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Police vehicles surround a truck that was stopped and the driver arrested, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, in New York. Police stopped the U-Haul truck and detained the driver after reports that the vehicle struck multiple pedestrians in New York City on Monday. Authorities say the driver of the truck fled the scene after mounting a sidewalk in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn and injuring several people. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

U-Haul hits several pedestrians, killing 1 on NYC sidewalk while fleeing police

By Michael R. Sisak - Associated Press

A caution sign for rodenticide is posted on a fence next door to a building, second from left, owned by New York Mayor Eric Adams in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York, Dec. 7, 2022. Mayor Eric Adams took the war on vermin into unfamiliar territory on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, when he contested a pair of summonses from his own health department citing him for allegedly allowing broods of rodents to take residence at his Brooklyn property. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) **FILE**

For New York City mayor, his war on rats becomes personal

By Bobby Caina Calvan - Associated Press

FILE - The chamber of the House of Representatives is seen at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

State of the Union live updates: Latest on Biden’s speech

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

New York City Mayor Eric Adams joins the delegation waiting for the arrival of President Joe Biden during a news conference at the construction site of the Hudson Tunnel Project, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in New York. Biden is traveling to New York City to showcase a $292 million mega grant that will be used to help build a rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

NYC Mayor Adams says COVID-19 vaccination to be optional for city workers

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday against the New York Knicks, Jan. 28, 2023, in New York. The Nets won 122-115. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Nets’ Kyrie Irving requests trade, according to reports

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In this June 7, 2021, photo a dog walks on a leash at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Dog gone: Skies get friendly for four-legged friends

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Michael Cohen, former President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer, arrives at Federal Court in New York, on Nov. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Lawrence Neumeister, File)

Michael Cohen says cellphones seized in renewed Trump hush-money probe

By Jim Mustian and Michael R. Sisak - Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump speaks as he announces a third run for president, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022. The special grand jury investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies committed any crimes while trying to overturn his defeat has finished its work. The judge overseeing the panel issued an order Monday dissolving the special grand jury. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

For Trump, Georgia election case just one of many legal woes

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Recent immigrants to the United States sit with their belongings on the sidewalk in front of the Watson Hotel in New York, Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. The immigrants, mostly from Venezuela and other Latin American countries, had been living in the hotel until recently, when they were told to leave the temporary shelter. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Male migrants in New York City protest move from Manhattan hotel to mega-shelter

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Reverend Earle J. Fisher, pastor of the Abyssinian Missionary Baptist Church of Memphis, speaks on the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, in Memphis, Tenn., Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Tyre Nichols case revives calls for change in police culture

By Aaron Morrison, Claudia Lauer and Adrian Sainz - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks at the Steamfitters Local 602 in Springfield, Va., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden heads to friendly terrain to pivot away from questions about mislaid classified documents

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Federal agents stand in front of a home of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, in Washington. An agency spokesperson says FBI agents were at a home in Washington connected to Deripaska to carry out "court-authorized law enforcement activity." (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

FBI official from Trump-Russia probe now charged with illegal dealings with Russians

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Fuel Training Studio owners Julie Bokat, left, and Jeanne Carter pose for a photo inside their gym, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, in Newburyport, Mass. Gyms and fitness studios were among the hardest hit businesses during the pandemic. But for gyms who made it through the worst, signs of stability are afoot. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

Gyms that survived pandemic steadily get back in shape

By Mae Anderson - Associated Press

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones looks to pass against the Philadelphia Eagles during the second half of an NFL divisional round playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Giants never a factor in 3rd loss to Eagles this season

By Dan Gelston - Associated Press

In this file photo, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks at a news conference urging the Senate to secure a pathway to citizenship in President Joe Biden's legislative agenda Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

AOC met with anti-war protesters who disrupt local town hall event

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Cannabis vaping products are showcased at Housing Works, New York's first legal cannabis dispensary, Thursday Dec. 29, 2022, in New York. As New York opens more legal outlets for recreational marijuana, some public health advocates want more scrutiny on how marijuana products are being marketed to teens and young adults. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Flavored cannabis marketing is criticized for targeting kids

By Bobby Caina Calvan - Associated Press

NYPD officer Baimadajie Angwang, a naturalized US citizen from Tibet, speaks during a press briefing outside Brooklyn's Federal court after a judge dismissed spy charges against him, Thursday Jan. 19, 2023, in New York. U.S. prosecutors dropped charges against Angwang, who authorities had initially accused of spying on independence-minded Tibetans on behalf of the Chinese consulate in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

U.S. drops case against NYC cop accused of spying for China

By Bobby Caina Calvan - Associated Press

A visitor looks at artist Refik Anadol's "Unsupervised" exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, in New York. The new AI-generated installation is meant to be a thought-provoking interpretation of the New York City museum's prestigious collection. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

AI tools can create new images, but who is the real artist?

Rep.-elect George Santos, R-New York, speaks at an annual leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition, Nov. 19, 2022, in Las Vegas. Weeks after winning a district that helped Republicans secure their razor-thin House majority, the congressman-elect Santos is under investigation in New York after acknowledging he lied about his heritage, education and professional pedigree as he campaigned for office. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Long Island liar George Santos should resign now

By Joseph Curl