Verena Dobnik
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Suspect in homeless men’s deaths facing murder charges
Authorities said Randy Santos, who is expected to be arraigned Sunday, is also facing an attempted murder charge in connection to a fifth homeless man who was seriously hurt in the attacks, which took place early Saturday in New York City's Chinatown. → Read More
Swedish teen climate activist leads protest near UN
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg drew crowds on land Friday after her two-week sail across the Atlantic as the 16-year-old Swede led a protest march in front of the United Nations. → Read More
Swedish teen climate activist leads protest near UN
NEW YORK (AP) - Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg drew crowds on land Friday after her two-week sail across the Atlantic as the 16-year-old Swede led a protest march in front of the United Nations. Hundreds of activists, many of them teenagers, surrounded her outside U.N. headquarters, chanting, "Fossil lobbyists have got to go" and, "It's too hot!" - referriang to global warming. Another… → Read More
Farms worry as New York City considers foie gras ban
FERNDALE, N.Y. (AP) - A New York City proposal to ban the sale of foie gras, the fattened liver of a duck or goose, has the backing of animal welfare advocates, but could mean trouble for farms outside the city that are the premier U.S. producers of the French delicacy. A majority of city council members have signed on to a bill that would ban the sale of foie gras at restaurants, grocery stores… → Read More
Teen climate activist arrives in US by sailboat to 'make a stand'
Greta Thunberg, 16, refused to fly because of the carbon cost of plane travel. She's in the U.S. to attend a global warming conference. → Read More
Teen activist sails across Atlantic to go to climate meeting
Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived in New York City to chants and cheers Wednesday after a trans-Atlantic trip on a sailboat to attend a global warming conference. Thunberg, 16, and her crew were escorted into a lower Manhattan marina at about 4 p. m. , concluding a two-week crossing from Plymouth, England. Hundreds of activists gathered on a Hudson River promenade to cheer her… → Read More
Teen activist sails across Atlantic to go to climate meeting
NEW YORK (AP) - A 16-year-old Swedish climate activist who crossed the Atlantic in a zero-emissions sailboat anchored in waters off New York City on Wednesday as she prepared to land at a downtown marina. Greta Thunberg and her crew were expected to arrive in lower Manhattan in mid-afternoon after a two-week trans-Atlantic crossing from Plymouth, England. As she approached New York's harbor… → Read More
Teen activist sails across Atlantic to go to climate meeting
NEW YORK (AP) — A 16-year-old Swedish climate activist who crossed the Atlantic on a zero-emissions sailboat to attend a conference on global warming approached New York City's shores on Wednesday. Greta Thunberg and her crew were expected to arrive at a lower Manhattan marina in the afternoon after a two-week crossing from Plymouth, England. As the social media-savvy teenager approached New… → Read More
Yeshiva University hit with sexual abuse lawsuit
Thirty-eight former students of an Orthodox Jewish school in New York City operated by Yeshiva University sued Thursday over claims they were molested by two prominent rabbis in the 1960s, '70s and '80s. → Read More
Yeshiva University hit with sexual abuse lawsuit
NEW YORK (AP) - Thirty-eight former students of an Orthodox Jewish school in New York City operated by Yeshiva University sued Thursday over claims they were molested by two prominent rabbis in the 1960s, '70s and '80s. The suit, filed in state Supreme Court in Manhattan, alleges that the university failed to protect students at Yeshiva University High School for Boys and promoted one of the… → Read More
Where Garner died, changes in policing win little applause
NEW YORK (AP) - A police cruiser constantly sits a few feet from a small floral memorial to Eric Garner on the Staten Island sidewalk where he spent his dying moments five years ago. Tompkinsville Park, which police were targeting for patrols when they encountered Garner selling loose, untaxed cigarettes, remains a gathering place for desperate people. Expletives flew on a recent hot afternoon… → Read More
Where Garner died, changes in policing win little applause
Eric Garner's death five summers ago was an inflection point for the New York Police Department. Caught on video, the fatal encounter prompted the nation's largest police force to train officers to de-escalate confrontations and to reassess how they interact with the public. → Read More
Sheriff: Kentucky woman assaulted store clerk after being charged for cup of water
The woman was charged 25 cents for a cup of water, police said. → Read More
Small plane crashes into house near Poughkeepsie, N.Y., killing 2
State police spokesman Steven Nevel said three men were on the plane; one died and two were injured. Of three people in the home, one died, another was seriously hurt and the third is missing. → Read More
Small plane crashes into house near Poughkeepsie, N.Y., killing 2
State police spokesman Steven Nevel said three men were on the plane; one died and two were injured. Of three people in the home, one died, another was seriously hurt and the third is missing. → Read More
Small plane crashes into house near Poughkeepsie, N.Y., killing 2
State police spokesman Steven Nevel said three men were on the plane; one died and two were injured. Of three people in the home, one died, another was seriously hurt and the third is missing. → Read More
Small plane crashes into house near Poughkeepsie, N.Y., killing 2
State police spokesman Steven Nevel said three men were on the plane; one died and two were injured. Of three people in the home, one died, another was seriously hurt and the third is missing. → Read More
Florida man jailed, accused of threatening mass shooting
The Volusia County Sheriff's Office says 25-year-old Tristan Scott Wix of Daytona Beach sent several text messages stating he wanted to "break a world record for longest confirmed kill ever." → Read More
WATCH: Good Samaritans rush to rescue woman in wheelchair who fell off pier
The good Samaritans worked together with several people on the dock, who used a rope to pull the woman to safety. → Read More
Small plane crashes into house near Poughkeepsie killing 2
UNION VALE, N.Y. (AP) - New York state police say a plane crashed into a home near Poughkeepsie, setting a massive fire and killing one resident and one person on the aircraft. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating why the Cessna 303 plunged Sunday afternoon in Union Vale, 15 miles southeast of Poughkeepsie. State police spokesman Steven Nevel says three men were on the… → Read More