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Geoffrey S. Berman, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks during a news conference April 23, 2019, in New York. In a new book entitled “Holding the Line,” Berman said he was repeatedly pressured by Justice Department officials to use his office to aid them politically, including by investigating former Secretary of State John Kerry. Berman wrote in his upcoming book, due to be published Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, that he mostly resisted the pressure from Washington, according to The New York Times. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Fired U.S. attorney says Trump second term ‘frightens’ him

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. (Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Iranian leader nixes any Biden meeting during U.N. gathering

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Vice President Kamala Harris listens during a meeting with civil rights and abortion rights leaders in the Diplomatic Reception Room on the White House complex in Washington, Sept. 12, 2022. Two buses of migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border were dropped off near Harris' home in residential Washington on Thursday, Sept. 15. Another busload was dropped off at her residence on Saturday, Sept. 17. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) **FILE**

Another 50 migrants arrive at VP’s residence, three buses head to New York

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

An oil on wood mid-17th century painting, left, by Flemish artist David Teniers the Younger, "Guardroom with the Deliverance of Saint Peter"—a 1964 gift by Edith Neuman de Végvár to the Metropolitan Museum of Art—is shown on exhibition at the museum Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. The painting is among 53 works in the museum's collection, once looted during the Nazi era, but returned to their designated owners before being obtained by the museum through donation or sale. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

New York museums to disclose artwork looted by Nazis

By Maysoon Khan - Associated Press

A 65-inch television is shown at a warehouse, Thursday, June 17, 2021, in Lone Tree, Colo. Buy now, pay later loans allow users to pay for items such as new sneakers, electronics or luxury goods in installments. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

As ‘buy now, pay later’ plans grow, so do delinquencies

By Ken Sweet - Associated Press

The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, Monday, June 27, 2022. The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a court order that would have forced Yeshiva University to recognize an LGBTQ group as an official campus club. The court acted Friday, Sept. 9, in a brief order signed by Justice Sonia Sotomayor that indicated the court would have more to say on the topic at some point. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Supreme Court says Jewish university must recognize gay student group

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks at a news conference before Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics in San Francisco, Thursday, June 2, 2022. Unvaccinated NBA players and team personnel must submit to weekly COVID-19 testing this season, the league told its clubs in a memo Tuesday. Aug. 30, 2022. There will be certain exceptions to that mandate, the league said, such as when the unvaccinated person is considered to have been “recently recovered” from COVID-19.(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) **FILE**

NBA considered suspending Suns owner Sarver for more than one year

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Promotional art for a forthcoming theatrical production titled "Tiananmen: A New Musical." (Photo credit: Quixote Productions)

NYC rehearsals begin for anti-communist ‘Tiananmen’ musical

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

FILE - Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver watches the team play against the Memphis Grizzlies during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Phoenix, Dec. 11, 2019. The NBA has suspended Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury owner Robert Sarver for one year, plus fined him $10 million, after an investigation found that he had engaged in what the league called “workplace misconduct and organizational deficiencies.&quot; The findings of the league's report, published Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, came nearly a year after the NBA asked a law firm to investigate allegations that Sarver had a history of racist, misogynistic and hostile incidents over his nearly two-decade tenure overseeing the franchise. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Suns owner Sarver suspended one year, fined $10 million after probe

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

This Jan. 31, 2018 photo, provided by the New York State Department of Corrections, shows Mark David Chapman, the man who shot and killed John Lennon outside his Manhattan apartment building in 1980. Chapman has been denied parole for a 12th time, New York corrections officials said Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. (New York State Department of Corrections via AP, File) **FILE**

John Lennon assassin Mark David Chapman denied parole for the 12th time

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

This Jan. 31, 2018 photo, provided by the New York State Department of Corrections, shows Mark David Chapman, the man who shot and killed John Lennon outside his Manhattan apartment building in 1980. Chapman has been denied parole for a 12th time, New York corrections officials said Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. (New York State Department of Corrections via AP, File) **FILE**

John Lennon’s killer denied parole for 12th time

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Mourners place flowers in the name cut-out of Kyung Hee (Casey) Cho at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York, Sept. 11, 2020. On Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband are due at the ground zero observance, but by tradition, no political figures speak there. Instead, victims' relatives take turns in an hours-long reading of the names of the dead. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

U.S. marks 21st anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks

By Jennifer Peltz and Karen Matthews - Associated Press

In this Sept. 21, 2021, file photo, President Joe Biden delivers remarks to the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

World gathers in full at U.N. after turbulent pandemic years

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this file photo, ventilators sit beside each of the five intensive care beds that are part of the 32-bed Samaritan's Purse Emergency Field Hospital set up in one of the University of Mississippi Medical Center's parking garages, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) **FILE**

Nigerian man accused of ripping off New York in $30-million COVID ventilator scam

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Former White House strategist Steve Bannon, arrives at court, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in New York. Bannon surrendered to New York authorities, and is expected to be charged in border wall scheme. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Steve Bannon surrenders in N.Y. court in wall donor case

By Michael R. Sisak - Associated Press

Former White House strategist Steve Bannon pauses as he departs federal court on Friday, July 22, 2022, in Washington. Bannon, former President Donald Trump’s longtime ally, is expected to turn himself in to authorities Thursday, Sept. 8 to face fresh charges that he duped donors who gave money to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Bannon charged with money laundering in wall-building scheme

By Michael R. Sisak - Associated Press

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal, right, hugs Frances Tiafoe, of the United States, after Tiafoe defeated Andrey Rublev, of Russia, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

As friend Tiafoe wins at U.S. Open, Wizards’ Beal is on board

By Brian Mahoney - Associated Press

Frances Tiafoe, of the United States, reacts after defeating Andrey Rublev, of Russia, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Tiafoe’s ‘wild’ U.S. Open ride moves to semifinals

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

Casper Ruud, of Norway, reacts after defeating Matteo Berrettini, of Italy, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Ruud still chasing U.S. Open title, No. 1 ranking

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

Former White House strategist Steve Bannon, pauses as he departs federal court on Friday, July 22, 2022, in Washington. Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump has been convicted of contempt charges for defying a congressional subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Report: Steve Bannon to be indicted, will surrender to N.Y. authorities Thursday

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times