Building a stronger Long Island City
I’ve lived in western Queens for more than 16 years, and like many of my neighbors, I have watched our community grow and change. Sometimes that change has felt overwhelming.…
The National Urban League’s Harlem homecoming
In the early 20th century, as millions of African-Americans fled the racial terror and economic oppression of the Jim Crow South, they arrived in northern cities with hope in their…
Turning Point USA rally in Berkeley turns bloody, 4 arrested
A Turning Point USA (TPUSA) rally at the University of California Berkeley turned violent Monday night as protesters clashed with the right-wing group whose founder, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated on…
Wild weed carjack in Brooklyn goes off rails, leads cops to 600 pounds of pot
A bizarre Brooklyn carjacking that ended with a stolen SUV crashing through a fence and teetering on a retaining wall above a highway was part of a massive illegal marijuana…
Fannie Mae ethics team gutted as they investigated FHFA head Pulte
Anti-DEI measures cited to justify laying off 62 Fannie Mae employees last month may have been a foil for firing ethics investigators looking into whether director Bill Pulte improperly obtained…
Philly music this week with Geese, Erykah Badu, Sting, Bill Murray, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead and the new Hootie-R.E.M. supergroup
This week in Philly music features newly formed supergroup Howl Owl Howl and indie rockers Geese at Union Transfer; Erykah Badu and Sting in Atlantic City; jam band Joe Russo’s…
Suspect ID’d in 1998 cold case murder of woman at D.C. area hospital
A suspect has been identified in the 1998 cold case murder of a woman while she was working at a hospital just outside Washington, D.C., authorities announced Monday. The suspected…
Multiple explosions reported in fire at Pa. manufacturing facility
Multiple explosions were reported in a fire at a manufacturing facility in southeastern Pennsylvania early Tuesday, officials said. The Cochranville Fire Company was dispatched to Bailey Crossroads Road in West…
81-year-old ‘Squid Game’ star Oh Yeong-Su cleared of sex conviction
The Golden Globe-winning star of the Netflix hit “Squid Game” has been cleared of a sexual misconduct conviction in South Korea. Oh Yeong-Su, 81, was initially found guilty in March…
TikTok star Brittany Miller admits to lying about having cancer
Popular TikTok creator Brittany Miller is expressing how “so sorry” she is over a cancer diagnosis lie that has dogged her for years. The 29-year-old British social media star posted…