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HS Basketball Coach Charged for Allegedly Yanking Girl's Hair

Player was upset after team lost in championships

(Newser) - An 81-year-old high school girls' basketball coach has been fired and charged with harassment after he was caught on video allegedly yanking the hair of one of the players after the team lost a championship game in New York. After Northville High School lost in the Class D state championship...

Mangione: Cops Illegally Took My DNA

Lawyer says officers tricked him with snack and a soda, meaning samples should be thrown out

(Newser) - Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, claims police illegally took his DNA. Mangione was arrested Dec. 9 at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania after a customer reported that he resembled the suspect seen in surveillance footage. But Altoona police "had no...

Man Set on Fire in Times Square
Man Set on Fire
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Man Set on Fire in Times Square

New York attack comes 3 months after similar, fatal incident on subway train

(Newser) - A 45-year-old man was set on fire in New York City's Times Square early Sunday, and police are still searching for the suspect. The man may have had a flammable substance thrown on him around 4am, police say, and first responders saw him burning, NBC New York reports. He...

Lawsuit: Girl Scout Cookies Infused With Lead, Pesticide
Woman Sues Over 'Dangerous
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Woman Sues Over 'Dangerous Toxins' in Girl Scout Cookies

Proposed class-action complaint says all cookies tested were positive for lead, glyphosate

(Newser) - Most people love a good Thin Mint, but a recent lawsuit against the Girl Scouts puts a damper on that affection for at least one New York woman, who claims the presence of heavy metals and pesticides in some of the organization's famous cookies, reports WJLA . The suit filed...

Judge Threatens Even Less Autonomy for Wendy Williams

She's reportedly frustrated by former talk show host's efforts to talk to the media

(Newser) - Wendy Williams has described the New York assisted living facility in which she lives as a "prison." Now, a judge is threatening even more restrictions on the former talk show host diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. "I have always contended that [Williams] will be given the independence she...

Cops: Family Making S'Mores Started Long Island Fires

More than 600 acres burned over the weekend after Manorville family tried to make the sweet treat

(Newser) - Authorities say a series of brush fires that tore through the East End of Long Island over the weekend can now be traced back to one local backyard, where a family's attempt to make Saturday morning s'mores apparently went awry. At a Monday presser , Suffolk County Police Commissioner...

NY Fires 2K Prison Guards, Declares Strike Is 'Over'

State looks to hire new correctional officers after granting some concessions

(Newser) - New York says its prison guard strike is over, though that meant firing thousands of workers who refused to cross the picket line after three weeks. More than 2,000 state prison officers who failed to return to work by a Monday deadline were fired and will be barred from...

Texas Plans to Rename New York Strip Steak
Texas Plans to Rename
New York Strip Steak
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Texas Plans to Rename New York Strip Steak

'Liberal New York shouldn't get the credit for our hard-working ranchers'

(Newser) - The lieutenant governor of Texas has a beef with the name of one of the country's most popular steak cuts. In a post on X , Lt. Gov Dan Patrick called for renaming the New York strip steak the Texas strip, arguing: "Liberal New York shouldn't get the...

7 Inmates Die Amid NY Prison Guard Strike

Correctional officers could be back on the job Saturday—or not

(Newser) - At least seven prisoners in New York have died in just over two weeks since correctional officers triggered the prison system's largest work stoppage in four decades. Officers at two upstate prisons first walked off the job on Feb. 17, complaining of unsafe working conditions tied to a 2022...

Team Trump to NY: Stop Congestion Pricing by March 21

Gov. Kathy Hochul continues to push back, saying state 'will not be steamrolled' on controversial plan

(Newser) - The battle over New York City's congestion pricing plan continues. President Trump's administration has given New York until next month to comply with its order, reports the AP . The Federal Highway Administration said the $9 toll on most vehicles entering Manhattan neighborhoods south of Central Park must end...

Before Boat Sank, Victim Told Wife, 'Everything Is Dangerous'

Multiple deaths, one missing person after vessel went under off coast of NY's Rockaway Peninsula

(Newser) - Multiple people have died after a boat sank in New York over the weekend, sparking a search for a missing person by the US Coast Guard. The speedboat took on water 5 miles southeast of Breezy Point, a neighborhood at the tip of Queens' Rockaway Peninsula, per the AP . Initial...

Family Faults Police in Torture, Murder of Trans Man

Sam Nordquist sought help, and his mother did the same, she tells NBC

(Newser) - The mother of a transgender man who was tortured and killed in New York claims he might still be alive if local police had "done their jobs." Canandaigua Police say none of its officers spoke with family members in the lead up to Sam Nordquist's death. But...

Governor Considers Unprecedented Move Amid Eric Adams Uproar

Kathy Hochul says she's considering removing the mayor

(Newser) - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday she is weighing removing New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office after four of his top deputies announced their resignations in the latest fallout from the Justice Department's push to end his corruption case. Hochul, a Democrat, said she will convene...

The Best States for Families
The Best States for Families

The Best States for Families

Massachusetts tops WalletHub's list; New Mexico comes in last

(Newser) - Looking to start or expand your family? You've likely got a checklist in mind on schools, cost of living, recreation, and the like—and so does WalletHub , which looked at all 50 states across more than four dozen metrics in five main categories: family fun, health and safety, education...

Texas Takes on New York in Abortion Pill Battle

Texas poised to test telemedicine abortion shield law in case against NY doctor

(Newser) - Texas law bans nearly all abortions and threatens abortion providers with up to life in prison and $100,000 fines. New York law, on the other hand, protects abortion providers, including those who send medications to patients in other states. Those laws now look poised to clash at the Supreme...

In LI Woman's Murder, 'Justice Has No Expiration Date'

Gatorade cap helps lead to arrest of neighbor in 2003 killing of 88-year-old Edna Schubert

(Newser) - An elderly woman beloved by her community was beaten to death by an unemployed neighbor during a break-in—a conclusion it took more than two decades to reach, authorities said Friday, per the New York Times . Edna Schubert, 88, was found dead of blunt force trauma in her Long Island...

Bondi: DOJ Is Suing New York Over Driver's License Law

New York governor calls the move a political stunt

(Newser) - The new attorney general used her first press conference to announce a lawsuit against New York for, as she called it, putting "illegal aliens over American citizens." Pam Bondi took issue with the state's "green light law," which allows driver's licenses to be issued...

FEMA Fires CFO, 3 Others Over NYC Migrant Shelter Payments

City officials refute accusations that disaster relief funds were diverted to pay for migrants in hotels

(Newser) - On Tuesday, President Trump went on an online tear against the Federal Emergency Management Agency, calling the agency a "disaster" that "should be terminated" and noting that it was "under review and investigation." More official repercussions followed, with an announcement from the Department of Homeland Security...

Jersey City a Surprise No. 2 in Cities for Proposals

Ranking is out for Valentine's Day

(Newser) - Valentine's Day is nearly upon us, and Cloudwards has ranked the 100 largest cities in the US on their desirability as a place to propose. It may not be a shock to hear that New York City is No. 1, given its choice of iconic proposal locations, but Jersey...

NY Judge Resigns After 'Astounding' Jury Duty Excuse

Richard T. Snyder said he thought everyone who appeared in court was guilty

(Newser) - An upstate New York judge has resigned after he got out of jury duty by claiming that he couldn't be impartial—because he thought everyone brought before a court is guilty. Richard T. Snyder, who'd been a justice of the Petersburgh Town Court for about a decade, left...

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