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Mega Millions player wins $1 million prize. Where in the US was the lucky ticket sold?

NEW YORK — A Mega Millions ticket sold in New York just missed the $77 million jackpot but won $1 million, lottery officials said. The ticket matched five winning numbers…

John McCarthy February 5, 2025

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The power of independent journalism: From her Brooklyn apartment, she ‘scooped’ the nation’s media

NEW YORK — First word of the Trump administration’s since-rescinded order to freeze spending on federal loans and grants came not from a major news organization, but from a woman working alone…

John McCarthy February 2, 2025

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Haitian migrant melts down as ICE raids ramp up around the country after Trump takes office

BOSTON — A Haitian man with a lengthy criminal record shouted 'F**k Trump, Biden forever!' as he was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a deportation raid. The…

John McCarthy January 23, 2025

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Late night host jokes Trump wants to rename the U.S. Virgin Islands

NEW YORK — In a satire about President Trump renaming parts of America through executive orders, a late night comedian included the U.S. Virgin Islands. Jimmy Fallon, the host of…

John McCarthy January 22, 2025

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Jamaican Jazz legend Monty Alexander to perform ‘A Living History’

NEW YORK — Celebrated Jamaican-born, Grammy-nominated jazz virtuoso, Monty Alexander, is set to usher in 2025 in spectacular fashion with a historic, career retrospective and musical storytelling concert at Lincoln Center…

John McCarthy January 9, 2025

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Trump’s sentencing is set for Jan. 10. Here’s what could happen next

NEW YORK (AP) — Faced with the never-before-seen dilemma of how, when or even whether to sentence a former and future U.S. president, the judge in President-elect Donald Trump ‘s hush money…

John McCarthy January 4, 2025

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New York homeowner transforms home into ‘Christmas Vacation’ display

SMITHTOWN — Who could forget Clark Griswold's short-lived glee when his Christmas lights turned on, brightening up the neighborhood? A homeowner on Long Island is channeling that enthusiasm and paying tribute…

John McCarthy December 25, 2024

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Man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO shouts on way into courthouse and fights extradition

ALTOONA, Pennsylvania (AP) — The man charged with murder in the killing of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare made it clear he wasn’t going to make things easy on authorities, shouting unintelligibly and…

John McCarthy December 11, 2024

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Luigi Mangione’s hard turn from wealth and success to murder suspect

BALTIMORE, Maryland (AP) — Luigi Nicholas Mangione, the suspect in the fatal shooting of a healthcare executive in New York City, apparently was living a charmed life: the grandson of a wealthy real…

John McCarthy December 11, 2024

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A ‘strong person of interest’ has been arrested in the UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing

NEW YORK (AP) — Police arrested a “strong person of interest” Monday in the brazen Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO after a quick-thinking McDonald’s employee in Pennsylvania alerted authorities to…

John McCarthy December 9, 2024