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Jonathan Allen

Jonathan Allen

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Crime|US|World

Recovery efforts in Washington helicopter plane collision identify 55 of 67 victims

Officials have positively identified 55 of the 67 people killed in Wednesday's midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet

Recovery efforts in Washington helicopter plane collision identify 55 of 67 victims
Crime|Political|US

Trump goes after New York migrants in publicity blitz, but arrests were routine

U.S.

Trump goes after New York migrants in publicity blitz, but arrests were routine
Economy|Lifestyle|US

Displaced by California fires, Angelenos anxiously search for somewhere to live

Thousands of Angelenos who lost their homes in some of the most destructive wildfires in California history find themselves in fierce competition with one

Displaced by California fires, Angelenos anxiously search for somewhere to live
News|Political|US|World

New York City rally planned to demand release of Hamas hostages

Protesters demanding the release of hostages taken by Hamas planned a rally in New York's Times Square on Thursday, as President Joe Biden

New York City rally planned to demand release of Hamas hostages
Crime|News|US

Condemned Alabama prisoner asks US Supreme Court to stop rare second execution attempt

An Alabama death row prisoner who survived a botched execution attempt by lethal injection asked the U.S.

Condemned Alabama prisoner asks US Supreme Court to stop rare second execution attempt
News|US

Oregon Supreme Court rules lawmakers cannot seek reelection after Senate boycott

The Oregon Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Republican lawmakers who embarked on a six-week boycott of legislative sessions last year in opposition to bills on

Crime|News|US

Mississippi's violent prisons violating Constitution, US Justice Department finds

Mississippi is violating the constitutional rights of thousands of people held in three of its prisons, where violence is pervasive and the use of solitary confinement

Crime|News|US

Idaho halts execution attempt after failing to find prisoner's vein

Idaho botched its attempt to execute a 73-year-old prisoner on Wednesday, abandoning the lethal injection and sending the convicted murderer back to his cell after

Crime|News|Technology|US

New York to test gun-detection systems for city's subway

New York City will begin testing gun-detecting technology in a pilot program at several subway stations, Mayor Eric Adams said on Thursday.

New York to test gun-detection systems for city's subway
Education|US

US House Speaker Johnson heckled and booed at Columbia, center of Gaza protests

Columbia University students heckled U.S.

US House Speaker Johnson heckled and booed at Columbia, center of Gaza protests
Environment|News|US

New York subways disrupted as more heavy rain triggers flooding

Torrential downpours after a week of mostly steady rainfall triggered flash flooding in New York City on Friday, disrupting subway service in

New York subways disrupted as more heavy rain triggers flooding
Americas|News|World

New York mayor tries to discourage migrants with Latin America trip

New York Mayor Eric Adams this weekend visits the Darien Gap, a treacherous rainforest traversed by thousands of mostly South American migrants a month

New York mayor tries to discourage migrants with Latin America trip
Election|News|US

U.S. Army Reserve, family raised alarm about Maine shooter weeks before attack

Five months before a U.S.

U.S. Army Reserve, family raised alarm about Maine shooter weeks before attack
Crime|Election|News|US

FBI searches home of New York mayor's chief campaign fundraiser

FBI agents searched the home of New York City Mayor Eric Adams' chief election campaign fundraiser, Brianna Suggs, on Thursday, and she was questioned by public

FBI searches home of New York mayor's chief campaign fundraiser
US

Biden to join mourners at memorial of former US first lady Rosalynn Carter

U.S.

Biden to join mourners at memorial of former US first lady Rosalynn Carter
Crime|News|US

New York City Council passes ban on solitary confinement in jails

The New York City Council voted on Wednesday to ban the use of solitary confinement in city jails, with sponsors of the bill arguing that the practice is cruel

New York City Council passes ban on solitary confinement in jails
Celebrity|Entertainment

Tom Smothers, half of American comedy duo the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86

American comic Tom Smothers, the elder half

Tom Smothers, half of American comedy duo the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86
Americas|News|World

Three migrants drown at US border amid dispute between Texas and White House

A woman and two children drowned in the Rio Grande as they tried to the enter the U.S. from Mexico on Friday night after Texas military officers prevented federal border

Three migrants drown at US border amid dispute between Texas and White House
News|Uncategorized|US

Judge denies motion to dismiss charges against ex-Marine in Jordan Neely NY subway killing

A former U.S.

Judge denies motion to dismiss charges against ex-Marine in Jordan Neely NY subway killing
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|News|US

Trial begins for two men accused of rap pioneer Jam Master Jay's murder

Two men accused of killing rap pioneer Jam Master Jay in a 2002 dispute over a drug deal will face a jury in a federal court in New York City on Monday as

Trial begins for two men accused of rap pioneer Jam Master Jay's murder
Crime|News|US

NYC Council overrides mayor's vetoes of solitary confinement ban, policing bill

The New York City Council voted on Tuesday to override Mayor Eric Adams' vetoes of two bills it passed last month, one banning solitary confinement in city jails

NYC Council overrides mayor's vetoes of solitary confinement ban, policing bill
News|US

70 New York public housing employees took bribes from contractors, US alleges

Federal prosecutors charged 70 current and former employees of the New York City Housing Authority, the largest public housing agency in North America, on

70 New York public housing employees took bribes from contractors, US alleges
News|US

New York City mayor is sued over refusal to comply with new rental-assistance laws

Lawyers representing New Yorkers facing eviction and living in shelters sued New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday to try to force him to comply with new

New York City mayor is sued over refusal to comply with new rental-assistance laws
Crime|News|US

FBI searches home of another aide to New York City mayor

FBI agents searched the New York City home of a senior policy adviser to Mayor Eric Adams early on Thursday, according to News 12.

FBI searches home of another aide to New York City mayor
Crime|News|US

As Trump criminal trial begins, a New York throng descends on courthouse

Minutes before 9 a.m., both Catherine Nestor, a New York City social worker late for a jury duty summons, and Donald Trump, the first former U.S. president to be

As Trump criminal trial begins, a New York throng descends on courthouse

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