New York rail tunnel project funding has been restored after a federal judge ordered the release of previously frozen federal funds, clearing a major hurdle for the $16 billion...
Key Takeaways:
- A suburban Philadelphia officer, Steve Byrne, was wounded during a shootout on Saturday and is currently on the mend and expected to recover.
- The suspect involved in the shootout lost his life.
- This episode marks the third police officer shooting in Delaware County in the last two...
Key Takeaways:
- Marco Troper, son of former YouTube CEO and Google executive, was found dead at UC Berkeley Campus.
- The cause of death is believed to be an accidental drug overdose, pending toxicology reports.
- Marco had three siblings and was a student in the College of Letters & Science.
-...
Key Takeaways:
- Former network news anchor Megyn Kelly expresses happiness in her new podcast away from the toxicity she experienced at Fox News and NBC.
- She claims mainstream media makes anchors follow curated editorial judgments rather than their personal insights.
- Kelly admires Donald Trump's charisma, citing it as a...
Key Takeaways:
- Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift each donated $100,000 for the victims and families of the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl parade shooting.
- The donations were divided into two payments that went to the family of Madison and Melia Reyes, young sisters injured in the attack.
- Patrick and...
Key Takeaways:
- Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and wife Brittany donated $50,000 to families affected by the recent shooting at a victory parade.
- The Mahomes visited wounded children in the hospital, notably the Reyes sisters, who were shot in the legs during the incident.
- The Chief’s Kansas City...
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A 41-year-old woman died in an apartment fire in Harlem, New York.
Eleven residents and two police officers were treated for smoke inhalation or minor injuries.
A firefighter was hospitalized for burns but is not in a life-threatening condition.
The cause of the fire at the NYC...
Key Takeaways:
- Five migrant men allegedly involved in the Times Square attack on police officers have been given cash bail and are awaiting trial at Rikers Island.
- Kelvin Serita Arocha's bail was set at $15,000, $100,000 for Yorman Reveron and Darwin Andres Gomez-Izquiel's at $50,000.
-Yohenry Brito's initial bail of...
Key Takeaways:
- A 13-year-old boy was assaulted by a classmate outside their Brooklyn school.
- The victim was rushed to Kings County Hospital in a stable condition.
- The assailant was apprehended and a knife was recovered from the scene.
- The incident happened at 7:50 a.m. near the Parkside Preparatory Academy.
A...
Key Takeaways:
- The Taxi and Limousine Commission approves over 7,500 new electric Uber and Lyft vehicles.
- This approval comes in the wake of a lawsuit seeking to limit the city's electric for-hire fleet.
- The newly approved vehicles raise the total number of electric vehicles in the city’s fleet to...
Key Takeaways:
- William 'Bill' Post, the food executive often linked to the creation of Pop-Tarts, dies at age 96.
- Pop-Tarts were conceived when Kellogg's approached Keebler in 1963 with an idea for a breakfast pastry.
- The Pop-Tarts brand has grown to offer over 30 different flavors since its introduction...
Key Takeaways:
- Armond Avitable, the Pennsylvania man, fatally shot Cheryl Shilling, his friend's wife in New Jersey.
- After the shooting, police detained Avitable, upon which, he faced an unknown medical emergency and died.
- The origin of the conflict was an argument with his partner, after which Avitable relocated to...
A pivotal court ruling in California has largely backed OpenAI, the artificial intelligence lab known for its sophisticated language models, amidst a contentious copyright saga. US District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín dismissed most of the allegations lodged by several authors claiming that these powerful models, used in ChatGPT, were trained...
Key Takeaways:
- New Yorkers awake to hefty morning snowfall from a fierce nor'easter.
- The National Weather Service forecasts the thickest snow between 8 and 11 a.m.
- New York City's largest school system resorts to remote learning and building closure.
- By the end of this winter episode, the city could...
Key Takeaways:
- Ex-convict Christian Torres allegedly assaulted and attempted to rob a 91-year-old cancer patient but was later identified and arrested.
- Hyman Silverglad, the victim and a retired lawyer, managed to resist the attack initially but ended up with broken ribs and a spinal hematoma.
- Torres was recognized from...
Key Takeaways:
* An MTA bus driver in Manhattan was brutally attacked by a passenger on Saturday.
* The accused individual is reported to be Rashon Eagle, who was frustrated by the perceived slow speed of the bus.
* The driver was physically attacked by Eagle, who also brandished a knife during...
Key Takeaways:
- Four thieves, wearing surgical masks and hoodies, raided Home Chef Catering, Queens
- One of them jumped behind a food counter to steal $700 in receipts and valuables from workers
- The thieves are still at large and police are seeking public assistance
On a late Tuesday evening, a group...
Title: The Lingering Housing Crisis in New York City: A Scarcity by Design?
Key Takeaways:
- The latest 2023 New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey reveals an alarming housing crisis characterized by a less than 1.4% vacancy rate.
- Outdated policies contributing to the housing crisis comprise restrictive zoning laws, an...
Key Takeaways:
- City and FDNY officials have shut down a Queens scooter shop that was creating potentially perilous lithium-ion batteries.
- Just before their predicted ignition, firefighters cooled down the batteries labeled as "Frankenstein" due to their hybrid nature.
- The battery fires in NYC claimed the lives of 18 people...
Key Takeaways:
- Body of a 38-year-old woman was found in a SoHo Hotel room
- Police are treating the death as a murder, according to sources
- City Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death
- No arrests have been made and there were no signs of forced entry
A chilling case...
Key Takeaways:
- Former Baltimore City State’s Attorney, Marilyn Mosby has been found guilty of one count of mortgage fraud.
- Mosby was cleared of a second charge of mortgage fraud connected to a property in Kissimmee, Florida.
- This follows another ruling three months prior, in which Mosby was declared guilty...
