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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 ...

Inflation data threatened by government hiring freeze as tariffs loom

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Labor Department has cut back on the inflation data it collects because of the Trump administration's government hiring freeze, raising concerns among economists about the quality of the inflation figures just as they are ...

Historic New York lighthouse was vandalized and set on fire

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A group of four men broke into a historic New York lighthouse along the Hudson River, set a fire and vandalized the interior, destroying valuable antiques, furniture and other items. The Tarrytown Lighthouse in Sleepy Hollow, built in 1883 and now on the ...