How’s Mayor Adams Doing? Don’t Ask, Many New Yorkers Say.
Four days before Christmas, Mayor Eric Adams of New York gathered his top aides on the stairs of City Hall’s rotunda for an end-of-year message. As his walk-in music blared…
Trump Rivals Criticize Maine Decision in His Defense
Former President Donald J. Trump’s rivals in the Republican race for president again lined up in his defense on Thursday after Maine barred him from its primary election ballot, the…
Man Charged in Grand Central Stabbings Slashed Inmate, Officials Say
A Bronx man facing attempted murder charges after he stabbed two girls at Grand Central Terminal on Christmas Day slashed a fellow Rikers Island detainee in the head and face…
Maine Joins Colorado in Finding Trump Ineligible for Primary Ballot
Maine on Thursday became the second state to bar Donald J. Trump from its primary election ballot after its top election official ruled that the former president’s efforts to remain…
China to run budget gap of 3% of GDP in 2024, issue special debt | Reuters News Agency
EconomyGovernment 19 December 2023, 6:02 am 1 minute By Reuters News Agency Reuters exclusively reports that Chinese leaders agreed at an annual meeting on the economy this week to run…
Herbert Kohl, Former Wisconsin Senator and Milwaukee Bucks Owner, Dies at 88
Mr. Kohl also gave bonuses, totaling $10 million, to every member of the Bucks organization and every worker at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, the Bucks’ aging and soon-to-be-replaced arena.…
Top Social Media Trends of 2023: Roman Empire, Grimace Shake, Keith Lee and More
Algorithms are getting good, alarmingly so, at feeding you content targeted to your weird and wonderful and even secret interests. Still, a lot of interesting stories end up falling outside…
Pope.L, Provocative Performance Artist, Dies at 68
Pope.L, an uncompromising conceptual and performance artist who explored themes of race, class and what he called “have-not-ness,” and who was best known for crawling the length of Broadway in…
Lauren Boebert, Far-Right Firebrand, Is Switching House Districts in Colorado
Representative Lauren Boebert, a far-right House Republican, announced on Wednesday that she would run in a more conservative district in Colorado — seeking to increase her chances after a strong…
Haley, Asked About the Cause of the Civil War, Avoids Mentioning Slavery
Nikki Haley, the Republican presidential candidate and former governor of South Carolina who for years has wrestled with how to approach issues of race, slavery and the Confederacy, found herself…