JULIE WALKER

Marshmellow sits on a shelf under a display of cookies at Deli & Grill, on New York's Upper East Side, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Bodega cats make New Yorkers’ hearts purr, even if they violate state regulations
Bodega cats in New York City are widely loved feline workers in the Big Apple’s convenience stores. Most store owners keep them for companionship, and as little salesmen that bring customers in and build rapport.
 
Chris Arsenault, is shown with one of nearly 300 cats he cared for at his Happy Cat Sanctuary in Medford, N.Y., on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. (James Carbone/Newsday via AP)
Fire kills a New York cat sanctuary founder and more than 100 rescued felines
Authorities say a fire burned down a Long Island cat shelter, killing its founder, who lived there, and more than 100 of the felines he rescued. The cause of Monday’s fire at the Happy Cat Sanctuary in Medford is under investigation.
 
Destruction from a severe storm is seen Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Wayne County, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
At least 32 dead in massive US storm after new fatalities reported in Kansas and Mississippi
At least 32 people have been killed in a monster storm sweeping across much of the U.S. Kansas authorities said eight people died in a highway pileup caused by a dust storm Friday.
 
A pedestrian crosses First Avenue as a winter storm sweeps over the intermountain West, plunging temperatures into the single digits and bringing along a light snow in its wake Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Extreme cold forecast for much of US in coming days
Another blast of winter weather is expected in parts of the U.S. in the coming days, including bone-chilling wind in the Northern Plains and unusual snow and ice in the Gulf Coast area.
 
A JetBlue plane takes off from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
2 bodies are found in the landing gear of JetBlue plane at Florida airport
The aircraft had arrived in Fort Lauderdale shortly after 11 p.m. from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
 
A damaged fire truck is on its side after colliding with a train in downtown Delray Beach, Fla., Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
15 hurt in Florida when train hits fire truck that drove onto tracks after another train passed
Three firefighters and a dozen passengers have been injured in Florida after a fire truck drove around the crossing arms into the path of a high-speed passenger train after waiting for a freight train to pass.
 
File - A woman looks at artist Maurizio Cattelan's piece of art "Comedian" during an auction preview at Sotheby's in New York, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)
How a viral, duct-taped banana came to be worth $1 million
Walk into any supermarket and you can usually buy a banana for less than $1. But a banana duct-taped to a wall? That might sell for more than $1 million at an upcoming auction at Sotheby’s in New York.
 
FILE — This undated image provided by Mark Longo shows his pet squirrel Peanut that was seized by officers from the state Department of Environmental Conservation, at Longo's home in rural Pine City, N.Y., Oct. 30, 2024. (Courtesy Mark Longo via AP, File)
The man who took in orphaned Peanut the squirrel says it’s ‘surreal’ officials euthanized his pet
A man who took in an orphaned squirrel and made it a social media star says New York state’s decision to seize and euthanize the animal won’t go without a response. Mark Longo spoke Saturday to The Associated Press.
 
This Aug. 25, 2024 satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Hone passing south of Hawaii. (NOAA via AP)
Tropical Storm Hone moves past Hawaii as two other cyclones stay active in the Pacific Ocean
Three tropical cyclones are swirling over the Pacific Ocean, including a tropical storm that blasted Hawaii’s Big Island with heavy rain.
 
This Aug. 25, 2024 satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Hone passing south of Hawaii. (NOAA via AP)
Hone weakens to tropical storm and sweeps past Hawaii, dumping enough rain to ease wildfire fears
Hone passed south of Hawaii and weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm, dumping so much rain that the National Weather Service called off its red flag warnings that strong winds could lead to wildfires.
 
Patrick Brafford, a beach lifeguard manager, uses a tie down strap to help secure a compact track loader and a lifeguard tower to help pull it further away from the water in preparation of potential storm at Clearwater Beach on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Clearwater, Fla. (Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Same storm, different names: How Invest 97L could graduate to Hurricane Debby
It’s an area of low atmospheric pressure, thunderstorms and wind sloshing out of the Caribbean Sea into the Gulf of Mexico. But by the time it dissipates, weather forecasters may have called it by five different names.
 
This photo, provided by the Wildlife Conservation Society, shows a Matschie's tree kangaroo joey that made its first appearance from its mother's pouch at New York's Bronx Zoo, Thursday, July 18, 2024. The joey, born at the end of December, is the second of its species born at the Bronx Zoo and to this female since 2021. (Wildlife Conservation Society/Terria Clay via AP)
A 7-month-old tree kangaroo peeked out of its mom’s pouch at the Bronx Zoo and here are the photos
Another baby tree kangaroo can be seen at the Bronx Zoo after months of hiding in its mother’s pouch. New York zoo officials say the Matschie’s tree kangaroo was born in December, but just started poking its head out in public.
 
The pilot who died in crash after releasing skydivers near Niagara Falls has been identified
Niagara officials say the pilot who died after a group of skydivers she was flying jumped near the falls was 26-year-old Melanie Georger of Towanda, New York. She was the sole occupant of the plane when it crashed Saturday.
 
New York golfer charged with animal cruelty after goose killed with golf club
Officials in New York say a golfer beat a goose to death with a golf club in a misguided attempt to put it out of its misery. The golfer was arrested on a misdemeanor animal cruelty charge last week at the Putnam County Golf Course in Mahopac.
 
NYC man convicted of attempted murder for terrorizing Black Lives Matter activists with bladed glove
A New York City man who menaced Black Lives Matter protesters wearing a glove with serrated blades and then got in his SUV and tried to run them over has been convicted of nine counts of attempted murder.
 
A Publix grocery store is shown in in Neptune Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. The Florida Lottery says the Publix grocery store sold the winning ticket for a $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot. (AP Photo/Mark Long)
A Mega Millions ticket sold in Florida wins $1.58 billion jackpot, the third-largest in US history
A single lottery ticket sold in Florida has won a $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot. The Florida Lottery says a Publix grocery store in Neptune Beach sold the ticket.
 
This image provided by Suffolk County Police shows Dan Ho, left, being treated by medics after having been rescued after treading water for five hours in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Long Island, Monday, July 31, 2023, in Babylon, N.Y. Suffolk County Police say that the 63-year-old went swimming at a beach in Babylon at around 5 a.m. Monday and was pulled out to open water by the current. (Courtesy of the Suffolk County Police via AP)
Pulled out to sea by current, swimmer is rescued after treading water for 5 hours
Police say a swimmer who got swept out to sea by a powerful current was rescued off New York’s Long Island after treading water for five hours. Suffolk County police say 63-year-old Dan Ho went swimming at a beach in Babylon at around 5 a.m.
 
Trucker saves dogs thrown from vehicle on New York highway
A pair of beagle mixes are on the mend after authorities say someone threw them out of a moving vehicle on a snowy New York highway.
 
Thousands of demonstrators across US say ‘Not My President’
Thousands of demonstrators across the U.S. have turned out to challenge Donald Trump in a Presidents Day protest dubbed Not My President’s Day.
 
Thousands of demonstrators across US say ‘Not My President’
Thousands of demonstrators across the U.S. have turned out to challenge Donald Trump in a Presidents Day protest dubbed Not My President’s Day.