum honors city’s rich basketball history
NEW YORK — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar smiled as he rattled off the names of his former high school teammates and opponents.
Trump’s story about veteran’s comeback was not quite true
NEW YORK — Tony Rankins, a formerly homeless, drug-addicted Army veteran, got a standing ovation at the State of the Union after President Donald Trum...
Cuomo meets with Trump to offer deal on travelers program
WASHINGTON — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited the White House on Thursday in the hope he could persuade President Donald Trump to reverse a decision...
Jacobs closes Fashion Week with thrilling dance extravaganza
NEW YORK — Somehow, he does it almost every time, and on Tuesday designer Marc Jacobs did it yet again: Upped his game, when it came to closing out Ne...
Raptors’ 15-game win streak snapped with 101-91 loss to Nets
NEW YORK — The Toronto Raptors had their franchise-record winning streak stopped at 15 games with a 101-91 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday nigh...