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Jury convicts man accused of running secret Chinese spy outpost in New York City - my Mother Lode. com
2+ week, 3+ day ago (785+ words) Published May 13, 2026 6: 16 pm Lu Jianwang, 64, was also convicted of obstructing justice by deleting text messages that U. S. prosecutors said included orders from Beijing to silence, harass and intimidate pro-democracy dissidents. He was acquitted on a related conspiracy charge. The weeklong trial…...
Man pleads guilty to ramming car into Chabad Lubavitch headquarters in New York City - my Mother Lode. com
2+ week, 3+ day ago (280+ words) NEW YORK (AP) " A man pleaded guilty Wednesday to repeatedly ramming his car into the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters in New York City, telling a judge he did so because he was intent on damaging the Jewish landmark. Dan Sohail,…...
Ex-Brooklyn judge accused of swindling real estate investors out of millions of dollars
2+ week, 3+ day ago (610+ words) Published May 13, 2026 4: 16 pm Edward Harold King, who left the bench at the end of last year, and Yechiel "Sam" Sprei, a politically connected real estate developer, were arrested by the FBI on wire fraud conspiracy charges after federal prosecutors say…...
Ren" C'rdenas, pioneer in Spanish-language broadcasts of MLB games, dies at 96 - my Mother Lode. com
2+ week, 5+ day ago (108+ words) Ren" C'rdenas, the first Spanish-language broadcaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros and Texas Rangers during a 60-year career, has died. He was 96. The Astros said Monday that C'rdenas died Sunday in Houston. C'rdenas joined the Dodgers when they…...
He's accused of running a Chinese spy outpost. His lawyer says it was a place to play ping-pong
3+ week, 3+ day ago (782+ words) Published May 6, 2026 1: 17 pm U. S. prosecutors say it was a secret Chinese spy outpost, with orders from Beijing to silence, harass and intimidate pro-democracy dissidents in the U. S. , and a banner inside that said: "Fuzhou Police Overseas Service Station, New York USA." Lawyers…...
New Signage Up In Utica Park In Angels Camp - my Mother Lode. com
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (198+ words) Published Apr 9, 2026 4: 08 pm Angels Camp, CA " Those visiting the renovated Utica Park in Angels Camp will spot new signage throughout the park banning an activity. No smoking signs have been put up recently through a joint effort from the Calaveras…...
Photos of New York City tenants who hope the mayor makes headway in his crackdown on "bad landlords
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (119+ words) my Mother Lode. com Her downstairs neighbor, Marina Quiroz, deals with regular rat infestations and leaks that go unfixed And tenant Tommy Rodriguez, who uses a wheelchair, says he was forced to "slide down the steps, like a kid." during…...
Nets rout Kings 116-99 to end 10-game losing streak - my Mother Lode. com
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (245+ words) Published Mar 29, 2026 6: 16 pm Agbaji led five Nets in double-figure scoring as Nolan Traore had 17, Drake Powell 16, Noah Clowney 15 and Nic Claxton 10 for Brooklyn. Sacramento fell to 19-57 with its fourth straight loss. Devin Carter scored 20 points for the Kings, who lost…...
Man who rammed his vehicle into Michigan synagogue was naturalized citizen from Lebanon, DHS says - my Mother Lode. com
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1031+ words) Published Mar 12, 2026 12: 06 pm: Updated Mar 12, 2026 7: 08 pm Ayman Mohamad Ghazali was fatally shot by security officers after driving through a hallway at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township near Detroit, Michigan, in a vehicle that then caught fire, authorities said. Ghazali…...
Detroit takes on Brooklyn, looks to halt 4-game slide
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (322+ words) Detroit Pistons (45-18, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (17-47, 13th in the Eastern Conference) New York; Tuesday, 7: 30 p. m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pistons -14. 5; over/under is 216. 5 BOTTOM LINE: Detroit aims to stop its four-game losing streak with a win against Brooklyn....