Author: Molly Crane-Newman
Molly Crane-Newman
has 15.2% among authors.
BS Score: 1.7%.
Articles analyzed: 16.
Words analyzed: 50,456.
Analyzed articles
New York Daily News
- By Molly Crane-Newman
- 6/26/2026, 10:53 PM
Halo Effect 24.4% - Negativity Bias 21.4% - Appeal to Emotion 20.6%
A Bronx woman who carried out the brutal murder and home invasion robbery of a beloved single mom “on the edge of a whole new chapter after decades of caring for others” was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for the Kips Bay killing on Friday. The term was handed down to Kensly Alston, 20, for fatally beating Nadia Vitels inside... more
New York Daily News
- By Molly Crane-Newman
- 6/23/2026, 4:42 PM
Negativity Bias 38.4% - Confirmation Bias 13.8% - Appeal to Authority 12.1%
An NYPD officer Tuesday denied “intentionally” pointing a loaded gun in a subordinate’s face amid an alleged campaign of sexual harassment and refused to quit the force via a no-jail plea deal. “Not guilty, ma’am,” Officer Quilbvio Espinal, 35, said at his Manhattan Supreme Criminal Court arraignment when asked how he wished to plead to... more
New York Daily News
- By Kerry Burke, Molly Crane-Newman, Rocco Parascandola, Colin Mixson
- 6/22/2026, 10:08 PM
Appeal to Emotion 27.6% - Negativity Bias 26% - Framing Effect 21.1%
A 26-year-old mother was killed when two jet skis collided during a boozy, moonlit ride on the Harlem River, according to prosecutors and the victim’s family. Zielissa Vargas was with a group of friends all riding jet skis when the crash occurred just north of the RFK Bridge around 10 p.m. Saturday, prosecutors said. “She was a good and... more
New York Daily News
- By Molly Crane-Newman, Rocco Parascandola
- 6/1/2026, 10:11 PM
Appeal to Emotion 32.9% - Negativity Bias 29.3% - Confirmation Bias 10.9%
An NYPD officer pointed a loaded gun in a female subordinate’s face at 1 Police Plaza in March after subjecting her to incessant sexual harassment, often joined by a supervisor, a bombshell lawsuit filed in Manhattan revealed Monday. The Manhattan Supreme Court suit against Officer Quilbvio Espinal, 35, a 10-year veteran of the force,... more
New York Daily News
- By Molly Crane-Newman
- 5/27/2026, 11:09 PM
Negativity Bias 63.2% - Biased Writer Voice 19.8% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 17.8%
New Yorkers were left to languish at 26 Federal Plaza in severely overcrowded holding cells for days on end in conditions so abhorrent they made ICE personnel recoil, according to evidence presented Wednesday to a Manhattan judge weighing permanent protections for immigrants at the facility. “The hygiene conditions were appalling. I... more
New York Daily News
- By Molly Crane-Newman, Josephine Stratman, Cayla Bamberger
- 5/18/2026, 8:39 PM
Appeal to Emotion 24.3% - Biased Writer Voice 22.9% - Negativity Bias 21.5%
Luigi Mangione supporters, who’ve been granted New York City press credentials, gleefully praised the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in comments to the Daily News Monday and pointed to plans to spread their message when jury selection starts. “I’m saying f—k Brian Thompson. I don’t give a f—k he died,” said Ashley Rojas,... more
New York Daily News
- By Molly Crane-Newman
- 5/15/2026, 4:00 PM
Appeal to Emotion 16.4% - Negativity Bias 14.7% - Availability Heuristic 8.2%
A Manhattan judge declared a mistrial Friday at Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial after a jury became “hopelessly deadlocked” over whether the disgraced producer was guilty of an attack on Jessica Mann, less than a year after his last trial ended in the same result. The eight men and four women on the jury, who got the case Wednesday,... more
New York Daily News
- By Molly Crane-Newman
- 5/13/2026, 9:03 PM
Negativity Bias 31.7% - Appeal to Emotion 17.8% - Framing Effect 13.9%
Harvey Weinstein took a turn for the worse Wednesday, complaining of chest pains as a Manhattan jury began deliberating whether he was guilty of raping actress Jessica Mann at a Midtown hotel. “I’m advised he’s having chest pains and not feeling well,” Justice Curtis Farber told spectators shortly after 3 p.m., about four hours after the... more
New York Daily News
- By Molly Crane-Newman
- 5/12/2026, 11:10 PM
Framing Effect 17.6% - Appeal to Emotion 16.5% - Confirmation Bias 14.5%
Harvey Weinstein’s attorney on Tuesday said the woman at the center of his rape trial was either delusional or a liar, pulling pages from the defense playbooks of many a high-profile rape suspect in the #MeToo era. Arguing Weinstein, 73, should be acquitted of third-degree rape, defense attorney Marc Agnifilo asked the jury to scrutinize... more
New York Daily News
- By Molly Crane-Newman
- 5/4/2026, 9:02 PM
Negativity Bias 19.8% - Optimism Bias 12.8% - Framing Effect 11.7%
Blake Lively agreed to settle her retaliation lawsuit against Justin Baldoni’s production company Wayfarer Studios, dodging a trial over the bitter Hollywood feud weeks before it was set to begin and bringing an end to a conflict that has sparked widespread interest for nearly two years. In a joint statement that did not outline the... more