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Police Seek Killer Of Imam And Associate In Queens; Community Demands Justice

1:58pm August 14, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

New York police are working to track down the gunman who fatally shot the leader of a mosque in Queens and his associate on Saturday as they were walking home from afternoon prayers.

In New York, fantasy sports sites such as DraftKings and FanDuel — whose app and site are shown as they appeared in October — will now be regulated by the state's gaming commission.

Daily Fantasy Sports May Soon Be Coming Back To New York State

10:17am August 04, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

DraftKings and FanDuel suspended operations there after the state's attorney general argued they were essentially gambling sites. A new state law declares fantasy sports to be games of skill.

The Rawlings plant in Dolgeville, N.Y., makes about 300,000 bats a year and employs about 40 people.

A Beetle May Soon Strike Out Baseball's Famous Ash Bats

4:31pm August 03, 2016

by Brian Mann

Rawlings baseball bats have a big place in sports history. But now the ash trees used to make those iconic bats are threatened by an invasive beetle that's spreading in forests across the Northeast.

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People play Pokémon Go in New York City on July 25. The New York governor's ban on playing the game will apply to nearly 3,000 sex offenders currently on parole.

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New York Bans Registered Sex Offenders From Pokémon Go

7:05pm August 02, 2016

by Justina Vasquez

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that registered sex offenders on parole would no longer be able to sign up for Pokémon Go and other Internet-enabled games as conditions of their sentence.

U.S. Sues To Recover Funds Allegedly Stolen From Malaysian Government Fund

4:21pm July 20, 2016

by Jim Zarroli

The money — which U.S. officials say was used to buy a $35 million jet, art by Van Gogh, rights to The Wolf of Wall Street — was raised by a fund with ties to Malaysia's prime minister and his family.

Politics & Government

Trump Tweets: A History Of Gaffes From Wife Comparisons To The 6-Point Star

8:32pm July 05, 2016

by Sarah McCammon

Trump's "sheriff star" tweet marks another unforced error for the campaign, in what's become an almost constant stream of gaffes and blunders.

People light candles at a memorial to the Orlando shooting victims outside the Stonewall Inn last week in New York.

Obama Names LGBT Landmark As National Monument

3:49pm June 24, 2016

by Scott Horsley

The Stonewall National Monument in New York City will be the first addition to the National Park System specifically highlighting the history of the LGBT community.

Percentage of voters dropped from the rolls in majority-Hispanic districts.

Politics & Government

Latino Voters Hit Hardest By Brooklyn Voter Purge

4:37pm June 21, 2016

When mapped by election district, an analysis by member station WNYC shows that Hispanic voters were disproportionately purged from the rolls when compared to all other groups.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures during a rally at the San Jose Convention Center earlier this month.

How Donald Trump May Have Wasted A Monthlong Advantage Over Hillary Clinton

10:18am June 19, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

The presumptive GOP nominee spent much of May campaigning in states that he either won't win or probably will — instead of those swing states necessary to help him put him over the top in November.

Three Rikers corrections officers — Alfred Rivera (left), Tobias Parker (center) and Jeffrey Richard (second from right) — arrive at court in March. Rivera and Parker were among the five officers convicted, while Richard was found not guilty.

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5 N.Y. Corrections Officers Convicted Of Assaulting Rikers Inmate

1:39pm June 08, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

A New York jury has found five corrections officers guilty of assaulting an inmate in 2012 at the Rikers Island jail complex. The beating left Jahmal Lightfoot with fractured eye sockets.