Police: Man with ax, sword asked to enter NY Times newsroom

NEW YORK (AP) — A man with an ax and a sword went into the lobby of the New York Times building and asked to speak the political section, then handed over his weapons when he was denied. The New York Police Department says officers responded to the Times’ building in midtown Manhattan shortly after noon Thursday. Building security told them the man had two weapons, and made the request to speak with the specific part of the newspaper staff. He was taken to the hospital for evaluation. A Times representative says it’s grateful to police for responding to the incident.