Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that the city’s latest test-positivity rate has reached 3 percent, a threshold officials previously said would force a broad return to all-remote learning. Schools will suspend in-person instruction beginning Thursday, according to the mayor, who explained that the order comes “out of an abundance of caution.” “We must fight back the second wave of COVID-19,” de Blasio wrote on Twitter. The upcoming closures will take effect less than two months after schools resumed in-person classes for the 2020-21 academic year....

In a statement, Cuomo said the patient is a woman in her late thirties who had contracted the virus while traveling abroad in Iran. “She is currently isolated in her home. The patient has respiratory symptoms, but is not in serious condition and has been in a controlled situation since arriving to New York,” the governor said. The diagnosis came one day after Cuomo confirmed two possible infections were identified in New York....

On Thursday, New York Attorney General Letitia James released a 76-page report that found it was likely the Cuomo administration failed to report nursing home deaths by as much as 50 percent. Hours later, health department officials made available new public data to corroborate these claims, adding over 3,800 deaths to the nursing home toll, The New York Times reported. The newly reported deaths increased the overall toll related to nursing home facilities to a total of 12,743—or more than 40 percent....

The victims, all men aged between 56 and 71, were assaulted in a Hasidic Jewish community in Williamsburg between 5 a.m. and 5:40 a.m. on the morning of August 12 in what are believed to be connected attacks. NYPD Chief Dermot F. Shea confirmed that the Hate Crimes unit is assisting in the investigation. Shea tweeted a video of a group of males wanted in connection to the assaults and attempted robberies....

Officers found the body of 57-year-old Imad Ahmad in his home in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, at around 4.20 a.m. on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the New York Police Department confirmed to Newsweek. The man had been stabbed multiple times, the spokesperson added. According to the New York Post, officers arrived at the home shortly after Imad Ahmad’s son Khaled Ahmad left the family home drenched in blood and approached officers in a bagel shop....

Isaiah Thompson, 28, was arrested in connection with an incident at the DeKalb Avenue subway station on October 23, which was captured on video. The footage shows the suspect pushing a woman headfirst into the train as well as confronting several other commuters on the platform. The video was widely shared online, prompting an investigation by the NYPD Transit division. It is not clear what charges Thompson faces following his arrest....

According to a press release from the Houston Police Department, 33-year-old Jamal Edward Robertson was arrested on Thursday and charged with “injury to a child-serious bodily injury in the 177th State District Court,” a few days after the newborn baby was discovered at a local Motel 6. On Tuesday, August 2, officers with the Houston Police Department, as well as officials from the Houston Fire Department, responded to a call at a Motel 6 at 15101 Katy Freeway at around 3 p....

Robert Oaks and Sylvia Kutchman—ages 19 and 18, respectively, of Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania—were taken into police custody on Friday following an investigation into alleged abuse of their five-week-old child. They are each charged with felony aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of children, as well as charges of assault and recklessly endangering another person. Concerns arose when the couple took the child to Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown on November 12....

Although the Jets have been trying to establish a possession-first approach this season, Newcastle were happy to remain compact at the back in Coffs Harbour as Andrew Nabbout’s brace proved the difference on Friday night. Nabbout’s first goal came from a classic counterattack, with Ma Leilei’s first-time chip over City’s defence releasing his team-mate, who rounded visiting goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis to score. The second goal also came when City had pushed forward, with Andrew Hoole driving up the pitch with the ball at his feet before teeing up Nabbout to score from 25 yards....

“The son of Mexican immigrants—a cook and house cleaner—Alex Padilla worked his way from humble beginnings to the halls of MIT, the Los Angeles City Council and the State Senate, and has become a national defender of voting rights as California’s Secretary of State,” Newsom wrote in a statement announcing Padilla’s appointment. “Now, he will serve in the halls of our nation’s Capitol as California’s next United States Senator, the first Latino to hold this office....

He has not yet confirmed who will remain disenfranchised under his executive order, or how long it will take for the felon’s voting rights to be restored. “My faith teaches me to treat others with dignity and respect,” said Beshear during his address, conducted outside the Kentucky Capitol Building. “My faith also teaches forgiveness.” “That’s why on Thursday I will sign an executive order restoring voting rights to over a hundred thousand men and women who have done wrong in the past but are doing right now....

BBC journalist Shaun Ley wore a shirt, tie and suit jacket to present his news segment on Wednesday evening. That gave the impression to most viewers that the 51-year-old veteran reporter was fully clothed in business attire. But a view of the newsreader that briefly flashed onto TV screens as one of the studio’s cameras panned round revealed that he had opted for more informal attire. Ley, who presents the news on BBC radio as well as on the 24-hour news channel, was shown in shorts and trainers while giving viewers an update on the political situation in Israel....

In December 2020, Windsor cops Daniel Crocker and Joe Gutierrez pulled out Caron Nazario, a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, and drew their guns before using pepper spray and knocking him to the ground. Footage of the incident was shared online Friday, prompting widespread criticism. In a tweeted shared Sunday evening, Kelly wrote, “One more little ’tidbit’—the Bad Lieutenant Nazario had a loaded GUN on the floor of the car....

Working on leads for nearly a year, correspondent Michael Isikoff had done a remarkable job of piecing together much of the story, largely on an off-the-record and background-only basis. When he confronted Starr’s people for comment on Thursday morning, the prosecutors argued that the magazine was in danger of destroying the investigation and pleaded for a day to persuade the former intern, Monica Lewinsky, to be their witness. Since the outcome of that effort would help determine the dimensions of the story, NEWSWEEK agreed to pause....

That’s the predicament in which the Red Devils find themselves as they hope to salvage a season that’s taken an early turn for the worse. Caretaker coach Michael Carrick is handling the job for now, and he has already guided the club to qualify for the Champions League Round of 16 with a top four finish in the Premier League the next immediate goal (it is six points away)....

Until a few days ago, Norton seemed destined for a rough, but ultimately successful confirmation. Environmentalists would howl about her ardently pro-industry record (“James Watt in a skirt”) that included opposition to the Endangered Species Act and support for increased logging, mining and oil drilling on public lands. But with John Ashcroft taking most of the bullets from Democrats and liberal interest groups, it appeared that she didn’t have too much to worry about....

The Brazilian forward signed a new contract on Friday to keep him at Camp Nou until 2021 and afterwards admitted that he had been a little cautious upon his arrival in 2013. However, having settled in Spain, Neymar is delighted to have been able to secure his future with Barca. “It is now easy to be Barca player but you must work hard,” the 24-year-old told Barca TV. “Before coming, I already knew that the club was very large....

The Ligue 1 leaders were dealt a difficult draw against the reigning champions despite topping their group ahead of Bayern Munich as Madrid trailed Tottenham. PSG were infamously dumped out in the round of 16 last season as they coughed up a 4-0 first-leg lead over Barcelona to lose 6-5 on aggregate. But Neymar, who has been linked with a transfer to Los Blancos, believes his side will not fall at the same hurdle this time around....

The 25-year-old Brazilian forward became the world’s most expensive footballer last week when he completed his €222m move to the Ligue 1 giants from Barcelona last week. Back Neymar to win Ballon d’Or by 2020 at evens Neymar’s move has caused shock and consternation amongst PSG’s rivals, at home and abroad, and Aulas has now claimed that his side have no hope of competing with the capital club as they attempt to strengthen their ranks....