Posts Tagged New York

Vlasic wins high jump in New York in return

Brittney Reese, of the USA, competes in the Women's Long Jump during the IAAF Diamond League Adidas Grand Prix competition on Randall's Island Saturday, May 25, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

NEW YORK (AP) — Two-time world champion Blanka Vlasic has won the high jump at the Adidas Grand Prix in her first meet since ankle surgery 16 months ago.

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Rescuers look for pilot in deadly NY Angel Flight

EPHRATAH, N.Y. (AP) — Divers searched a large pond while investigators combed nearby woods Saturday for any sign of the pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed in upstate New York, killing two passengers.

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Granderson put on disabled list _ again

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The New York Yankees have put outfielder Curtis Granderson on the 15-day disabled list with a broken knuckle on his left pinky finger and recalled outfielder Brennan Boesch from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

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NYPD street stop policy’s critics seek big changes

NEW YORK (AP) — It once was an accepted tactic as old as policing itself and, according to the New York Police Department, a key to the city’s dramatic drop in crime: patrol officers stopping young men on the street to see if they’re up to no good.

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NYPD street stop policy’s critics seek big changes

NEW YORK (AP) — It once was an accepted tactic as old as policing itself and, according to the New York Police Department, a key to the city’s dramatic drop in crime: patrol officers stopping young men on the street to see if they’re up to no good.

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