New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has deployed National Guard troops to secure state-run prisons amid a wildcat strike by corrections workers. Picketing and striking by corrections officers took place at around 30 state prisons as of Wednesday morning,

A wildcat strike by New York prison guards entered its fifth day Friday, before a mediator meets with both sides Monday.

Dozens of correctional facilities canceled prison visits one day after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order to provide National Guard members to provide extra security.

Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a busy Manhattan sidewalk, appeared in court for a status hearing on Friday in New York City.

Luigi Mangione has his first court appearance in New York since he was arraigned in December on murder charges connected to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione wore a bulletproof vest and shackles for the procedural hearing.

Luigi Mangione on Friday appeared in court in New York City, where he faces state charges of murder and terrorism in the December killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner said the whiskers of Vice President JD Vance played a role in his decision to set aside the archaic 1970s rule against beards set by his late father, George Steinbrenner.

The New York Yankees have dropped their ban on beards, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner