Jun 26 Watch News Wrap: As Ukraine cease-fire draws to a close, Kerry urges peace efforts by Russia By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 26 Drink up — New York City’s soda ban is dead By Lorna Baldwin New York's highest court ruled Thursday not to reinstate a ban on big sodas. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch After Cantor’s upset, incumbents hold their ground in close primary races By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 25 Rangel wins New York primary By Jonathan Lemire, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press NEW YORK — U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, the face of Harlem politics for generations, held off a strong Democratic primary challenge and moved one step closer to what he says will be his 23rd and final term in the House. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch After Cantor’s loss, incumbents brace for primary challenges By Ariel Min Voters in seven states will head to the polls Tuesday for another set of primary elections. Since House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s loss in Virginia’s Republican primary two weeks ago, incumbents all over the country are scrambling to secure victories. Continue watching
Jun 23 Incumbents beware: Challengers look to join the ‘Brat Pack’ By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Tuesday’s elections feature current officeholders trying to hold on In Mississippi, Cochran’s hopes might rest with black voters Charlie Rangel in tough fight – does he become first Democratic incumbent to lose? Hillary Clinton… Continue reading
Jun 18 Architects, engineers compete to save the New York coastline By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy After Hurricane Sandy devastated the New York City area, winners of the Rebuild By Design competition found that New Yorkers needed more than flood walls. They needed to change the way they live with water. Continue reading
Jun 04 More than 100 gang members arrested in the biggest crackdown in NYPD history By Ariel Min More than 100 members of three gangs were arrested Wednesday in Harlem, New York in the largest-ever gang bust in New York City’s history. Continue reading
May 23 New York City enlists Yelp to track down food poisoning By Talia Mindich Working with Yelp and Columbia University, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene sifted through 294,000 Yelp reviews between July 1, 2012 and March 13, 2013 to identify cases of food-borne illness. Continue reading
May 22 Obama heads to Cooperstown to promote U.S. tourism By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Promoting travel to the U.S. as a job creator, President Barack Obama is planning new steps to make it easier for people from other countries to visit the 50 states and spend money at their hotels, restaurants, tourist attractions and… Continue reading