Protect N.Y.ers in 2026 with big steps
Last week I stood outside City Hall with thousands of other New Yorkers as we ushered in a new era of governance for our city. The threats facing New York…
Nick Reiner no longer on suicide watch ahead of arraignment: report
Nick Reiner is reportedly no longer on suicide watch ahead of his arraignment for the murders of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner. The 32-year-old — who’s accused of fatally…
Gov. Hochul plans to follow school cellphone ban with new limits on social media use by kids
Gov. Hochul is looking to pass more safeguards on social media use by youngsters this year, including an expansion of age verification laws and new restrictions on artificial intelligence chatbots.…
Passional Boutique on South Street gets warning letter from FDA for selling breast binders for gender-affirming care
Passional Boutique & Sexploratorium displays mannequins in leather handcuffs, vibrators, and posters of women in lingerie in its storefront windows along one of Philadelphia’s main shopping drags. But the adult…
Nurses should be supported, not undercut and disparaged
The more than four million registered nurses practicing in the United States and the patients and families who relied on their care found themselves unexpectedly challenged by the federal government…
Massive brawl erupts in New Haven courtroom as murder suspect faces charges
Chaos erupted this week in a Connecticut courthouse, where a 21-year-old man was arraigned for the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend in East Haven. Tyreek Black appeared in a New…
LAPD places security hold on medical examiner’s report in Reiner murders
The Los Angeles Police Department has placed a security hold on information relating to the grisly double murder of Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer Reiner, for which their son…
Search underway for Camila Mendoza Olmos, Texas teen missing since Christmas Eve
A search was underway in Texas on Tuesday for a teenage girl who has been missing since Christmas Eve, police said. Camila Mendoza Olmos was last seen leaving her house…
This is your teen’s brain on phones and social media, according to science
University of Pennsylvania researcher Ran Barzilay is a father of three. His first two children received cellphones before they turned 12. But this summer, as early results from his own…
Federal policy undermines N.Y. college access
For generations, higher education has powered New York’s promise of opportunity. Across New York State, public and private, not-for-profit colleges and universities educate more than 1.1 million students each year…