Record number of tourists flocked to New York City this year
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than 60 million tourists visited New York in 2016, the most ever, attracted by the Statue of Liberty, the 9/11 Memorial, Broadway shows and four-star restaurants.
Obama shortens prison sentences for 153 people, pardons 78 others
HONOLULU (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama shortened the prison sentences for 153 convicts, mainly low-level drug offenders, and pardoned 78 others, the White House said on Monday.
Seven spelunkers safe after being trapped in flooded Indiana cave
(Reuters) – Seven explorers trapped in a flooded Indiana cave scrambled to safety early Monday morning after being trapped for about 35 hours due to flooding, natural resources officials said on Monday.
N.Y. Klansman gets 30 years in prison for plot vs Muslims, Obama
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A self-proclaimed white supremacist convicted on charges he planned to use a “death ray” to kill Muslims and President Barack Obama was sentenced on Monday to 30 years in prison, federal prosecutors in New York said.
U.S. prosecutors won’t use accused NY bomber’s statement at trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors said Monday they would not use statements that accused New York bomber Ahmad Khan Rahimi gave to police at trial, saying they would forgo an attempt to admit such contentious evidence in order to speed up the proce…
New York’s 2nd Avenue subway to open Jan. 1, fulfilling decades-long dream
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three new subway stations along Manhattan’s Second Avenue will finally open on New Year’s Day, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Monday, 10 years after construction started and decades after the seemingly interminable project …
Almost two dozen horses killed in Kentucky barn fire
(Reuters) – A fire tore through a barn at a thoroughbred training center near Lexington, Kentucky, killing almost two dozen horses, the owner and local law enforcement said on Monday.
U.S. school an antidote to transgender discrimination complaints
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Inside a sunny classroom at a church decorated with rainbow flags, two transgender teenagers exploded into giggles during a dance break from math at Pride School Atlanta.
Only the hardiest remain at Dakota protest camp
CANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) – Two weeks after a victory in their fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline, most protesters have cleared out of the main protest camp in North Dakota – but about 1,000 are still there, and plan to remain through the winte…
Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor dies at age 99
(Reuters) – Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, who parlayed beauty, diamond-studded glamor and nine marriages into a long celebrity career, died on Sunday. She was 99.
