ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The first woman to win the Miss America crown without having to don a swimsuit says she's glad she didn't have to. Nia Imani Franklin, who won the title Sunday night in Atlantic City while competing as Miss New York, said the changes in the 98-year-old...
Eyewitness to 9/11 Destruction Will Speak at Memorial Event
Andy Isolano was getting ready to go home after putting in a full day's work as a firefighter in New York City when the first plane crashed into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Firefighters working the day shift were dispatched to the crash site, Isolano said. Isolano said he...
Soul Icon Aretha Franklin Is Seriously Ill
NEW YORK — Fans and friends, including Mariah Carey and Missy Elliott, offered prayers and well wishes to Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, who is seriously ill. A person close to Franklin, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the person was not allowed to publicly talk about the...
Indicted Trump Ally Chris Collins Ends Re-Election Bid
NEW YORK — In an about-face, U.S. Rep. Chris Collins is ending his re-election bid days after the Republican congressman from New York was charged with insider trading. su_pullquote align="right"]"I have decided that it is in the best interests of the constituents of NY-27, the Republican Party and President Donald...
$3.9B Buyout of Tribune by Sinclair Ends in Acrimony
NEW YORK — The $3.9 billion buyout of Tribune Media by Sinclair collapsed Thursday, ending a bid to create a massive media juggernaut that could have rivaled the reach of Fox News. Tribune Media Co. said Thursday that it is suing Sinclair for breach of contract and at least $1...
Rep. Collins Will Stay on Ballot Despite Insider Trading Charges
NEW YORK — Republican U.S. Rep. Christopher Collins of New York was arrested Wednesday on charges he fed inside information that he gleaned from sitting on the board of a biotechnology company to his son, helping others dodge hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses when bad news came out....
Schools Eye Facial Recognition Technology To Boost Security
LOCKPORT, N.Y. — The surveillance system that has kept watch on students entering Lockport schools for over a decade is getting a novel upgrade. Facial recognition technology soon will check each face against a database of expelled students, sex offenders and other possible troublemakers. It could be the start of...
Unpublished Parts of Malcolm X's Autobiography Auctioned Off
NEW YORK — For decades, scholars have wanted to get a closer look at unpublished sections of a towering 20th century book, "The Autobiography of Malcolm X," including cut chapters that may have contained some of the most explosive thoughts of the African-American firebrand assassinated in 1965. They may get...
Bad Week in Social Media Gets Worse. Investors Hammer Twitter.
NEW YORK — Cracking down on hate, abuse, and online trolls is also hurting Twitter's standing with investors. The company's stock plunged Friday morning after it reported a decline in its monthly users and warned that the number could fall further in the coming months. The more than 17 percent...
Immigrant Held After Army Base Pizza Delivery Released
NEW YORK — An Ecuadorean immigrant who was held for deportation after delivering pizza to a Brooklyn Army installation walked out of an immigration detention center house hours after a judge ordered his immediate release. Pablo Villavicencio exited the detention center shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday. He was greeted with...