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A tattoo shop in Brooklyn offered original designs of the owl. Flaco admirers who got them said the bird was a symbol of freedom.

Marty Small Sr. and his wife, La’Quetta Small, were both charged with endangering the welfare of a child, prosecutors said.

Tunde Onakoya is trying to break a record for the longest chess marathon. And he’s playing his games in the open air in Manhattan.

Administrators let a deadline for demonstrators to disperse expire, saying there had been progress in discussions. In a radio interview before his visit with Jewish students, Speaker Mike Johnson called for the school’s president to resign.

Padel players during a game at Padel Haus in New York on March 3, 2024. The sport is played with a racket on a court with a net, but watch out for those bouncing shots from the back wall. Reporters take a look at the padel scene in New York City.

Clashes between the police and pro-Palestinian protesters continued as administrators sought to retake control of campuses across the country. More than 1,100 demonstrators have been arrested in recent weeks.

Students who erected tents inside an academic building appeared undeterred the day after nearly 300 people were arrested elsewhere in Manhattan at Columbia University and City College of New York.

Officers had ordered pro-Palestinian demonstrators to leave their encampment or face arrest after a night that saw violent clashes with counterprotesters on the campus.

An hourslong standoff on the campus between pro-Palestinian demonstrators and law enforcement appeared to be culminating as officers moved in. The California Highway Patrol arrested multiple protesters, an officer said.

Officers in riot gear moved in before dawn to dismantle a pro-Palestinian protest camp, as authorities across the U.S. take tougher action against campus demonstrations.