Author: Bob Caina Calvan
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NYC bike path killer convicted, could face the death penalty
NEW YORK • An Islamic extremist who killed eight people with a speeding truck in a 2017 rampage on a popular New York City bike path was convicted Thursday of 28 federal crimes and could face the death penalty. Sayfullo Saipov bowed his head as he heard the verdict in the trial for an Halloween…
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N.Y. opens its first legal recreational marijuana dispensary
NEW YORK • The first legal dispensary for recreational marijuana in New York rung up its first sales on Thursday, opening up what is expected to be one of the country’s most lucrative markets for cannabis — underscored by the dozens of unauthorized shops that have operated in the open for years. The widely anticipated…
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N.Y. Rep.-elect Santos investigated for lying about his past
NEW YORK • U.S. Rep.-elect George Santos of New York was under investigation by Long Island prosecutors Wednesday, after revelations surfaced that the now-embattled Republican lied about his heritage, education and professional pedigree as he campaigned for office. Despite intensifying doubt about his fitness to hold federal office, Santos has shown no signs of stepping…
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New York woman finds lost dachshund — in Hilary Swank’s lap
NEW YORK • Chelsea Blackwell’s dachshund, Blue, disappeared Monday, and the distraught owner went in search. She drove for an hour before coming upon a line of squad cars and people with cameras near the Greyhound bus station in Albany, N.Y., and set aside her search to investigate. “I pulled over and thought, oh man,…
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Avenatti gets 4 years in prison for cheating Stormy Daniels
NEW YORK • Michael Avenatti was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for stealing book proceeds from Stormy Daniels, the porn actress who catapulted him to fame as he represented her in courtrooms and cable news programs during her legal battles with then-President Donald Trump. The California lawyer, now incarcerated, learned his fate in…
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St. Patrick’s Day parades turn pandemic blues Irish green
NEW YORK • St. Patrick’s Day celebrations across the country are back after a two-year hiatus, including the nation’s largest in New York City, in a sign of growing hope that the worst of the coronavirus pandemic may be over. The holiday served as a key marker in the outbreak’s progression, with parades celebrating Irish…
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Gas stations report shortages as pipeline shutdown drags on
CHAMBLEE, Ga. • More than 1,000 gas stations in the Southeast reported running out of fuel, primarily because of what analysts say is unwarranted panic-buying among drivers, as the shutdown of a major pipeline by a gang of hackers entered its fifth day Tuesday. Government officials acted swiftly to waive safety and environmental rules to…
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Wildfires rage in Florida Panhandle
MILTON, Fla. • Firefighters in the Florida Panhandle continued battling an erratic fire Thursday that had scorched thousands of acres of woods, razed dozens of homes and forced some 1,600 people to evacuate from their neighborhoods. A stretch of Interstate 10, northern Florida’s main transportation artery, remained closed in both directions near Pensacola because of…
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Reporter alleges GOP hopeful Greg Gianforte body-slammed him
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Witnesses said the Republican candidate for Montana’s sole congressional seat body-slammed a reporter Wednesday, the day before the polls close in the nationally watched special election. Greg Gianforte was in a private office preparing for an interview with Fox News when Guardian newspaper reporter Ben Jacobs came in without permission, campaign spokesman…