Jennifer Peltz

National News |
Most popular dog breeds: Poodles pop, but Labrador retrievers still No. 1 in U.S.

March 15, 2022 at 7:12 a.m.

Labrador retrievers are still tugging hardest on U.S. dog lovers' heartstrings, but poodles just strutted back into the American Kennel Club's top five most popular dog breeds for the first...

Politics |
U.S. Justice Department signals it may allow safe injection sites

February 7, 2022 at 7:18 p.m.

A year after winning a major court battle against the opening of so-called safe injection sites -- safe havens for people to use heroin and other narcotics with protections against...

Woman killed in subway shove at Times Square

January 15, 2022 at 7:17 p.m.

NEW YORK — A woman was pushed to her death in front of a subway train at the Times Square station Saturday, police said, a little more than a week...

An athletic Hungarian farm dog and a tiny pet of bygone Russian aristocrats are the latest breeds in the American Kennel Club's purebred lineup.

News |
American Kennel Club adds 2 dog breeds

January 4, 2022 at 9:20 a.m.

An athletic Hungarian farm dog and a tiny pet of bygone Russian aristocrats are the latest breeds in the American Kennel Club's purebred lineup.

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Health |
Omicron upends return to U.S. schools and workplaces

January 3, 2022 at 7:14 p.m.

Some school systems around the U.S. extended their holiday break Monday or switched back to online instruction because of the explosion in COVID-19 cases, while others pressed ahead with in-person...

National News |
Surging COVID-19 cases bring a 2020 feel to the end of 2021

December 21, 2021 at 8:29 p.m.

U.S. officials intensified calls Friday for unvaccinated Americans to get inoculated in the face of the new omicron variant that contributed to a record number of infections in New York...

More than half a century after the assassination of Malcolm X, two of his convicted killers were exonerated Thursday after decades of doubt about who was responsible for the civil rights icon’s death.

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Judge tosses convictions of 2 men in killing of Malcolm X

November 18, 2021 at 2:54 p.m.

More than half a century after the assassination of Malcolm X, two of his convicted killers were exonerated Thursday after decades of doubt about who was responsible for the civil...

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2 men set to be cleared in the 1965 killing of Malcolm X

November 17, 2021 at 2:58 p.m.

Two of the three men convicted in the assassination of Malcolm X are set to be cleared Thursday after insisting on their innocence since the 1965 killing of one of...

National News |
“Don’t focus on hate”: World marks 20th anniversary of 9/11

September 11, 2021 at 3:01 p.m.

NEW YORK (AP) — The world solemnly marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11 on Saturday, grieving lost lives and shattered American unity in commemorations that unfolded just weeks after the...

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Prime Peke! Wasabi the Pekingese wins Westminster dog show

June 13, 2021 at 11:33 p.m.

The flavor of the year at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show: Wasabi.

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