February 5 – Chronic exposure to smoke from wildfires is emerging as one of the most serious and underappreciated public health threats in the United States. A recent peer reviewed scientific study has found that long term exposure to pollution from wildfire smoke contributes to tens of thousands of deaths every year across the country, … Read more
NEW YORK, Feb 3 – A legal fight has emerged between the Gateway Development Commission and the Trump administration over the future of the Gateway Tunnel Project, a major infrastructure effort meant to secure and modernize rail travel between New York and New Jersey. The commission has filed a lawsuit accusing the federal government of … Read more
JANUARY 31 – New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Saturday unveiled a new slate of commissioners who will lead several of the city’s most critical agencies, a move his administration says reflects both continuity and change across municipal government. Announced on Saturday, the appointments include leaders for public health, veterans’ services, youth development, administrative … Read more
Washington, Jan 30 – The U.S. Department of Justice has begun one of the largest document disclosures in its history, releasing millions of pages connected to the federal investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The move follows months of public pressure, congressional scrutiny, and legal requirements aimed at increasing transparency around a case that … Read more
NEW YORK, Jan 26 – A powerful winter storm sweeping across large parts of the United States has thrown travel plans into chaos, grounding thousands of flights, delaying many more, and disrupting road travel and power supplies. As freezing rain, heavy snowfall, and strong winds moved across key regions, airlines, airports, and federal agencies warned … Read more
US, Jan 24 – A powerful winter storm sweeping across the United States has forced widespread flight cancellations, prompted emergency declarations in 17 states, and placed more than 200 million people under severe weather alerts. Forecasts warn of heavy snow, freezing rain, dangerous ice accumulation, and plunging temperatures that could disrupt travel, strain power systems, … Read more
NEW YORK CITY, Jan 12 – Thousands of nurses across several of New York City’s largest hospital systems launched a strike on Monday, escalating a labor dispute that has been building for weeks and drawing attention from city and state leaders. The walkout follows failed negotiations over the weekend between hospital management and the nurses’ … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 11 – The fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, a Minneapolis resident and US citizen, by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer has ignited a national debate over the expanding use of the term “domestic terrorism” by federal officials. At the center of the controversy is US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s public … Read more
WASHINGTON, Jan 6 – Five years after the violent breach of the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, the country remains sharply divided over how to remember and interpret one of the most consequential days in modern American political history. What unfolded that winter afternoon, when Congress met to certify the results of the … Read more
NEW YORK, Jan 02 – Less than a day after thousands of energized supporters packed Manhattan to witness a historic inauguration, Zohran Mamdani stepped into his first full day as mayor of New York City with a scene many residents know well. Wrapped in winter layers against biting cold and showing signs of an oncoming … Read more