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The article reports a shooting incident in South Bronx, New York that resulted in the death of a person, Rafael Guzman shot by Maurilio Juárez, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico. It mentions that a fight broke between Mr. Juárez's brother and a few men who were reportedly trying to steal the beer bottles. An agitated Mr. Juárez grabbed a gun and fired two rounds killing Mr. Guzman. Also, if convicted of murder, he would face at least 15 years in prison and a likely deportation after release.

The article discusses debate regarding governor Andrew M. Cuomo's signing of a law expanding abortion rights in the state and mentions that anti-abortion campaigners predicted it would eliminate criminal penalties for violence that ends women's pregnancies.

The article informs that New York Police Department (NYPD) has unveiled plans to deploy 14 of the unmanned fliers to map crime scenes, monitor large events and aid search-and-rescue operations, as of December 2018.

The article reports on the issuance of a memo by the Harlem, New York City Police Department on August 15, 2018 informing police officers that they can arrest people who refuse to stop video recording inside police facilities, noting that a video of a man berating an officer went viral.

The article offers information on the tornadoes that struck in Dallas, Texas region leading to destruction. Topics discussed include increase in estimated death in the region, concerns of governor Greg Abbott on the rising floodwater level and urging residents to stay off the roads, effect of heavy rain and thunderstorm on the rescue program, and estimation of the speed of tornadoes according to the National Weather Service.

The article discusses the African American players of the University of Missouri football team's political strike until the university's president Timothy M. Wolfe resigns. An overview of the college administration's response to racism directed towards African American students at the University of Missouri is provided.

The article discusses the arrest of the young Muslim couple and students of Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi, the cheerleader and honor student Mississippi Jaelyn Young and psychology student Muhammad "Mo" Dakhlalla, for attempting to join the terrorist organization the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). An overview of the Dakhlalla's family, including his father and teacher Oda Dakhlalla, is provided.

The article reports that the 75th Precinct in East New York has no record of murder from December 12, 2017 to April 21, 2018 which is record breaking as the area is deemed as one of the most violent in the country.

The article reports on the St. Nick's Jazz Pub located at St. Nicholas Avenue at West 149th Street which was closed for seven years before a fire on March 22, 2018. It states that the Jazz Pub was the vulnerble Harlem hang-out where great jazz musicians performed such as Laurel Watson, Lena Horne and Miles Davis during the Harlem Renaissance.

The article offers information on the preparation for the J'ouvert, a predawn Caribbean street festival and parade to be held in Central Brooklyn, New York City in September 2017.

The article reports on the safety concerns for the J'ouvert parade to be held on the streets of Brooklyn in New York City, New York and mentions the measures taken by the Police Department.

The article reports on the case of death of Dwayne Jeune due to shooting from a police officer Miguel Gonzalez. The topic discussed include the training imparted on the police officers in U.S. on the handling of emergency situations and also on dealing with the mentally ill suspects. Miguel Gonzalez was the officer in the group who had not received training.

The article reports that Dwayne Jeune shoot dead by police in Brooklyn, New York City after receiving a complaint from his mother including its investigation and advance police training to handle emotionally disturbed people.

The article discusses photographs and a manifesto produced by Dylann Storm Roof, the shooter responsible for a racially-motivated mass shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Topics addressed include Roof's photographs with confederate flags and his expression of white-supremacist views on his personal website, as well as is references to the case of shooting victim Trayvon Martin, an African American.

The article looks at the alleged misconduct of former U.S. House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert for which he is currently under indictment, his alleged bank reporting law violations related to payments to an unnamed man in return for the man's silence about Hastert's past sexual abuse. It cites information provided by J. David John, a business associate of Hastert, and discusses his effort to identify an appropriate annuity.

The article presents an obituary for journalist and critic David Michael Carr, a reporter for "The New York Times" newspaper.

The article reports on the rally at the Adam Yauch Park in Brooklyn, New York City on November 20, 2016, condemning the failure of U.S. President-elect Donald J. Trump to address the act of hate crimes associated to his name.

The article focuses on a trial of the Criminal Court in Manhattan, New York, wherein Melanie Liverpool-Turner, a suspect of killing a woman at a subway, has denied the charges against her, and mentions comments from witnesses of the crime.

The article presents an obituary for actor Mickey Rooney.

The article discusses U.S. President Barack Obama's administration's focus on successfully implementing the Affordable Care Act health care law as of July 23, 2013. Topics addressed include the law's requirement that uninsured individuals purchase health coverage from insurance exchanges, the effect of the law's implementation on Obama's legacy, and the efforts of White House chief of staff Denis R. McDonough to promote the law.

The article discusses efforts by the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama in 2013 to crack down on leaks of government secrets. The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution's protection of journalists, the case against alleged whistleblower Edward J. Snowden, and Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. are mentioned, as well as former U.S. national intelligence director Dennis C. Blair, the investigation of retired general James E. Cartwright, and the investigation of reporters.

The article reports that a statue of Jesus stolen from outside the rectory of a Roman Catholic Church in Brooklyn, New York City, has been returned by a young man who reportedly found the statue nearby trash bin, as of May 2016.

The article offers news briefs related to the U.S. as of January 14, 2016 including murder of several people at the Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado; volume reduction in gas wastewater disposal wells in Oklahoma; and a filing against San Bernardino, California by a women, victim of terrorism.

The article offers U.S news brief as of December 2015 including reduction in administrative power by Kansas Supreme Court, dismissal of Multi-State Lottery Association's executive director Charles Strutt in Iowa and Illinois-based rapper King L who was shot in head.

The article reports on an attack by Afghan suicide bomber, in which U.S Major Adrianna Vorderbruggen and five other service members in Afghanistan were killed and also mentions that Vorderbruggen was the first openly gay Air Force officers to enter a same-sex marriage while serving.

The article reports on the shooting of a California student by university police officers after he stabbed four people at the campus of the University of California in Merced, California and mentions views of university chancellor Dorothy Leland on the issue.

This section offers U.S. news briefs as of November 3, 2015 including a guilty sentence on former Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy Eric Gonzales for deprivation of civil rights, Noah Jacob Harpham as the man involved in a shooting rampage in Colorado Springs and murder charge against student Jarrett Jerome Moore for shooting fellow student Anthony White Jr.

The article reports on the investigation of the authorities in South Carolina regarding the videos showing how police officers treat African-American students.

The article offers news briefs in the U.S. as of late September 2015, including the notification issued by the administration of Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal to legislative leaders about the state's budget deficit, the death of a 3-year-old girl who was thrown by her father into a pond in North Carolina, and the death of six people due to a wildfire in California.

The article reports on the murder charges against five member of fraternity Pi Delta Psi from Baruch College in Manhattan, New York following the death of Chun Hsien Deng caused by hazing in 2013.

The article reports on the statement from Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal regarding the need of strong gun control law similar to Louisiana in the U.S. after the attack of the gunman with mental illness history, John R. Houser, in a movie theater in Alabama.

This section offers news briefs concerning the U.S. as of June 2015, including Amy Ryan resigning as president of the Boston Public Library in Massachusetts following the disappearance of two artworks from the library's collection, the Los Angeles City Council in California voting to raise the minimum wage and a bill extending the waiting period for abortions to 72 hours has been passed in North Carolina.

An obituary for American chef Homaro Cantu is presented.

The article reports on the expectation by Indiana Governor Mike Pence on the clarification by legislators for the proposed Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

The article offers United States news briefs as of December 19, 2014 including the stop of the operation that searches illegal immigrants mandated by sheriff Joe Arpaio, the termination of police officer Daniel V. Garcia, and the fire incident that burned the Da Vinci complex, apartment building, in Los Angeles, California.

The article offers the U.S. news briefs which include, the remains of the missing college students have been found in Virginia, and the destruction of the granite monument of the Ten Commandments by a driver in Oklahoma.

An obituary for American comic actress Ann B. Davis, who played the role as maid in the situational comedy (sitcom) film "The Brady Brunch," is presented.

The article reports on the fight caused between the Fire Department and the Police DEpartment while playing a charity hockey game in New York on April 6, 2014.

The article offers news briefs on the U.S. including one on bus company paying less than minimum wage to workers, execution of a murderer, and one on a man suspected of a mall shooting.

The article reports on the approval of regulations by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that would make it easier for veterans to receive health care and compensation for certain illnesses including Parkinsonism, dementia and depression, which will be effective on January 16, 2013.

The article offers U.S. news briefs including the 50 years imprisonment of Reverent Shawn Ratigan due to a case of child pornography, the investigation of cyberbullying incident that leads to suicide committal of Rebecca Ann Sedwick of Florida, and the approval of the law for protections against imprisonment or fines for reporters by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The article reports on the decision of the U.S. Department of Justice of not suing to reverse the legalization and regulation of marijuana for medical and recreational purposes in 20 states.

The article offers news briefs in the U.S. as of March 16, 2013 including Governor John W. Hickenlooper's approval of a gun bill in Colorado, appointment of judge Denise J. Casper for the trial of James Bulger's criminal lawsuit and retirement of Chief Ray Schultz at Albuquerque Police Department.

The article focuses on the 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime achievement held at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. It mentions that actor Dustin Hoffman is one recipient of the lifetime achievement award together with ballerina Natalia Makarova and talk-show host David Letterman. According to secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton, the honorees has exceptional skills and matchless ability that are willing to take risks in their careers.

A huge cash advantage and a shift to the ideological right were not enough to secure a primary victory for a longtime Florida congressman who lost his bid for a 13th term to a Tea Party-backed veterinarian who has never held public office. Representative Cliff Stearns, below, conceded the race on Wednesday to his rival, Ted Yoho, a self-described ''Christian and conservative Republican,'' after it became clear that the remaining uncounted ballots would not be enough to turn the race in his favor. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Alas, the Tea Party movement won't be setting up shop in Zurich anytime soon. Representative Michele Bachmann has asked the Swiss government to withdraw her dual citizenship, saying she's all American. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

3:44 p.m. Updated For President Obama, the fainting spells are back. A woman listening to the president discuss his energy policy in Maryland on Thursday fainted among the standing-room-only crowd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Monday passed a four-year, $63 billion compromise bill to renew and extend federal aviation programs through 2015, speeding the modernization of the air traffic control system toward the era of satellite navigation. The Democratic-controlled Senate voted 75 to 20 to pass the measure, despite objections from labor unions. The House approved the measure on Friday on a 248-to-169 vote. President Obama is expected to sign it into law. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

WASHINGTON -- The House on Friday approved $63 billion to pay for federal aviation programs through 2015, acting after five years of dispute and 23 short-term extensions of financing that the Federal Aviation Administration said made it harder to carry out its mandate. The bill provides money for airport construction and expansion, for upgrading air traffic control systems to use Global Positioning System technology, and for an expansion of the use of unmanned drones in domestic airspace, among other things. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

WASHINGTON -- The head of the Federal Aviation Administration has been placed on leave after he was arrested over the weekend in Virginia on a drunken driving charge. J. Randolph Babbitt, 65, the F.A.A. administrator, was pulled over at 10:30 p.m. Saturday after an officer saw him driving on the wrong side of the road, two blocks from the police station in Fairfax, said Capt. Mike Artone, a spokesman for the police department. The officer arrested Mr. Babbitt after discovering that he was ''under the influence of alcohol,'' Captain Artone said. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]