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T he first phase of the sex trafficking trial of R&B hitmaker R. Kelly will begin with jury selection Monday in New York City after several delays. A judge in federal court in Brooklyn will question potential jurors about whether they can keep an open mind about Kelly two years…

Major League Soccer is back in action tonight with a seven-game schedule headlined by New York City FC’s trip to Toronto to take on a full-strength TFC side at BMO Field. Alejandro Pozuelo is back in the lineup for TFC, which will look to return to winning ways as they…

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1of23Burned trees and smoke fill the Bear River canyon after the River Fire burned through Friday, Aug. 6, 2021 in Chicago Park, Calif. Firefighters are gaining the upper hand on the fast-moving River Fire that broke out Wednesday near the town of Colfax and destroyed nearly 90 homes and other…

Days before R. Kelly’s trial officially gets underway, his relationship with Aaliyah is already poised to take center stage. This week, his defense lawyer seemed to let slip that the R&B singer had a sexual relationship with the underage teenager before trying to backtrack on the admission. It seems like…

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Security personnel ask customers for proof of vaccination as they enter City Winery in New York. NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Musto can't bring himself to ask his regulars at his Staten Island restaurant, Cargo Cafe,…

The data that underpins the case for getting the Covid-19 vaccines is as irrefutable as it is remarkable: People who have gotten the shot are around 80 percent less likely to get infected, and those who do are nearly 80 percent less likely to transmit the virus to others. The…

Jordan Roth stood on the side of West 52nd street in New York City, fighting to hold back tears — of joy, relief, pride, exhaustion — in front of the August Wilson theater, where Wednesday evening “Pass Over” became the first play to give a performance on Broadway in 16 months.…

We’re hearing a lot about chaos these days. Joe Biden claimed late last month that abolishing the filibuster would cause “chaos”—“nothing at all would get done,” he fretted. Cities that dare to reimagine themselves, as they reopen, with fewer cars or cops are also allegedly courting chaos. At community board…

NEW YORK: New York City will become the first major US city to require proof of Covid-19 vaccination at restaurants, gyms and other businesses, Mayor Bill de Blasio said yesterday, as the nation grapples with the rapidly spreading Delta variant. With vaccines widely available, political leaders were combating the latest…