Jake Pearson, Author at Valley News

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2007, file photo, Stormy Daniels arrives for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. President Donald Trump's personal attorney says he paid $130,000 out of his own pocket to a porn actress who allegedly had a sexual relationship with Trump in 2006. Michael Cohen tells The New York Times he was not reimbursed by the Trump Organization or the Trump campaign for the payment to Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

Porn Actress: I Can Tell My Story

by Jake Pearson Associated Press, and Jeff Horwitz Associated PressFebruary 14, 2018

New York — Stormy Daniels, the porn star whom Donald Trump’s attorney acknowledges paying $130,000 just before Election Day, believes she is now free to discuss an alleged sexual encounter with the man who is now president, her manager told The…

Authorities investigate the scene near a covered body on a bike path after a motorist drove onto the path near the World Trade Center memorial, striking and killing several people, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Mayor: 8 Killed by Man in Truck in ‘Act of Terror’

by Colleen Long Associated Press, and Jake Pearson Associated PressNovember 1, 2017

FILE - This Oct. 14, 2016 file photo shows Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's names printed on a ballot on a voting machine to be used in the upcoming election, in Philadelphia. The federal government on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, told election officials in 21 states that hackers targeted their systems before last year's presidential election. The notification came roughly a year after U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials first said states were targeted by hacking efforts possibly connected to Russia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

21 States Notified of Russia Election Hack

by Geoff Mulvihill Associated Press, and Jake Pearson Associated PressSeptember 24, 2017

FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2017, file photo, Michael Flynn, then - President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for National Security Adviser arrives at Trump Tower in New York. Flynn will provide some documents to the Senate intelligence committee as part of its probe into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election. A person close to Flynn says that he will be turning over documents related to two of his businesses as well as some personal documents that the committee requested in May 2017. The person says that Flynn plans to produce documents by next week. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Former Trump Aide Flynn to Provide Documents to Senators

by Chad Day Associated Press, and Jake Pearson Associated PressMay 31, 2017

FILE - In this Thursday, May 18, 2017 file photo, a car rests on a security barrier in New York's Times Square after driving through a crowd of pedestrians, injuring at least a dozen people. A three-foot-tall piece of stainless steel in the ground ultimately stopped a speeding Honda Accord as it barreled down the crowded sidewalks of Times Square this week. In the wake of the rampage, some New Yorkers are calling for the installation of more protective bollards at the ends of city sidewalks to prevent similar incidents. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

In NYC, Concerns About Pedestrian Safety

by Jake Pearson Associated PressMay 20, 2017

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 1982 file photo, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and First Lady Imelda Marcos appear at a rally in the Los Angeles Sports Arena. A multimillion-dollar trove of seized Impressionist art believed to have been owned by the regime of Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos has sat for five years in a climate-controlled New York warehouse, the subject of a bitter legal fight. At issue is whether the 50 works should go to thousands of victims of the now-dead dictator, to the current Filipino government or to the secretary to Imelda Marcos, who contends she was rightfully given some of the art as gifts. (AP Photo, File)

Legal Battle Over Impressionist Art Owned by Despot Drags On

by Jake Pearson Associated PressDecember 2, 2016

People gather for a demonstration Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, in the Queens borough of New York, near a crime scene after the leader of a New York City mosque and an associate were fatally shot as they left afternoon prayers. Police said 55-year-old Imam Maulama Akonjee and his 64-year-old associate, Tharam Uddin, were shot as they left the Al-Furqan Jame Masjid mosque. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Police Detain Man in NYC Imam Death

by Jake Pearson Associated PressAugust 15, 2016

Daily Fantasy Sites End New York Bets

by Jake Pearson The Associated PressMarch 22, 2016