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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation into former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a leading contender in the New York City mayoral race, over his testimony to Congress last year, according to a person familiar with the matter. House Republicans had requested a federal investigation into Cuomo, a …

Japan’s farm minister Taku Eto stepped down on Wednesday, domestic media reported, following public outrage over his comments on getting free rice. Eto said Sunday that he has never had to buy rice as he received ample amounts of the grain as gifts from supporters — a comment that struck …

LONDON — Indian author Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi won the International Booker Prize for fiction Tuesday for “Heart Lamp,” a collection of 12 short stories written over a period of more than 30 years that chronicle the everyday lives and struggles of women in southern India. The award …

A Southern California man was charged with felony animal cruelty after he was accused of using food to lure and kill multiple cats over a period of months. Alejandro Oliveros Acosta, 46, of Santa Ana, is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday on charges that also include theft of a companion …

Republican Jack Ciattarelli is leaning on his endorsement from President Donald Trump to win next month’s GOP primary for governor in New Jersey, pledging support for the president and saying during a debate Tuesday that he would not challenge Trump’s executive orders in court. “I’m going to continue to work …

Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor defeated Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey in the city’s hotly contested Democratic mayoral primary, The Associated Press projected Tuesday, after a race which garnered national attention as a notable proxy fight between progressives and center-left Democrats. With more than 85% of the vote in, O’Connor led …

James Comey, the polarizing former FBI director, walked into a Barnes & Noble in New York City, sat down on a three-legged stool and began to extol the virtues of his new crime novel to the few dozen people who came to his book signing Monday night.  Days earlier, he sparked …

Call it the “Kermencement” at the University of Maryland, where the graduation stage Thursday night will feature a froggy favorite: Kermit the Frog, delivering what will be his first commencement address in nearly 30 years.   “I’m so humbled by it,” Kermit said. “I’m kind of taking this seriously — as …

Jason Sudeikis once shared a childhood memory of his famous uncle, “Cheers” star George Wendt, taking him on a terrifying drive in a new BMW through the twisty roads of Los Angeles’ famed Laurel Canyon neighborhood. Sudeikis recalled the story in September 2017 while speaking to The A.V. Club on the red …

A 24-year-old Venezuelan man is accused of posing as an unaccompanied minor to attend an Ohio high school in a case school officials described as “highly unusual and deceptive.” Anthony Emmanuel Labrador Sierra, who attended Perrysburg High School for more than a year beginning as an apparent 16-year-old last January, …