Lack of remorse could bite “Pharma Bro” at sentencing, experts say
NEW YORK — Less than an hour after a U.S. jury convicted Martin Shkreli of securities fraud, the so-called “Pharma Bro” was back at his New York City apartment doing what comes naturally: trash talking...
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A grim subway reality: Corpses sometimes kept in break rooms
NEW YORK — It’s a largely overlooked but gory reality of the New York City subway system: When someone takes their life by jumping in front of a train, police need to find a place to put the mutilated...
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Maybe some speech isn’t worth defending: Violence in Charlottesville leads to...
NEW YORK — Faced with an angry backlash for defending white supremacists’ right to march in Charlottesville, the American Civil Liberties Union is confronting a feeling among some of its members that...
View ArticlePharma Bro Martin Shkreli has bail revoked, heads to jail
NEW YORK — A judge jailed former pharmaceuticals company CEO Martin Shkreli on Wednesday after finding that he violated his bail on a securities fraud conviction with a social media posting she agreed...
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James Blake, former tennis star, testifies about his mistaken arrest
NEW YORK — Former pro tennis star James Blake testified on Tuesday that a plainclothes police officer wearing a T-shirt and jeans didn’t identify himself before throwing him to the ground and...
View ArticleAnthony Weiner faces sentencing in latest chapter of sexting drama
NEW YORK — It seemed as if Anthony Weiner had hit rock bottom when he resigned from Congress in 2011. “Bye-bye, pervert!” one heckler shouted as the Democrat quit amid revelations that he had sent...
View ArticleFormer Rep. Anthony Weiner sentenced to 21 months in sexting case
NEW YORK — Former Rep. Anthony Weiner was sentenced Monday to 21 months in prison for sexting with a 15-year-old girl in a case that rocked Hillary Clinton’s campaign for the White House in the closing...
View ArticleBombing trial shows NYC’s blanket coverage by video cameras
NEW YORK — There’s one video of a man walking to and from the scene of a bombing in a Manhattan’s bustling Chelsea neighborhood. Another shows him minutes later planting another homemade explosive a...
View ArticleJudge reinstates 6-game suspension for Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott
NEW YORK — A federal judge cleared the way Monday night for the NFL to enforce a six-game suspension of Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott over domestic violence allegations. U.S. District...
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New York City tightens security around marathon after truck attack
NEW YORK — In a city shaken by its deadliest terrorist attack since 9/11, police are promising an unprecedented security effort to try to secure a soft target spanning five boroughs and 26.2 miles: the...
View ArticleMuch-touted MS-13 sweep keeps even most basic details secret
NEW YORK — It was a tally so impressive that President Donald Trump touted it at his State of the Union address: Since May, agents cracking down on the violent gangs terrorizing the working-class...
View Article“Pharma Bro” gets 7 years in prison in securities fraud case
NEW YORK — The smirk wiped off his face, a crying Martin Shkreli was sentenced to seven years in prison for securities fraud Friday in a hard fall for the pharmaceutical-industry bad boy vilified for...
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Veterinarian implanted heroin in puppies for Colombian drug trafficking ring,...
NEW YORK — A veterinarian pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to U.S. charges that he turned puppies into drug couriers for a Colombian trafficking ring by stitching packets of liquid heroin into their...
View ArticleEx-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen gets 3 years in prison
NEW YORK — Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s once-devoted lawyer and all-around fixer, was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for allowing what he said was his “blind loyalty” to Trump...
View ArticleMichael Avenatti charged with defrauding Stormy Daniels
NEW YORK — Attorney Michael Avenatti has been charged with ripping off porn star Stormy Daniels, the client who made him famous. The allegations against Avenatti were revealed in charges filed...
View ArticleEl Chapo sentenced to life in prison, may end up in Colorado’s Supermax prison
NEW YORK — The Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was sentenced to life behind bars in a U.S. prison, a humbling end for a drug lord notorious for his ability to kill, bribe or tunnel his...
View ArticleJeffrey Epstein denied bail in sex trafficking case
NEW YORK — A judge denied bail Thursday for jailed financier Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges after prosecutors argued the jet-setting defendant is a danger to the public and might flee the...
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Jeffrey Epstein found injured in NYC jail cell, source says
New York State Sex Offender Registry, AFP/Getty ImagesIn this file undated handout photo obtained July 11, 2019 courtesy of the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein. NEW YORK —...
View ArticleNYPD fires officer for 2014 death of Eric Garner
NEW YORK — After five years of investigations and protests, the New York City Police Department on Monday fired an officer involved in the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner, the black man whose dying...
View ArticleHarvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to new indictment, trial delayed
NEW YORK — Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty to a new indictment Monday that includes revised charges of predatory sexual assault, a development that caused the judge to delay the start...
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