BOBBY CAINA CALVAN

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The New Year offers a clean slate for long-elusive resolutions. Will 2024 be the year to keep them?

It’s an annual end-of-year exercise in futility for many. But a clean slate awaits at the stroke of midnight for the next round of resolutions.

Rare birdwing butterflies star in federal case against NY man accused of trafficking insects

Federal prosecutors in New York are seeking forfeiture of a collection of 1,000 butterflies, moths and other insects that authorities say were illegally trafficked.

Israeli and Palestinian supporters rally across U.S. as Israel declares war after Hamas attack

Supporters of Israel and backers of the Palestinian cause rallied in American cities Sunday over the conflict that has killed hundreds and wounded thousands in the Middle East.

Jewish diaspora mourns attack on Israel, but carries on by celebrating holidays

The Jewish diaspora is trying to make sense of an attack that killed hundreds and wounded many more during a holiday season that is supposed to be among the most festive times on the Jewish holiday calendar.

‘Prophet of Doom’ who wounded 10 in New York City subway shooting is sentenced to life in prison

A man who wounded 10 people in a rush-hour subway shooting in New York City last year has been sentenced to life in prison. Frank James was sentenced on Thursday.

Trump back in court as fraud trial probes who was responsible for his financial statements

The trial that could block former President Donald Trump from doing business in New York is drilling down on a major question: Was it his company or was it hired accountants that bore responsibility for financial statements that the state calls fraudulent.

New York judge issues limited gag order after Trump sends disparaging post about court clerk

A New York judge has imposed a limited gag order with a stern warning after Donald Trump disparaged a key court staffer during his civil business fraud trial. Judge Arthur Engoron issued the order Tuesday.

In New York City, scuba divers’ passion for the sport becomes a mission to collect undersea litter

A small diving group in New York City is trying to do its part in undoing the pollution threatening the oceans and aquatic wildlife.

New York begins drying out after being stunned and soaked by record-breaking rainfall

New York City is drying out after being soaked by one of its wettest days in decades. City dwellers are now trying to dry out basements, while traffic resumed on highways, subways and airports that were temporarily shuttered by Friday’s severe rainfall.

New York City area gets one of its wettest days in decades, as rain swamps subways and streets

A storm has delivered one of the wettest days in decades to the New York metropolitan area. The deluge Friday stranded drivers on highways, knocked out several subway and commuter rail lines, and shuttered a terminal at LaGuardia Airport.

After sending busloads of migrants to NYC, Texas governor visits city to fault Biden for crisis

For more than a year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been busing migrants from the southern U.S. border to places like New York, Washington and Chicago. The local authorities have said the influx of homeless, jobless newcomers is unsustainable.

With spying charges behind him, NYPD officer now fighting to be reinstated

A suspended New York City police officer who had been accused of spying for China — and later cleared — is fighting to be reinstated.

New York City further tightens time limit for migrants to move out of shelters

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is further tightening shelter rules by limiting adult migrants to just 30 days in city-run facilities.

Judge peppers lawyers in prelude to trial of New York’s business fraud lawsuit against Trump

A New York judge has continued arguments over whether an October trial to determine if former President Donald Trump committed fraud will go on as scheduled.

Bus carrying high school students to band camp crashes, killing 2 and seriously injuring others

A charter bus carrying high school students to a band camp careened off a New York highway and tumbled down an embankment, killing two adults and seriously injuring several others. Gov.

NYC day care owner, neighbor arrested after toddler dies and 3 others show signs of opioid exposure

The owner of a New York City day care center and a tenant living in the building have been arrested after a 1-year-old boy was killed and three others were sickened by apparent exposure to Fentanyl.

Caught in a lie, CEO of embattled firm caring for NYC migrants resigns

The chief executive officer of a firm hired by New York City to house and care for hundreds of migrants has resigned abruptly. Anthony Capone cited “personal reasons” for leaving his post as chief executive officer of DocGo.

NYC police probe day care facility after toddler dies and 3 other children are sickened by opioids

New York City police have opened a criminal investigation into the death of a 1-year-old boy at a day care facility in New York City. Police say the child showed symptoms of opioid exposure and died. Three other young children were hospitalized.

An influx of migrant children tests the preparedness of NYC schools

The first day of school is providing challenges for major U.S. cities that are struggling with the influx of tens of thousands of migrants.

For at least a day, all the world is ‘Margaritaville’ in homage to Jimmy Buffett

From Key West, Florida, and beyond, the world became an extension of Jimmy Buffett’s musical kingdom of “Margaritaville.” With the passing of the beach-bum balladeer at the age of 76, legions of his fans are celebrating the music he left behind.

Jacksonville shootings refocus attention on the city’s racist past and the struggle to move on

By some measures, Jacksonville, Florida, was making strides to emerge from its racist past. Then three Black people were fatally shot by a young, white man as the city prepared for an annual commemoration of Ax Handle Saturday.

Hawaii’s cherished notion of family, the ohana, endures in tragedy’s aftermath

Hundreds of homes are gone, scores of lives lost and dozens of people still missing after a fire ripped through the town of Lahaina. But in the land of aloha, the spirit of ohana endures.

Immigrant workers’ lives, livelihoods and documents in limbo after the Hawaii fire

Foreign workers once benefitted from jobs that were plentiful in Lahaina before fires whipped by hurricane-force winds leveled the Hawaiian town earlier this month.

Hope is hard to let go after Maui fire, as odds wane over reuniting with still-missing loved ones

As days turn into weeks, the odds are growing longer for families hoping to be reunited with missing loved ones after a fire swept across Hawaii’s town of Lahaina.

As Maui rebuilds, residents reckon with tourism’s role in their recovery

Long before a wildfire blasted through the island of Maui last week, there was tension between Hawaii’s longtime residents and the visitors some islanders resent for turning their beaches, mountains and communities into playgrounds.

Maui town ravaged by fire will ‘rise again,’ Hawaii governor says of long recovery ahead

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green says the future of a Maui community devastated by deadly fire will be determined by its people. Native Hawaiians and others from Lahaina say Green is moving too quickly to rebuild what was lost.

Maui town ravaged by fire will ‘rise again,’ Hawaii governor says of long recovery ahead

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green says the future of a Maui community devastated by deadly fire will be determined by its people. Native Hawaiians and others from Lahaina say Green is moving too quickly to rebuild what was lost.

Maui’s emergency services chief resigns after facing criticism for not activating sirens during fire

The head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency has resigned after facing criticism for not activating disaster sirens during last week’s deadly wildfires that killed at least 111 people.

Fires and other disasters are increasing in Hawaii, according to this AP data analysis

Hurricane-fueled flash floods and mudslides. Lava that creeps into neighborhoods. Fierce drought that materializes in a flash. Earthquakes. And now, deadly fires that burn block after historic block.

Schools reopening, traffic moving again in signs of recovery from Maui fires that killed 110

Public schools on Maui are starting the process of reopening and vehicle traffic is moving again in signs of recovery a week after wildfires demolished a historic town and killed at least 110 people.