By PETER SMITH Associated Press
Jehovah's Witnesses are well-known for proselytizing door-to-door and handing out their literature on city streets. Less known to the general public, their adherents have been required for the past century to make regular reports to their congregation's ...
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who worked as a stand-in at "The Cosby Show" in the 1980s said in a lawsuit Tuesday that Bill Cosby drugged and sexually abused her after offering to mentor her in her acting career.
It is the latest in a string of lawsuits ...
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A New York massage therapist who joined the mob of Trump supporters attacking the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Tuesday to three months in jail, capping a case in which he skipped court hearings, profanely insulted a prosecutor and ...
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press
A former fundraiser for U.S. Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal wire fraud charge, admitting he impersonated a high-ranking congressional aide while raising campaign cash for the embattled New York Republican.
Sam Miele was caught ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University and a university-affiliated hospital announced Monday they will notify 6,500 former patients of disgraced gynecologist Robert Hadden of federal sex crimes that he was convicted of earlier this year.
Under the plan announced by Columbia and Columbia ...
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. returned to court Monday as something of a character witness for his father's real estate empire, waxing exuberantly about the former president's "incredible vision" and portfolio of "great, iconic ...
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Pro-Palestinian demonstrators occupied the lobby of The New York Times on Thursday, demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza while accusing the media of showing a bias toward Israel in its coverage of the Israel-Hamas war.
The latest in ...
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's lawyers were thwarted Thursday in their longshot bid to immediately end the New York civil fraud trial that threatens the former president's real estate empire.
Judge Arthur Engoron didn't rule on the ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Alan Hevesi, a longtime elected official from New York City who resigned as state comptroller amid one scandal and later served prison time after a "pay-to-play" corruption probe, died Thursday. He was 83.
A release from his family said he passed away peacefully surrounded by ...
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who pulled out a pistol and fired it on a New York City subway platform in an apparent attempt to stop someone from stealing a woman's purse was charged Thursday with criminal possession of a weapon and menacing.
No one was struck ...
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — WeWork has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, marking a stunning fall for the office sharing company once seen as a Wall Street darling that promised to upend the way people went to work around the world.
In a late ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft will pay a combined $328 million to settle wage theft claims in New York, Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday.
James said the settlements resolve investigations into the companies improperly charging drivers sales taxes and ...
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Cher is obviously a superstar but even a superstar can be the opening act when it comes to Santa.
Organizers of this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade have nabbed the Oscar-, Emmy- and Grammy Award-winner for their 97th annual ...
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — In 1648, Margaret Jones, a midwife, became the first person in Massachusetts — the second in New England — to be executed for witchcraft, decades before the infamous Salem witch trials.
Nearly four centuries later, the state and region ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Brustein, a giant in the theatrical world as critic, playwright, crusader for artistic integrity and founder of two of the leading regional theaters in the country, has died. He was 96.
Brustein died on Sunday at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, according to an ...
By BRIAN P. D. HANNON Associated Press
Cornell University administrators dispatched campus police to a Jewish center after threatening statements appeared on a discussion board Sunday.
Cornell President Martha E. Pollack issued a statement explaining there were a series of "horrendous, ...
NEW YORK (AP) — A sea of hundreds of protesters filled the main concourse of New York City's famed Grand Central Terminal during the evening rush hour Friday, chanting slogans and unfurling banners demanding a cease-fire as Israel intensified its bombardment of the Gaza Strip.
Wearing black ...
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Phil Murphy has vetoed the New Jersey Turnpike Authority's 2024 budget, a decision that delays a planned 3% toll increase.
The Democratic governor announced his decision in a social media post made Thursday, stating he was not satisfied with the justification for ...
MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Author Salman Rushdie could take the stand against the man charged with repeatedly stabbing him before a lecture when the defendant goes on trial early next year, a prosecutor said Friday.
"He is on the people's witness list right now heading into trial," Chautauqua ...
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Rep. George Santos pleaded not guilty Friday to revised charges accusing him of several frauds, including making tens of thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges on credit cards belonging to some of his campaign donors.
The New York Republican appeared at ...