New York, once the epicenter of the outbreak, now has a low infection rate and has been reporting a decline in new cases for more than a month. However, Cuomo said on Wednesday, he worries there are “storm clouds on the horizon” because of a lack of citizen compliance and local government enforcement with social distancing. Part of the problem New York City faces, Cuomo said, is that it’s a travel hub and can’t operate as an island separate from the rest of the country....

A federal court in New York unsealed the indictment hours earlier, alleging that Iranian intelligence hatched a plot to kidnap an unnamed U.S.-based journalist and transport her back to Iran. The Department of Justice release announcing the indictment did not name Alinejad, indicating only that the target was a woman who was originally from Iran and is now based in New York. However, Alinejad, a noted critic of the Iranian government, has confirmed to Newsweek and others that she was the target of the plot....

According to its website, the winning numbers for July 3 were 27-31-37-48-49-54, with the bonus ball being 25. However, there were no winners of the jackpot or the second prize of $232,330. Five New Yorkers took home the third prize winnings of $2,551 each. You can check your numbers on the New York Lotto website. The next estimated jackpot is $5 million. The draw takes place on Saturday, July 6 at 11:21 p....

Pierre Girgis, 39, is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Egypt. According to the Justice Department, he “tracked and obtained” information about Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s political rivals. The indictment, released to the public January 6, 2022, said he was working under the “direction and control” of several Egyptian government officials when he got this information, reporting to them about it. The department added that Girgis had been working under these Cairo officials from 2014 to 2019, possibly longer....

The Upper West Side, Upper East Side, and Harlem went dark, while lower Manhattan and the Bronx stayed alight. The images show a dark skyline against the early morning sky, with lit-up skyscrapers in the distance. ConEdison said that three networks in Manhattan to lost their electric supply at around 5:13 a.m. ET but supply has since been restored to those networks on the Upper West Side, Harlem, and the Upper East Side....

Goals from Daniel Royer, Bradley Wright-Phillips and Felipe made sure club would be in the playoffs for the 14th time in 15 years, with the Red Bulls running their tally to eight straight years in the MLS postseason. All six playoff teams in the Eastern Conference have now been determined, but the seeding for the six sides could still change. Toronto FC has already won the Supporters’ Shield and as such will be the top seed in the East, the New York City FC that currently sits second holds just a three-point edge on third placed Atlanta United....

Democrat lawmakers fled the Lone Star State to stall the passage of an election overhaul and integrity bill. Without a quorum in place, Democrats could slow down what will still likely be the passage of the bill. But if you were to believe the framing of the issue by Democrats and their media enablers, it was a brave move to save democracy as we know it. “We have to decide if we are going to stand for democracy,’’ State Representative Trey Martinez Fischer, organizer of the stunt, told the Times....

The statewide total for coronavirus cases has hit 142, a 35 percent increase over the course of one day, the governor said. That is just above Washington state’s previous record high of 141. Although New York has not recorded any COVID-19-related deaths as of Monday afternoon, Cuomo held a press conference outlining tactics the state government is taking to curb the spread of the illness. The Democratic governor pulled open a curtain to unveil dozens of bottles of “NYS Clean” hand sanitizer, which he said will be distributed to schools, prisons and government agencies across the state this week....

Grace James uploaded a clip to her TikTok account, @justgracejames, where she shared an email, purportedly from the real estate agent, with the subject line: “Rent renewal inquiry.” James, who’s believed to live in the South Williamsburg/Los Sures area of Brooklyn, redacted contact details, but shared the text saying: “Hello Grace, as we are sure you’re aware, prices have gone up very high in NYC. “We did a big increase because that’s the worth of the apartment....

The country’s Ministry of Health announced the latest recovery, according to local news, indicating that the island nation could have eradicated the novel disease after implementing one of the strictest lockdowns in the world before a single death was confirmed. “This is really good news for the person concerned and it’s also something the rest of New Zealand can take heart from,” Director-General of Health Dr. Ashley Bloomfield said in a statement....

Toon 10/3 to beat Southampton The Spain Under-21 international joined Rafael Benitez’s men on loan from Borussia Dortmund ahead of the current campaign, having struggled to make an impression at Signa Iduna Park. But Merino has quickly won a place in the Newcastle side - starting six of their seven Premier League games - and they have now activated a clause to seal his signing on a five-year deal....

No, you didn't misread that, a head coach tried to headbutt an opposing player. While it was hardly on the same level as Zinedine Zidane's infamous headbutt on Marco Materazzi in extra time of the 2008 World Cup finals, just the sight of a coach attempting to come in contact with an opposing player is startling. Pardew took exception to Meyler pushing him out of the way while attempting to get the ball as it went out of bounds....

A week after Champlain Towers South, a 12-story condominium building in Surfside, Florida, collapsed, more than a hundred people are still missing and the death toll has only continued to grow. The tightly-packed rubble has made for a difficult search operation and with time being one of the biggest factors to the success of a rescue mission. Every passing day decreases the likelihood that anyone will be found alive....

The most accomplished soccer player in U.S. history gave fans a rundown of what he’s been up to via a Facebook post Tuesday, and there was plenty to share. MORE: Soccer players beautiful wives and girlfriends “I want to thank you all for your continued support as I’ve transitioned into a new chapter of my life,” Donovan wrote. “… Retirement has been everything I could have hoped for.” In recent months, Donovan has visited orphanages in Peru and Ecuador; traveled to India and the Maldives; gone golfing in Oregon....

Californians will be asked to vote on two questions in the September 14 recall election. The first is whether they want Newsom to remain in office or be removed before the official end of his term. The second question asks voters which of the 46 candidates who qualified for the ballot they would prefer to replace Newsom if he is recalled. Newsom will remain in office if more than 50 percent of voters cast their ballots in favor of keeping him....

In a speech on Tuesday, Hawley criticized Biden’s evacuation from Afghanistan and mentioned the 13 U.S. military service members who died during an attack in Kabul in August and the “hundreds of American civilians left behind enemy lines.” “Who can forget this president saying that the mission was, and I quote ‘Extraordinarily successful’,” Hawley said. “This president is a disgrace. His behavior is disgraceful. He has dishonored this country with his shameful leadership in this crisis....

That’s the word from NewsGuard, a four-year-old, Microsoft-partnered browser extension that users can pay to download. The project uses what it calls “nutrition labels” to rate media outlets, using nine criteria to assign scores of 0-100. Factors include things such as whether an organization “gathers and presents information responsibly,” as well as whether it maintains the difference “between news and opinion responsibly.” Thus it is, NewsGuard developers tell us, that Fox News scores just 57/100 on its scale, while a panoply of left-wing outlets score 80 or better....

Forty-three percent say the failure to disclose more than 3,000 pages of interview reports was an attempt to conceal something embarrassing to government or law enforcement-even if it wasn’t relevant to McVeigh’s guilt or innocence, the poll shows. Forty percent say the failure was the result of an accident or bureaucratic error. Still, 79 percent of Americans polled by NEWSWEEK say the error doesn’t make them less supportive of the death penalty in general and 72 percent say Timothy McVeigh should still be executed....

Even after adding independent candidate Ralph Nader to the hypothetical race, Kerry enjoys a four-point lead (46 percent to 42 percent), with Nader drawing 4 percent of the vote. Meanwhile, just 36 percent of those polled say they are satisfied with “the way things are going in this country.” More than half (59 percent) say they are dissatisfied. And while President George W. Bush’s job approval rating remains steady at 49 percent, where it has been since the end of January, the president’s favorability ratings are lower than they’ve ever been....

Going into South Carolina, former Vice President Joe Biden was on the ropes. There was a question of whether he could survive the scale of defeat he was going to face on Super Tuesday. Sen. Bernie Sanders was clearly the front runner. The question was whether he could win enough delegates on Super Tuesday to be virtually unstoppable. Mayor Pete Buttigieg, and Sens Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar all looked viable....