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Schumer will call vote on children’s online safety bills

WASHINGTON — Two federal bills aimed at making the internet safer for children will see a vote on the Senate floor shortly, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, has announced. In remarks on the Senate floor Tuesday afternoon, Schumer said he will bring the Kids Online Safety Act ...

Cause of crash that killed couple at border crossing still a mystery

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A police investigation into the crash and explosion that killed two people in a high-powered luxury car at a Niagara Falls border crossing last year has concluded with the crash’s cause still a mystery, authorities said. The probe into the Nov. 22, 2023, crash ...

Watchdog who criticized NYPD resigns

NEW YORK — The head of an oversight board that investigates allegations of misconduct by New York City police officers announced her resignation Monday, ending a tenure in which she had publicly criticized the NYPD’s handling of a major disciplinary case and sought to expand the panel’s ...

Hunter Biden drops Fox News lawsuit

NEW YORK — Hunter Biden has dropped a lawsuit accusing Fox News of illegally publishing explicit images of him as part of a streaming series. An attorney for the president’s son filed a voluntary dismissal notice on Sunday in federal court in New York City, three weeks after the lawsuit ...

Self-professed ‘Wolf of Airbnb’ sentenced to over 4 years in prison

NEW YORK — A Florida man who boasted that he was the “Wolf of Airbnb” was sentenced Monday to over four years in prison for defrauding New York City landlords and a federal pandemic-relief government program. Konrad Bicher, 32, of Hialeah, Florida, was sentenced in Manhattan federal ...