Closing Arguments to Begin in Subway Chokehold Trial
A month after lawyers began laying out their case in Daniel Penny’s trial, they are set to make their final arguments on Monday to the jury that will decide his…
How a Right-Wing Schools Activist Started a Culture War in Manhattan
A profanity-laced argument that almost turned into a physical altercation. An auditorium full of people turning their backs and humming to drown out an anti-transgender protester. A defiant rendition of…
Analysis: In Pardoning Hunter, Biden Sounds a Lot Like Trump
President Biden and President-elect Donald J. Trump now agree on one thing: The Biden Justice Department has been politicized. In pardoning his son Hunter Biden on Sunday night, the incumbent…
Hunter Biden Faced Prison Time for Tax and Gun Charges
President Biden not only spared his son Hunter the humiliation of two felony convictions — he also saved him from what might have been a significant stretch of time in…
Biden Issues a ‘Full and Unconditional Pardon’ of His Son Hunter Biden
President Biden issued a full and unconditional pardon of his son Hunter on Sunday night after repeatedly insisting he would not do so, using the power of his office to…
Syria’s Rebels Struck When Assad’s Allies Were Weakened and Distracted
For years, President Bashar al-Assad of Syria was able to beat back opposition fighters with the help of Russia, Iran and Hezbollah. Now, with those allies weakened or distracted by…
Jay Bhattacharya, Trump’s Pick to Head the NIH, Is a Eugenicist Charlatan | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Readers will remember that, based on their Covid performance under two administrations, I have often called for the CDC to be burned to the ground,…
Protesters in Tbilisi Clash With Georgian Police
Protesters clashed with the police in the Republic of Georgia’s capital late Saturday during the third consecutive night of demonstrations over the government’s suspension of its bid to join the…
Lou Carnesecca, St. John’s Basketball Coach, Dies at 99
Lou Carnesecca, the Hall of Fame coach who took St. John’s University to national basketball prominence and who was known for his quick wit and colorful courtside persona, died on…
A Breakup Was Just the Beginning of Their Story
Amaiya Briani Davis thinks she was in the grips of the woolly astrological stage known as “Saturn return” in the spring of 2018. “It’s this period before you turn 30…