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Boston suspects had ‘spontaneous’ bomb plan for New York

August 24, 2021 at 1:14 p.m.

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The two brothers suspected of carrying out last week's deadly Boston Marathon bombing decided, after the FBI released photos of them, to drive to Manhattan and...

NYC seeks ban on cigarette sales to people under 21

August 24, 2021 at 1:18 p.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City took the first step on Monday in outlawing sales of cigarettes to anyone under age 21, in an effort to reduce smoking among...

Boston bombing suspects wanted to fit in, friends say

August 24, 2021 at 1:13 p.m.

(Reuters) - They dressed like typical American teenagers, enjoyed playing sports, were friendly and strived to fit in after arriving in the United States with their family from the southern...

Americans fear random violence more than foreign terrorism: poll

August 24, 2021 at 7:45 a.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Most Americans see the biggest threat to public safety coming from random acts of violence committed by other Americans, rather than foreign terrorism, according to a...

U.S. slaps more New York politicians with corruption charges

August 24, 2021 at 7:05 a.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York State Assemblyman Eric Stevenson was charged with corruption by prosecutors on Thursday, and another assemblyman was forced to resign, in the second federal graft...

N.Y. politicians arrested in alleged mayoral race bribe scheme

August 24, 2021 at 6:56 a.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A high-ranking Democratic New York State senator was arrested on Tuesday and charged with trying to buy a place on the Republican ticket in the city's...

A straight support group fortifies the former spouses of gays

August 24, 2021 at 5:58 a.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Every October, a group of about 100 divorcees pack into a hotel on Treasure Island Beach, Florida, for the annual gathering of the Straight Spouse Network...

A straight support group fortifies the former spouses of gays

May 14, 2019 at 4:29 a.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Every October, a group of about 100 divorcees pack into a hotel on Treasure Island Beach, Florida, for the annual gathering of the Straight Spouse Network...

Public sentiment has turned in U.S. gun debate: Biden

August 24, 2021 at 4:45 a.m.

DANBURY, Connecticut (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden, speaking 10 miles from the site of the Connecticut elementary school massacre, argued on Thursday that public opinion had turned against the...

Public sentiment has turned in U.S. gun debate: Biden

August 22, 2019 at 2:05 p.m.

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