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On the surface, Akayed Ullah seemed to be an ordinary member of a Bangladeshi enclave in Brooklyn. He often prayed at a mosque in an unassuming brownstone in the Kensington section of the borough, where a few thousand of his countrymen reside. Like many immigrants in New York, he made his living — at least for a while — driving for a car service. But on Monday morning, Mr.

A would-be suicide attacker detonated a pipe bomb strapped to his body in the heart of Manhattan’s busiest subway corridor on Monday, sending thousands of terrified commuters fleeing the smoke-choked passageways, and bringing the heart of Midtown to a standstill as hundreds of police officers converged on Times Square and the surrounding streets. But the makeshift weapon failed to fully detonate, and the attacker himself was the only one seriously injured in the blast, which unfolded just before 7:20 a.m. Law enforcement officials said the attacker, identified by the police as Akayed Ullah, 27

A would-be suicide attacker detonated a pipe bomb strapped to his body in the heart of Manhattan’s busiest subway corridor on Monday, sending thousands of terrified commuters fleeing the smoke-choked passageways, and bringing the heart of Midtown to a standstill as hundreds of police officers converged on Times Square and the surrounding streets. But the makeshift weapon failed to fully detonate, and the attacker himself was the only one seriously injured in the blast, which unfolded just before 7:20 a.m. Law enforcement officials said the attacker, identified by the police as Akayed Ullah, 27

A Louisiana private investigator pleaded guilty on Monday to misusing Donald Trump's Social Security number in repeated attempts to access the president's federal tax information before his election last year. Jordan Hamlett, 32, faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine following his guilty plea in federal court. Authorities have said Hamlett failed in his attempts to get Trump's tax information through a U.S.

Alabama senatorial candidate Doug Jones bolstered his campaign with a big endorsement the night before Tuesday's runoff -- literally.

Three women who previously accused President Donald Trump of sexual misconduct or harassment in the years before his election are calling for Congress to investigate the allegations against him after a week in which three members of Congress stepped down over similar claims. Rachel Crooks, Jessica Leeds and Samantha Holvey appeared at a news conference Monday. "I ask that Congress put aside their party affiliations and investigate Mr.

As he signed a policy directive Monday intended to "refocus the space program on human exploration and discovery," President

Alabama voters head to the polls Tuesday to elect a U.S. Senator in a race thrust into the national spotlight after allegations of sexual misconduct against the Republican nominee, former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore. The state has not elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1992, but Moore is locked in a tight race with his Democratic opponent, Doug Jones, a former U.S.

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capital source Scott Lively is not just leaving his fate to his God, as he told the Globe when he ran for governor as an independent in 2014.  capital source Charlie Baker’s aides say he is “disappointed” the Republican National Committee decided this week to provide financial support to Moore.  capital source As it has for years, the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston, which arranged and will lead the tour, is also paying the tab for the lawmakers — a price tag that can reach as high $6000 a person.