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Boy struck by lightning in New York City’s Central Park says he feels lucky

NEW YORK (AP) — A 15-year-old boy says he feels "pretty lucky" after being struck by lightning in Central Park on Thursday when a round of thunderstorms swept through New York City. Yassin Khalifa, a high school sophomore, told WABC-TV he was in the park with friends enjoying a picnic when ...

Ducks return to a Long Island farm that lost its entire flock to the bird flu

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press AQUEBOGUE, N.Y. (AP) — Doug Corwin knew there was a problem at his family's commercial duck farm in Long Island when he spotted scores of dead or lethargic birds during a barn inspection in January. Within days, Crescent Duck Farm became a casualty of ...

The home of one of the largest catalogs of Black history turns 100 in New York

By JAYLEN GREEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It is one of the largest repositories of Black history in the country — and its most devoted supporters say not enough people know about it. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture hoped to change that Saturday, as it celebrated ...

Palestinian Authority hopes to revive the peace process in New York

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian Authority is heading into a U.N. conference next week hoping to revive a long-defunct peace process. The authority, the Palestinians' internationally recognized representative, faces a difficult task. It is deeply ...

Weinstein jury pores over accuser’s emails during deliberations

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors in Harvey Weinstein'ssex crimes retrial appeared to be focusing on one of his three accusers as deliberations stretched into a fourth day Tuesday, with no further sign of interpersonal tensions that flared earlier. The jury had ...