To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5video A cat has miraculously survived jumping from the fifth floor of a burning building in Chicago. The feline was filmed flying through the air to escape an apartment fire by the Chicago Fire Department, earlier this week. Firefighters were capturing […]
By Amanda Rosa [Want to get New York Today by email? Here’s the sign-up.] It’s Friday. Weather: Mostly sunny today, rising to the mid-70s. Over the weekend it’ll stay warm, with a few more clouds and the chance of afternoon showers. Alternate-side parking: Suspended today and tomorrow for Eid al-Fitr. For months, New York City’s […]
A father will be charged with murdering his five-week-old son whose body was found in woodland shortly after he made a public plea for the baby’s safe return. Caleb Whisnand Sr, 32, was arrested on Wednesday accused of killing his baby son, Caleb ‘CJ’ Whisnand Jr. He was initially charged with reckless manslaughter, but on […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS, BLOOMBERG) – The Biden administration’s requirements that people wear masks on US airplanes, public transport, airports and ride-hailing vehicles are not expected to be lifted anytime soon, despite an easing in the rules for mask-wearing elsewhere. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Thursday (May 13) that it was easing […]
The C.D.C. now says it is safe for fully vaccinated people to take their masks off in most indoor settings. States, cities and businesses were sorting through what to do with the guidance. By Mitch Smith, Sarah Mervosh and Julie Bosman More than a year after federal health officials told Americans to cover their faces when […]
At the start of tonight’s debate, Errol Louis, the lead moderator, asked the candidates about policing in New York City. As each spoke, the others listened quietly, waiting for their moment to speak. Then, Mr. Louis asked a question of all the candidates, and a cacophony of voices, apparently free from the silence of “mute,” […]
The C.D.C. said Thursday that vaccinated Americans no longer needed masks in most places. Other disease experts recently had a different message: that masks were necessary in public. By Claire Cain Miller, Kevin Quealy and Margot Sanger-Katz When federal health officials said on Thursday that fully vaccinated Americans no longer needed to wear masks in most […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US President Joe Biden will unveil the first detailed budget proposal of his term in office on May 27, a spokesman said, offering a window into his priorities from defence spending to deficit reduction. Biden in April outlined a glimpse at plans for about US$1.5 trillion in “discretionary” spending, which represents only […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The United States stands with Honduras and condemns the “cynical use” of Covid-19 vaccines for political purposes, the State Department said, after Taiwan blasted China for seeking to use vaccines to make diplomatic inroads with one of Taipei’s allies. Honduras, among a small number of Latin American countries to maintain diplomatic ties […]
Fully vaccinated people in the US no longer need to wear face masks or socially distance in most indoor settings, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Thursday afternoon. Americans who have had their final Covid-19 vaccine dose for at least two weeks will still need to wear masks in some situations, […]