Man who killed O'Shae Sibley convicted of manslaughter

NEW YORK (AP) – A jury convicted a man of manslaughter as a hate crime on Monday in the death of O’Shae Sibley, who was killed at a Brooklyn gas station during a confrontation that began with a group of young people shouting racist and anti-gay slurs at the professional dancer and his friends as they vogued to a Beyoncé song.

Knicks say the winning bid for 2 celebrity row seats for Game 3 of the NBA Finals is $1 million

NEW YORK (AP) – In the NBA Finals, celebrity row property is worth $1 million.

5 people stabbed at New York's Penn Station

NEW YORK (AP) – Five people were injured in a series of stabbings at New York’s Penn Station on Sunday evening and a suspect is in custody, authorities said. Paramedics responding around 7 p.m. found one victim with a serious injury, two with moderate injuries, and the rest with minor injuries.

From unfilled gas tanks to fewer frills, retailers see US consumers rethink their spending

NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. consumers haven’t stopped spending money since the Iran war drove up fuel prices, but many shoppers are reassessing what they buy and where, according to company executives and retail analysts.

Xi and Kim push for greater ties between China and North Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un underscored their commitment to deepen cooperation and rebuild their complicated traditional alliance, as Xi is on a rare visit to Pyongyang in a likely attempt to reassert Beijing’s unique influence over its socialist neighbor.

NYC imposes stringent security as Trump attends NBA Finals game

NEW YORK (AP) – Donald Trump is set to be the first sitting U.S. president to attend an NBA Finals game, bringing strict security measures that will require New York Knicks fans to navigate an extensive safety perimeter around Madison Square Garden and an expected lengthy wait to get inside the building.

Gordon S. Wood, eminent scholar of the American Revolution, dies at 92

NEW YORK (AP) – Gordon S. Wood, the eminent and prolific scholar who forged a highly influential and sharply debated narrative of the country’s early years of independence through such prize-winning works as “The Creation of the American Republic” and “The Radicalism of the American Revolution,” has died. He was 92.

The Tony Awards, hosted by Pink, feature wins by John Lithgow and 'Liberation' play

NEW YORK (AP) – The prize for the best new play at the Tony Awards on Sunday went to “Liberation,” about a consciousness-raising women’s group in 1970s Ohio, which earlier this year also won the Pulitzer Prize for drama.

'Scary Movie' tops box office, slaying 'Masters of the Universe'

NEW YORK (AP) – The summer box office is booming – but not because of the usual suspects. After three weeks of indie horror dominance at the box office, the slasher spoof “Scary Movie” topped ticket sales with $55 million over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, easily besting the far-from-mighty “Masters of the Universe.”