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An FBI agent waits to receive his assigned weapon. (Image: FBI.gov) **FILE **

FBI report: Violent crime down nationwide

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

It's "a smart policy that keeps New Yorkers safe, but it is also a more fair policy," said Mayor Bill de Blasio, a first-term Democrat who's faced pressure to keep campaign promises to reduce the more than 20,000 such arrests per year. (Associated Press)

New York City to stop many small-time marijuana arrests

By Jennifer Peltz - Associated Press

Ms. Lynch is a tough prosecutor, more lawyer and prosecutor than politician, and thus very different from the man she is to replace. (Associated Press)

Loretta Lynch attorney general confirmation likely to wait for Republican Senate

By Stephen Dinan and Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

NY posts 90 virtual tours of parks, attractions

Associated Press

UD student’s 9-foot Edward Snowden statue at DCCA

By RYAN CORMIER - Associated Press

D.C. United Chris Pontius (13) hangs his head after goalkeeper Bill Hamid (28) gave up a goal against the New York Red Bulls during the second half of an MLS playoff soccer match, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, in Harrison, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

D.C. United ponders strategy with season on brink

By Thomas Floyd - Special to The Washington Times

The shadows of a pedestrian is cast under a sign in front of JPMorgan Chase & Co. headquarters in New York on Nov. 19, 2013. (Associated Press)

JPMorgan reveals criminal investigation

Associated Press

Business Highlights

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this Oct. 14, 2014 photo, a mobile check-in option is offered for travelers at the main check-in counter at the Marriott Marquis Times Square hotel in New York. Marriott International launched the ability to check in through its app at 330 North American hotels last year. By the end of this year, the program will be live at all 4,000 hotels worldwide. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Skip check-in; latest hotel room key is your phone

By Scott Mayerowitz - Associated Press

Pedestrians and visitors to Quincy Market move through an open space between the Market and historic Faneuil Hall. It has been four decades since Quincy Market became the inspiration for pedestrian city centers across the nation and now the market's new owners want to re-imagine the iconic complex to fit the rapid redeveloping city around it. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Travel Boston: Iconic Boston tourist draw: Quincy Market getting a redo

By Philip Marcelo - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2014, file photo Bellevue Hospital nurse Belkys Fortune, left, and Teressa Celia, Associate Director of Infection Prevention and Control, wear protective suits in an isolation room in the Emergency section of the hospital during a demonstration of procedures for possible Ebola patients in New York. New York health officials are known for holdings drills on handling emergencies, and Ebola is no exception. Bellevue, the country's oldest public hospital, had been preparing for an Ebola patient in earnest since August. Ebola came to New York via Dr. Craig Spencer, who had been treating patients in Guinea. Spencer alerted his aid agency that he had developed a fever, and was transported to Bellevue by specially trained emergency workers cloaked in protective gear. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

NYC doctor with Ebola upgraded to stable condition

Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014 photo, gas station prices are posted for passing motorists in Augusta, Ga. The U.S. is on track for the lowest annual average gas price since 2010 _ and the 2015 average is expected to be lower even still. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Fill ‘er up: Gas under $3 for 1st time in 4 years

By Jonathan Fahey - Associated Press

Business Highlights

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014 photo, gas station prices are posted for passing motorists in Augusta, Ga. The U.S. is on track for the lowest annual average gas price since 2010 _ and the 2015 average is expected to be lower even still. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Gas falling under $3 nationwide: What to know

By Jonathan Fahey - Associated Press

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James tosses chalk in the air before the start of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Knicks spoil James’ homecoming, 95-90

By Tom Withers - Associated Press

New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez walks off the field after striking out during a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Alex Rodriguez back on Yankees’ roster as suspension expires

Associated Press

Taylor Swift performs on ABC's &quot;Good Morning America&quot; in Times Square on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014, in New York. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP)

Taylor Swift gets a Bronx cheer as NYC Ambassador

By Beth J. Harpaz - Associated Press

Minnesota Wild's Erik Haula (56) falls down after being hit by New York Rangers' John Moore (17) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Oct. 27, 2014, in New York. Moore was given a match penalty on the hit. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

NHL suspends Rangers D Moore 5 games for head hit

By IRA PODELL - Associated Press

A visitor read about cosmetic magnate Helena Rubinstein during a press preview of the exhibition &quot;Helena Rubinstein: Beauty is Power,&quot; Tuesday Oct. 28, 2014 at the Jewish Museum in New York. Also known as Madame, Rubinstein, who died in 1965, collected African, Oceanic and Latin American art along with commissioned paintings of herself and drawings by Picasso. The exhibition opens Oct. 31 and runs through March 22 next year. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Museum tells Helena Rubinstein’s story in art

By Leanne Italie - Associated Press

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, center, speaks at a news conference, Friday, Oct. 24, 2014 in New York. At left is Dr. Howard Zucker, acting commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is at right. The governors announced a mandatory quarantine for people returning to the United States through airports in New York and New Jersey who are deemed &quot;high risk.&quot; In the first application of the new set of standards, the states are quarantining a female healthcare worker returning from Africa who took care of Ebola patients. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Cuomo revises New York policy for Ebola quarantine

By Frank Eltman - Associated Press