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U.S. Secretary of State Blinken attends the Freedom of Expression Roundtable, in New York, U.S., September 19, 2022. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will postpone his trip to China next week following a suspected Beijing-operated spy balloon looming over parts of Montana, Bloomberg reports. Blinken was slated to visit Beijing next week to meet his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang, as well as possibly Chinese President Xi Jinping. Earlier on Friday, Chinese authorities said that the balloon operating over U.S. airspace was a civilian weather balloon intended for scientific research. "The airship comes from China and is of a civilian nature, used for scientific research such as meteorology," according to a Google translation of a statement on the foreign ministry's website.

A landmark exhibition on slavery in the Dutch colonial era that was first staged at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum is going on display at the United Nations in New York

On this day in history, Feb. 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment was ratified, declaring that all citizens had voting rights and could not be denied based on "race, color or previous condition of servitude."

The NBA has further adjusted the schedule of nationally televised games with LeBron James closing in on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the league’s scoring record. James is on pace to break the record Tuesday at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder. TNT was supposed to show Atlanta at New Orleans, followed by Minnesota at Denver.

Amazon reported worse-than-expected profits, but its revenue beat expectations boosted by sales in its cloud-computing unit AWS.

Google parent company Alphabet has posted lower profit and a small revenue increase for last year's fourth quarter.

Courtney Vandersloot became the latest star to join the New York Liberty.

A five-count indictment charging McGonigal was unsealed last week.

A federal suit against Coinbase was dismissed Wednesday, with a judge ruling against claims that it conducted unregistered securities offerings.

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in premarket trading.

Mike Francesa offered one more scorching hot take on his way out the door Wednesday, putting Joe Montana and Peyton Manning in a class above Tom Brady.

Sell-off losses have been accruing since the Jan. 24 publication of a critical report from U.S. short seller Hindenburg Research.

David Jimenez Salazar, 25, a waiter at a Long Island restaurant, was convicted of manslaughter for stabbing coworker Elvin Padilla during a 2020 tipping dispute.

A 41-foot humpback whale found washed up on Lido Beach on Long Island was reportedly killed by a traumatic vessel strike, authorities say.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul released her new budget proposal on Wednesday. The proposal included raising the cigarette tax and increasing state school aid by 10%.

Comedian Colin Quinn has embarked on his eighth one-man show, “Colin Quinn: Small Talk,” playing now through Feb. 11 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York.

Authorities say a humpback whale that washed ashore on a New York beach this week was likely killed by a vessel.

The NBC series “The Blacklist” is closing down. NBC said Wednesday that the James Spader drama will end after its upcoming season, its 10th on the air. Spader has played the character Raymond Reddington, an FBI informant on old criminal colleagues.

Donald Trump’s long-estranged former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, says Manhattan prosecutors recently took his cellphones to preserve evidence related to a hush-money payment he made to porn actress Stormy Daniels in the waning weeks of the 2016 presidential campaign.

Donald Trump’s long-estranged former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, says Manhattan prosecutors recently took his cellphones to preserve evidence related to a hush-money payment he made to porn actress Stormy Daniels in the waning weeks of the 2016 presidential campaign. The payment to Daniels, which Cohen says was intended to buy her silence about an alleged sexual encounter with Trump, has been the subject of law-enforcement scrutiny for years, but a new grand jury is giving it a fresh look by a new grand jury. Cohen said Wednesday that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office asked for the phones because it wants to extract voice recordings of conversations he had with a lawyer for Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, as well as emails and text messages.

Former MVP Breanna Stewart, the most coveted free agent in the WNBA, is headed to New York to join the Liberty.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed dramatic spending to help New York City handle a wave of international migrants and to stabilize its reeling public transit system with her $227 billion state budget Wednesday, even as she warned of tougher economic times ahead.

Breanna Stewart is coming to the New York Liberty.

“Surely You Can’t Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!”.

Shares of Snap tumbled after the company released disappointing earnings for the third quarter in a row.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman joined 'Tucker Carlson Tonight' to weigh in on a string of whale deaths in New York and New Jersey after a 35-foot humpback whale washed ashore Monday.

A new lawsuit filed in New York Monday claims rock musician Marilyn Manson repeatedly sexually assaulted and groomed a 16-year-old fan starting in 1995.

Dale Cheney, who fell dozens of stories from a rooftop bar to his death last week, had been arrested just days earlier on domestic violence charges, records show.

Hi everyone, it’s me, Republican Rep. George Santos of New York. You might remember me from my starring role in the hit NBC television show 'Frasier.'

Alec Baldwin has been officially charged for involuntary manslaughter following the announcement of the charges earlier this month.

“Streeteries” are sitting empty this winter.

The New York Attorney General's office has released video of a deposition given by Donald Trump last August in its civil fraud investigation against the former president in which Trump declined to answer all questions. (Jan. 31)

Video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation. Trump sat for questioning under oath on Aug. 10. After preliminary procedural questions from state Attorney General Letitia James, Trump makes an opening statement calling the probe "very unfair." In these excerpts, he then repeatedly takes the Fifth Amendment, refusing to answer any questions at all, including about his and his company's finances.

LeBron James has climbed into fourth place on the NBA’s assists list as he closes in on becoming the league’s career scoring leader.

Video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation. Trump sat for questioning under oath on Aug. 10, and citied his Fifth Amendment right to refuse to answer. CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates and legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe have more on what the excerpts from the video show.

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are reteaming for a fourth “Bad Boys” movie, in one of Smith's most high-profile new projects since the slap. In a video posted on Instagram, Smith filmed himself driving to Lawrence's house. Development on the “Bad Boys” sequel, which follows 2020's “Bad Boys for Life,” was reportedly put on hold after Smith hit Chris Rock at last March's Academy Awards.

As the U.S. government debates whether to require higher staffing levels at nursing homes, financial records show some owners routinely push profits to sister companies while residents are neglected.

Exclusive: CBS News obtained video of a portion of the deposition, which includes Trump saying, "Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool."

Exclusive: CBS News obtained video of a portion of the deposition, which includes Trump saying, "Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool."

Former President Donald Trump embarked on another White House run while facing a slew of legal troubles. They now include a recommendation from lawmakers that Trump be charged in connection with the violent attack on the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, while Congress was certifying the results of the 2020 election. The cases could pose distractions and produce unflattering revelations that no presidential candidate would welcome. Trump is no normal politician, though, and the legal scrutiny could fe

Pfizer surprised Wall Street on Tuesday by predicting bigger-than-expected sales drops this year for two key products: its COVID-19 vaccine and treatment.

The president is holding his second event in as many days focused on a major project getting a boost from the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law.

A Staten Island, New York man is accused of driving drunk and killing his fiancé and unborn baby after crashing into a utility pole on Hylan Boulevard.

Cindy Williams, who played Shirley opposite Penny Marshall’s Laverne on the popular sitcom “Laverne & Shirley,” has died, her family said Monday.

A dead whale washed ashore in Long Island, New York, the latest whale to wash up along the East Coast in recent months

The guitarist and singer-songwriter fronted one of the most influential bands to come out of New York’s 1970s punk rock scene.

Ford and General Motors are set to report earnings this week.

A Staten Island, New York pregnant woman died on Saturday morning after her beau, who was allegedly drunk, drove into an electrical pole, causing the vehicle to split in three.

Best-known for a fur-lined teacup, the Swiss artist and photographer was a free-spirit whose work spanned half a century, and is now the subject of a new retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame elected its first members five members – Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Matthewson and Walter Johnson – on this day in history, Jan. 29, 1936.

A collision between a box freightliner truck and an express bus Saturday morning left at least six people dead in upstate New York, police said.

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A judge ruled that New York should pay former Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's legal bills in an ongoing sexual harassment suit against him by a state trooper.

Sam Bankman-Fried should be barred from encrypted messaging software, the government said, citing possible efforts at witness tampering.

New York state should pay former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's legal bills as he defends himself against a lawsuit accusing him of sexually harassing a state trooper, a judge ruled Friday. Cuomo, who resigned in 2021 amid sexual harassment allegations, filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Letitia James in August arguing she violated state law by denying him public assistance for his defense. Cuomo said the trooper's allegations stem from a time when “he was acting within the scope of his employment or duties.”

A federal appeals court is weighing whether a Vermont law school's cover up of two murals constitutes modification of the works by the artist who is suing the institution.

Evusheld was a key antibody treatment taken by people with weak immune systems as an added layer of protection.

Rep. George Santos’ campaign committee is facing new questions from federal regulators after submitting paperwork listing a new treasurer who says he never took the job.

Rep. George Santos’ campaign committee is facing new questions from federal regulators after submitting paperwork listing a new treasurer who says he never took the job. The Federal Election Commission sent a letter Thursday to the Devolder Santos for Congress campaign seeking clarity on the switch. The letter said the first-year Republican’s campaign “may have failed to include the true, correct, or complete treasurer information” on paperwork Wednesday listing Thomas Datwyler as its new treasurer and custodian of records.

The target is an Iranian American author and activist who has spoken out against human rights abuses in Iran.

While she crossed her yard, the ground beneath her suddenly opened up, according to one outlet.

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in midday trading.

Department of Justice announces Iran assassination plot against U.S. journalist after three Eastern European criminals indicted in New York.

It’s been nearly a decade since Smokey Robinson’s last album, but new music from the King of Motown is on the horizon.

The next novel by two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward is the story of an enslaved teenage girl that the publisher is calling a blend of magical realism, historical narrative and Dante’s “Inferno.”.

American Express saw its fourth-quarter profits fall by 9%, as the credit card giant had to set aside significantly more money to cover potentially bad loans.

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street, marking the market's third winning week in the last four.

Toymaker Hasbro is cutting about 1,000 jobs as part of moves announced last year to save up to $300 million annually by 2025.

U.S. Rep. George Santos’ campaign committee has told federal regulators it hired a new treasurer amid lingering questions about the source of his wealth and irregularities in the committee’s financial reports.

New York’s attorney general says Madison Square Garden may be violating anti-bias laws with its practice of barring lawyers from firms involved in litigation against MSG from its venues including Radio City Music Hall and the Garden itself.

Rupert Murdoch has pulled the plug on a proposal to merge his News Corp. and Fox Corp. In statements Tuesday, the companies said their boards received letters from Murdoch withdrawing the plan.

Microsoft says it’s seeing some improvements to its online services including the Teams messaging platform and Outlook email system after users around the world reported outages.

Former President Donald Trump has abandoned efforts to revive his federal lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Lady Gaga and Rihanna earned Oscar nominations Tuesday in a best original song category that found Taylor Swift left out.

A popular online chatbot powered by artificial intelligence is proving to be adept at creating disinformation and propaganda.

Over the past few years, a number of companies have attempted to act as the cryptocurrency equivalent of a bank, promising lucrative returns to customers who deposited their bitcoin or other digital assets.

This year’s PEN America Literary Gala will be notable for the presence of “Saturday Night Live.”.

James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” led ticket sales in movie theaters for the sixth straight weekend, making it the first film to have such a sustained reign atop the box office since 2009′s “Avatar.”.

Federal prosecutors say a subsidiary of health care company Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay nearly $10 million to settle allegations that it violated federal and state law by providing free products to a surgeon.

The Metropolitan Opera will mark the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with a concert on Feb. 24 to remember victims of the war.

A rally for tech stocks applied some salve on Wall Street’s rough week, one dominated by worries about a weakening economy.

The Agriculture Department issued new requirements for foods labeled organic, a move aimed at cracking down on fraud and boosting oversight.

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell this week to its lowest level since September, a potential boost to the housing market which has been in decline for nearly a year.

Easing inflation and a cooling job market are raising hopes on Wall Street that a gentler Federal Reserve is on the way in 2023.

Federal environmental and energy officials say there is no evidence that work done by the offshore wind power industry is killing whales in the northeastern U.S. On Wednesday, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management addressed the controversy surrounding a spate of whale deaths on the East Coast that some groups suspect may have been caused by site preparation work for offshore wind farms.

Sales growth for the holiday 2022 season slowed more than expected from its blistering pace a year ago as higher borrowing costs and higher inflation made shoppers pull back, according to the nation’s largest retail trade group.

Ken Follett is ready to wrap up his epic fictional chronicle of Western civilization.

The Met Opera will not start a new production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle in 2025 and is not sure whether it will move ahead with plans to present a staging of the tetralogy by director Richard Jones.

Sally Field will be honored at the 29th Screen Actors Guild Awards with the SAG lifetime achievement award.

Madonna will “Take a Bow” with a new tour through North America and Europe starting this summer that will be a “Celebration” of the pop icon’s hits, which include 38 songs in the Billboard Hot 100.

Officials say the most recent whale found dead on a New Jersey shoreline had apparently been struck by a vessel.

Officials are investigating a close call at a New York airport Friday night between a plane that was crossing a runway as another was preparing for takeoff.

Actor Ezra Miller is going to spend the next year on probation and continue with mental health treatment after they pleaded guilty to a trespassing charge at a Vermont home.

Bank of America says its fourth-quarter profits rose slightly from a year ago, as higher credit costs and potentially bad loans more than offset a sharp rise in interest revenue.

JPMorgan Chase says its fourth-quarter profits rose 6% from a year ago, as higher interest rates helped the bank make up for a slowdown in deal-making in its investment bank.

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street as earnings reporting season got underway and CEOs began to show how well or poorly they’re navigating high inflation and a slowing economy.

Fires are burning faster and becoming deadlier at the same time that fire departments across the country are struggling to retain and recruit firefighters.

Steve Bannon’s lawyers want out of his border-wall fraud case and have told a judge he is unwilling to speak with them directly.

Ezra Miller has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors in which the “Flash” actor will avoid jail time.

Free speech groups are condemning the abrupt cancellation by Florida administrators of a high school student production of Paula Vogel’s play “Indecent,” which explores a flashpoint in Jewish and queer theatrical history.