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April 15, 2019 at 6:12 am

Pulitzers honor coverage of 3 US mass shootings in 2018 VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — The South Florida Sun Sentinel and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette won Pulitzer Prizes on Monday and were recognized along with the Capital...

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April 12, 2019 at 5:57 am

NYC may ban pre-hire marijuana tests for many job applicants

NEW YORK (AP) — Many job-seekers would no longer face tests for marijuana use under legislation that New York City is likely to enact, taking...

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April 9, 2019 at 10:10 pm

How NYC plans to enforce unusual measles vaccination order

NEW YORK (AP) — In a rare order, New York City is requiring residents of a heavily Orthodox Jewish neighborhood to be vaccinated for measles....

Steve Sierzega receives a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, N.Y., Wednesday, March 27, 2019. The county in New York City’s northern suburbs declared a local state of emergency Tuesday over a measles outbreak that has infected more than 150 people since last fall, hoping a ban against unvaccinated children in public places wakes their parents to the seriousness of the problem. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) NYSW111 NYSW111

April 9, 2019 at 8:03 am

NYC orders mandatory vaccines for Brooklyn neighborhood measles outbreak

NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials Tuesday ordered nearly everyone in a heavily Orthodox Jewish New York City neighborhood to be vaccinated for measles or...

FILE – In this Aug. 17, 2018 file photo, family and friends who have lost loved ones to OxyContin and opioid overdoses leave pill bottles in protest outside the headquarters of Purdue Pharma, which is owned by the Sackler family, in Stamford, Conn. New York is suing the billionaire family behind Oxycontin, alleging the drugmaker fueled the opioid crisis by putting hunger for profits over patient safety. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File) NYR101 NYR101

March 28, 2019 at 7:05 am

New York sues billionaire family behind maker of OxyContin

New York's lawsuit echoes other states' cases, alleging the Sacklers' and Purdue's aggressive marketing of OxyContin beginning in the mid-1990s led to massive overprescribing and...

March 25, 2019 at 10:08 pm

Mapping pot legalization politics: Not just red vs. blue

NEW YORK (AP) — To anyone who figured the path of legalizing recreational marijuana use ran along blue state-red state lines, a sudden setback for...

March 20, 2019 at 5:53 am

German shorthaired pointer nips at heels of top dog breeds VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — Labrador retrievers aren't letting go of their hold on U.S. dog lovers, but German shorthaired pointers are tugging on the top...

March 14, 2019 at 9:08 am

‘Apprentice’ contestant’s Trump defamation suit can proceed

NEW YORK (AP) — A former contestant on "The Apprentice" who accused President Donald Trump of unwanted kissing and groping can move forward with her...

March 12, 2019 at 7:05 am

New York, feds join to get 100K rape kits tested around US

NEW YORK (AP) — Languishing evidence in over 100,000 sexual assault cases around the country has been sent for DNA testing with money from a...

March 3, 2019 at 4:54 am

A right to vacation? NYC idea prompts debate over days off

NEW YORK (AP) — A debate over whether New York City should make a pioneering move to require paid vacation has both sides saying: Give...

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