Politics Dec 09 Long Island’s Bruce Blakeman is running for governor, will challenge Elise Stefanik in Republican primary Blakeman, who has cast himself as a bulwark against the liberal policies of urban Democrats, criticized Gov. Kathy Hochul as a “failure" in an appearance on the Fox News “Fox and Friends” show.
Nation Nov 24 Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups pleads not guilty in rigged poker games case Billups, a five-time All Star who won a championship with the Detroit Pistons, was arraigned in a federal court in Brooklyn on money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy charges, each carrying a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
Politics Nov 20 Mamdani says he wants to talk affordability with Trump during Oval Office meeting Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, is set to travel to Washington for a meeting in the Oval Office with Trump on Friday, a potentially explosive pairing of polar-opposite politicians.
Politics Nov 05 How Zohran Mamdani rose from Queens lawmaker to mayor of New York The former foreclosure prevention counselor and one-time rapper becomes the city’s first Muslim mayor, first born in Africa, and first of South Asian heritage — not to mention its youngest mayor in more than a century.
Nation Oct 23 WATCH: Heat’s Rozier and Trail Blazers’ Billups among dozens charged in sports betting, Mafia-backed poker schemes The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat were arrested Thursday along with more than 30 other people in a takedown of two sprawling gambling operations that authorities said leaked inside information about…
Nation Oct 23 Heat’s Rozier and Trail Blazers’ Billups charged in sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes Rozier is accused in participating in an illegal sports betting scheme using private insider NBA information.
Nation Sep 26 Assata Shakur, fugitive Black activist who escaped life sentence for killing police officer, dies in Cuba In her telling, and in the minds of her supporters, she was pursued for crimes she didn't commit or that were justified. The FBI put Shakur on its list of “most wanted terrorists.”…
Politics Sep 11 WATCH: Trump and Hegseth honor heroes of deadly 9/11 attack at Pentagon At the Pentagon in Virginia, the 184 service members and civilians killed when hijackers steered a jetliner into the headquarters of the U.S. military were honored in a ceremony attended by President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump.
Nation Jul 29 Gunman who killed 4 people at Manhattan office building was targeting NFL headquarters, mayor says A rambling note found on the alleged shooter's body suggested he had a grievance against the NFL over an unsubstantiated claim that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
Politics Jul 25 Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos to begin serving his 7-year fraud sentence The New York Republican pleaded guilty last summer to federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges for deceiving donors and stealing people’s identities in order to fund his congressional campaign.