By RAJESH ROY Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indians lit up social media on Wednesday to celebrate Zohran Mamdani's election win as New York City mayor after he thanked his Indian-born parents, quoted a historic speech by India's first prime minister and turned the victory rally into a ...
By SAM MEDNICK, MATTHEW LEE and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States has circulated draft text for a U.N. Security Council resolution that would provide a mandate for an international stabilization force in Gaza for at least two years, marking the next ...
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's voters are deciding the outcome of a generational and ideological divide that will resonate across the country Tuesday as they choose the next mayor to run the nation's largest city. Zohran Mamdani, ...
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press From Coney Island to the Bronx, the candidates in New York City's mayoral race spent Monday crisscrossing the five boroughs in a final, frenzied day of campaigning on the eve of Election Day. As candidates made final pitch to voters, President Donald ...
By KATE PAYNE and CODY JACKSON Associated Press COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (AP) — South Florida was spared a direct blow from Hurricane Melissa, but the massive storm still hit home for the millions of residents there who have deep roots in the Caribbean. Now, the Caribbean diaspora from Miami ...
By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press A bird sighting on New York's Long Island has avian enthusiasts flocking to the region in hopes of spotting a feathered friend that has never been seen before in the state. The common cuckoo is typically found from Europe to Japan, with the majority of ...
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Eliud Kipchoge and Sifan Hassan are at different ends of their marathon careers. Kipchoge, who turns 41 next week, is wrapping up a historic run as one of the most accomplished marathoners in the sport, while the 32-year-old Hassan is in ...
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and R.J. RICO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Seven people have been arrested in the investigation of a stunning heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris, but the lavish, stolen jewels that once adorned France's royals are still missing. In the days after the theft, ...
By MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's biggest city will pick its next mayor on Tuesday in an election that has sparked debate over the future of the Democratic Party. Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state assembly member and democratic socialist ...
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's lawyers have asked a New York state appeals court to toss out his hush money criminal conviction, saying federal law preempts state law and there was no intent to commit a crime. The lawyers filed their written ...
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press KINGSTON N.Y. (AP) — A former New York state trooper was accused in court Tuesday of using his patrol car as a battering ram in a high-speed pursuit that killed an 11-year-old girl, a case one prosecutor called a "fatal abuse of power." Christopher ...
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's lawyers have asked a New York state appeals court to toss out his hush money criminal conviction, saying federal law preempts state law and there was no intent to commit a crime. The lawyers filed their written arguments with the state's mid-level ...
NEW YORK (AP) — A majestic Norway spruce now growing in upstate New York has been chosen to be this year's Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, officials announced Monday. The 75-foot (22-meter) tree is to be cut down Nov. 6 in East Greenbush, outside the state capital of Albany, and arrive by ...
NEW YORK (AP) — A lawsuit filed Monday seeks to redraw the boundaries of the only congressional district in New York City represented by a Republican, arguing that its current configuration unconstitutionally dilutes the power of Black and Latino voters. The case, filed by an election law ...
NEW YORK (AP) — A lawsuit filed Monday seeks to redraw the boundaries of the only congressional district in New York City represented by a Republican, arguing that its current configuration unconstitutionally dilutes the power of Black and Latino voters. The case, filed by an election law ...
NEW YORK (AP) — New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani rallied supporters Sunday with heavyweight support from U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as the race enters its final stretch, telling a raucous crowd that his campaign is a "movement of the masses." Mamdani, ...
NEW YORK (AP) — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Friday endorsed Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City, saying he respected the will of the primary voters and young people inspired by the Democratic socialist state lawmaker's candidacy. Jeffries, who represents Brooklyn, has for ...
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — An employee allegedly stole 47 vehicles from an Avis Budget site at an upstate New York airport and rented them out around the region, police said Friday. The car rental company reported to authorities that the vehicles, worth more than $1 million, were stolen from its ...
By ED WHITE and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press NBA coach and Hall of Fame member Chauncey Billups is charged with luring high-stakes poker players to games he knew were fixed, while veteran NBA forward Terry Rozier is accused of faking an injury and sitting on the bench to help bettors win ...
NEW YORK (AP) — New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani rallied supporters Sunday with heavyweight support from U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as the race enters its final stretch, telling a raucous crowd that his campaign is a "movement of the masses." Mamdani, ...