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Inside the Brooklyn federal jail where Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is locked up, described as ‘hell on earth’

By Michael R. Sisak, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

Combs, 54, was sent to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn on Tuesday after pleading not guilty in a case that accuses him of physically and sexually abusing women for more than a decade.

Weinstein pleads not guilty after being indicted on new sex crime charge in New York

By Philip Marcelo, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a new sex crime charge in New York, as he awaits retrial in his landmark #MeToo case.

Police in Long Island say rumors of explosives found near Trump rally are false

By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press

Nassau County officials say social media reports that explosives were found in a car near former President Donald Trump’s New York rally on Long Island are false.

WATCH: Trump delivers remarks at campaign rally in Uniondale, New York

By Associated Press

The Republican presidential nominee and former president's rally Wednesday night was in Uniondale, on Long Island, an area that could be key to his party maintaining control of the House.

Judge denies bail for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs over witness tampering concerns in sex trafficking case

By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Andrew Dalton, Associated Press

A second judge has refused to grant bail to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter said Wednesday that the government had proved “by clear and convincing evidence" that any amount of bail couldn't ensure that the hip-hop…

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs held without bail after arrest on sex trafficking indictment

By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas, Azhar Merchant

Sean “P. Diddy” Combs was indicted on multiple charges including sex trafficking, sexual assault, violence and racketeering. The government’s charges describe a gruesome pattern of abuse, accusing Combs of using his extensive music and business empire as a criminal outfit.

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Former NYC fire chiefs arrested in corruption scandal

By Jake Offenhartz, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

Two former New York City Fire Department chiefs have been arrested on charges that they solicited tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to provide preferential treatment in the department's fire prevention bureau.

Harvey Weinstein moved from jail to NYC hospital for emergency heart surgery, reps say

By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

Weinstein, 72, was taken to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan from the Rikers Island jail complex late Sunday “due to severe medical conditions,” his publicist Juda Engelmayer and prison consultant Craig Rothfeld said.

How China used a mid-level government aide in New York to influence U.S. politics

By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press

While previous cases involved charges against suspected Chinese spies for reporting on and surveilling dissidents critical of the Communist Party, Tuesday’s case appeared to show how China is trying to directly influence U.S. politics in line with its interests, even…

Federal judge turns down Trump’s request to get involved in hush money conviction

By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled that former President Donald Trump had not satisfied the burden of proof required for a federal court to take control of the case from the state court where it was tried.