The Garment District is Gotham’s newest shooting gallery, a disturbing heroin hotspot of addicts shooting up in broad daylight. The outgoing de Blasio administration appears unwilling or unable to address the crisis, as the quality-of-life disaster unfolds just steps from high-profile Midtown landmarks such as Macy’s, Madison Square Garden and the sparkling new Moynihan Train […]
AUSTIN, Texas — A protester who was apparently armed with a rifle at a demonstration against police violence in the Texas capital was shot and killed after a witness says he approached a vehicle that had driven through the crowd and the driver opened fire. The shooting happened just before 10 p.m. Saturday as demonstrators […]
Authorities in central Florida are desperately looking for answers after three friends were found brutally murdered at a local lake late Friday. In the moments before he died, one of the victims was able to call his father and report the attack, the local sheriff’s office said. No one has been arrested in the triple […]
A legally armed man shot and killed a gunman in Brownsburg, Ind., this week after a fatal unprovoked shooting, saving a second victim’s life in the process. The 22-year-old suspect, Joshua Christopher Hayes, allegedly attacked two men as they were working in the Brownsburg Cemetery Tuesday afternoon, Indianapolis-based WISH-TV reported. Without provocation, Hayes allegedly chased […]
Republicans need to pick up 18 seats in November’s elections to win the back the House of Representatives. But a new projection from a top nonpartisan political handicapper spells trouble for House Republicans. The Cook Political Report on Friday moved its outlook for 20 House races in the direction of the Democrats. “I can’t recall […]
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been undergoing chemotherapy treatment since May because of a recurrence of cancer, the justice said in a statement Friday. “I have often said I would remain a member of the Court as long as I can do the job full steam,” Ginsburg said. “I remain fully able to […]
The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Manhattan district attorney’s request to expedite its recent decision rejecting President Trump’s claims of absolute immunity from a subpoena for eight years of tax returns. Chief Justice John Roberts ordered the decision to go into effect immediately. The president’s legal team did not oppose the move. The order […]
The Pentagon on Friday laid out a new policy on Friday that will ban displays of the Confederate flag on military installations, in a memo that avoids mentioning an explicit ban or the controversial flag itself. “Flags are powerful symbols, particularly in the military community for whom flags embody common mission, common histories, and the […]
Walmart announced on Wednesday it will require shoppers to wear a face covering starting on July 20 in all stores and clubs across the U.S. The move by the nation’s largest retailer comes as coronavirus cases have surged in various states including Texas, California and Florida. Walmart noted that currently about 65 percent of its […]
A protester assaulted a group of New York Police Department cops, including the highest-ranking uniformed member of the department, on Wednesday during a demonstration on the Brooklyn Bridge, according to police and footage of the attack. The NYPD announced in a tweet around 12:30 p.m. that at least three officers were hurt by someone swinging […]
U.S. markets rallied on Tuesday, even as COVID-19 deaths and infections continued to climb. The Dow Jones Industrial average soared 557 points, or 2.1 percent, and the S&P 500 jumped 42 points, or 1.3 percent. Florida on Tuesday counted its highest one-day death toll, and 132 deaths, and reported an additional 9,261 new cases. Read […]
The Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded a policy that would have stripped visas from international students whose courses move exclusively online amid the coronavirus pandemic. The move comes after the policy announcement last week sparked a flurry of litigation, beginning with a suit brought by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), followed […]
