Dear Mama: Afeni Shakur, mother of rapper Tupac Shakur, dies
By KRISTIN J. BENDER Afeni Shakur, the former Black Panther who inspired the work of her son, rap icon Tupac Shakur, and then fostered his legacy for decades after he…
New York City
Cleveland settles lawsuit over Tamir Rice shooting for $6M
By MARK GILLISPIE The city on Monday reached a $6 million settlement in a lawsuit over the death of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old black boy shot by a white police…
Viewer’s Guide: Trump looks for big NY win; size counts
By NANCY BENAC Donald Trump loves to reminisce about his long ride down the escalator in Trump Tower in June to announce his campaign for president. He’ll be back there…
Entire 2016 field descends on New York City ahead of primary
By JULIE PACE and JONATHAN LEMIRE New York’s matzo factories and diners will take a backseat to the debate stage and talk show circuit as the entire presidential field —…
California, New York poised to raise minimum wage to $15
By ALISON NOON and JONATHAN J. COOPER California and New York are poised to become the highest-paid minimum-wage states in the nation after their governors each reached deals with lawmakers…
Banks, dam targeted by Iranian hackers, US says; 7 charged
By TAMI ABDOLLAH and ERIC TUCKER The U.S. charged seven hackers linked to the Iranian government with executing large-scale coordinated cyberattacks on dozens of banks as well as a small…
Officials: Threatening letter sent to Trump son’s NYC home
By COLLEEN LONG Police and the FBI are investigating a threatening letter sent to the Manhattan apartment of Donald Trump’s son Eric that contained a white powder, two law enforcement…
Russian banker accused of spying pleads guilty to conspiracy
By LARRY NEUMEISTER A Russian banker accused of participating in a Cold War-style spy ring pleaded guilty Friday to a conspiracy charge and agreed to spend up to 2½ years…