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In this Dec. 16, 2009, file photo, Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau speaks during a press conference in New York. Morgenthau, the longest-serving former Manhattan district attorney who tried mob kingpins, music stars and white-collar criminals and inspired a character on "Law & Order," has died. He was 99. His wife, Lucinda Franks, told The New York Times that Morgenthau died Sunday, July 21, 2019, at a Manhattan hospital after a short illness. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Robert Morgenthau, Manhattan DA for decades and inspiration for ‘Law and Order,’ dies at age 99

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FILE - In this April 26, 2010 file photo, former New York City District Attorney Robert Morgenthau attends a gala launch party in New York. Morgenthau, the longest-serving former Manhattan district attorney who tried mob kingpins, music stars and white-collar criminals and inspired a character on 'Law &amp; Order' has died. He was 99. His wife, Lucinda Franks, told The New York Times that Morgenthau died Sunday, July 21, 2019, at a Manhattan hospital after a short illness. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, File)

In NYC beset by crime, Morgenthau was made-for-TV prosecutor

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - This April 15, 2019 file photo shows Anna Sorokin during her grand larceny trial at New York State Supreme Court, in New York. Prosecutors want to prevent the fake German heiress and convicted swindler Anna Sorokin from profiting from her highly publicized case. The New York Attorney General's Office recently invoked a state law that forbids criminals from profiting off their crimes in a court challenge to a Netflix deal Sorokin signed last year. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

State says not so fast on fake German heiress’ Netflix deal

By JIM MUSTIAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 26, 2010 file photo, former New York City District Attorney Robert Morgenthau attends a gala launch party in New York. Morgenthau, the longest-serving former Manhattan district attorney who tried mob kingpins, music stars and white-collar criminals and inspired a character on 'Law &amp; Order' has died. He was 99. His wife, Lucinda Franks, told The New York Times that Morgenthau died Sunday, July 21, 2019, at a Manhattan hospital after a short illness. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, File)

Morgenthau, iconic ex-Manhattan district attorney, has died

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

New York’s St. Lawrence River tabbed best bass fishery in US

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A Capitol Hill police officer wipes sweat from his eyes as he stands his post on the West side of Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, July 20, 2019. The National Weather Service said "a dangerous heat wave" was expected to break record highs in some places, particularly for nighttime. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Sunday weather: East Coast faces greatest heat threat

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Johannes leads New York to 83-78 win over Los Angeles

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

FILE - This Tuesday, July 16, 2019 image from video provided by WSET-TV shows a sign for the Friendship Baptist Church which reads, &quot;America: Love it or Leave It&quot; in Appomattox, Va. Amid a national furor over President Donald Trump’s tweet urging four Democratic congresswomen to “go back” to their home countries, Pastor E. W. Lucas is gaining attention with the sign at his church. (WSET-TV via AP)

Donald Trump’s ‘go back’ remark: In workplace, it might be illegal

By David Crary and Alexandria Olson - Associated Press

The sun rises over New York City and the Empire State Building while a man sprays water at Pier A on Saturday, July 20, 2019 in Hoboken, N.J. Temperatures in the high 90s are forecast for Saturday and Sunday with a heat index well over 100. Much of the nation is also dealing with high heat. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

‘Survive, not enjoy’: Heat, humidity gripping half the US

By JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

Fans use umbrella hats to protect themselves from the sun during the sixth inning of a baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Colorado Rockies Saturday, July 20, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Hot day, hot bats: Yanks torch Rockies 11-5, win 5th in row

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

New York Mets' Pete Alonso, right, celebrates with Jeff McNeil (6) after hitting a three-run home run off San Francisco Giants' Derek Holland in the sixth inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 20, 2019, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Alonso, Mets power up to pound Giants 11-4

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN - Associated Press

New York Yankees designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion watches his third-inning grand slam during the team's baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Friday, July 19, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Encarnación, ex-Rockies help Yankees beat Colorado 8-2

By JAKE SEINER - Associated Press

Commuters fill the stairs and line the platform at a New York City subway station as train service on seven lines came to a halt, Friday, July 19, 2019 in New York. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority blames the suspension on a network communications problem. (Kenneth Ferrone via AP)

Service resuming after 7 New York City subway lines stopped

By VERENA DOBNIK - Associated Press

This March 28, 2017, file photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein. A judge denied bail for jailed financier Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges Thursday, July 18, 2019, saying the danger to the community that would result if the jet-setting defendant was free formed the &quot;heart of this decision.&quot; (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP)

Florida sheriff to investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s work release

By Curt Anderson and Ali Swenson - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2017, file photo, a rooftop is covered with solar panels at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York. The Manhattan skyline is at top. A new law signed Thursday by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sets the nation's most aggressive targets for reducing carbon emissions and is intended to drive dramatic changes over the next 30 years. It calls for all the state's electricity to come from renewable, carbon-free sources such as solar, wind and hydropower. Transportation and building heating systems would also run on clean electricity rather than oil and gas. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

New York’s climate plan will drive big changes, if it works

By MARY ESCH - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 5, 2019, file photo, cargo containers are staged near cranes at the Port of Tacoma, in Tacoma, Wash. Some are moving factories out of China. Others are strategically redesigning products. Some are seeking loopholes in trade law or even mislabeling where their goods originate, all with the goal of evading President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on goods from China. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Facing Trump’s tariffs, some companies move, change or wait

By PAUL WISEMAN and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO and JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

FILE - This combination of file photo shows, from left, President Donald Trump, attorney Michael Cohen and adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Search warrants unsealed Thursday, July 18, 2019, shed new light on the president's role as his campaign scrambled to respond to media inquiries about hush money paid to two women who said they had affairs with him. The investigation involved payments Cohen helped orchestrate to Daniels and Playboy centerfold Karen McDougal. (AP Photo/File)

Records detail frenetic effort to bury stories about Trump

By JIM MUSTIAN - Associated Press

In this Dec. 12, 2018, file photo, Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, leaves federal court after his sentencing in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)

Judge: Michael Cohen campaign finance probe over

By LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

Scherie Murray, New York Republican, has launched her official campaign to challenge Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. (Scherie Murray)

Scherie Murray, new Republican challenger to AOC, calls her ‘a crisis in Queens’

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

New York Yankees' Gary Sanchez, left, congratulates Didi Gregorius after scoring on Gregorius' grand slam during the eighth inning of the team's baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Tuesday, July 16, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Rays-Yankees game postponed due to severe weather forecast

By MIKE FITZPATRICK - Associated Press