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President Joe Biden appeared to be a bit fed up with a reporter over a question about inflation, and on Monday afternoon he let his feelings be known. According to Deadline, the interaction occurred following a White House meeting on Monday. As press were exiting the conference room, the reporter in question, Fox News’ Peter Doocy, managed to sneak […]
Direct cash payments to low-income mothers may impact the neurological development of newborn babies, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the New York Times reports. The study comes as the U.S. government started sending monthly checks to parents as of July 15, with up to $300 sent per child, […]
The community of Paterson, New Jersey, is mourning the death of an innocent 18-year-old who was killed by a stray bullet while carrying groceries home to his grandmother. According to a press release from Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora, Robert Cuadra was helping his grandmother bring groceries inside her home […]
A brush fire ripped through Northern California on Saturday, forcing over 500 residents to evacuate the Big Sur area. As of Sunday morning, Cal Fire said the fire had grown to 1,050 acres, and was 25 percent contained. The California Highway Patrol closed Highway 1 outside of Carmel-by-the-Sea, just north of Big Sur. Cecile Juliette, a spokesperson for the […]
The University of Rhode Island announced on Friday that it would be revoking the honorary degrees earned by a pair of prominent advisors to former President Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani and Michael Flynn. Giuliani, the former New York mayor turned personal lawyer for Donald Trump, received a Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa in 2003 based on his demonstrated leadership […]
Mitch McConnell did some damage control after receiving backlash over his comments on Black voters. The Republican Senate leader sparked outrage Wednesday, when he was pressed about a sweeping election bill that he and other GOP members are working to defeat. A reporter specifically asked McConnell to address the growing concerns about racial minorities, who believe their […]
The father of a toddler who spent five days with her mother’s corpse inside a homeless shelter is suing New York City’s Department of Homeless Services for five million in damages. The New York Post reports Quraan Laboy, 31, has filed a petition in Manhattan Supreme Court against the city and the Department of Homeless Services. His […]
A New York City judge has dismissed over 100 felony convictions tied to the testimony of former NYPD detective Joseph Franco, who in 2019 was charged with perjury. NBC News reports Bronx Supreme Court Justice David Lewis on Thursday granted prosecution requests to dismiss convictions against 133 dependents who were indicted between 2011 and 2015. “It […]
An NYPD officer was fatally shot Friday night while responding to a domestic disturbance call in Harlem. According to WLNY, the shooting took place around 6:30 p.m. at an apartment complex on West 135th Street and Lenox Avenue. Authorities arrived at the scene after someone reported a dispute between a man and his mother, who was reportedly a […]
An Irish man is facing decades behind bars over an alleged meltdown that occurred on a Delta Air Lines flight. According to newly unsealed legal documents, the incident took place Jan. 7 during an eight-hour flight from Dublin to New York City. Prosecutors say the defendant, 29-year-old Shane McInerney, “repeatedly refused to wear a facemask despite […]
