Nation Jul 02 An audacious climb turned into a marriage proposal. The couple was soon arrested Dressed in black and wearing masks but not tethers, the two balanced on a narrow ledge and appeared to kiss atop the New York skyscraper's antenna.
Nation Jul 01 2 people arrested after unfurling banner atop the Empire State Building's antenna Two people got to the top of the Empire State Building's antenna and unfurled a banner about “the power of love” at midday Wednesday, before descending, embracing, taking selfies and ultimately being arrested.
Nation Jun 29 Luigi Mangione gets stuck in elevator as judge delays his federal trial until January Luigi Mangione’s federal trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson will now begin in January instead of the fall, a judge said Monday.
Nation Jun 25 Weinstein's New York rape charge dropped after accuser says she can't endure a 4th trial The movie mogul still stands convicted of another sexual felony in New York and others in California, and he remains behind bars. But the New York rape charge had remained unresolved after an overturned conviction followed by two hung juries.
Politics Jun 24 Kennedy scion Jack Schlossberg loses crowded New York City congressional primary Kennedy family scion and political novice Jack Schlossberg lost Tuesday to New York state Assembly Member Micah Lasher, in a closely watched and crowded Democratic primary for an open congressional seat in the heart of Manhattan.
Nation May 15 Judge declares mistrial in Harvey Weinstein's New York rape retrial after jury deadlocks The majority-male Manhattan jury had been weighing whether Weinstein raped Jessica Mann, a hairstylist and actor. Weinstein’s lawyers argued that the encounter was consensual.
Politics May 06 AP report: FBI searches Virginia Senate leader's office as part of corruption probe The search at Virginia Sen. L. Louise Lucas’s district office in Portsmouth comes after the Democrat helped lead the state’s recent redistricting effort.
Nation May 04 Washington Post, AP, Reuters and Minnesota Star Tribune among Pulitzer winners for 2025 work The Post's coverage illuminated the fast-moving, sometimes opaque particulars of President Donald Trump’s drive to reshape the national government, and judges credited the Post with detailing what the changes meant for individual Americans.
Nation Apr 27 After legal switchbacks, one of Harvey Weinstein's accusers testifies for a third time Jessica Mann once had reason to think she was done being publicly grilled about Harvey Weinstein.
Nation Apr 21 Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial opens in New York, the third time this case has gone to trial A new jury on Tuesday got its first look at a case that remains unresolved nearly eight years after the former movie tycoon’s arrest.