Tarek Bazrouk, 20, on three occasions kicked and punched Jewish protesters who were wearing religious attire or carrying Israeli flags at demonstrations in Manhattan, prosecutors said.

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The chief justice, in rare public remarks, defended judicial independence before a crowd of lawyers and judges.

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Parents, do you know what your kids are doing online? If not, the answer may terrify you.

“I think for two weeks now he’s continued to have really good at-bats, day in and day out,” manager Carlos Mendoza said of Juan Soto.

The "RHONJ" alum appeared on two seasons of the Bravo series before leaving in 2017.

Patterson has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a lunch she served at her Leongatha home in 2023. Follow live updates

• Who are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?

Erin Patterson’s lawyer Colin Mandy cross-examining Kylie Ashton

Mandy asks about the previous evidence from medical witnesses that Erin was present at the hospital for five minutes before she discharged herself.

I said these could be symptoms of illness and we needed to do further investigation to ensure she was safe.

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Rep. Madeleine Dean accused Patel of using an appendix of names from his 2023 book “Government Gangsters" as an “enemies list.”

"This sentencing and others demonstrate our relentless pursuit to dismantle MS-13 and other violent criminal organizations in totality."

Knicks’ grades from their 91-90 comeback win over the Celtics in Game 2 on Wednesday in Boston:

NYPD officers entered campus’s main library building in riot gear after activists occupied area in hours-long standoff

The New York police department on Wednesday arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian activists who occupied part of the main library building on Columbia University’s campus on Wednesday evening, ending an hours-long standoff nearly a year after student anti-war protest swept the Ivy League school.

Claire Shipman, the university’s acting president, said in a statement that she requested officers with the NYPD to help clear the building, after protesters had refused to leave despite being warned that a failure to comply would result in disciplinary action and possibly arrest for trespassing. A spokesperson for the NYPD said officers arrested “multiple individuals” who refused to disperse.

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The man who took a terrifying tumble onto the field at PNC Park spoke out for the first time since the incident on April 30. 

The TV judge turned down a lucrative offer from a couple who wanted him to rank them in the bedroom.

“Floors covered in feces, soaked in urine, the floors were actually spongy. The smell from urine was very overwhelming to say the least. One of the investigators ran out vomiting from the smell.”  

The current Trump administration official’s September 2012 letter to former Attorney General Eric Holder was part of thousands of documents released by the National Archives Wednesday related to the federal investigation into Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.

The Rhode Skin founder rocked nothing but a pair of black briefs and sheer tights in the sultry snapshot.

Hand-me-down wheels or a deathtrap on wheels? 

Democratic leaders packed the long-overdue state budget with policy measures that will benefit themselves including changes that can help bolster their reelection bids with taxpayer dough.

The women here were described as having the "highest beauty ideals across the globe, with healthy hair, exotic eyes and feminine expressions."

Jalen Brunson hit the big shots when the Knicks needed them most.

Dylan Cease went into the seventh inning with a no-hit bid intact.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the weapons fired from an area around the eastern port city of Wonsan were presumed to be short-range ballistic missiles.

Sometimes silence really is golden.

They still believe they did nothing wrong.

Utah quarterback Cam Rising is hanging up his cleats.

New emblems approved by city councils in defiance of bans on ‘unofficial flags’ on government property

Earlier this year, Utah and Idaho’s Republican-controlled legislatures passed bans on flying the rainbow pride flags and other “unofficial flags” on government property.

Leaders in both states’ capital cities, Salt Lake City and Boise, recently devised an inventive workaround – changing their official flags.

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President taps wellness influencer after withdrawing initial pick, former Fox News contributor Janette Nesheiwat

Donald Trump has tapped Dr Casey Means, a wellness influencer with close ties to Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, as nominee for surgeon general after withdrawing his initial pick for the influential health post.

The US president said in a social media post on Wednesday that Means has “impeccable ‘MAHA’ credentials” – referring to the “make America healthy again” slogan – and that she will work to eradicate chronic disease and improve the health and wellbeing of Americans.

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OTTAWA -- Over 800 special ballots cast during the recent federal election were mistakenly kept at the office of a returning officer in B.C., Elections Canada says. Read More

OTTAWA -- Canada's premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet in Saskatoon on June 2 to discuss ways to work together to make the country stronger. Read More

REGINA -- Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP introduced legislation Wednesday that, if passed, would make it tougher for the province to separate from the rest of Canada. Read More

Holly Archer defended her choice of running briefs for the London Marathon despite some fans arguing her attire resembled women's swimwear.

Boise and Salt Lake City have both adopted the Pride flag – or a slight variation of it – as official symbols as of Tuesday night, effectively circumventing state law.

The New York Knicks erased yet another 20-point Boston Celtics lead to stun the home crowd at TD Garden with their 91-90 Game 2 victory before heading home for the series.

President Donald Trump explained what prompted him to speak out in defense of Shedeur Sanders after Sanders' unexpected fall in last month's NFL Draft.

A raccoon with a meth pipe in its mouth was found when police in Ohio conducted a traffic stop that led to the discovery of a woman's supply of drugs.

Rep. Thomas Massie was the only lawmaker of either party to vote against an organ trafficking crackdown bill.

Urban Meyer, who spent several years coaching Michigan's top rival, Ohio State, is placing blame as the fallout from a scouting scandal continues.

In a House hearing, lawmakers scrutinized a set of college leaders from institutions outside the Ivy League schools that have drawn the Trump administration’s attention.

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Tensions between India and Pakistan have risen sharply in the weeks since a terrorist attack in Kashmir. On Wednesday, India hit Pakistan and appears to have lost aircraft in the strike.

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A technical outage in Philadelphia last week terrified air traffic controllers and stranded passengers. As the summer travel season looms, the F.A.A. is racing to address the problems.

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