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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs jailed by judge after sex trafficking indictment

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs was headed to jail Tuesday to await trial in his federal sex trafficking case, after a magistrate ordered him to be held without bail in a case that accuses him of presiding over a sordid empire of sexual crimes. The music mogul pleaded not guilty ...

Troopers issue 20K tickets Labor Day weekend

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul Thursday announced that law enforcement agencies throughout the State issued 20,714 tickets for various vehicle and traffic law violations, including 4,374 tickets for speeding and 966 tickets for drug or alcohol impaired driving during a statewide mobilization. ...

9/11 anniversary brings Biden, Harris and Trump together at ground zero

NEW YORK — With presidential candidates looking on, some 9/11 victims’ relatives appealed to them Wednesday for accountability as the U.S. marked an anniversary laced with election-season politics. In a remarkable tableau, President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and Vice ...

NY site chosen to build high-speed trains for Las Vegas-California line

HORSEHEADS, N.Y. (AP) — Trains for what is being called the nation’s first true high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area will be built at a new factory in upstate New York, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Monday. Siemens Mobility will construct the ...

A 9/11 anniversary tradition is handed down to a new generation

NEW YORK — A poignant phrase echoes when 9/11 victims’ relatives gather each year to remember the loved ones they lost in the terror attacks. “I never got to meet you.” It is the sound of generational change at ground zero, where relatives read out victims’ names on every ...