By COLLEEN SLEVIN, MATTHEW BROWN and JESSE BEDAYN, Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — It’s been two years since nearly 200 decaying bodies were discovered throughout a fetid, room temperature building in rural Colorado. On Friday, the man responsible, a funeral home owner, is set to be sentenced in state court for 191 counts… Read More »
By JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran said Friday its foreign minister spoke by phone with his French, German and British counterparts to avoid the reimposition of U.N. sanctions over Tehran’s nuclear program, just days ahead of a European deadline. The call by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi came as the… Read More »
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Associated Press Economics Writer JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday opened the door ever so slightly to lowering a key interest rate in the coming months but gave no hint on the timing of a move and suggested the central bank will proceed cautiously as it… Read More »
Brandon Stephens had opportunities to sign with other teams in free agency. But there was a specific reason why he decided to sign a three-year, $36 million contract with the Jets, beyond just the monetary value. “I’ve been a fan of [Aaron Glenn] for a while,” Stephens told the Daily News. “You know, just seeing… Read More »
By SAM MEDNICK and WAFAA SHURAFA, Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The world’s leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip’s largest city is gripped by famine, and that it is likely to spread across the territory without a ceasefire and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid. The Integrated… Read More »
A sixth person has died in a Harlem Legionnaires’ disease outbreak, health officials said Thursday. The city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said there have now been 111 confirmed cases of the disease — and that seven people are currently hospitalized. None of the dead have been identified. A fifth person died earlier this… Read More »
Today is Friday, Aug. 22, the 234th day of 2025. There are 131 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 22,1972, John Wojtowicz (WAHT’-uh-witz) and Salvatore Naturile took seven employees hostage at a Chase Manhattan Bank branch in Brooklyn, New York, during a botched robbery; the siege, which ended with Wojtowicz’s arrest… Read More »
When you walk through Times Square, you might see older New Yorkers greeting each other before lunch, stagehands heading into rehearsal, or visitors from around the world having their New York moment. It’s a living, shared place of art and community. Now, a proposal before state regulators threatens that vibrancy: a massive casino at 1515 Broadway.… Read More »
Showing that a rotten pick for U.S. attorney is a rotten pick, yesterday, a federal judge ruled that Alina Habba, who Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi had tried to keep atop the U.S. attorney’s office for New Jersey after a panel of federal judges had rejected her permanent appointment, was not only unlawfully… Read More »
Whatever its cause, your hate is yours to lose Los Angeles: Dear Stephen Miller and Laura Loomer: I’m not here to espouse any particular ideology, and as a fellow Jew, I believe everyone has the right to support their own beliefs or ideas. But when these beliefs have widespread consequences, most of which are deleterious,… Read More »