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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.

National

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.

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell speaks in front of the Stonewall Inn in 2014 to announce a National Park Service initiative to identify historic sites related to the struggle for LGBT rights.

National

Long A Symbol, Stonewall Inn May Soon Become Monument To LGBT Rights

8:20am May 30, 2016

by Hansi Lo Wang

President Obama may use his executive authority to declare the site of the Stonewall riots in New York City as the first national monument dedicated to the struggle for LGBT rights.

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The Triborough Bridge is seen under construction in New York City on July 10, 1935. The bridge, now known as the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, connects Long Island with Manhattan. The Dutch Prime Minister is a fan of the biographer of Robert Moses, who was i

#NPRreads: Take A Tour Of These Three Stories This Weekend

9:19am May 21, 2016

Correspondents, editors and producers from our newsroom share the pieces that have kept them reading, using the #NPRreads hashtag. Each weekend, we highlight some of the best stories.

Emergency workers search for injured passengers after an Amtrak train carrying more than 230 people from Washington, D.C., to New York derailed in Philadelphia in May 2015.

Investigators: Amtrak Engineer May Have Lost Sense Of Place Before Deadly Crash

12:48pm May 17, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

The National Transportation Safety Board said Brandon Bostian might have thought he was past a curve when he accelerated to 106 mph. The derailment killed eight people.

National

Amtrak Engineer Distracted By Radio Before Deadly Derailment, NTSB Says

8:56pm May 16, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The National Transportation Safety Board says the engineer of the speeding train that derailed last year, killing eight people, was distracted by radio transmissions, a source told NPR.

One of Donald Trump's most famous deals involved an effort to acquire control of the Empire State Building in the 1990s.

The Empire State Building And The Art Of Trump's Deal

4:51pm May 10, 2016

by Jim Zarroli

In the 1990s, Donald Trump famously tried to acquire control of the Empire State Building. He lost — but ultimately won a nice profit, especially considering he put no money into the building.

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Time is running out for a conservative to launch a national third-party presidential campaign, as Ross Perot did in 1992.

Politics & Government

Is It Too Late For A Third-Party Presidential Candidate To Run?

3:18pm May 10, 2016

by Scott Detrow

Some Republicans who won't support Donald Trump as the party's presidential nominee are calling for a conservative third-party candidate. Getting one on the ballot, though, is a complicated process.

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High school students perform 10467, a play they wrote about how their education has been effected by lack of resources.

NYC Teens Spotlight School Funding Woes On Stage

7:59am May 07, 2016

by Beth Fertig

A lawsuit over the way public schools are financed in the state became so dramatic that it inspired some New York City high school students to write a play about it.

People exit the building after voting at Public School 321 in Brooklyn on Tuesday.

Politics & Government

5 Headlines That Explain The New York Primaries

10:15am April 20, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump won big, while Ted Cruz did not. The Bernie Sanders campaign called the election process "shameful," with long lines and more than 120,000 voters dropped from rolls.

People line up to check in to their voting station at Public School 22 in Brooklyn on Tuesday.

After More Than 100,000 Voters Dropped In Brooklyn, City Officials Call For Action

10:15pm April 19, 2016

by Amita Kelly

Mayor Bill De Blasio said the perception of irregularities "undermines the integrity of the entire electoral process and must be fixed."