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A New York City man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the killing of an 81-year-old World War I Veteran several decades ago, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said in a press release on Tuesday. Martin Motta, 75, of Queens, faces 20 years in prison for the 1976 killing of …

Stocks rose on Wall Street, adding to weekly gains for major indexes that have been mired in a broad slump amid inflation and recession concerns. Major indexes also notched significant gains to open the week on the strength of better-than-expected corporate earnings. The S&P 500 rose 42 points, or 1.1%, …

At the Smithsonian Institution, historian Jon Grinspan is a curator in charge of that part of the “Nation’s Attic” that holds the objects of American democracy and politics. “I call this the fossil record,” he said, “that just as the Smithsonian is known for its dinosaurs, these are the fossils …