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FILE - This June 23, 2019, file photo shows E. Jean Carroll in New York. President Donald Trump has lost a bid to block the advice columnist's lawsuit's over his remarks that she lied in accusing him of rape. In a decision Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, a Manhattan judge declined to order a hearing on Trump's request to dismiss Carroll's defamation suit and to put evidence-gathering on hold in the meantime. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)

E. Jean Carroll Trump defamation lawsuit not dismissed, judge rules

By Jennifer Peltz - Associated Press

NY would automatically register voters under revised bill

By MARINA VILLENEUVE - Associated Press

FILE - This April 22, 2015, photo shows a protest sign displayed at the New York State Assembly's Great Western Staircase, before a rally against solitary confinement in Albany, N.Y. New York advocates are renewing their push for legislation that would ban putting a prisoner in solitary confinement for more than 15 consecutive days. Legislation supporters chanted at the State Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, and urged lawmakers to pass the proposal, which did not cross the finish line at the end of last year's session. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

New York advocates urge solitary confinement changes

By RYAN TARINELLI - Associated Press

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) dunks after getting past New York Knicks guard Elfrid Payton (6) during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Chris Nicoll)

Mudiay scores 20 against former team, Jazz rout Knicks

By MATTHEW COLES - Associated Press

Prosecutors: Husband of speaker’s aide faces drug charge

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Harvey Weinstein, third from left, leaves court in New York, Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. The disgraced movie mogul faces allegations of rape and sexual assault. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Jury selection in Weinstein case could prove to be drawn-out

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and T0M HAYS - Associated Press

Virginia is for Gun Lovers Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Virginia’s ‘Second Amendment Sanctuaries’

By David Keene

This image provided by KDKA TV shows the scene near Greensburg, Pa. along the Pennsylvania Turnpike where multiple people were killed and dozens were injured in a crash early Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020 that involved multiple vehicles, a transportation official said. (KDKA TV via AP)

Investigators say bus passed truck before wreck killing 5

By MARK SCOLFORO - Associated Press

Democrats signal opening for changes to New York bail reform

By RYAN TARINELLI - Associated Press

Harvey Weinstein leaves State Supreme Court in New York, Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. The disgraced movie mogul faces allegations of rape and sexual assault. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Harvey Weinstein indicted on new sex crimes charges in LA

By Andrew Dalton, Tom Hays and Michael R. Sisak - Associated Press

Medicaid, pot to drive NY politics in 2020

By MARINA VILLENEUVE - Associated Press

Rose McGowan poses for a portrait in New York on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. McGowan doesn't plan be in the courtroom when Harvey Weinstein's sexual misconduct trial starts next week: One of Weinstein's most prominent accusers, McGowan says the trauma the fallen Hollywood mogul caused her is so great she couldn't bear the pain of it. McGowan has accused Weinstein of raping her more than 20 years ago and destroying her career; Weinstein has denied her claims. Since the allegations against Weinstein sparked the #MeToo movement, she has emerged as a vigorous advocate for sexual assault victims.(Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP)

Rose McGowan defends Iran apology: ‘I want America to be better’

By John Carucci - Associated Press

In this July 9, 2018, file photo, Harvey Weinstein arrives for a pre-trial hearing in New York. Weinstein's trial begins Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, more than two years after a torrent of women began accusing him of misconduct. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Weinstein’s reckoning: Trial looms 2 years after #MeToo wave

By MICHAEL R. SISAK - Associated Press

People take part in a march crossing the Brooklyn Bridge in solidarity with the Jewish community after recent string of anti-semitic attacks throughout the greater New York area, on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020 in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Solidarity march against anti-Semitism, acts of hate

By REBECCA GIBIAN - Associated Press

Cuomo: NY should expand anti-discrimination protections

By MARINA VILLENEUVE - Associated Press

In this courtroom sketch, defense attorney Cesar de Castro, left, Mexico's former top security official Genaro Garcia Luna, center, and a court interpreter, appear for an arraignment hearing in Brooklyn federal court Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, in New York. Garcia Luna pleaded not guilty to charges he accepted a fortune in drug-money bribes from kingpin Joaquin &quot;El Chapo&quot; Guzman's notorious Sinaloa cartel. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams)

Former Mexico security chief pleads not guilty in U.S. case

By JIM MUSTIAN - Associated Press

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's officers are shown in this July 2019 file photo. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

ICE nabs illegal immigrant released by New York town despite hit-and-run homicide case

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, left, lets in a goal from Calgary Flames' Johnny Gaudreau during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020 in Calgary, Alberta. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

Gaudreau has goal, assist to lead Flames past Rangers 4-3

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FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2017, file photo, New York Yankees relief pitcher Dellin Betances throws during the eighth inning of Game 6 of baseball's American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros in Houston. The New York Mets have reached an agreement with free-agent reliever Betances on a one-year contract with a player option for 2021. The Mets announced the deal with four-time All Star on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith, File)

Mets find relief in New Year, introducing Dellin Betances

By SCOTT ORGERA - Associated Press

In this Monday, Dec. 30, 2019, photo, a group of orthodox Jewish children cross the street in Monsey, N.Y. With the rapid expansion of Orthodox communities outside New York City has come civic sparring, and some fear the recent violence in the area may be an outgrowth of that conflict. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Anti-Semitism grows in Jewish communities in NYC suburbs

By Mary Esch and Ryan Tarinelli - Associated Press