de Blasio defends school opening timetable as concerns rise
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio held firm Thursday to plans to reopen the nation’s largest public school system within a month, despite public concerns from teachers and administrators that it’s too
AMC to offer 15-cent tickets on first day of reopening
NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s largest movie theater chain, will reopen in the US on August 20 with retro ticket prices of 15 cents per movie. AMC Entertainment said Thursday that it expects to open the
New York challenges ruling that allowed larger weddings
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — New York officials are challenging a federal judge’s ruling in favor of two couples who wanted to have more than 50 people at their weddings despite the state’s pandemic-related restrictions. U.S. District Judge
US official: FBI to join Beirut explosion investigation
BEIRUT (AP) — Visiting U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs David Hale says the Federal Bureau of Investigation will be joining Lebanese and other international investigators in the probe into the Beirut port blast that killed and
Biden raises $26M in 24 hours after Harris VP announcement
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden raised $26 million for his presidential campaign in the 24 hours that followed his announcement that California Senator Kamala Harris would be his running mate. Biden’s campaign says the sum more
Judge Reject Ghislaine Maxwell’s Request To Delay The Unsealing Of Court Documents
Ghislaine Maxwell’s request to delay the unsealing of potentially damaging court documents has been rejected by a New York judge. Attorneys for Maxwell, who is accused of sex trafficking teenage girls for late financier Jeffrey Epstein, argued
Florida Mother Killed By Ex During Daughter’s Online Class
A Florida elementary school student was online for her first day of school when her mother was shot and killed during the online class, police said. The shooting happened at a home in Indiantown, about 30 miles
Cats at Night: Bernie Kerik, Former Gov. David Patterson
