| 26.04.2024 04:48
Top QBs dominate first round of 2024 NFL Draft
The 2024 NFL Draft kicked off with a bang as the Chicago Bears selected USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the No. 1 overall pick. The Bears, who traded away Justin Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers last month, hope that Williams will bring much-needed stability to their quarterback position. Will...
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| 25.04.2024 15:46
Campus police called in to handle Gaza war protests at US colleges
Police have been cracking down on demonstrations against Israel's war with Hamas on college campuses across the United States. At Emory University in Atlanta, police broke up a protest where several dozen protesters set up tents on the quad. The initial group of protesters was not associated with t...
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| 25.04.2024 09:33
Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction overturned
The State of New York Court of Appeals has overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on rape charges, ordering a new trial for the disgraced movie mogul. The court found that the judge in the original trial made a mistake by allowing witnesses to testify about allegations that were not part of...
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| 23.04.2024 14:45
Google fires employees protesting Israel deal
Google has fired a total of more than 50 employees following protests at the tech giant's offices over its ties to Israel. The group organizing the protests, No Tech For Apartheid, reported that 30 workers were initially terminated last week after sit-ins at Google's headquarters in Sunnyvale, Cali...
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| 23.04.2024 09:15
Celebrity designer sentenced to prison for smuggling exotic handbags
Fashion designer Nancy Gonzalez, the 71-year-old founder of Gzuniga, was sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to smuggling crocodile handbags into the U.S. from her native Colombia. Gonzalez, whose luxury handbags were used by celebrities like Salma Hayek and Britney Spears, was a...
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| 22.04.2024 15:22
Trump's $175 million bond in civil fraud case settled with new conditions
Former President Donald Trump has reached a settlement with New York state lawyers over a $175 million bond that he posted to block a large civil fraud judgment while he pursues appeals. The bond was put up to prevent the state from seizing Trump's assets to satisfy the more than $454 million judgm...
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| 22.04.2024 05:39
Trump's New York criminal trial begins with opening statements
Opening statements are set to begin this morning in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York. Prosecutors will begin laying out their case for jurors, alleging Trump falsified business records to cover up a "hush money" payment during his 2016 campaign, while defense attorneys are...
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| 21.04.2024 19:20
Terry Anderson, Longtime Hostage in Lebanon, Dies at 76
Terry Anderson, the former Mideast correspondent for The Associated Press who was held captive for nearly seven years in Lebanon, has passed away at the age of 76 at his home in Greenwood Lake, New York. Anderson, who was kidnapped in 1985 by Islamic militants and released in 1991, had recently und...
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| 19.04.2024 17:29
Man sets himself on fire outside Trump trial in New York
A shocking incident unfolded outside the New York courthouse where the historic hush-money trial of former President Donald Trump is taking place. A man, identified as Max Azzarello of St. Augustine, Florida, set himself on fire in full view of television cameras and witnesses. The man, who survive...
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| 19.04.2024 11:19
Trump's New York trial sees jury selection nearing conclusion
The New York hush money trial of former U.S. president Donald Trump is well underway, with the selection of jurors and alternates taking place this week. The jury, consisting of seven men and five women, includes individuals from various professional backgrounds such as lawyers, educators, and heal...
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| 18.04.2024 19:20
Trump's hush money trial begins with no jurors picked
In a historic moment, a jury of 12 New Yorkers has been seated in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York. The trial, which marks the first-ever trial of a former American president, is set to begin with prosecutors presenting their case early next week. The jury selection proc...
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| 18.04.2024 10:07
Google fires 28 employees protesting $1.2B Israel contract
The protests were organized by a group called No Tech For Apartheid, which has been pushing for Google to drop its $1.2 billion cloud contract with the Israeli government. The demonstrators, some of whom were arrested for trespassing, held banners with messages such as "No more genocide for profit"...
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| 16.04.2024 16:39
Supreme Court considers scope of federal obstruction law used to prosecute Trump and Jan. 6 rioters
The Supreme Court is set to hear a case on Tuesday that could have significant implications for the criminal prosecution of former President Donald Trump in connection with his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results and the Capitol riot. The case, known as Fischer v. U.S., involves the charg...
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| 16.04.2024 03:34
Pro-Palestinian Protesters Cause Traffic Chaos Across US
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators caused chaos across the United States on Monday as they blocked major roadways, bridges, and highways in protest of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. In Chicago, protesters linked arms and blocked lanes of Interstate 190 leading into O'Hare Interna...
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| 15.04.2024 06:52
Two Police Officers Killed in Syracuse Shootout
A tragic incident unfolded in upstate New York near Syracuse on Sunday evening, resulting in the deaths of two law enforcement officers and a suspect after a shootout. The confrontation began with an attempted traffic stop by two Syracuse Police Department officers, who tried to pull over a suspici...
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| 15.04.2024 06:10
"Civil War" conquers box office with $25.7M opening weekend
Alex Garland's latest film "Civil War" has taken the box office by storm, surpassing expectations and earning $25.7 million in ticket sales in North America over the weekend. The R-rated movie, starring Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, and Cailee Spaeny, imagines a near future where California and Texa...
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| 11.04.2024 04:59
Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg sentenced to five months for perjury
Allen H. Weisselberg, Donald J. Trump's longtime financial lieutenant, was sentenced to five months in a Rikers Island jail for perjury, marking the second time he has been behind bars. The sentence was handed down by a state judge in Manhattan, following his guilty plea last month to two counts of...
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| 09.04.2024 19:01
FAA investigates Boeing whistleblower's safety claims about 787 Dreamliner
The Federal Aviation Administration is currently investigating claims made by Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour regarding potential safety concerns with the 787 Dreamliner and 777 jets. Salehpour detailed his allegations in interviews with The New York Times and in documents sent to the F.A.A. Accordin...
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| 09.04.2024 12:09
Trump sues judge and seeks delay in hush money trial
Former President Donald Trump is facing multiple legal battles in New York, including a hush money criminal trial set to begin on April 15. Trump's lawyers have been fighting against a gag order imposed by Justice Juan Merchan, which restricts Trump from making public comments about potential witne...
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| 05.04.2024 15:45
NYC Settles Lawsuit Over Forced Removal of Religious Head Coverings for $17.5M
New York City Settles Lawsuit Over Hijab Removals for $17.5 Million New York City has agreed to pay $17.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by more than 3,600 women who were forced to remove their hijabs for mug shots, their lawyers and advocates announced on Friday. The lawsuit, which...
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| 05.04.2024 12:20
New York City rattled by earthquake in Northeast
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook the densely populated New York City metropolitan area and much of the surrounding region on Friday morning, with the U.S. Geological Survey reporting the quake centered near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey. Residents across the Northeast reported feeling the tremors,...
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| 05.04.2024 10:17
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes New York City
A 4.7 magnitude earthquake centered near Lebanon, New Jersey, shook the densely populated New York City metropolitan area on Friday morning, according to the US Geological Survey. Residents reported feeling rumbling across the eastern seaboard, with reports of trembles being felt in neighbouring st...
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| 04.04.2024 15:06
Trump's $175 million civil fraud bond under scrutiny in New York
The New York attorney general's office has raised concerns over the $175 million bond that former President Donald Trump recently posted in his civil fraud case. The bond, provided by Knight Specialty Insurance Company, owned by billionaire Don Hankey, is meant to serve as a financial guarantee whi...
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| 04.04.2024 10:14
Former Tottenham owner Joe Lewis avoids prison for insider trading
British billionaire Joe Lewis, the owner of the Tottenham Hotspur soccer club, is facing sentencing in New York after pleading guilty to insider trading and conspiracy charges. Despite facing potential prison time according to sentencing guidelines, prosecutors have acknowledged his age, medical is...
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| 03.04.2024 18:27
Judge denies Trump's request to delay hush-money trial
Former President Donald Trump's attempt to delay his criminal trial in New York related to a "hush money" payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels has been rejected by Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan. Trump had requested the trial be postponed until after the U.S. Supreme Court rules on his clai...
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| 03.04.2024 15:43
Brothers Plead Guilty in Trump Media Insider Trading Scheme
The Shvartsman brothers from Florida pleaded guilty on Wednesday to insider trading charges, admitting to making over $22 million illegally before the public announcement in 2021 that an acquisition firm was taking former President Donald Trump's media company public. Michael and Gerald Shvartsman...
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| 02.04.2024 10:11
New York inmates are suing to watch the solar eclipse after state orders prisons locked down
Inmates at the Woodbourne Correctional Facility in New York have filed a lawsuit against the state corrections department over the decision to lock down prisons during next Monday's total solar eclipse. The suit, filed in federal court in upstate New York, argues that the April 8 lockdown violates...
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| 01.04.2024 22:28
Trump's attack on judge's daughter prompts gag order expansion
The judge in Donald Trump's hush-money criminal case in New York, Juan M. Merchan, has expanded the former president's gag order after Trump launched a personal attack on the judge's daughter, Loren Merchan, who is a Democratic political consultant. Trump falsely claimed on his Truth Social platfor...
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| 30.03.2024 13:07
7 injured on United flight to Newark due to severe turbulence
Two flights traveling to Newark International Airport were forced to divert and make emergency landings on Friday due to high winds and turbulence. United Airlines Flight 85 from Tel Aviv was one of the flights affected, with approximately 200 passengers on board. The flight was diverted to Stewart...
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| 29.03.2024 13:33
Harvard Sees 5% Drop in Applications Amid Campus Turmoil
Applications to Harvard College fell by about 5 percent this year, a small decline that comes after a tumultuous year at the school marked by the dramatic downfall of its president and a Supreme Court defeat. Some 54,008 students applied to be in Harvard's class of 2028, the college said, down from...
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| 28.03.2024 00:15
Former US Senator and Vice-Presidential Nominee Joe Lieberman Dies at 82
Lieberman, a longtime senator from Connecticut who served from 1989 to 2013, passed away in New York City on Wednesday due to complications from a fall. His family confirmed his death in a statement, expressing that Lieberman's love for God, family, and America endured throughout his life of public...
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| 26.03.2024 18:17
Trump to face gag order in New York hush money case
Former President Donald Trump has been hit with a judge's gag order in his upcoming criminal trial in New York, restricting him from publicly commenting about witnesses and court staff. Justice Juan Merchan granted a request for the order made by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office, ci...
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| 22.03.2024 16:59
Squatters arrested after woman found dead in duffel bag in NYC apartment
Two suspected squatters have been apprehended in connection with the death of 52-year-old Nadia Vitel, whose body was found inside a duffel bag in her late mother's New York City apartment. The suspects, identified as 19-year-old Halley Tejada and a 16-year-old, were unlawfully occupying the apartm...
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| 22.03.2024 12:47
New York may repeal law criminalizing infidelity
After more than a century of being a crime in New York, adultery may soon be legal in the Empire State as a bill to repeal the law makes its way through the New York Legislature. The seldom-used law, punishable by up to three months behind bars, has only resulted in a handful of charges and even fe...
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| 19.03.2024 21:24
JetBlue to cut unprofitable routes, exit 5 cities
JetBlue Airways announced on Tuesday that it will be ending service at several cities and reducing flying out of Los Angeles in an effort to cut costs and focus on stronger markets after years of financial losses. The decision comes as the airline grapples with the grounding of some of its planes f...
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| 18.03.2024 18:25
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Accused of 1993 Sexual Assault
Adams then allegedly told Beach-Mathura that he could help her with her promotion, but that he also needed "some help" from her, according to the lawsuit. Beach-Mathura claims in the lawsuit that Adams then demanded oral sex from her, which she refused. In response, Adams allegedly exposed himself...
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| 17.03.2024 16:52
Blind 750-pound alligator seized from New York home, setting up showdown as owner vows to "fight them to get him back"
An 11-foot, 750-pound alligator named Albert was seized from a home in Hamburg, New York, this week after authorities determined that the reptile was being kept illegally. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation removed Albert from his owner, Tony Cavallaro, who had built an add...
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| 15.03.2024 21:45
Judge Delays Trump's Hush-Money Trial Due to Late Evidence
Former President Donald Trump's New York hush-money criminal trial has been delayed until at least mid-April, as Manhattan Judge Juan Manuel Merchan seeks answers about a last-minute evidence dump that has impacted the defense's ability to prepare. The trial, which had been scheduled to start on Ma...
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| 14.03.2024 04:48
Christie Brinkley's skin cancer caught during daughter's checkup
Former supermodel Christie Brinkley made a shocking announcement on Wednesday, revealing that she has been diagnosed with skin cancer. The 70-year-old shared the news on Instagram, where she posted images of herself with bandages on her forehead, as well as graphic photos of the excision and stitch...
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| 11.03.2024 19:05
Trump requests delay in hush-money trial pending Supreme Court decision on immunity
Trump, who has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsification of business records, is accused of directing his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, to pay porn star Stormy Daniels $130,000 to keep quiet about a sexual encounter she says they had a decade earlier. Trump denies the encounter with Daniels...
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| 08.03.2024 17:44
Ex-Honduras President Convicted in US Drug Trafficking Trial
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted in New York on Friday of charges that he conspired with drug traffickers and used his military and national police force to enable tons of cocaine to make it unhindered into the United States. The jury returned its verdict at a federal...
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| 08.03.2024 14:58
Trump posts $91 million bond for E. Jean Carroll defamation appeal
Former President Donald Trump has secured a $91.6 million bond to cover the money he owes to writer E. Jean Carroll in a defamation lawsuit while he appeals the jury's verdict. Trump's attorney, Alina Habba, filed papers with the New York judge to show that the bond was secured from the Federal Ins...
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| 06.03.2024 12:01
Alabama lawmakers push to protect IVF providers with final approval pending
Alabama lawmakers are set to finalize legislation Wednesday to protect in vitro fertilization patients and providers from legal liability, with some clinics poised to lift a hold on certain IVF services prompted by a recent state Supreme Court ruling. The new legislation does not address the issue...
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| 01.03.2024 18:02
FBI Raids Homes of Adams's Asian Affairs Adviser
Federal agents conducted morning raids on two properties owned by Winnie Greco, a top adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, in the Bronx on Thursday. Greco, who previously served as a fundraiser for Adams and now holds the position of director of Asian affairs, was the subject of the investiga...
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| 01.03.2024 16:40
Major pharmacies to offer abortion pill in select states starting this month
The two largest pharmacy chains in the United States, CVS Health and Walgreens, have announced plans to start dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone in select states within the coming weeks. CVS Health, with nearly 9,400 locations, will begin filling prescriptions for mifepristone in Rhode Islan...
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| 01.03.2024 11:51
New York man sentenced to life for shooting woman in driveway mix-up
A 66-year-old man, Kevin Monahan, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison on Friday for the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Kaylin Gillis, who was mistakenly driven up his rural driveway in upstate New York last April. Monahan was convicted of second-degree murder, reckless endangerment, and tamp...
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| 29.02.2024 15:44
New York AG investigates AT&T nationwide outage
New York Attorney General Letitia James has launched an investigation into the recent AT&T wireless network outage that left thousands of customers without cellphone service for up to 12 hours. The outage, which occurred on February 22, also affected some Consumer Cellular, T-Mobile, UScellular, an...
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| 29.02.2024 06:37
Don Henley testifies ownership of Eagles' hit "Hotel California"
In a courtroom in New York, Eagles co-founder Don Henley testified about the ownership of handwritten drafts of lyrics to several Eagles songs, including the iconic "Hotel California." Henley claimed that the lyrics were his property and that he never gifted or gave them to anyone to sell. The tria...
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| 28.02.2024 15:37
Trump appeals $454 million fraud judgment, ready to post $100 million bond
Former President Donald Trump's legal team has made a bold move in the ongoing battle over a $454 million civil fraud judgment in New York. In court papers filed on Wednesday, Trump's lawyers proposed posting a $100 million bond to halt the collection of the staggering penalty while his appeal play...
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| 27.02.2024 14:20
Oprah selects "The Many Lives of Mama Love" for book club
Oprah Winfrey has once again made headlines with her latest book club selection, "The Many Lives of Mama Love" by Lara Love Hardin. This memoir delves deep into Hardin's tumultuous journey from a life marred by addiction and crime to one of profound change and empathy. Winfrey praised Hardin for he...
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