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Chick-fil-A in New York: long lines, quizzical looks

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 2: The exterior of Chick-Fil-A, a day before its opening, on 37th Street and 6th Avenue, on October 2, 2015 in New York City.. The fast food chicken restaurant is set to open its first store in Manhattan. (Photo by Andrew ... >> view original

Gas Stove Suspected in Brooklyn Explosion that Kills 1, Hurts 3

Cuomo to direct the state Department of Public Service to investigate the cause of the explosion. "This explosion is the latest in a disturbing trend of incidents that occurred in Harlem and the East Village," he said. "On behalf of all New Yorkers, my ... >> view original

Max Scherzer's No-Hitter Will Cost the Mets

Throughout a marathon day of baseball at Citi Field, Washington's ace, Max Scherzer, was forced to watch the Mets repeatedly drill home the fact that they, and not the preseason-favorite Nationals, were the 2015 National League East division champions. >> view original

Oregon Gunman's Father Dismayed by Lack of Gun Legislation

As grieving families across this hilly corner of southwest Oregon made plans to bury their dead and tended to wounded relatives at area hospitals on Saturday, investigators offered a few new details of the rampage. A new timeline of the response to the ... >> view original

Airstrike Hits Doctors Without Borders Hospital in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan — A crowded hospital in the embattled city of Kunduz that treats war wounded came under attack on Saturday and the American military acknowledged that it may have killed 19 patients, staff members and others at the facility while ... >> view original

Storms Batter the South as Hurricane Joaquin Recedes

Emergency declarations were in effect in parts of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. National Guard troops were on alert in some parts of the country. The National Weather Service issued coastal flood warnings ... >> view original

Deaths Draw Attention to Wall Street's Grueling Pace

He returned to New York on the night of May 27 and apparently went out drinking. Around 2 a.m., the doorman let him into Ocean Luxury Residences, at 1 West Street, where he lived. Mr. Hughes had struggled with substance abuse since high school; he was ... >> view original

Confusion, Horror and Heroism in Oregon Shooting

ROSEBURG, Ore. — Twenty-year-old Marc Beckwith was in Room 16 of low-slung, mansard-roofed Snyder Hall, preparing for his computer lab. Cassandra Welding, also 20, was slipping into the lab room just as a familiar figure was slipping out. >> view original

New York Today: Eyes on the Hurricane

We've already been feeling some effects here in New York: showers, high winds and much cooler temperatures than we saw this week. The National Weather Service predicts a total rainfall of around one inch today, with 20- to 30-mile-per-hour winds, gusts ... >> view original

Chick-fil-A's NYC debut full of customers and protesters

Chick-fil-A has landed in New York — with much clucking and a mess of ruffled feathers. The fast-food chain is as notorious for its ultra-conservative Christian ownership as for its tasty fried chicken, so when the first waffle-cut potatoes hit the ... >> view original