Steve Bannon lawyers want off his criminal case after ex-Trump advisor discussed Fauci beheading
CNBC - Fri Nov 6, 2020
The criminal defense lawyers for former top Trump advisor Steve Bannon will seek to withdraw from the case, just a day after Bannon discussed having FBI Director Christopher Wray and federal infectious diseases expert Dr Anthony Fauci beheaded. More»
Stevie Wonder Releases 2 New Songs, Says He Was "Blessed" With New Kidney
Associated Press - Wed Oct 14, 2020
NEW YORK, NY - Stevie Wonder released two new songs Tuesday reflecting the current times that he hopes inspires change. More»
Trump advisor Steve Bannon arrested on charges of defrauding donors in fundraising scheme
CNBC - Thu Aug 20, 2020
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has been arrested after being charged with defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors through their campaign "We Build the Wall. More»
NYC Preparing to Lay Off 'Hundreds' of EMTs Amid COVID Budget Crisis
WNBC-TV - Wed Aug 19, 2020
The FDNY EMS union said that City Hall is looking to eliminate 400 emergency medical response jobs, just months after first responders were dealing with call volumes as high as 6,500 a day during the peak of the pandemic. More»
Tribune Closing 5 Newsrooms Including NY Daily News
NBC NY - Thu Aug 13, 2020
Tribune Publishing Company, which owns some of the most storied newspapers in American journalism, said Wednesday that it is closing the newsrooms at five of them, including New York's Daily News and The Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. More»
Roy Den Hollander: "Anti-Feminist" Lawyer Suspected of Murdering Judge's Son
Heavy - Sun Jul 19, 2020
BRUNSWICK, New Jersey - Roy Den Hollander was a well-known men's rights attorney and self-described "anti-feminist" who is suspected of being the gunman who shot the husband and son of federal Judge Esther Salas in the doorway of the family's home in North Brunswick, New Jersey, before killing himself. More»
NYC Judge Rejects Effort To Halt Publication Of Tell-All Book By Trump’s Niece
PBS - Thu Jun 25, 2020
A New York City judge has dismissed a claim by Donald Trump’s brother that sought to halt the publication of a tell-all book by the president’s niece. More»
Macy's announces it will lay off 3,900 'corporate and management jobs'
Daily KOS - Thu Jun 25, 2020
On Thursday, retail giant Macy's announced new "restructuring" plans to "address sales impact from the COVID-19 pandemic". More»
President Trump Fires Top U.S. Prosecutor Who Investigated His Allies
NPR - Sat Jun 20, 2020
President Trump has removed Geoffrey Berman, the US attorney for the Southern District of New York, from office, ending the tenure of a top Justice Department official whose office has overseen the prosecutions of several of the president's associates. More»
Twitter Temporarily Suspends Account of New York City Police Union
Daily Mail - Mon Jun 1, 2020
Twitter on Monday temporarily suspended the account of a major New York City police union which posted the arrest report for Mayor Bill de Blasio's daughter which contained her personal information. More»
17 Bodies Found in New Jersey Nursing Home After Anonymous Tip
NBC NY - Thu Apr 16, 2020
A phone call led New Jersey police to gruesome scene at a nursing home in New Jersey that has been ravaged by the coronavirus. More»
I'm an E.R. Doctor in New York. None of Us Will Ever Be the Same.
New York Times - Tue Apr 14, 2020
A Covid diary: This is what I saw as the pandemic engulfed our hospitals. More»
Massive Spike in NYC "Cardiac Arrest" Deaths Seen as Sign of COVID-19 Undercounting
WNBC-TV - Fri Apr 10, 2020
The FDNY reported a nearly 400 percent increase in "cardiac arrest" home deaths in late March and early April, a spike that officials say is almost certainly driven by COVID-19, whether they were formally diagnosed or not. More»
Workers in full Hazmat suits bury rows of coffins in New York's Hart Island mass grave
Daily Mail - Thu Apr 9, 2020
Workers wearing hazmat suits have been spotted burying caskets in a mass grave on New York's Hart Island - as the number of burials quadruples amid the coronavirus pandemic and the city's death roll rises to more than 4,200. More»
Ten times as many New Yorkers are dying in their homes than normal and they aren't being tested for COVID-19
Raw Story - Tue Apr 7, 2020
As of this writing, 12,242 people have died in the United States as a result of COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More»
New Jersey nursing home is evacuated after ALL 94 residents are presumed positive for coronavirus
Daily Mail - Thu Mar 26, 2020
WOODBRIDGE, New Jersey - A nursing home in New Jersey has been evacuated after officials said that a coronavirus outbreak left all 94 patients presumed positive for the infection, and just three heroic nurses were left on staff to care for them. More»
Here's what a 90-day 'stay home' order means for New York
The Guardian - Fri Mar 20, 2020
Governor Andrew Cuomo has ordered all non-essential businesses to shut down and for New Yorkers to remain indoors. More»
New York Govrnor Cuomo deploys National Guard to New Rochelle to establish coronavirus containment center
CNBC - Tue Mar 10, 2020
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has deployed the National Guard to New Rochelle, a coronavirus hot spot just north of New York City. More»
FDNY orders firefighters to STOP responding to 911 calls involving coronavirus symptoms and instead send lower-paid paramedics
Daily Mail - Sat Mar 7, 2020
The Fire Department of the City of New York has ordered firefighters to stop responding to calls involving potential coronavirus symptoms. More»
Dow falls 1,191 points -- the most in history
CNN - Thu Feb 27, 2020
New York - US stocks again sold off sharply on Thursday as worries about coronavirus mounted. More»
NYPD officer, fiancée charged with murder after his son, 8, froze to death
NBC News - Sat Jan 25, 2020
The boy was allegedly kept in an unheated garage the night before his death, when temperatures outside dipped to 19 degrees. More»
New York man, 21, charged with sexual assault and murder of 92-year-old woman tells cops 'his pants fell down'
Daily Mail - Sat Jan 11, 2020
The New York man charged over the shocking sexual assault and murder of an elderly woman says he was trying to help her before his pants fell down and his genitals came into contact with hers. More»
5 People Injured In Stabbing Attack In NY Rabbi's Home During Hanukkah Celebration
Huffington Post - Sun Dec 29, 2019
Five people were injured Saturday night when a man armed with what appeared to be a machete burst into a rabbi's home in a New York City suburb and began slashing at people attending a Hanukkah celebration, authorities said. More»
Ukraine Imbroglio Confirms Giuliani's as Trump's Most Off-Kilter Advocate
The Guardian - Sat Sep 21, 2019
Rudy Giuliani admitted on live TV that he urged Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden, barely 30 seconds after denying it. More»
NYPD detectives accused of raping woman in police van avoid jail time
Politico - Fri Aug 30, 2019
Two NYPD detectives who had been accused of raping a young Brooklyn woman in a police van will avoid jail time after cutting a plea deal in a case that sparked widespread outrage and a change in state law. More»
FBI studies two broken cameras outside cell where Epstein died
Reuters - Thu Aug 29, 2019
Two cameras that malfunctioned outside the jail cell where financier Jeffrey Epstein died as he awaited trial on sex-trafficking charges have been sent to an FBI crime lab for examination, a law enforcement source told Reuters. More»
David Koch, billionaire conservative activist, dies at 79
NBC News - Fri Aug 23, 2019
“It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my brother David," Charles Koch said in a statement Friday. More»
FBI and DoJ launch investigations into Jeffrey Epstein's death
The Guardian - Sun Aug 11, 2019
Fallout from the death by apparent suicide of the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein in a New York City jail cell intensified on Sunday, as authorities in three separate jurisdictions opened investigations into the death and alleged victims expressed outrage at not being able to confront Epstein in court. More»
New York state decriminalizes pot, stops short of Cuomo's legalization call
Reuters - Tue Jul 30, 2019
NEW YORK - New York state on Monday decriminalized recreational marijuana use, meaning possession of small amounts of the drug will be punished with fines rather than jail time, a step short of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s goal of legalizing pot. More»
Pastor Claims He Was Sucking Demons Out Of Sexually Assaulted Men
Newsweek - Thu Jul 18, 2019
A Presbyterian minister in New Jersey is accused of sexually assaulting several parishioners under the guise of exorcising evil spirits. More»