The Latest Breaking News from New York

Woman gets 4+ years in jail for harming college schoolmates

A New York woman who admitted her role in an ex-convict’s decade-long plot to extort and sexually manipulate schoolmates of his daughter at Sarah Lawrence College has been sentenced to over four years in prison

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

Nets have their coach of the future after Jacque Vaughn gets extension

NEW YORK — Jacque Vaughn says he never gave it much thought, but it’s been the elephant in the room regarding his coaching tenure in Brooklyn.

Tribune News Service · Feb 22, 2023

Stefan Bondy: Adam Silver continues to hide from the load management problem

NEW YORK — Adam Silver, the great enabler of the player empowerment era, couldn’t admit it. He couldn’t bring himself to state the obvious, so we’ll say it for him:

Tribune News Service · Feb 22, 2023

Panthers coach Frank Reich noncommittal on his team’s interest in Derek Carr

Panthers coach Frank Reich noncommittal when asked if free agent QB Derek Carr will visit Carolina after stops in New Orleans and New York:

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 22, 2023

Don Lemon returns to ‘CNN This Morning’ after controversy

NEW YORK — CNN broadcaster Don Lemon said he’s “learning” before he returned to his morning show Wednesday for the first time since receiving backlash for remarks about presidential candidate Nikki Haley.

Tribune News Service · Feb 22, 2023

Home Office takes over hotel to house asylum seekers near Nottinghamshire border

Other businesses based in the hotel, such as Marco Pierre White's New York Italian restaurant and the Houdini Escape Rooms, will also be closed so that the Home Office can have exclusive use of the building.

Nottingham Post · Feb 22, 2023

Could R. Kelly essentially get a ‘life’ prison sentence?

R. Kelly wouldn’t be eligible for release until 2066, a year shy of his 100th birthday, if a federal judge accepts prosecutors’ recommendations at his upcoming sentencing hearing

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

U.N. General Assembly to vote on Ukraine resolution

NEW YORK -- As the United Nations marks one year since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, the General Assembly is expected to vote on a draft resolution that refers to "appropriate, fair and independent investigations and prosecutions" for the first time, regarding Russia's alleged war crimes in Ukraine.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 22, 2023

Would you travel thousands of miles to see an obese cat? How about an avian love triangle?

Visitors to the Polish city of Szczecin rate a portly pussy called Gacek more highly than the local castle. But even New York has unofficial attractions that outshine the tourist traps

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2023

Tesla Disputes Firings Over Unionization Claims Over Performance Periods Every Six Months

A report that workers for Tesla in New York were fired after attempting to form a union is false the automaker said in a statement

Zenger · Feb 22, 2023