NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Kristaps Porzingis scored seven of his 30 points in the last 90 seconds Saturday as the New York Knicks rallied for a 105-103 NBA victory over the Pelicans in New Orleans. Jarrett Jack’s two free throws with 9.1 seconds remaining sealed the victory, just the Knicks’ third away triumph of the season. After squandering a double-digit third-quarter lead, the Knicks had to erase an eight-point deficit in the final […]
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Deadly NY blaze sparked by boy playing with stove
by Thomas Urbain © Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A three-year-old boy playing with stove burners accidentally ignited the fire that ripped through a New York apartment building, killing 12 people including four children, the city’s fire department chief said Friday. The blaze broke out Thursday evening in a 25-apartment building near the Bronx Zoo, one of the most popular tourist attractions in the US financial capital. Four people remain in a critical condition […]
Apartment fire considered New York’s worst in decades, kills 12 in the Bronx
by Jennie Matthew Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A fire tore through a Bronx apartment building on Thursday, killing at least 12 people, including a toddler, and leaving four others fighting for their lives in New York’s deadliest blaze in decades. The fire broke out around 6:51pm (2351 GMT) in a 25-apartment building near the Bronx Zoo, one of the most popular tourist attractions in the US financial capital. A one-year-old […]
Beyonce’s sister Solange reveals autonomic disorder, cancels show
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The experimental R&B singer Solange has revealed a struggle with an autonomic disorder as she cancelled a New Year’s Eve performance in South Africa. Solange, the younger sister of pop superstar Beyonce, said doctors had advised her not to make the long journey from the United States. “The past five months I have been quietly treating, and working through, an autonomic disorder. It has been a journey that hasn’t […]
Mariah Carey back to Times Square New Year’s after debacle
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Mariah Carey must have made a New Year’s resolution to ensure a better sound system. The pop diva confirmed that she will return to Times Square in New York to ring in 2018, a year after she was humiliated by technical issues at the annual televised ball-drop. “We can all agree that last year didn’t go exactly as planned and we are thrilled to move forward together to provide […]
‘Terror’ bomber strikes New York subway, three hurt
by Catherine Triomphe Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A 27-year-old from Bangladesh detonated a home-made pipe bomb strapped to his body in a crowded New York subway passage during the morning rush hour Monday, injuring three people and putting the city on edge just six weeks after a deadly truck attack. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio called the bombing an “attempted terrorist attack,” as police identified the suspect, who alone […]
‘Terror’ bomber strikes NY subway, three hurt
by Catherine TRIOMPHE Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States – A man carrying a pipe bomb strapped to his body detonated it in a crowded New York subway passageway during the morning rush hour Monday, seriously injuring himself but only lightly injuring three others. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio called the bombing an “attempted terrorist attack,” and identified the 27-year-old man identified as Akayed Ullah. The blast took place at the height of morning rush hour in […]
Netflix renews ‘Stranger Things’ for third season
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — “Stranger Things” fans, rejoice: more adventures in the Upside Down are on the way. Netflix said Friday it had renewed its hit 1980s-set nostalgic supernatural drama, which has won critical acclaim and instant fame for its cast of young stars. “Should we make another season of Stranger Things?” the subscription-only streaming giant teased with an interactive poll on Twitter before adding: “season 3 is officially happening!!!” No date was […]
NBA: Knicks snap skid despite Porzingis injury scare
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Enes Kanter had 22 points and 14 rebounds to help the New York Knicks down the Miami Heat 115-86 on Wednesday despite losing Kristaps Porzingis early to an ankle injury. Courtney Lee added 17 points for the Knicks, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Kanter and Lee stepped up after star forward Porzingis, the fourth-best scorer in the NBA going into the contest, hurt his right ankle less than […]
Mayor signs repeal of New York dancing ban
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York’s mayor on Monday signed into law the repeal of a 91-year-old piece of legislation that had technically banned dancing in thousands of bars, clubs and restaurants in the city. The city council voted overwhelmingly on October 31 to axe the law, which had come into effect in 1926 during Prohibition and which campaigners decried as racist, saying it was used initially to crack down on Harlem’s jazz […]
Denzel Washington promotes new film in New York
NEW YORK CITY, New York (Reuters) — Two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington promoted his latest film “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” in New York on Monday (November 20). For the title role, Washington underwent a striking transformation as a brilliant defense attorney lacking people skills, a man whose life has been spent fighting for others’ civil rights – and paid a price for his activism. The role was written for Washington by Director Dan Gilroy (‘Nightcrawler’) […]
Da Vinci sells for $450 million in auction record: Christie’s
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A 500-year-old work of art — believed to be by Leonardo da Vinci and supposedly depicting Jesus Christ — sold in New York on Wednesday for $450.3 million, smashing a new art auction record, Christie’s said. The whopping price dwarfed the previous record for the most expensive piece of art sold at auction, set at $179.4 million for Pablo Picasso’s “The Women of Algiers (Version O)” by Christie’s in […]





