Man dead of head trauma following confrontation over Belt Parkway crash
A 47-year-old man is dead of severe head trauma following a confrontation over a car crash on the Belt Parkway in Queens early Sunday, cops said. Police responding to an…
UNESCO adds France’s D-Day landing beaches, Greece’s Mount Olympus to World Heritage List
The morning light shines on Mytikas, Greece’s highest peak, center left, and Stefani, known as the Throne of Zeus, center right, atop Mount Olympus seen from the outskirts of Litochoro…
A forced-labor crackdown or an end-run around Congress? Dissecting Trump’s new tariffs
FILE – Cargo containers line a ship at the Port of Oakland on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. Noah Berger/AP Photo/Noah Berger NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump…
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries kicks off 100 days till midterms with affordability agenda
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters ahead of an address by President Donald Trump, Thursday, July 16, 2026, at the Capitol in Washington. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo/J.…
Let Altadena’s fire survivors rebuild
In 2025, the Eaton Fire leveled thousands of homes in Altadena, including the one on North Marengo Avenue where I grew up. My parents, retired physicists Jonathan and Christine, evacuated…
All sales final? | Editorial Cartoon
Listen to article • 0:00 minJohn Cole spent 18 years as editorial cartoonist for The (Scranton) Times-Tribune, and now draws for various statesnewsroom.com sites.
Today in History: July 26, Hillary Clinton wins nomination for Democratic presidential candidate
Today is Sunday, July 26, the 207th day of 2026. There are 158 days left in the year. Today in History: On July 26, 2016, Hillary Clinton became the first…
Encampment sweeps hurt NYC homeless
It’s a bit of a hackneyed trope that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Yet, here we are…
Gilgo Beach murders were not an anomaly
The sentencing of Rex Heuermann in the murders of at least eight women on Long Island should not be treated as the end of a horrific case. It should force…
Socialism or centrism next?: New York should follow the leaders
It’s been a month since the far left’s banner Primary Day. Mayor Mamdani’s endorsees swept their primaries. The DSA slate went nine for 10. Two incumbent congressmen and three Assembly…