Gov. Hochul declares State Disaster Emergency in response to monkeypox outbreak
Gov. Kathy Hochul has issued an executive order Friday declaring a “state disaster emergency” in response to the recent monkeypox...
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Former US education adviser sentenced to 1 year in prison for embezzlement
A former United States education adviser to the Obama administration has been sentenced to one year in prison Thursday...
Barack and Michelle Obama to return to White House for portrait unveiling
President Biden will welcome former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama back to the White House in September...
New York declares monkeypox an ‘imminent threat,’ announces a boost in vaccine supply
The federal government has prepared to send tens of thousands of additional monkeypox vaccines to New York City as the...
Donald Trump to sue CNN, ‘other media outlets’ for dismissing voter fraud claims
Former President Donald Trump has threatened to sue CNN over what he called “defamatory statements” about his repeated insistence that...
NYC Mayor Adams wants state lawmakers to work on bail laws after transit cop brawl
Mayor Eric Adams has called the state legislature to hold a special session to alter criminal justice reform laws and...
Gov Hochul confirms NYC is expected to see nearly 3000 new child care slots this fall
Governor Hochul has confirmed Monday that New York City is expected to see nearly 3,000 new child care slots...
Donald Trump deleted references to prosecuting Jan. 6 rioters in remarks, testimony shows
Former President Donald Trump has removed a line directing the Justice Department to prosecute Jan. 6 rioters from a speech...
Ron DeSantis calls out ‘huge problem’ of Chinese property purchases in Florida
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has warned about China’s malign influence in the Sunshine State after reports showed that Chinese investors...
Monkeypox outbreak can be contained, White House confirms
The White House has confirmed Sunday that the monkeypox outbreak can be contained. It also confirmed it was confident...
Correction officer charged with murder of Bronx teen playing with toy water gun
A correction officer has been charged with the murder of a Bronx teenager playing with toy water gun. Dion...
Judge grants temporary restraining order against NYC public school budget cuts
A Manhattan judge on Friday has temporarily barred New York City from moving forward with school budget cuts amid plunging...
National Weather Service update shows persistent heat wave across NY through weekend
The latest update from the National Weather Service has shown the presence of a persistent heat wave across New...
Health officials in New York record first case of polio since 2013
Health officials in New York have recorded the first case of polio in the country since 2013. The...
Governor Hochul announces launch of $30 million shared services program to enhance cyber defenses in New York
Local governments in New York will receive resources and assistance to counteract ransomware and other cyberattacks under a shared services...
Journalist of Nigerian descent appointed white house bureau chief
Toluse Olorunnipa, a journalist of Nigerian descent, has been appointed as the next White House bureau chief for...
3 dozen individuals charged with $1.2 billion in alleged health care fraud
The Justice Department on Wednesday has announced charges against three dozen people who are accused of orchestrating health care fraud...
New York Gov. signs 8 bills to provide support, resources for victims of human trafficking
Hochul signs support measures for human trafficking victims A package of measures has signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul...
Hochul pressed to keep donor-friendly COVID emergency in place
Gov. Kathy Hochul have been facing sharp criticism for keeping in place a COVID-19 state of emergency that dates back...
Hochul: New workplace sexual harassment hotline in NY
New York launches hotline to help workers in sexual harassment cases New York state on Tuesday has launched a hotline...
City closes beaches due to shark sightings in Queens
City has closed beaches Tuesday due to shark sightings in Queens shutting off access to New Yorkers seeking relief...
Two NYC parents, teachers file lawsuit seeking to overturn city’s budget cuts
Two New York City parents and two teachers have filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to overturn the city's budget...
POTUS signs executive order aimed at punishing wrongful detention of US citizens abroad
President Joe Biden has on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at deterring and punishing wrongful detention of US...
Mayor Adams vows to follow through on promises to crack down on crime
Mayor Adams has vowed to follow through on his promises to crack down on crime Sunday as he touted...
Uvalde school shooting response plagued by ‘Systemic Failures’
The failure of police to go into the Uvalde classroom while a gunman hakilled children inside was the result of...
6 months into term, Adams raises $850,000 for re-election in 2025
Mayor Eric Adams’ reelection campaign has raised about $850,000 in his first six months in office thanks to a big...
Governor Hochul signs legislation banning smoking in public parks and beaches
Smoking at state-owned beaches and parks will be banned under a law has approved Friday by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The...
Former President Trump’s ex-wife found dead at bottom of staircase in NYC home
Ivana Trump, first wife of former President Trump, has died Ivana Trump, the first wife of former President Trump and...
Trump’s ex-wife found dead in NYC apartment
Trump's ex-wife Ivana Trump was found dead in her New York City apartment. She died at age 73.Detectives believe Trump...
Gates gives $20B to charitable foundation to ‘solve big problems’
Bill Gates has given $20 billion to his charitable foundation in an attempt to 'solve big problems.' “Several huge...
Joshua Schulte convicted in CIA’s classified info theft
Joshua Schulte has been convicted in a classified information theft. The former CIA engineer who chose to defend himself...
NY Congressional Dems sound alarm over abortion access
Three weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court has issued its monumental ruling ending the nationwide right to an abortion, New...
City health commissioner promises a stable monkeypox vaccine system is coming
Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan on Tuesday has apologized for the city’s dysfunctional rollout of monkeypox vaccinations, saying the city...
Euro, Dollar emerge with equal value for first time in 20 years
Euro and Dollar have emerged with an equal value for the first time in 20 years. One U.S. dollar...
Biden administration says hospitals must provide abortion services if mother’s life at risk
The Biden administration has affirmed that hospitals must provide abortion services if the mother's life is at risk. The...
Sri Lankan PM appointed as acting president
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been appointed to be acting president of the nation as incumbent Gotabaya...
Terrorism has no nationality, ethnicity nor religion. FETO threatens humanity as a whole
By H.E. Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye On the evening of July 15,...
City Sheriff’s Department seizes 54 cars with fake license plates
The city Sheriff’s Department has seized 54 cars with fake license plates. This occured in upper Manhattan early Monday...
Correction officer fired after inmate dies on Rikers: DOC
The city’s Department of Correction has fired one of its correction officers after a man died in custody on Rikers...
Brooklyn residents receive refund from landlords through settlement over security deposits
A number of Brooklyn residents are receiving refund from their landlords through some settlement over security deposit. According to...
NYC Mayor unveils new interactive flood map, action plan to reduce risk to heavy rainfall
New York City Mayor Adams has unveiled a new interactive flood map and action plan so that all New...
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer tests positive for COVID-19, spokesperson says
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has tested positive for COVID-19, a spokesperson for Schumer said in a statement. According to...
Food insecurity jumps by 36% in NYC
Food insecurity has jumped by 36% in New York City. Reports say it is higher among children. An estimated...
Texas AG Ken Paxton demands apology for mounted Border Patrol agents
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have been demanding the Biden administration apologize for falsely accusing four mounted Border Patrol agents...
Elon Musk moves to end $44B bid to buy Twitter
Elon Musk has moved to end his 44 billion-dollar bid to buy Twitter. However, Twitter board says it will...
Adesanya receives apology from actor, Chris Pratt
UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya has received an apology from “Guardians of the Galaxy” star, Chris Pratt after the actor...
Mayor Adams vows to replace administration’s color-coded coronavirus alert system
Mayor Adams has vowed Thursday to replace his administration’s color-coded coronavirus alert system with a set of “new weapons”...
Cuomo office ‘overpowered’ ethics watchdogs in book approval
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office "overpowered" staff at the state's primary ethics watchdog to win approval of a...
Octagenarian woman becomes world’s longest-serving flight attendant
An octagenarian woman has become the world's longest-serving flight attendant. At 86, American Airlines flight attendant Bette Nash is...
US companies give raises to new hires, Wall Street report says
Companies are giving raises to new hires after just weeks on the job, Wall Street reports have confirmed. Companies...
Sri Lanka officially declares bankruptcy
Sri Lankan has officially declared bankruptcy. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe confirmed as the country suffers its worst financial crisis...
New York launches air pollution monitoring system
Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced Wednesday New York will send mobile monitoring units to measure pollution in 10 disadvantaged communities,...
Biden will rescind Afghanistan’s designation as a major non-NATO ally
President Joe Biden in a letter to Congress on Wednesday has said that he will officially rescind Afghanistan's designation as...
City’s public summer school kicks off with 100,000 kids
New York City’s public summer school has kicked off on Tuesday with more than 100,000 kids. The camp program...
POTUS awards Medal of Honor to 4 US soldiers for Vietnam heroism
The President of the United States has awarded Medal of Honour to 4 United States soldiers for their Vietnam...
Presumed monkeypox cases up to 111 as city waits on new vaccine supply
Presumed cases of monkeypox has continue to rise citywide as the city awaits the arrival of nearly 6,000 doses of...
Homeless man stabbed to death while sleeping in Manhattan park
A homeless man has been stabbed to death as he slept in a Manhattan park early Tuesday, police said....
One person dies in Bronx triple shooting
Three people have been shot in the Bronx, leaving one dead. A 62-year-old Bronx man died in the triple...
Former NFL player graduates from NYPD academy
A former NFL player has traded his helmet for a shield, graduating from the New York Police Department academy...
NYC bodega worker arrested for allegedly stabbing man to death over bag of chips
A Manhattan bodega worker has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a man to death during a fight over a bag...