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The Latest: Snarled commute looms after NYC train collision

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James Harris Jackson is escorted out of a police precinct in New York, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Police said Jackson, accused of fatally stabbing a black man in New York City, told investigators he traveled from Baltimore specifically to attack black people. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Police: Random racist violence ends in death of black man

By COLLEEN LONG and JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

James Harris Jackson is escorted out of a police precinct in New York, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Police said Jackson, accused of fatally stabbing a black man in New York City, told investigators he traveled from Baltimore specifically to attack black people. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

The Latest: Hate killing suspect’s kin ‘shocked, horrified’

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Ex-Coach USA exec sentenced for obstruction of justice

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House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. speaks in support for the Republican health care bill during a TV interview in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Ryan and President Donald Trump are trying to persuade reluctant GOP conservatives to vote for the bill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House GOP leaders postpone key vote on Obamacare repeal in blow to Trump

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Correction: Whitney Biennial-Emmett Till Protest story

By ALINA HEINEKE - Associated Press

James Harris Jackson is escorted out of a police precinct in New York, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Police said Jackson, accused of fatally stabbing a black man in New York City, told investigators he traveled from Baltimore specifically to attack black people. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

The Latest: Mayor: Sword killing ‘unspeakable human tragedy’

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James Harris Jackson is escorted out of a police precinct in New York, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Police said Jackson, accused of fatally stabbing a black man in New York City, told investigators he traveled from Baltimore specifically to attack black people. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Police: White sword killer went to NY to attack black people

By COLLEEN LONG and JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

Q&A: What’s at stake for NY in federal health overhaul?

By MICHAEL HILL - Associated Press

In this photo taken Thursday, March 9, 2017, chef Thomas Keller smiles during an interview in his new kitchen at the French Laundry restaurant in Yountville, Calif. The celebrated chef Keller has just opened a state-of-the art new kitchen at his famed French Laundry after spending $10 million on an extensive renovation. At 61 years old, Keller entertains the thought of slowing down. Just not right now. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Thomas Keller shows off his sleek new French Laundry remodel

By JOCELYN GECKER - Associated Press

FILE - This May 8, 2014 file photo shows Emirates passenger planes at Dubai airport in United Arab Emirates. The U.S. government is temporarily barring passengers on certain flights originating in eight other countries from bringing most types of electronics in their carry-on luggage. A U.S. official tells The Associated Press that the ban beginning Tuesday, March 21, 2017, affects airports in 10 cities of Cairo in Egypt; Amman in Jordan; Kuwait City in Kuwait; Casablanca in Morocco; Doha in Qatar; Riyadh and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia; Istanbul in Turkey; and Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

The Latest: Royal Jordanian to enforce ban starting Friday

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Chelsea Clinton answers questions at a Women in Leadership roundtable in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Chelsea Clinton selected as ‘Lifetime Impact Honoree’ by Variety for humanitarian work

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Video game developers: New York must nurture industry growth

By ANNA GRONEWOLD - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2013, file photo, Rashad Evans, left, and Chael Sonnen trade punches during a mixed martial arts bout in Las Vegas. Sonnen will fight Wanderlei Silva on June 24, 2017, at Madison Square Garden when the Bellator mixed martial arts promotion makes its New York debut. The bout will headline just the second pay-per-view show in Bellator history. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)

Bellator hits New York with big pay-per-view show June 24

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

In this combination photo, actresses Blake Lively, left, attends the Michael Kors show on Feb. 15, 2017, during Fashion Week in New York and Jessica Chastain attends a special screening of &quot;Miss Sloane&quot;, on Dec. 3, 2016, in New York. Lively, Chastain and four other women will be recognized by Variety at its Power of Women: New York luncheon. The Hollywood trade publication announced Monday, March 20, 2017, that the six women will be honored April 21 at Cipriani restaurant in New York. The honorees will also appear on the cover of Variety’s April 18 issue. (Photos by Charles Sykes, left, and Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Variety to honor Jessica Chastain, Chelsea Clinton, others

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In this photo taken March 13, 2017, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly is seen in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington. The Trump administration is naming some names in its efforts to shame local jails that don’t cooperate with immigration authorities. It’s putting the spotlight on Travis County, Texas, home of liberal Austin. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

DHS releases names of local jails that won’t hold immigrants

By ALICIA A. CALDWELL and NOMAAN MERCHANT - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 8, 1984 file photo, David Rockefeller, left, chairman of the Council Americas, shakes hands with President Ronald Reagan at the State Department in Washington. David Rockefeller, the billionaire philanthropist who was the last of his generation in the famously philanthropic Rockefeller family died, Monday, March 20, 2017, according to a family spokesman. (AP Photo/Ira Schwarz, File)

The Latest: Clintons say Rockefeller used fortune for good

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Baylor guard King McClure (22) works through Souther California defenders Chimezie Metu (4), De'Anthony Melton (22) and Shaqquan Aaron, right, on a drive to the basket for a shot in the first half of a second-round game in the men's NCAA college basketball tournament in Tulsa, Okla., Sunday, March 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Motley scores 19 as Baylor defeats USC, moves to Sweet 16

By CLIFF BRUNT - Associated Press

In this March 13, 2017 photo, staff members of Meetup are at work in the company's New York office. Meetup.com is taking a leap into the Trump resistance. It's a risky move for the company, whose millions of U.S. members include many Trump supporters. But the decision reflects an increasing willingness of some major tech firms to take on the Republican president. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Meetup takes risky leap into the Trump resistance

By STEVE PEOPLES - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 17, 1986, file photo, Jimmy Breslin of the New York Daily News, speaks to reporters after winning the Pulitzer prize for commentary, in the newsroom of the newspaper in New York. Breslin, the chronicler of wise guys and underdogs who became the brash embodiment of the old-time, street smart New Yorker, died Sunday, March 19, 2017. His stepdaughter said Breslin died at his Manhattan home of complications from pneumonia. (AP Photo/Mario Cabrera, File)

Jimmy Breslin, chronicler of wise guys and underdogs, dies

By Verena Dobnik - Associated Press