By Sarah Mervosh, Julie Bosman and Joseph Goldstein Eduardo Torres, 53, was up early in Chicago on Thursday morning when he heard the news on the television: Younger adolescents, including his 14-year-old daughter, Raquel, were now eligible for the coronavirus vaccine. “I told my wife, ‘I’ve got to take her to get vaccinated — immediately,’” he […]
A sleeping woman was woken up by blood dripping on her from a ceiling fan – after her neighbor on the floor above had died and his body started decomposing. Ana Cardenas, from El Paso, Texas, says she was disturbed in the middle of the night by what she thought was the sound of rain […]
Over the past year, civil rights protests have put American cities under pressure to rethink public safety. Even though calls to “defund the police” have lost some political momentum in New York, part of what the movement pushed for — investing in social services as a way to curb violence — has been a priority […]
A year ago, if you had asked anyone who has spent time around New York City politics who would next become mayor, you were likely to hear that the election of Scott Stringer was more or less assured. Ranked-choice voting would probably favor him. A lifelong public servant, a son of Washington Heights, a wonk, […]
Saying that Derek Chauvin was “particularly cruel” for killing George Floyd slowly, the Minneapolis judge who oversaw Mr. Chauvin’s murder trial issued a ruling on Wednesday that could significantly increase the amount of time the former police officer spends behind bars. In the six-page opinion, Judge Peter A. Cahill said prosecutors had proven that Mr. […]
Let’s hope someone gave them a wash over the years. Six strands of legendary musician Kurt Cobain’s hair – cut by a friend in 1989 – is up for auction, with a minimum bid of $2,500 (£1788). Jimi Hendrix’s locks have a minimum bid of $1,500 (£1,066) and John Lennon’s must sell for at least […]
Lester L. Wolff, a former New York Democratic congressman who championed President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society programs in the 1960s and America’s fight against international drug trafficking in the ’70s, died on Tuesday in Syosset, N.Y. He was 102. The death, at a hospital, was confirmed by his son, Bruce Wolff. Born in 1919, […]
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5video A defendant unknowingly appeared for his virtual court hearing on Zoom with a username that alluded to anal sex. ‘Buttf***er 3000’ was shocked and embarrassed when the judge immediately called him out for the inappropriate name in front of nine […]
One of the most prominent Republican politicians in the US has been fired from her role after she opposed the conspiracy claims of former president Donald Trump. Liz Cheney was the House Republican conference chair, making her the party’s third most powerful politician in the House of Representatives. She was also the highest-ranking Republican woman […]
A 15-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to the murder of an Uber Eats delivery driver whose car she stole and crashed, killing him in the process. The girl, who can’t be named for legal reasons, admitted to murdering father-of-three Mohammad Anwar on March 23. Mr Anwar died after the 15-year-old and another girl, aged 13, […]