Bernard Madoff

Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff dies in prison at 82

By Michael Balsamo And Tom Hays Apr. 14, 2021 09:28 AM EDT

A Lady Justice statue with a face mask stands behind panels announcing COVID-19 protocols at an entrance to a Manhattan federal courthouse, Friday, March 12, 2021, in New York. What is arguably the nation's busiest and largest federal courthouse complex took the adage that justice delayed is justice denied to heart when COVID hit. Now, dozens of jury trials in Manhattan are planned with a safety system so extensive that no document will change hands without being sprayed with disinfectant. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Manhattan courthouses adapt to COVID so trials can return

By Larry Neumeister Mar. 19, 2021 11:04 AM EDT

Today in History

By The Associated Press Mar. 12, 2021 12:00 AM EST
Today in History Today is Friday, March 12, the 71st day of 2021. There are 294 days left in the year. Today’s...

FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2020, file photo, New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen watches spring training baseball practice in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Van Wagenen and many of his top aides are out, moves announced less than an hour after hedge fund manager Steve Cohen completed his $2.4 billion purchase of the team Friday, Nov. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Mets GM Van Wagenen, others out as Cohen takes over team

By Ronald Blum Nov. 06, 2020 04:38 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2009 file photo, billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen attends a benefit in New York. Major League Baseball owners voted Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, to approve the sale of the New York Mets to Cohen. The sale from the Wilpon and Katz families values the franchise at between $2.4 billion and $2.45 billion, a record for a baseball team. The sale is likely to close within 10 days. (AP Photo/File)

Sale of Mets to Steve Cohen approved; Wilpon era nears end

By Ronald Blum Oct. 30, 2020 05:58 PM EDT

Update on the latest in business:

Jun. 01, 2020 01:19 PM EDT
FINANCIAL MARKETS Stocks turn mixed NEW YORK (AP) — Stock indexes are mixed on Wall Street. Investors are balancing...

Stocks gaining ... Survey: US factories sink in May ... Supreme Court declines to take Bernard Madoff trustee case

Jun. 01, 2020 10:38 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks initially opened lower on Wall Street this morning as traders worried that trade tensions could flare again with China and as protests...

This undated family photo provided by Julia Chachere shows Joan and Ed Porco visiting Cortona, Italy. He was a by-the-book, buttoned-up conservative whose opinions could be quick and blunt. She was an authority-snubbing liberal who would draw stories out in meandering conversation. Both fell victim to the new coronavirus, only days apart. (Julia Chachere via AP)

Lives Lost: A mismatched pair's love story ends with virus

By Matt Sedensky Apr. 07, 2020 01:00 AM EDT