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R. Kelly, center, leaves the Daley Center after a hearing in his child support case on May 8, 2019, in Chicago. Federal prosecutors asked a judge Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, to give singer R. Kelly 25 more years in prison for his child pornography and enticement convictions last year in Chicago, which would add to 30 years he recently began serving in a New York case. (AP Photo/Matt Marton, File)

U.S. prosecutors ask for 25 more years in prison for R. Kelly

By Michael Tarm - Associated Press

Baseball announcer Tim McCarver poses in the press box before the start of Game 2 of the American League Division Series on Oct. 2, 2003 in New York. McCarver, the All-Star catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster who during 60 years in baseball won two World Series titles with the St. Louis Cardinals and had a long run as the one of the country's most recognized, incisive and talkative television commentators, died Thursday morning, Feb. 16, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn., due to heart failure, baseball Hall of Fame announced. He was 81. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File) **FILE**

Tim McCarver, big league catcher and broadcaster, dies at 81

By Hillel Italie - Associated Press

UCLA law professor and Volokh Conspiracy co-founder Eugene Volokh filed a lawsuit on Dec. 1, 2022, challenging New York's online hate-speech law. (Courtesy of Eugene Volokh via the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression)

Judge halts New York hate speech law after challenge from Rumble, Volokh Conspiracy founder

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Seminarians gather outside the chapel on the grounds of The General Theological Seminary, after morning prayers, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Virginia Theological Seminary to host N.Y. school’s master’s program, leader says

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

A headline about President Donald Trump is shown outside Fox News studios, Nov. 28, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

N.Y. court nixes Fox News’ bid to end voting tech firm’s suit

By Jennifer Peltz

Police vehicles surround a truck that was stopped and the driver arrested, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, in New York. Police stopped the U-Haul truck and detained the driver after reports that the vehicle struck multiple pedestrians in New York City on Monday. Authorities say the driver of the truck fled the scene after mounting a sidewalk in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn and injuring several people. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

U-Haul hits several pedestrians, killing 1 on NYC sidewalk while fleeing police

By Michael R. Sisak - Associated Press

A caution sign for rodenticide is posted on a fence next door to a building, second from left, owned by New York Mayor Eric Adams in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York, Dec. 7, 2022. Mayor Eric Adams took the war on vermin into unfamiliar territory on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 when he contested a pair of summonses from his own health department citing him for allegedly allowing broods of rodents to take residence at his Brooklyn property. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, file)

For New York City mayor, his war on rats becomes personal

By Bobby Caina Calvan - Associated Press

FILE - The chamber of the House of Representatives is seen at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

State of the Union live updates: Latest on Biden’s speech

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

New York City Mayor Eric Adams joins the delegation waiting for the arrival of President Joe Biden during a news conference at the construction site of the Hudson Tunnel Project, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in New York. Biden is traveling to New York City to showcase a $292 million mega grant that will be used to help build a rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

NYC Mayor Adams says COVID-19 vaccination to be optional for city workers

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday against the New York Knicks, Jan. 28, 2023, in New York. The Nets won 122-115. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Nets’ Kyrie Irving requests trade, according to reports

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In this June 7, 2021, photo a dog walks on a leash at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Dog gone: Skies get friendly for four-legged friends

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Michael Cohen, former President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer, arrives at Federal Court in New York, on Nov. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Lawrence Neumeister, File)

Michael Cohen says cellphones seized in renewed Trump hush-money probe

By Jim Mustian and Michael R. Sisak - Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump speaks as he announces a third run for president, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022. The special grand jury investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies committed any crimes while trying to overturn his defeat has finished its work. The judge overseeing the panel issued an order Monday dissolving the special grand jury. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

For Trump, Georgia election case just one of many legal woes

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Recent immigrants to the United States sit with their belongings on the sidewalk in front of the Watson Hotel in New York, Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. The immigrants, mostly from Venezuela and other Latin American countries, had been living in the hotel until recently, when they were told to leave the temporary shelter. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Male migrants in New York City protest move from Manhattan hotel to mega-shelter

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Reverend Earle J. Fisher, pastor of the Abyssinian Missionary Baptist Church of Memphis, speaks on the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, in Memphis, Tenn., Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Tyre Nichols case revives calls for change in police culture

By Aaron Morrison, Claudia Lauer and Adrian Sainz - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks at the Steamfitters Local 602 in Springfield, Va., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden heads to friendly terrain to pivot away from questions about mislaid classified documents

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Federal agents stand in front of a home of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, in Washington. An agency spokesperson says FBI agents were at a home in Washington connected to Deripaska to carry out "court-authorized law enforcement activity." (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

FBI official from Trump-Russia probe now charged with illegal dealings with Russians

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Fuel Training Studio owners Julie Bokat, left, and Jeanne Carter pose for a photo inside their gym, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, in Newburyport, Mass. Gyms and fitness studios were among the hardest hit businesses during the pandemic. But for gyms who made it through the worst, signs of stability are afoot. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

Gyms that survived pandemic steadily get back in shape

By Mae Anderson - Associated Press

In this file photo, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks at a news conference urging the Senate to secure a pathway to citizenship in President Joe Biden's legislative agenda Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

AOC met with anti-war protesters who disrupt local town hall event

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones looks to pass against the Philadelphia Eagles during the second half of an NFL divisional round playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Giants never a factor in 3rd loss to Eagles this season

By Dan Gelston - Associated Press