The Latest: Lawyer for El Chapo: No evidence of wrongdoing
The Latest on Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman facing drug trafficking and other charges in the United States (all times local): 3:40 p.m. A U.S. lawyer for Mexican…
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Harriet Tubman National Historical Park becomes reality
Federal parks officials have formally established the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in upstate New York. Members of the state’s congressional delegation joined U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell in Washington,…
Trump agrees to $25M settlement to resolve Trump U lawsuits
By DAVID KLEPPER and ELLIOT SPAGAT President-elect Donald Trump has agreed to a $25 million settlement to resolve three lawsuits over Trump University, his former school for real estate investors.…
Woman arrested in twin’s death off cliff fights extradition
By MICHAEL HILL A woman accused of killing her twin sister by driving their SUV off a cliff in Hawaii travelled to upstate New York to grieve the loss of…
Trump offers Flynn national security adviser job
By KEN THOMAS, CATHERINE LUCEY and JULIE PACE President-elect Donald Trump offered former military intelligence chief Michael Flynn the job of national security adviser as he began to build out…
Thousands rally, march in nationwide anti-Trump protests
By ROBERT JABLON and WILLIAM MATHIS Thousands took to the streets Saturday across the United States as demonstrations against President-elect Donald Trump continued in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and…
Fort Trump: New security measures ring Trump Tower
By TOM HAYS Being a midtown Manhattan neighbor of Donald Trump now that he’s president-elect has come to this: navigating swarms of police officers, barricades, checkpoints and street closings that…
Woman accused of trying to extort money from ex-Gov. Spitzer
A young Russian woman who put former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer back in the tabloid headlines last winter when she told doctors he had choked her at a Manhattan…